The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-04

ooubtess ON account OF the psraA! success of
volume, that the work bad more "scope' than no sup
Two hundred poancs. hch he after~Mis hberaly
raised 10 ioug hundred Whoever Compares the SSes,h
Book Nth the history OF New York might, p,rhaps, al
rst M to recognise II as the work OF tho hiad 80
much gravet and thoughtful the strain which
is written moro sttenuve examination, however,
shows that the homor ID the lighter parts of the
peculiar aad original cast wholly unlike that OF ANY
author who ever wrote, humor which Mr. Daos happily
characterized as ga faucui playing With things
becomes hsh pic iarosque" Yet one cauno. help per.
cevIug that the author spirit had been so5ered he
last appeared beore the pablc as he shadow Of rea.
SORROW had fallen upon Tue greater number OF the
papers addressed 10 our deeper sympaihes
of them, as for example the Broken Heart the gdcw
aud her Son and Rural Funerals dwell upon tue sAddst
themes Only in TWO OF taem-Rip vaa WDkie aad tho
Legend OF sleepy Hollowdoea he lay tho reins loose
the neck of his frolcksome fancy, and allow to dash
the most delightful and popular tales ever written
In our country they have been read, believe, BY
nearly everybody who can read at ALL The Sketch Book
and The succeeding works OF Irying-Bracebridgo
Hall and the Tales OF Travelcr-abound with agreeable
pictures Of English life, seen under favorable bshts and
sketched with friendly pencil lei say here that IL
pay court 10 the Enssh that he thus described
them and their country II was because he could not de-
scribe Thorn otherwise. It tho instinct Of his mind 70
attach iseK to the contemplation OF good and beau
full wherever he found nem and to turn away from the
sight of what was evil missAaFen and hateful His
good na,ured mistakes he looked for virtue. love and
truth among mon and thanked God that no found them
such III .lere tOuCnh6 OF hatir6 IN
his writings he the best nstured and most amiaole Of
sairsts, lmsble beyond Horace; and In hs irony for
there a Of playful irony running through many
OF his works, there is no tinge OF bitterness. re-
joice for my part that we have had such q writer
Irving TO bridge over the chasn bet <een
the two great naionssdas An iusrious American lived
long in England and much beloved there, and
sought earnestly bring the people Of the t~o
better understanding with each other and TO
wean them from the animosies OF marrow minds au
sure tina, there large minded and large hearted
in all country who can 70 I'd over the "Sketch
Book the other writings Of Irving aud disown
Of the Animous sentiments they express with regard
TO England desire 10 abate the glow Of one Of his
warm and cheerful pictures OF English life. Occasions
VIII arise no doubt for saying some things in less &C
conmodalng spirit, and there men enough on both
sides Of the Atlantic who say them but Irving
not sent into the world this errana different work
the endowmeots OF his heart, a work Of peace add
brother hood and will say for him that he nobiy per
formed IL Les me pause here to speak OF what be.
eve 70 have been the influence of the Sketch Book
upon American literature At the time il appeared the
periodical lists Of new American publications were
extremely meagre, and coDsissed, 70 great extent,
OF occasional pamphlets and dissertations
OF the day TIE works Of greater pretenson wers for
the part orudely and langudly made up and des
tined be little like the s'Sxetch Book -
welcomed both sides Of the Atlantic showed the pos
sbily OF American author acquiring fame bounded
only by the limits Of his language, aat gave ex
ample Of the qualities by hich might be wshis
Two years afterwards had Coopers "Spy aud Dana
side Man. The press OF our country began by degrees
with works composed with literary skil spr
tied activity Of intellect until then little kno among
Every year the that had literature our
Onn s ss anu n ,ss W. We
with an astonshment amounting almost TO alarm, that
the most voracious devourer OF books must de-
spar OF peiog aoe 70 rea sa nalt those r. winch
1919 that the great historians OF country,
whose praise IN tne mouths SO, o. al inc nations
his fame long After Irving up feared adtnr, and
sep; with Herod'sns two years before Irvns's death;
smother o. tne oaoa nves ye.o oe .ae o. tne
asSDCi atom before whom 1 called to SPEAK, and Ia
forming oe Annals OF MS country in'o WORK 10, lature
ages wtnin tnst PeFioa nas arisen among Us the cas-
dscours the most perfect Of their kind such as mako
tne lame o. Evere4 M.nn snat peod our tneoo sians
nave learned 70 Wnse Win .ne eiegsnce asS v,vscy OF
ene we had ous ono novelist before the era on
the SKescn booh tneis numoe. Is nov osyono enumers
ton oy any out prdeesed catalogue maker, ana many
OF them are read in every cultivated form OF human
speech. those wnom we nXnoweuge as our poets,
one OF whom ID 'ne soecSa .ssorae o. our oio'ne.s
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