, 1874-12-15

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Mr.. Dayurd Taylor, who appeared In tho Star
neo''!io tou'eo iast H,snh "p"u .,,, eu'ne', 10"
'aee 10 oiAcago oa''enco' hs'1l i'1o'ea 7olS
welcome ono. 1Iis namo hau long boon horho-
bold word among oil clasaea Of American ntu-
denta ond rcndora rTIs Frft,,,ofs E.ra. Of xh,cl,
H. o,a r7na,;s, .xons,.,,a,, 1ontr n1,t ~ rrr,t
',s sno w. ~, s,'. ,;.'ao .' e"s -. F
could only 10 found III tho Library OF Bonlo COL
leotor Of raro books. was valuable addition 10
English literature. His Faust found host Of
af1mirers. and hie other ant1 l;rhtor worta md
x.o,,, H. ,,or;o,, 1sd, - ,,a
nls 'os'sts ''ph' eno sat,o''s li's 10 a" Visltea
haVo mado hi'n Rcenl ike familiar friend to
largo proportion Of tho reading public.
When l,o cnu,e ,,non thu nfutform lnst even;no
II vna not lin 1root;nr , at,anna- ona t,,o
:. "As , w. nAo s'eos,'t . n'".4set' "ho Wv
strone, cuiturot' 6enial iheamehss OF the tfh4-
olcr aud scholar won tho attention Of tho audi
once before ho commenced speaking. Ills voice
,l,.t w,,,ort H. 1oa,t o.,,oaro,,na - onss, -
tna' "isnout 'ho lcaat appcatAnco o. o'olt IL
was perfectly audible III oTory part OF tho room.
lilo scarcely reforro to his notes. WHICH Uorc bo-
u,on n a,1,loot a., ,rh;,;, ,,,e ,nto-out ~, 49,,
,s..,,. sot ~ "u4sH u'e , .a.e'oss "uS ~. .
1 t,' ovoi sna. u'e., nau ~ uoon ne'oa o.
e hnpa o It 10
Egypt rs country. except to Tho scholar or
tho travolsr, haH always aeemcl u far-oT, rather
dirty, disgusting country, wloBo Cooplc oron iii
tlie oafllea ages lnuHt hnvo been tho Erosscst
over, brouht that country not auit isat tho pres
cut dAy, nlt III its paat asos, so forcibly before
his audlnce that to tl,oso who list
enea to him IT coascd to bo mythical.
ao % f'f's IMPRESSED uI,on TO- hiu audience The won-
country,oy. which ages after ages might 20 by
erumts, % wcoa WHICH woaid n,oultler aa;Ier T less
| heatc,itnd mora humid s!sies bore remained in
their integrity, undiesolved. unaccayctl. Fol-
loving witllt a briof history of tho Wonderful
nannncr IN which tho Egyptian literature
| had boon Eohtorcd to lt5 place amonl. tho
other trensGsH OF learning, from tho tlrst
discovery 4 tho Nos1tta htano WIN itg
trlpla inscEption OF Crock, 4i'croglynE:": and
Dainotic characters 20 tho uest valuable history
on toca nd thence to the wonderful dlscoVericn
OF rocent date at Memphis. and tue Pyramids
near Cairo. ho spoke Of the 'nEr,Fea Gslesa !"
farther 'oveia;ion OF lts meaning IN ile Copslc
languaeo, ana who tounu 'nat 70 u ne ons q later
aud corrupted form OF tho ancioa1 EGFpt1an lat'-
enage :, z7 ill.,. t.ot -
| Having thus prcae'lt1l t''o tacG Of ancient
Egypt re:!ly neif': posssssoa O. = nsnss ton%ao
aud !ite:at'ifS' no prconlea Iao country isse!t
| to lii audience as pa31aoly M If it
had hoon the osate OF Now Jersey
lie SPOKE OF moetlns n@F1etto IN Egspt atana-
aruient City Of Memphis, dol wandering with
Eim through ifs esscots. neheata 1es arches. INTO
lts te'nploa ato !oaaes ~ pei1ect to.aay sa IL
we're now city 3Mss building r. ins.oaa q ono
nas au cce M ,nac o. ,a ;o
were eF'aehtly t.as sl'os' uutn1ul eyer catved,
aau Or iho intoI!laaneo III tho couhtonances OF
Aanosem ana Nepa1.v,M;a,e p lopJnms ao.oasent
a1ld ealtureu; @ ] ano as d''aopehao"s az ~ Soier
apoEo also Of osher stataos, and
Or TIE nono1 ,., Ian 70 d., Moinah M nnacr
t;;6ypttah RUG. NoMnlso NOM e!bn ~ tsio WITH III
t!!u t9sI 80 near g! ~ Isyu, "an t1e M usc!ata-
ao " !e Viz G aI !u ~ o. ne,a sao 1oe.- @
E.es o. .ns go@us @ To- pIs,sl were SUI. ~ scen "e
tnosn tombs, 1nc!osoa III n'assea OF basals' and
nlsen pepo 91ssls ;".lGi. "uio opsaea "
1noso ~ saalei :i o. Esp1,an n.ssory nna remains
other ''atlons, a'd That wl;l!e We l93acd toward
Grooco hs the originator 81 aft, anu Palestine TT
lnro, Mcal roh.loa; tt'at EGflt "aa Tue 'tnor
or bol!l. H.. Ae n anoko m o. % fs'ialnn found @ "hae
proved no" tar a9o haa auYanceu, ana tn!s not
earlier aYnastlos. EGspt. au represented Ey
lsayard taylor: Ton!a see'n 10 havo only fnl-
aea tne agal aes'ny o. Aa'sons LITE ~ 70 naso
nooh lhuopehaent. eatnehs, eoes.ns sao tfats''
ora! snlsnr9 Until w. INVASION a,'a reIgn Of lhe
Shepherd Atnga', Ihon came PERIOD OF pol!t,
ten! gtessnesa. followed ~ then OVERTHROW. sno
stFont conservatism upon lEo pa1t oi tlio re-
s' S tut; I'll S.,..., ~ ~. It." -.
anu WIS dechnlng' "huo luxury Aaa taSon Its
pl@sa. !G ..,- ,-
Tho old Egyptian art. hoHever WIS no crude
development, but wondesful ~ 1ls roallty. l.
sought on9y to expeo6S tho run, "a:le tteen
art ainiod at nnmesllng higher. aud Eroaucou
ideal noauty. Ino 5ol1g4on oi sto p!iosts "hs a'
peculiarly pure ideal religion. with all tilo
germs 9f tho A9bsnw faith. Aosoa was brought
up by tho rtiestliocd, aud asnc!E t!lens learned
those peculiar tonGtn wh'ch 'hoy Kop1 aaeteas
ana aia not teaeh 70 NO sa'amoM 'aoa feop.e; ;
The lecturer translated a'mo voEsos tonaa
upon q tablet which ran aedieatea
to Ihothnsos. and Tlich "asn eelle or "o,cnmo
to that King woIsAlped. as tho hsSi,tsan NMthsa
still "ore while LIVING 10 !lSie' taos9s =. e. io1,
Enn, tue ronoEnotl elocu!lsuss VI o.. lnot1n ntt