New-York tribune., 1869-03-26
NEW PUBLICATIONS.


public into his confidence and discloses certain Pol-
ions of his intellectual experience and aspirations
with debgbtfnl frapllness that partakes more oI
tbe rordialitv ~ friend than Of the guarded CON
fessions of an author. He announces that thls u
nrobably the last book of travels which he VIII ever
,yblisb closing a round Of personal and literary
act;v,t, which cannot be renewed. and which ne
has no wish to enlarge. During Inc paS'
two and twenty years Mr. TAYLOR has written
and Published ten Volumes of travels whlch nave
gained degree Of popularity almost wlthout paIui
lei in that branch of American OF Ehgnsn
literature Still. it is not little curious that
trovoI has always been an incident rather than
nm integral purpose Of his life His visits 10 for-
e;gn lands have been less the consequence OF free
choice than tho force OF circumstances. lie has no
love of wandering fer its own sake. His affections
elpster around his ancestral Toof-tree, and he has
built his nest on the spot which he first saw the
light With no eccentric passion for adventure MS
tastes would rather incline 20 the tranquil retire
Inent of studlous life and his ambition, we are
sure has been more gratefully rewarded by his liter
ary success than by his fame "a Ulysses who has
seen the manners of many strange men and strange
cities His first foreign tour was for the purpose OF
providing the sources of education when DO
could not reach at home As lie Justly remarks Eu-
rope Mt that time not the familiar continent
which it has since become The letters whicn he
then wrote were welcome TO large class OF readers
as the narrative of yOnth OF nineteen ploddlng
afoot over the Old World and gained an acceptance
which he thinks would have been impossible ten
wears later. We do not concur in the depreciating
comments which be makes OH that volume. Admit
ting as he suggests that 1T is the work of a boy
who was trying to learn something but with very
faint idea of the proper method and discpne IL Is
still production of rare interest no less remarRaole
for the accuracy of its descriptions than for the judi
cous selection of its topics and inspired throughout
bv the auiet enthusiasm OF nascent poet, as well rs
of a passionate lover of nature. Mr. Taylor gives an
account of the reasons that led him to continue ms
excursions into foreign lands which our readers WIN
lie glad TO possess before the volume itself may tah
into their hands.
Having been led after returning home into the profes
sion of onrasn the prospect further travel seemed
very remote felt IL is true. that visit TO Greece,
acquaintance With the lands richest in the history OF CIV
ization; and would have been quito Wiling TO relln.
0uisb all chance OF seeing Of the world, had that
much been assured To- NE looked forward 10 years OF
steady labor as servant OF ihG Press 9nt, Deg ser
sent forth, Ia the me oi my dnty TO Iresn %anuengs
dent In California in Isi and the choce of its editor fell
upon mc. After performing tie stipulated service re-
turned by way OF MeNico m order 10 MAKE the pest pc
ticabe use OF nv time Thus and not from any rowing
propensity, originated my second journey.
When, two years later change OF scene ana OF occt
patton became imperative. from the action OF causes
quite external to NY own plans and hopes my nrst
thought naturally 20 complete my imperfect scheme
Of travel by Journey 10 Egypt and the Orient was.
moreover Threatened With an affection OF 'ne s TSs
Journey simply change Of position, from asslstant L
sireSr sSr 10 wRrh without Ewing Ing ny ny tho service
on which relied for support How ~ came 70 DC eH
tcnaed to Central Aca partly explained by the 0Oyi
ous advantage of writing from new aud but partially
explored ted but there were other mhuehe9s & aenmg
upon ire which did not fully comprehend at tue hme,
ond cannot now describe without going TOO deeply into
matters Of private history. obeyed an lhsuhe1 lather
-. nlfuNlc1 In
SFdr having comp'cCG my African journeys tray.
VI ersed Palestine syIu. 4 Asia Minor, and finally
reached Constantuope. Intending TO return hoinewards
Through Their howcEcr iInn ,
sreedly Chng pnpoSe otattactng 70 me
csnlo say That the oiic wns welcome yet its condi
tons such that could not vel rense, and Deslues
be0 flcn no plan MY uf sufficient Importance 10
Trt -, long a., fhe service required was not exactly
distasteful. ana IN this mood accepted the proposition
Light months Sill utryeued before the squadron could
advantage by ueudiur Spain and India in the outward
Journey Thus the trayei 81 one year was extenned 70
had prenetated brought home the material for three.
Woild be strange uaucNIerience so profound should
rot sensiby change ne brl uf authOr mnd' twas
not the sphere Of activity which should have chosen
lad been free to choose but It grateful release
from the drudgely Of the editorial room. After three
years OF clipping and paSng ana the daily arrangement
soon eshauss tie vor of the bood the change the
freedom Of Oriental life "a the wonders OF the Oldest art
aud the easy record Of impressions bright and keen
that they put Them es INTO words, was like that from
became q delight IN ITSELF; kindly fortune seemed 10
attend uy steps learned som thing OF the patience and
fafasic content Of the aces among whom was thrown.
md troibed myself no longer with an anxious concern
coufe-s, too, thas while floating upon the waters Of
tho White Nile willie roaming through the pine forests
VI Phrf fa over the l, OF IoOChoo learned to feel
fruit vich gives restless poison the blood. 1t is
very likely that had ma, been able marked out
Which vas aftcrWard asciibci 10 me-
Iw further cOuies' tIat the unusual favor with which
those three volumes Of travel were vedperhaDs,
also, q cycrrcpea'cd otnchcht OF traveller 10 my
name. md that dcrpui fr or'1 report Of what had
feson of ect e. with much The sensation OF the priest
whom Benn Quatrc made general 10y misiake,-I VIII
Ine rs 20 thc Kind Of work which best fitted do
eia E9I So, then q my books were siil continue
higher literary standard. tcy stopped short Of real
mpc Within m s WnF %F l s ISa na dntY 1eGY Ee5{ i66
cate my faculty ~ obscratioI nad been niatured by ex
and sensitive and c sa'iflcou took in descriptive
writing much tie same as that OF mn artist who
make words Substitute Tor pencil and palette. Having
learned at last TO ayz aud compare and finding that
tionae its degree % siri 9Th mon my own mind,
ranced that might acqu the power OF bringing home
10 thousands OF rC C5ds clear pictures Of the rcmOtest
regions OF the enth aud t!at this would be service
worth undertaking. ...
made collection Of the narratives 0f the noted trav
elers Of all ages. from Herodous to humboldt. II
rich and most Instructive held OF study but The first re-
suit open my eyes Ia the many requirements OF
successful travelera is which increases with each
Grafton was forced 80 compare myself with those
erers Of the Middle Ages whose chief Characteristic
bOundess capacity for Wonder aud delight, but aasl
speech Moreover lad now discovered that Man is
vastly more impodmt than Nature aud the more
became convinced that could not hope "a be OF
service unless should Drop all other purposes and plans
and give my life wholly To the studies upon which those
sciences based Bat the latter lay far from
my ienons-sofar from that intellectual activity which
De joyous because 10 IL rOtaneOus-that forced TO
pause and consider the matter seriously.
writer whose mind las been systematically trained