New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-26
THE ATLANTIC.

Under the title of From POnkarog to Pesth,"
MI 4. B. Aldtich gives lively cOlloquial sketch Of
some Of his experiences in foreign travel dwelling cape
calIy on the ucoasdescd TRIES which make up 80 cai-
siderable parf of The daily hfe Of American tourist
in Europe lie finds tbc CUSTOM called D. the East Dak-
sheesh" and ia the West pOurboire" and trinkghld
simply detachable In whatever soft nsdoIs syllable II
may wrap itself il is nothing but hateful and that con
tnuaily There is mo- spnt Ia Earope but ulfs empty
palm III Italy begging is raised TO the rank OF fac
art. Elsewhere il is sOriid, clumsy maEcShlIt,
without grace or joy. Neither in France or Ger
many, Austiia Hungary dnes IL become reg
ular branch OF industry or attain the prestige OF
CAV sccace Mr. kdrich The 'otlcr band dcscaiiis
pleasantly on the pOlteness and consideration with
which the traveller is treated In his weaerings the
Connent II is possible TO journuy from fJan 70 Beer
sleb certainly from Ponkaiog 20 Pesh, without meet
inc solitary instance Of the hciyy which grccts the
American az every stage Of his own domain. Ite
guard VINO takes charge OF your carriage on European
railway is cylienily born without original SIN
He shows no trace Of the naughty autocrnt who does the
honoFs Of the ears a; hnne, bat Is good Samaritan IN
word and deed. He looks after the welfare
of your party as ii that tine special destiny
for which lac wa created YOn cannot weary
him with questions Hc will smingy answer the same
ono hundred times, and when he is killed. in collision
with Draach train (Which never takes place, however,
without iairaoe Won are not afraid to think where tho
KIND -hearted creature VIII then Mr. AldreA has no
doubt his mind that 1t is the same person thny
disguised as tho proprietor Of hotel who receives you
at the foot OF the staircasc you step down rom the
Omnibus II IL an Old friend VINO has been waiting for
you those many years. TO be sure as the proprietor u
The hotel tho old friend makes you pay ronny for it ALL
bat you have 20 do the same in the tayerns
on your native heath unless the hotelelerk
has lost hls mind. Mr. AliTicb's experience
has been diGercat from that OF some other
chronicers but it will he fully confirmed by that Of
many who have always found kindly welcome at the
foreign iDu "Tor me-" he says the brutality OF the
soxons stl lies exclusively between the OF Mr.
Italian Hawthor1e's saxon studes His criticisms may
he a. lust r. taey are lively; Mr. Hawthorne passed
three or fosr years SaxOny Hnd spent ten or twelve
days there my experience weighs nothing against his
bu. would not exchange with him." Another agreeable
picture of European life in different style is presented
in BIZ Bayard Taylors WeinlIr in June" who justly
dascrlhes the prcseut saxOns as "a strong, tOiing
natieut rape; Capable Of and constant attach
ments naturally intelligent, social and with tolerae
sense Of husor given eutbEsasms. andequaily liable
"a rreiptlsps; and only delayed somewhat in thcir
further development by their adherence TO an
easy conventional habit of Me." In visit
TO WcInar Goethe, OF course, ia the prominent figure
On the scene and the roc0lecions aud incidents which
MI Taylor las gathered from those Who know the poet
in he pIDe. are Of exceeding interest presenting the
creatfet faIne in German literature with all the fresh
ness nf recent date The closing paragraph OF the pa
Der Suggests cheerful progc. Another day OK fare
gt Ms and left wtnar. There IL Fountain Of frcy
there the drinking Of whose waters would insure
return; but 1 might have taken parting emp at the
fountain which guarded by the lovely bronze group Of
Death aRd Immortality. Perhaps the acceptance Of
earnest tas r. better guarantee thRa either for IL
TO ye plcsnPdye right to the years required 10 per
fora f." The poetry in ts number can boast the
OF LonEiciiov, Lowell, sitdmau Bayard Taylor, and
IL H. new feature u the Magazine II introduced in
the Contributor Clnt," comprising eesultmy fag-
monts from correspondence Which may have public in
tercst ana which freely express opinions on letters
nsr and events intellectual eIzdges ana personal prodi-
lections-a department requiring unusual deeaey and
tact but which stfAiy conducted viii possess
siHlr.al,In iutnrrst.