Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-12-27
The LaIe BaIard IaIIOr.

Bayard Taylor was born in Kenne
Square, Chester county, Pa, Jan. IL, 1872
and consequently at the time of his des.
lacked but few days OF being 81 years I
age. lie received common school educa-
ton, and afterwards served as an apprt nties
in printing Office il We, Chester, Pa.
Before he had attained his majority he be-
came greatly enamored With the writings
Of the late N. P. Willis. who was then
editing, in connection with George p Nor
ris, weekly literary journal, entitled the
New York Mirror. Young Taylor opened
a correspondence with Willis, the result Of
which was sn invitation to go to New York
and talk the matter over. This he did in
l64l, and, for want OF means. he made tho
Journey on foot. iIis description OF tina
incidents CT that jIuruey attracted wide
attention and demonstrated bis capacity for
journalism to such an extent that be shortly
after determined to make pedestrian tour
in Europe. With tho credentials Of tho
New York Tribune in his packet, and an
agreement from the publishers 10 pay him 8
moderate price for his letters. be spent
yesr abroad in 1914 and 1915. at an expense
Of olly $500. ami. on his return. publishsd
a volume, mainly from bis Tribune letters.
letters, entitled "Views AiJo. i n Europe,
with Knapsack and Staff" which had an
extensive sale, and sffJrded bin some IN
come. The reputation thus acquired WAS
a stepping stone in his career, and in I547
he was invited to take position on the
editorial staff oil the New York TriJan.,
which he accepted and filled with credit ia
himself, and to the great advantage of that
journal. But be had desire to travel. and
the Tribune managers, with purpose TO have
the most reliable information from far
of lands. gave him leave to visit Cali
forria in lS49. This be did, and wrote
therefrom better descriptions of the coun-
try. its prospects and its people, for publ
cation in the Tribune. than any other jour-
nal could obtain. Two years late. he set
out on long tour in the East, ascending
the Nile and making a journey OF 1000
miles through the interior of Africa. In
October, 1852, he went from England to
Bombay, joined Commodore Perry ) expedi-
ton to Japan. and made several other Jour
neys. His letters were all the while pub
lished in the Tribune; and since. in Sc
ries Of volumes, which have had wide cir
culation.
In 1923 be was Secretary to the Lega-
ton at st. Petersburg, and lat Fall he was
appointed Minister to Germany
His principal works of travel are: "A
Journey to Central Africa, "A Visit TO
India, China and Japan" Northern
Travel, Summer and Winter Pictures in
Sweden, Denmark and Lapland. " travels
in Greece and Russia" and Egypt and
Iceland"
Mr.. Taylor possessed poetic talent of q
high order, and many Of his later poetical
productions have won for him a worthy
position on the American Parnsssus His
last published work, Prince DeucaliOn,"
lyrical drama. Is a transcript of lis
author s own feelings and aspirations, and
as such has now a renewed though sadden-
ed interest Among the other poetical
works OF Mr.. Taylor. prominent are Poems
of the Orient. The MasqGe of the Gods"
Lars, a Pastoral OF Norway and Tho
Prophet, Tragedy" Oflate years Mr.. Tsy-
l0r has devoted himself more particularly to
poetry and to critical work, principally on
topics OF German Literature on which he had
come to be considered the best authority in
this country. lie translated in the original
metres Goethe Faust" and tor a num-
Der oil years has been at work upon q con-
bined biography of Goethe and Schiller.
This he designed u be the browning work
of his literary life. and his official oppoint-
ment abroad has been hailed BY all lovers of
literature as atfOrding him the desired op-
portunitv OF carrying out his long cherished
plans. Unfortunately death has cut short
his labOrs ere the work was completed.
Mr.. lay or has also translated "Frithiofs
Saga" from the Swedish and Auerbach's
villa on the Rhine and has edited
"CScloI ;e liza of Modern Travel" and the
illustrated Library OF Travel. Exploration
and Adventure Several Of his works
have been translated into German. French
and Russian, and poem read by him
at the mil lennIal Celebration 10 Iceland. in
1874, has been translated into lcellndic Mr..
Taylor has also 9s.;ten a number Of novels,
which aave not, however, attracted the at
tention or merited the commentator given
to his other literary tifJrts. These are "Hau-
nah rhurston, ""John ClCfrey's Fortunes
" Joseph and His Friend" aud "A Story
Of Kenneth"
During one Of hiI visits t. Germany, Mr..
Taylor married lady of that Country, who.
with a son and dsus hter. survives him Mr..
Isylor's aged parents are still living in
respected old age at their home IN Pennsyl-
vania. This lost Summer, the venerable
couple celebrated their diamond wedding
on which occasion their Dustin guished son
sent poem from over the water ~ be read
at the old homestead