New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-20

take leave he was Invited To remain oeyoh" MY 'he 'o
cbowder party the next day on board Mr. caioo cush
i,c,s Yacht The chowder was cooked To a charm. An
~, mariner in n red flannel shirt cjncooed the fish,
nork potatoes and biscuits Cor tesvory dish.which
the author had tasted bc,1re ana wlosa IKE nc
has never seen since. On approaching The lana fcrco
nd himself wero lowered from tine yacht IN a sma
boat which upset when near the Shore ana ei th' POI
ieians In the mud, with the water up to their necSs
They struggled to the dry land ~ they could. and
while shaking themselves like waterdogs. the diploma
tt becs the future President to remember that there
was n time when they alone Z" In the same boat.
Nothing however, came OF 1t. The President was per-
fdIous and the oice-seeker nconolabe He describes
his impressions as follows
NAV IA we'll GO directly on and relate what AFTER
ward happened between ths peculiar man anu my ser.
He was always amiable, 80 friendly IN his manner W
afectonate even In his ADMINISTRATIONS, that nufuo
could continue angry with him fortyeeht consecutive
bours although the provocatons which he gave me
were frequent enough and gross enough to make me
break with him forever. presume that my own eApcr
ence was similar TO that OF thousands Oh others ne was
absurdy false to his promises that, where u , ~
cut too hard II positively ludcrous. Ana yeI,
never in nv own mind accused him of inslncefity. lie
was weak, imaginative. almost brilliant, undeterneu
man who said In the morning that he would 40 soe
thing AMI when he said II meant IT, nut VINO rnanscu
hs IDnd In the afternoon II the smallest obstacle ln
fered with his purpose He was no more 10 ne icicu
upon than Horace Skimpoe or Mcawber lie hau no
fixed Will of his own, and all through ms
he was aud shuttecocked about ~ Jefferson
Davis and william l.. Marcy. the master minds OF MS
very able cabinet Most Of the state papers when ny
ned under his signature attributed to the pen
Mr. Cushing, VINO became his Attorney General iisleau
Mr.. O'Conor He exhibited the came Taoia."h -
DIX whom he had at one TINS intehdea 10 ,naho ctvie
tary Of state tie mission to France, anu teh apPoou
Mr.. Mason.
In Mr. Fields visits 10 Washington the President
always received him with open arms He was cordial
to fault With the softest phrases on his hp'' an"
wearing a shining dressing gown OF bacK 'ei'ct hne"
with chcrry-eolorcd silk. which some admirnS iady hau
sent him. he dsarmed the resentment OF the writer by
a Isttr fhnN
allies although Mr.. Field cerishes the most vivid reco-
cctons Of his person and appearance ON different pup
lie occasions one OF the most impressive scenes was
when the President rode mt the head or PROCESSION 10
take part in the inaugural cercnOhics Oh inc worn"
Fair in York. The rain poured IN torrents ana a
old cotton umbrella protected the presidential hc'u
fran the Storm It was solemn and All .ctlng sight
The last time that r. Field saw his fahess deceVei
was after his return Europe, subsequent to the ex
praon Of hia presidential term. He accidentally met
fhe President la the street Boston, with the same
smooth words his tongue, dupicity III MS heH''
flaming scarlet scarf his neck, and with juvenile
suit Of light summer clothes quite out Of keeping for
man of his years aud position he was as afectonae
~ old and srrcnely unconscious that the writer ever
had any cause OF complaint against MIN. Win this
image in our mind, We leave tho President and Mr.
r WIN, if he had occasion to quarrel with his patron
mas taken an ample revenge not the less eaustc III us
IL .ct FOR the mildness OF rs tone.
EUROPE VIEWED Through AMgRIcAS SPEC TAcLEs b.
,u.RLEs IARaoLL FULTJs. GO. pp 3l- J. H. Lfphco''
C..
The contents of this agreeable volume have
already appeared the correspondence OF Ieadihe
Baltimore Journal of which the writer Is cd'tor ana WAC
preserves the familiar and lively tone 81 popular news
pner corrcsuondcnce without aiming ut any very hlsh
standard OF h.rar, excellence Ohc Oh the cnei attr"e
lions Of the work j. unconscousDcss Of the
com position Tne author fad- himself newborn AdaD
on European soil, ami roatss his N"r1Ous experiences
with as much freshness and fery0r rs II u had never
hitherto been troldcn by human foot He sees what he
has never seen before aud apparently without the
slightest idea that il has ever been observed ny Quiet
eyes There l. no trace OF the WEAKNESS, the sense OF
Inonotony which feels IN Knowingly threshing OLD
straw but everything il alive, alert cxubcrant, as II
the world were about TO favored with IA new rcVea-
ton. Ia fact thorc IL certain ewlcs5 III tue descp
TONS as the intelligent traveller cannot pass over the
most bacuevc scenes without receiving fresh personal
Impressions. and If he Is "a man OF irdnK ana eordai
his recollectlons VIII be sure
20 he seasoned with favor Of novelty.
Mr. Fulton evidently possesses this guilty IN an
eminent degree. He Is often careless and inexact
M his statements, his first impressions seem 10 have
been rarely submitted 10 the test Of subsequent obser
vati,n his Is Overland with frequent repeti-
tons aud details OF little importance are compIcently
brought forward The hun1redth time; but si his
are so mark by vvaciy Of stylr without any afeca-
ton Of hunor and st less - inc writing, that they
always challenge the attention Of tho reader and besue
him from one scene another till he fairly reaches the
end of the book. almost before he H. how deeply
he has become engaged In its pcrusaL Mr.. Felton,
conclusions the whole not favorable to the
old country. lie prefers the funess and activity Of
American lire. Europe has little in the way OF excite
IN at the social relations are ansi and exclusive the
climate IL tcacherCus the eating bad, the women are
without good looks AM the men without good manners,
tie hotel keepers brood OF cOgmoants The servants
A slng of klaves, and the old world IN general,
organized conspiracy, to take advantage OF the traveller
from the new. The illusions Of Iay. in an especial
manner fare III the hands OF the icjnOciastc writer
country in the world he insists has been the subject
Of such absurd exlggerItion. is magnificent skies It's
beautiful women, and It's glorious climate are mere
fct.ons. Eugshmen who are accustomed to
look at the SKY through fog or haze
OF smoke write home of the wondrons. beauty OF
the italian sky Bat the most intense fraud the pre-
tended beauty OF the Italian women. TAc number Of
decidedly hOmely in Italy Is really unparalleled.
Its old women are shryced up, like Macbehs witches
the mlLdle-aced women are wrukled and shapeless;
aud the young have lost all traces OF grlhOod
at twenty. The female children are bright and hand
some but AZ eighteen you seldom see youthful coun-
ienancc." "Some of them would make good-ooking
men if they had whiskers, but there is an entire all
scn,e of tnat female modesty and sweetness which IN
America regarded essential to female beauty"
As TO The climate AMI scenery, Italy boast Of moth
ing superior to America. Il clear weather, the sky is
beautiful ana the sunsets lne, but not
bit finer than In this country The American who OK
poets TO iud brighter sunshine, more brilliant sky
more lovely moonlight in Italy than at home, will
he disappointed In spite OF tho mountain scenery.
with It, rich yerdure, AMI the cultivation OF the rocky
lodges the general face OF the country Is as dreary
and the DeODle
rs uucean and squad be found the face of the
earth. The glstronomy OF Europe is by no means
TO the taste OF the author lie could never
a. uIl God the Lost