New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-02

ton Irving, the deHCat" o"" i''Po"
recording the events of bis personal and literary
history could not have been cOnfded to better
hands than those of the intimate relative who was
selected for the service by the lustrous departed
seyerd years before his death. Mr.. Pierre Irving
WAS favorite nephew of the great American au-
thor during his life, enjoyed his unreserved and
cordial confidence, was bound to him no less by
ainities of taste aud culture than by the ties OF
consangunity, was familiar with all the purposes
aud pursuits TO which his existence was devoted
and blended the closest observation and knowledge
of his personal and intellectual habits, with the
sympathy of congenial and devoted adlnirer'
He has used the abundant materials IN MS pos
session with excellent judgment ana Sine'lidi
modesty He never brings himself forward Ia 'ne
narrative by expressions OF opinion OF represeli'
totions Of facts. He makes no show OF his TREND
ship with his revercd relative lie studiousiy
keeps in the back ground, throwing all the lights
of his picture upon its great subject. As lar as
possible. Mr. Irving is made TO speak for himself
Fortunately. his frank aud coPious correspondence
affords faithful photograph OF his career. Ills
The biographer had only to set these precious
jewels in an appropriate frame 50 perfect is Inc
thread of his life kept up in these natural, charac-
teristc compositions, that few connecting INKS
we're necessary. Even the earlier letters ol
Washington Irving curiously reveal the TRAITS
which were at the foundation OF his wonderful
literary success. Transparent ns his own crystal
line nature-vith naive simplicity of expression
contrasted with perpetual fclicitous suppress
pervoded by a genial humor often tempered Win
dash Of truest pathos--wiih a rare delicacy oi
description. and neyer-iailng certainty OF selz-
ing the quaint and comic aspect of affairs, they
anticipate the charms winch have made the
Sketch Book the delight of almost every cultivated
Or naturally appreciatiye reader.
Soon after coming of age in the month OF April
1904, Nh Irving made bis first voyage to Europe,
the delicate state of his health at that time liay-
ing begun to awaken the solcitude Of his family.
From the letters belonging to tlis period, we Sc
lect the following, written from AyIgnon, which
he took an early opportunity to visit, " ill OF ell
thusiasm at the thoughts of visiting the tomb OF
Laura and of wandering amid the wild retreats
and romantic soltudes OF Nauclusc."
Inouired for the Church Of Cordeliers that con-
tanned tue tomb Of tue belle Laura Judge my sur
prise nv disappont nent, and ing ludls snatlOn, when
WIS told thai tho church. tomb, and all, weie ut
terly demolished in the tine OF the revolution.
Never dd the revolution, rs authors ana s 'Oi!se-
ouences receive "a hearty and sincere exc IA.
tion tbsu at that monent. lhfVuBu"us .'0 "ioiV "
nv Journey had found reason 70 eXcalm against II
for deuriy1nQ ue OF some valuable culC'lty OF tee-
bTa,ec monument. but this was me reSefes' Gls"l-
poiutnent it had yet oocisioned. aI
calculsied much uyon visiting Nauciuse, bat bsd
N most reluctantly to abandon tie IDEA 1t Woad
have taken me two days TO 90 there ana return 70
AyignOu. VI, passport mentioned tDa WIS 10 20
dirtcfu 70 Maneles, W icb | Wac toil W s'i-e-
thing psrticula-. l had been continually mistaken
on tie icad tor an kn-hshnan, and there Neie one
or two siies of be police keeping sf1et watch on
mo willie 1t Avgnon. 10 hase set oil Tor faudUse
might therefore have ocrisiohed an arrest ana aS
could not understand the laiois vs. Ach j. SPOKEN
through out these paris hight taVe Derh lhNONeu
In yeXatiou. ohi al e-, so at bad 10 deny ny sell
the qualification. One Ol tie spies lald Le N'li,
f1cog.; however discovered him by ribbon ne
wore under bis coat, and as was not III 1 oeti OF
bumOrs, gave Lin u reception ~ OIy aDa uhB'a-
cions tiat bei-.e he wus glad 10 make Lis cOnse
lie sruke ltle Eucisn, ard introduced hlm,eL
by a. dug IN a ,,.reless MANNER y l was ifom En-
piapd / sd1 Was froU Aucrica. ' fTon ~hit
pat Of America If ne NO D. axe the ilOei' ioaih
a
In yytia this was gwen rather Clscohcesieo hln-
he .oon re oyefed " PcIhapo Monsieur ; lcp need
sol.e yexatlObs IA travelling, from rescApHns 80
uu,h nu Aulinis.' NO--lvt mucb-lhVuoh Whs
someiimes Subected TO impeillnent in'rusions
l. -han--.i iJhsleur, S0AS Goatt, took care al
vaye 10 be pe0yi1ed NIib good passports no an
swer " Because, Monsieur must Know, the Iohre
Was yer, e'rc, la the 10 trior, aud hAu a ~ iocK
out on eyery s.ranger.' " 1ee, NO sltu', HSda L.
tnr,iog ureity shori upon him, Il kuCw very well
the srIrness II your police tue Coz staDt WA ca tty
ko o. lie asl,ns o! strangers, aud tbe sies WIN
VIII, an un.uIluna'e GtVl o! Traveller IL coAtlu-
all, surrounded Above all deslicdDle stOundrcs /
detpise spy mcst sulerltiyely--a wretch that la
trudes bi "a sell lie company OF an dh"ary nav
eler eI eavofs 10 Ply INTO bis adIfr and gam bic
cofdenc. Only TO beiIsy bim such creatures should
be foqged on of roc ETY., and their employers NEE
with iUe COME IT ,hey merit for uslhg such unGen'
erous means" The poor chap shrugged BIS s19ul-
dors bit bis nsil- shifted his seat, and when had
hrishtd r, Piled tpat all that bad sad was very
truc; Ihe pOice were very wrong, their regulations
yery Aatiuas tuat he had thOd, ht proper as l was
a efferger 10 give me a bint or Two, hoped might
have a good Journey, and wished ne gOod-doy
beard him Oiable-l 10 hinssli all tie way down
stairs, aud neelnS the Ialsler oi tue LOtel at the
foot lie exclaimed In half loud tone, Je cro.s II
est yenfabeiaent un An, 10 s." In the evening the
master Of the hotel feqoiied my passport to show 10
tho police; 1t returned 10 without any IuTtber
troail-, and permitted TO resuine my journey
without interruption.
Here is Il portion Of letter written toward the
close of the year from Genoa;
was sitting in the cabin yesterday writing very
TRANQUILITY, when word brOugCt tnEt sall was
seen coming oil toward us from the island. The
GenOere captain, after regarding il through spy
glass TUNED ple, aud sid II Nas ore Of those pr-
yateers of which he bad Deen speaking % me. A
moment per shc fired .un, upon " hch we hoisted
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