The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1871-05-10
sKE1 CaEs OF TRAyEL I'm THE OLD
AND NEW WORLD. ny g. ". W. (


| of his beautiful volume, bearing the
above title.
1t is made.up of familiar letters,
written, for the most part, during foreig9
travel, and published originally in the
Southern Christian Adoocate and the
journals Of the city Of Charleston, and
is inscribed, "To my beloved wife and
precious children" From the press Of
WALKER, EVANS l. CoeswELL, Of
Charleston, the book-in its printing,
paper and binding-would reflect credit
upon any ofthe famed publishing houses
Cf the country. And here We remark,
pareutheticalIy, that We are glad Mr..
WILLIAMS patronizes home industry
and enterprise, as evidenced in the
printing of this book. The almost
universal habit of the days of slavery,
of sending abroad for that which may
as we'll be obtained at home, must
cease if we ever nope to increase and
build up wealth, population and in
aueree around US.
This elegant volume, as the preface
informs US, sis intended for private
circulation" and yet ne had almost
wished it were otherwise, since We have
found it one of the most readable books
which has recently fallen into our haads
"a book interesting to the general
reader anywhere, and worthy the library
shelf, because, Gf for nothing else) of
the great amount of valuable iDlorma-
ton to be found within its lids.
The first sixty pages contain twelve
letters, written during tour Of TWO
months in the "Queen Of the Antilles"
From these we have learned more of
that beautiful land Of tropical fruits
aud flowers than ever we knew before.
In fact, it is almost marvel how the
writer gathered SO much information Of
men and things there, in SO brief
period. 1t exhibits to the mind the
fact, that the same we'll directed energy
aud assiduous care, which has brought
colossal success in the commercial arena,
is made to bear upon whatever his head
or hands End to do. This information,
too, is presented in a style pleasing and
pointed. Nultum IN Parro seems to
have been the design, and ye, there is
principle and sentiment, poetry and
description enough, comningled with
facts aud figures, to make the reader
turn steadily the leaves of the book
with unAaggiug interest. And anon,
as the luzuriant natural grandeur OF
mountain and vally-odoriferous field
or grove, appear in view, smiling beneath
the hands of the Great aud Adorable
God, the writer's love of the sublime
and beautiful gushes forth, and you have
an exclamation of delight, or may be a
comparison with his own "Sweet vale Of
Nacoochee," midst his native hills aud
mountains Of Georgia.
The forty pages following contain
sketches of Wayside Travel 10 the
United States aHd British America.
B.ltimore-The "Qaakcr City"-New
York Mount Washington, the cloud
capped White Mountain peak, Of New
IIamp<hire-Quebec, and It's classic
memories Of Wolfe and Moutcalm-
Niagara Falls-Cincinnatti-Iouisville
-Mau.moth Cave-Nashville, &C., are
all brought in review, in seven letters
Thirty one letters gil one hundred
aud twenty pages next, with Sketches
Of what saw 10 Europe"
Mr. WILLIAMS embarks, in July,
1866, on the fine French steamer
Napoleon III, for France. Paris is
visited, aud the Emperor's splendid .ffte,
on the 18th of August, when all the
great city teens with the glitter aud
show Of French enthusiasm, is witnessed.
From Paris to Lyons-from Lyons to
S,rasburg-from thence to Basle, Gene.
va and Munich, Swi,zerlsnd-tfence TO
Vienna, Plague, Dresden. Berlin, Ham
burg, Hanover, Frankfort, Mayeuce,
"Biogeu on the Rhiue," Cologne, the
birth place Of Nero, (who fiddled while
Rome was burDiig), AK la Chapelle
prussia, Brussels, Waterloo battle
ground, aud returns to Paris-thence to
London Ediuburg, Aberdeen, Glasgow,
and Walcs-,hence to Liverpool and
back to Charleston, iu November.
The remark in regard TO the extent
Of information personally gathered is
specially applicable to this European
tour.
The latter part ofthe book-one huu.
dred and forty pages mors-is filed with