The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-29

Gun Book TABLE - "VoYAo Il
ROUND THE W WonLb."-SEwARD.-
1t has been, very loug time since we
buvo met with Anything 30 thoroughly
refreshing aud pleasant as this vol
ume. Aiter the toll and hustle of
these days Il few stt ges OF this jour
ney efectually restores to equiibri.
um the ha,rnsscd mind and body.
10 be sure it IL ust be taken ins c,ut-
rany with one to. WHOM, the South
owes much Of its present misery, and
who>e enmity.to Us cannot easily" be
forgotten. But this fact is not
brought ward prominently nor
ufcnsl"eIy, and very seldom do We
encounter ely thing which grates on u
Southern, oar.'' 1t is written in n
plain upFretending style, which gives
1t moro IF the. dir of, truth than II 'st
books Of travels posse 8 and the in-
6nito variety of the subject furnishes
instruction and amusement for every
description of mind. We have heard
the authorship Of the work discussed. T..
Without doubt, our judgment yields
it to Miss Seward, j., Size 'e,idcutly
keeps the diary, aud introtrccs Mr.
Stewards opinions aud reflections rs
the OCCASION demands. One thius
'hat will strike even casual OBJ
SEWER thfo,iShout the book, is tho
nature. of MIR. Stewards reception
everywhere, almost with regal honors,
such rs have never before been grant
cd to a private Individual. 10 those
who feel an ibtercst iu the Pacific Rail-
road, there ~ some disappointment
at the rapid way in which We are
whiakel over II, with scarcely u
glance at the Rocky Mountain gor-
-cs. aud not Que. lpcDttvu Of the
ir" irie>. In the visit to salt Lake
Nlty, Mormon'>m, It's origin. doctrines
'Ldp.rseht position claims our attcl-
non. But slight mention is made vi
Gal lilornia, und in faw Week, we ure
III japan, with lis beautiful land sea pes
rS'temp'cs TO Buddhu, its strange
customs and stranger history. There
Is full account of Mr.. Stewards res
ceptIon by the the Nllkado, and uf
Tie ladics by Japanese minister,
"the OILY women, of whatever nation
or race, who have been received into
an Official circ:e in J.pan." Next
VIC will visit China. Shanghai, Tsiu.
Fin, sho't time after the terrible
massac'c, Pcki"g and the Great Wall;
and Ecrc tue members of our agEl,
cultural. Oranges will find a dcscrip-
t'on Of ,he Temple OF Agriculture,
and of 'he ceremony. which is pei.
p"Ilorned there yearly by tho royal
.Amily. Most of u, whose. .:ac1na,n.
tauce with the Yung-tse kiang, is lin
tied o It's most uumu: ical ham-, will
ne ast"nished ut the nugnilic.nce Of
''s scenery and sompwhai lnc. cdulou,
wtc" told that "thoush it may not
"c longer than ,he Mississippi, *.
ended by the Missouri, the Yaug-
tso'ki'rg a'eatly surp"s,es tue
great Ameri,An river IN depth
b.e"dth and volume" BIT We
must not. iln&er in Cnina with its
splcnded pagudas, its palaces aud
gardens, its dena of opium sm lke.s,
and strange mode ST lite. Java, the
'Garden uf the Nv orlu" is bcckouin.
us on. The beauty CT ,hi, Island is un
surpassed, aud for the practical, tic
modo Of lice culture will be found as
interesting as it is ,ov:l. Wnat can
be pieasaLtar that to turn + while
from our red clay L1lls and glazing
sunlight, to vlviu de>cr.p ions ufgrecn
&c. tbs where the SUI cannut penc-
trate, where marble basins .. 4 wing
water invite t. invigoratinz bAth-,
were tropical fruits in uburiauce
tempt tho languid appetite, and
where, list sc old maids! delicious /, q
i'll It's: native couatry is served at al,
hours, where mountain peaks towor
fourteen thousand feet above TIE
green plashing waves, hl-but We
will not quote further. Every one can
read aud enjoy for himself: The In.
dian Ocean Is crossed. Ceyl ,"whcro
every prospect pleases' is re- uctantly
Left urtxplored and We are entc,i ing
one Of the hundred mouths of the
lloogly.. And now we have cached
tho land SO well known through the
writings Of countless travellers that
wo would expect our inter st to Hlg,
tut it does no.. "Oue thing that
claims cur attention is ,ha striking
contrast between tho id,lutry Of
China apd shat Of Indi ia. the dcsreda-
rion aud revolving baibarity of tho
Latter, making Us aimost forget the
horrors We felt at Chinese darkness.
Mr. Stewards party us,cn ded tho
Gangts, visiting Brnare-, ,hen Luck .
now and Agra, with glowing desc. ip.
uons' Of its marvellous palaces aud
mosques. While for all lovers OF
l'alI" tsookh is given we'll painted
word picture OF the Tag Muhal.
We wish wo had time to complete
this journey in such company. But
space presses. The beauties of this
book will be best discovered by pc