Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-01-04

consumption. As soon as he could es
cape the necessary iabOrs' entailed Ol
him he devoted himsef assiducusly I,
the dying 'girr.ih whose fading life al
his hopes of happiness seemed to be pass
ing away. !, The marriage ceremony wa
performed almost on her death7bed, ant
soon the Hoet-bridegroom only held i,
his arms che lifeless clay other he had 81
dearly loved.
His severe suffering, added to the tot
which he had undergone, made it nee
essary tor Mr. Taylor to seek a period o
relaxation. so far as Interchangeable ma
ture could consent to. rest. 4" -.
In the autumn of 1851 he sailed for ar
extended tour.in the Oriental countries
He reached Cairo. Egypt, taking tn,
Rhine, Vienna. Trieste. ahll Smyrna, cr
route, and. after a short delay, departed
for an exploration in Central Africa by
the way of the Nile. He visiteu all ths
ancient temples and Cat, combs, and ar
rvel at Khartoum. 1.-THE junction of thu
Blue and White Niles, with none but hi
Dragon IN and "a servant ill., the party. nj;
fellow travellers having ttfrned back. OuI
wanderer assembled the White Nile as faI
as the territory of the Shilock negroes
having ,rrieG the American dag iartheI
into the heart-Of Central Africa than any
other explorer. He returned to Alexan'
driafaud thence to BryroOt, and accom-.
plished pilgrimage through Palestine
Syria. Asia Minor, and the TrOad. A
tew mouths spent in Southern Europe
were followed by voyage 10 the cx'
treme east. Mr.. Taylor then became
successfully connectekin an official way
with the American legation ut Hong
Kong, and the expedition of GOmmOdoi
Perry 10 Japan. ana was thus made I;
personal and intimate witness OF events
of the Creates interest AMI novelty to the
civilized world. On his return to New
York, after voyage of 10l days, he had
travelled over $4,000 miles, in Il period Of
two years and tour mouths.
The long series of letters which had
recorded, in the pages of the New York
Tribune, the picturesque experiences
and expressions OF our traveller. We're COL
lected-in book form, and Issued III
three volumes. The succeeding year,
1855 witnessed the production. by this
llfdefatigable literateur, OF an addition
al work. oftrayel, and TWO fresh books OF
poems,
The next five years of Bayard Tay-
lor's lite were. for the most part: devO-
ted to his journalistic duties in New
York. and miscellaneous work tor the
periodicals. His period of uniform but
minor productions was only interrupted
by "a tOur'5througha the, Scandinavian
countries and RUSSIA which. furnished
the material Tor one of his most interest:
ing books of travel.
In the year 1859 Bayard Taylor mar
ried Miss Marie Hansen, the accomplish
Ell AMI beautiful daughter of the dis
tug IiShud German astronomer. In this
gifted WON III. her hush mi has found Il
most sympathetic and helpful cOmpan-
ion. Ills interesting book, ~ Poets
Journal" Il pOeric.l dom site autObi-
Ography. gives his readers many charm
ing interior glimpseS OF the happiness
ard con ,cnL " hich this maria ebrOugi:t
alike to his ;...eilectma aud home lite.
Th' year 1868 was markell by new
deparlur in Bayard TaylUr's intelicc.
tual lite. lie es>aycd the ti.ld of prose
fictiOr, AMI wrote the novel of "ilannali
Thurston." The public verdict was
generally appreciativc, and the author
continued IN The same track of effort; ami
The additional of "John GUlfrey's For
:unes." Joseph and his Friends" and
The Story of K"nnett," were produced
in quick succession. These latter labOrs
were executed curing an alternate resi-
dence in Europe and the United Sti'e
eacI year.
One Of the finest of long poems, "The
Picture0t ST! john" WAS published in
1866, AMI became the theme OF elaborate
analytic reviews OIL the part of the hes.
English critics. Mr.. Taylor also edited
dnring these years. Il translation of TIT
"FrithiOtSSa1d," from the Swedish OF
regner, and wrote Sryeral: new books OF
lravrl,. among which Is That, fresh and
picturesque work, The By-Ways OF
Europe.'
For many years there had been pres
ent To Mr.. Taylor's Thoughts desirei.io
translate tire greatest representative
works of modern literature, GOethe's
Faust with its continuation. better
known us the Helena" The only AIDE
Galte attempt made had been the trans
lation of Brooks and Ii award, and these,
though full of beauties, were no less
MAJ ked by shOr; comings. In 1870 our
poet began his labors in earnest. lie
brought TO the ,sk all The great quall
ties Necessary. profound N Istery OF tn,
German langul%e, accomplished eruii-
ton bearing on the myths of the ancient
and modern world, and tie glowing i'm
agnatiOn of the poet. The result of tw"
years OF inceSSant work WIS one OF tn,
great IN ,Sterpie"eS Of translation. Ill
which all the peculiar artistic tOrns o.
the original, Complicated ana difficult "A,
they are, have been preserved in the
English rythms. As much rs Mr.
Taylor has wrought III other directions.
this transit tiDn will stand as one of the
browning glores of his genius AID in
dustry, Il work which none but'a great
post himself could have achieYel.