Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-04

Kingdoms of the, White Nile" lNeW
York, 1854; "The Lands OF the
Saracen; or, Picture of Palestine,
Asia Minor. Sicily and Spain" Q854),
and "a Visit to India, China aud
japan in the year 1858" (1855)-all of
which were widely popular both in
America and England and ran
through numerous editions. Mr..
Taylor had scarcely rested from is
suing these volumes of travels when
he returned to his first love with
three volumes of verse, Poems OF
the Orient" Boston, 1854, Poems
aud Ballads" (New York, 1854, and
"Poems of Home and Travel" (New
York. 1861 the latter work COM
prieing a selection from his earlier
lyrics. InJuly, 1856, he undertook a
fourth tour through Northern and
Eastern Europe aud Ireland, result
ing in three more volumes-"North-
ern Travel: Summer and Winter
Pictures; Sweden, Denmark. and
Lapland" (1857), "Travels in Greece
aud Russia, with au Excursion to
Crete Cs59), and "At Home and
Abroad: a Sketch book of Life.
Scenery aud Men" (1s59), ofSwhich
work a second series was issued in
1862. Mr.. Taylor settled down to
quiet journalistic work for a few
years, but the passion for novelty
was still strong within him, and in
1862 he accepted the post o~fseeretary
of legation at..St. Petersburg, where
he resided nearly two years, acting
or short time in? 1868 as Charge
d'Afafres ad interim. AtSthis time
I1 r.~- -r,kh 1nr,nnrnco hIa
studies of German literature, CON-
menced many years before, and mar
ried Miss Marie Hansen, a German
lady of distinguished family, who is
herself a linguist aud author Of rare
talents. During his residence in
Russia Mr.. Taylor published "The
Poets Journal" Boston, 1859, which
has been called . poetical domestic
autobiography. and "Hannah Thurs
ton. a Story of American Life" (186S).
his first venture in iction-a work
which achieved-a considerable sue
cess and was translated by Mrs. Tay-
lor into 1German.g Soon after his
return to America he issued q sec.
ond novel-"John Godfrey's For
tunes, Related by Himself" 1884,
and two years later a third-"The
Story of Kennett:. . Tale of Amer
lean Life" Q866)-dealing with his
Lorica1 Incidents which occurred near
his birthplace in Chester county, Pa.
A poem. "The Picture of st John"
(1866), aud two new volumes of
travel, COLORADO a Summer Trip
(1867), snd"Byways Of Europe'11869),
gaveievidence of continued literary
activity, as.also of Frithiof's "Sag@"
(1S67). and of Auerbach's 'fVilla On
the Khine" QS68),.which he edited,
with a biographical sketch of the
ter of 1869-70 he delivered q course
at Cornell University. He was we'll
beloved by all the students at Ithaca.
His chief occupation for several years
consisted in lecturing and his recre-
alton in trauslating Goethe's"Faust,"
two volumes (1870-71). He traversed
in 1871 the entire route OF the North
ern Pacific railway. making a by visit
to the British province of Manitoba,
and III 1874 revisited Egypt aud Ice
land, publishing his letter thereupon
in a single volume. Among his later
publications were "rhe Ballad OF
Abraham Lincoln" (1s69), delivered
at the inauguration of IA monument
at Gettysburg, July 4, 1869: another
novel, stJoseph aud His Friend"(1s70),
"The Masque of the Gods" (1872)
Glars, a pastoral of Norway" \187S)
and "Home Pasiorals, Ballads and
Lyrics" (1s75). He edited four vol
umes, comprising an ILLUSTRATED
Library of Travel, Exploration and
Adventure" (1S72-74), aud was lons
engaged upon a biography of Goethe
which he Intended to make the great
work of his life. A complete &C.
count of his literary activity would
comprise scores of uncollected con
tributions to miscellaneous publica'
tions, many unpublished lectures,
and a vast number of literary reviews
aud general articles which were pub.
lished in the columns OF the New
York Tribune. One of his notable
tours de force was in preparing fol
the Tribune a few years ago within
forty-eight hours a complete account
of two new volumes of poems BY
Victor Hugo. This was done from
advance sheets by working day and
night, and the account, which filled
several columns, was largely com
posed of metrical TRANSACTIONS from
Hugo. Mr.. Taylor was not an arden,
politician, but he sympathized hear.
tily with the Union cause during the
civil was and vas always identified
with the fortunes of the republican
party. Though his literary head
quarters were in New York he wal
a resident and citizen of Pennsyl
vanis, having q beautiful home neal
the spot of his birth. When it fell tc
the lot of President Hayes early in
the present year to fill the post OF
Minister to the German Empire
it was generally felt that it would be
not merely a welcome tribute te
literature and to journalistic success
but a fitting satisfaction of the joint
interests OF two great states, could
the position be rendered to Mr..
Taylor. What steps may have been
taken in his behalf by his friends We
know not, but the press of the couu'
try with great unauimity approved
in advance the nomination which he
received without solicitation on hit
own part. The complimentary re.
ceptions which were given to Mr.
Taylor at Philadelphia and in this
city are freshly remembered by al
who had the pleasure of participating
i'll them. The most distinguished
man of letters in this city took pleas
ure in bidding God-speed to a gen
tieman OF such eminence in many dis
tinct lines, and the congratulation:
of the German residents here wer,
not less hearty. The press i'll Ger
many and England were highly com
plimentary, and long Biographies
sketches of Mr.. Taylor appeared il
the Berlin papers. He arrived i,
Germany late in April last, and hi
short diplomatic career was marked
by more than one notable event
The two attempts upon the life o
the German Emperor and the meetin,
of the peace congress at Berlin will
suffice 10 show the character of tn,
period in which 1t was his lot to rep
resent his country at 80 important
capital. 1t is highly probably tina
his zeal to perform his duties @
f courtesy to the venerable Germa,
Emperor by rendering him, last Sun
day, the congratulations of our gov
ernment may have accelerated hi
death but the immediate cause Wa
a surgical operation to which he suit
United several weeks ago. No az
count Of Mr.. Taylor's later literar
labers would be complete withou
f reference to the fine poems whic
he delivered at the centenary cele
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