New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-26
on the legendary provincial history OF Maryiana
OF Horseshoe Robinson" Mr.. Tuckerman justly
remarks: - .


no rEcocssu attempts at the historical novel had Re
veusly illustrated the brief snnas OF our hailed
TS 81 M ana SSS0sTgcmsn char
actcTS were NOS rsE Ss meet 81 with as much favor It
seems to us to dcvc these were py 1p
ppop recent repersa fluid completeness o. detail
in the stll-lfe and AN antnehuon ,nr atho"pa We
aIree with fhe critic last quoted, that Mr. kennedys
merits ho Ia pOrtraiture OF charcler anu Ps we
none he css appreciate the force and fidelity Of his ne
ecrens OF scenery OF the and snS 10y
atty history and tradition In the political h anu
the natural features parts of Virginia and the Caro-
iiuas with truth which every artistic mind WIN ENJOY
ne mbpe rcVgNS Nor has he failed to give us the most
vivid and Just impression Of the hardhood ana ian OF
OF eSvo into the naOna quarrel and brought 70 il
hearts a. bold, minds vigorous and aims as true as
These men refused subm to their conquerors and
endured exile chains and prison rather than the yoke
They lived the scsnt alment furnished In the woods
rereaed into secret places gathered their few patriot
neghbors together and conriVed to Keep In awe the
solder that now proessed TO sway the land
One of the most interesting features of the
biography are the generous extracts from hr. Ken
nedy's journal of European travel, Astounding in
piQuant comments on foreign customs and institu-
lions, and lively personal sketches Of eminent men
whom it was his good fortune to meet. Under date
of Berlin, June 8, 1913, have the following &C
count of visit to Humboldt.
I 90 to make visit to Baron Alexander Won Hum
nodt who resides on the B8aherg sTase Aer d hSt
with some hesitation the porter tells me he thinks Tue
Baron Y not at home He had gone up stairs to b Ggu
card upon which have written few words to say that
turn with that The result is after few moments, that
am invited up to the Barons study Having taken my
after the old philosopher comes In,
giving as he enters, most kind welcome pronounced
though somewhat attenuated voice He tells me that ~
was mistake that he had denied himself When Gsken II
very happy to have my visit He said he renemoeTeu
very WEI as o 6a NaRT asked me several questions
about political affairs INDUCED In some crltlcal
he spoke freely depored distractions the subject
of siavery-saytug that IL was to be regretted that we
had made its defense, as domestic institution, 50 I'M
siton abandoned entirely the views u" Mr. Jefferson and
He spoke with TgTet Of the loss Of Or. Kane to our
country and to science and told with what pleasure
he had read his book sit with him about half an hour
when he begs u excuse hun for breaking on our III
tervew he is obliged TO 10 Potsdam, which, learn
he does every day at two, to visit the King He shakes
my hand very cordially assures me again ~ the pleasure
was now eighty years old but still enjoyed his fac
utes, ms might suppose, when he could stu work and
was able this his health not good lie well de-
neated the engraving have of him ut home. There
cheerful twinkle Of the and great compacency aud
geneness in the expression OF his contenance as,we
as in his gesture and carriage. should take MN 10
prime Of Ills life and perhaps less than elk feet high lie
Is now good deaf bent ana his walk Is SLOW though
hinged with pale red, and his eye think TOR could
not well observe il the position he hddl Is blue In
the course of our conversation he spoke with kind
sderatOn of MI Fay who had been resident here Tor
some years, as the American Minister.
Not less attractive is the correspondence between
Nj Kennedy and many of his distinguished literary
contemporaries including selections from his letters
to Washington Irving Daniel Webster, Prescott
Willis, Dean Mman and other prominent public
men both in this country and in England. Mr. Ken
nedV's honorable in political life is ably
described, and his services to the Union during
the darkest hours of the Rebellion arc made
the subject of apprecatve comment. The whole
memoir forms a truly valuable addition to the
already affuent stores of American biography. Mr.
| Tuckerman had been long associated with the sub
ject of it by the ties of intimate friendship, sym
patty of opinions and tastes and congena pursuits
| He shows a fine perception of the admirable quail
ties which entered into the character Of Mr.. Ken
! nedy, and dehneates them with the effective
touches that can come only from high culture and
successful artistic practice i'll the field of letters
His work viii tend to revive the memory of the gifts
and accomplishments which always suffers from the
lapse of time, and to place the friend of Irving, and
Prescott and Everett in his true position by their
| side.
The new volume recently issued of LitteiPS
Lring Age comprising the numbers for the last quarter
Of the year. well the reputation of that popular
magazine for variety general interest and udiciOus
choice in its copious selections from British periodical
| literature.
new and cheap edition of Walks in Rome,
| by AUGUSTUS c. HARE, has been published in q neat
crown octave volume by RoutedEe Sons. This admir-
able guide to the antiquities and topography Of the
Eternal City, which noticed in columns on the
publication of the English edition, will challenge the at
tenton alike Of scholars and tourists and cannot fail to
| reward them for its diligent perusal. familiar &C
Quaintance with its contents will greatly add to the
satisfaction OF visit Rome, and will prove nvau
able companion In the exploration Of galleries, and
churches, and famous historical localities,
- -SssE1'zAa -
A Woman's Pilgrimage to the Holy Land,
by Mrs: STEPHEN NJ. GRIswOLD u. B. Burr & HYDE, is
Volume Of recent travel In Europe and the East the
ambitious title of which Is somewhat out Of proportion
TO the Importance of its contents. Tho marks Of care
essness and haste exhibited almost every page
showing habit Of negligent observation and inaccu
rate composition. In the Of foreign names and
phrases to which the writer Is too much addicted
the errors almost grOtesque In their character
presenting wholesome warning Of the danger of
venturing ground with which one is not familiar.
The work. doubtless possesses certain interest for
family circle as record Of personal experience but it
has no value for the public at large
The Rise and Fall of the Paris Commune, by
W. PEMBROKE FETRIDGE (Harpers) IL a succinct his |
tory of the events in Paris during the reign OF terror
the middle of March to the end Of May Of the pres
ent year. The writer has made diligent use OF the re-
ports contained Ia the journals Of the day. together with
his personal observations Of the which he
was an eyewitness. His Statements many cases. ara
confirmed by the authority Of official documents having
been founded careful examination and sitting OF
various Of evidence. The narrative from the
nature Of the subject possesses unusual interest