Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-07-16

this season Of political excitement
and turmoil, II Is gratifying 10 turn away
FROM conventionJAnd eauouses, Ia follax
the career Of the American citizen Who
has never been seen in either, who has
nesef entered the political arena, and vet
who sheds more unfading honor on the
American name than all the uneasy poll.
tieians the country has ever prodused
MT Longfellow's tour through England
has onsn continued scene Of triumph.
Az TIE railway stations crowds have col.
ieotad 70 cheer his approach. In the me-
sropoiis, the literary and fashionable
world Is awaiting his coming with the
most hospitabls anxiety; and though
these ovations may be attended with In.
convenience to their object, the spirit that
aetaates cannot be other than gratifying
In the extreme TO the recipient. The
feeling 10 certainly unanimous Every
person ia England and Scotland Of the
slightest pretentions To education, il ready
to receive Longfellow with open arms.
The works OF the author Of "Eyanpe-
line are more widely known In Great
Britain than here. The village booksell.
ers Of even the smallest towns have edi.
tons OF his poems always on their eoun-
tiers, and always find for them q ready
sale. For the wealthier classes his poetry
is encased in rich bindings and illustrated
with supurb engravings. For the poorer
there are we'll printed shilling editions.
"Evangeline" is the beet known Of hi,
works; but the shorter poems, such as
designation" "Voices of the Niyb,"
and "The skeleton in Armor" are also
wonderfully popular. "Hiawatha" is
quite as familiar to the British public as
TO ours, thoug h il may not really be as
properly appreciated. Indeed every
class OF men from the intellect and polit-
zeal ability Of Tennysan 10 the humble
and obscure village maiden. acknowledge
IS the tender delioacy Of his thou ght and
the gentle grace Of his diction.
The American people rejoice ut the cor
dial welcome thus extended 10 their most
admired poet. They themselves had but
just received with hearty cordiality and
appreciation England's greatest novelist,
and they are glad to see the compliment so
warmly reciprocated. But Mr.. Longfel-
lows triumph is really far greater and
deeper than that of Mr.. Dickens. The
Latter come here openly aud ostensibly to
make money, and the public were afford
ed every facility andioticrcd every induce
ment to see him face to face. Mr.. Long
fellow travels through England as a pri-
vate gentleman, stunning rather than
counting recognition and the British
people lie in wait for him, To tender un-
sought their expressions OF love and graf
itude. Which man Of these two has the
greater reason for sclf-congratulation
Longfellow will be absent two years,
and will visit the principal countries of
Europe, In France and Italy and Ger
many he will find his works familiar by
TRANSACTIONS to the more educated classes
and wherever he may g., he will have
the kindest wishes of his countrymen at
home. May his journeys abroad be all
that he could hope for May the ocean,
in due time, bear him in health and safe
ty back to the land he has SO highly hon
ored, and to the people in whose affections
he is 80 firmly fixed