New-York tribune., 1880-06-22


the writer on various journeys in pursuit OF knowi-
edge for the purpose of observation ana STUDY III
the enticng science of foreign manners ana socIH
customs. In this way, he often fell IN "lth ceio
hrated personages. with whom he easily struck up
all acquaintance. and in some cases eStapilsheu" "
friendship which formed conspicuous feature I'D
b,s subseoueut experience. He delights III the re-
cital of such incidents, which never fai Oh erect
from the lack of picturesque cOlorng. OF when the
following scene may serve as n specimen =
ordered seat to be taken in the coupe eof thc dii
for Bon9gne on my ye fhe two corners were sc
cured ana had TO put up with the mdult pIact% lac % @ u"
nS hrued on taking INV place were gentleman ard
lady. The former was stately Ill appeITn'r an" SIN w
cold sprctacles The latter was so yelled coud discern
nothing OF her physiognomy; hut she semcu ,gu%uei %
matter "a was destined to bc shut up win bGn oi
them Tor twenty-foui honrs stopping Gny ,"r az om
y,rsatIun ebbed and flowed across me etweth Che oV
cxs,ei between them other than that the
lady travelling TO England uhGr tnc rSrI' u hn ~
Thought detected In tie Gcntleman slEht aeSi "U
rcnt, whilst the peculiar nton"m0hs OF i 1pe "f ivrr
v,nced she wa foreigner Whdt sWero r s,nrr o
20 ce size had TOcre something In her nrhcaur 80
graceful and p"r.ons Of Very Superior
culture. for topic touched on was nauGu ~
musrery manner Ii equally Gear they pelonneu
,n the yc,v best sOrloty they seemed on familiar
terms with everybody Of nigh reputc III po'n fae n"u
Nv anxicty was kecny excited to know who and what
they were but not the funniest chance ot MAKING
upon their conversation they DO began TO mnniiert an
amabIe tendency FIRST tue gentleman dropne" 5 EoII
remnrK and then the lady followed IL up with ques-
ton IL soon turned out that knew many ol tneir
various friends, botn French ana Enei I'D, anu tn,S
added greatly no doubt 20 my rcsrectaDllty Ill 'hciI
eyes. gan to cherish hopes OF fndinG mem out Az
length night came on and conversation snT%ene' i & t
Sno1 AMou ute m We stonpcd for Dinner; and at
thn aornp In .H
rst inr the face OF the lady, which cxceedinPl
Ierled with ntclligcnce Her features we'll
| SNAPPED. Her blonde hair hung round her vlsig" m in
rimgrts. She about medium htlgt ana nTrrvi nr III
svmmetry fanced sic was near thirty llcr manner,
above all capvaang ana Hr r Tor r prt Tbnr
wis precision aud cclcritv i'll every movement that IN
dicnted eIri gy aud wcll-balanccd lnnd lo"SrrIeu
thar more than once he addressed tue Lady as Count
ess which showed she was person OF % fn' nirr M spe me-
time and gradually. one after the other were over
AS Was IN the middle and had no place to rcnosr on
my head toprled over, aud. strangely rnon5h gray
ta ed towards lady, TIL by degrees IT td o hcr
| ninmn shInder when must have been very soft lh
ow for slept souHd III st Of the night In me morn
ng she told nle, gentle smile Of the unconScons
| liberty had taken, ANA I Ovei10wtd with apollo
gieS for my unnientiona lcness iound my tIdN'
hnx companions 40 agreeable and entertaining that
took nn note timc and srprise 10 find myself III
Boulognc about D. M noi III ne leaNt WTa" wv w, ' ~
Journey. The steamer for London dd noi icaEe M ~
O'clock. and had abundant time to nauEt IN nam
and dine at oar ease lnow d,endGH To- =" o,s "l l{
unknown acquantancts; but t|Ok care 10 utconlliHy
tlrm the hotel They politely asked me loJ"lu
| l
After cheerful IcpaSt, aud Whilst we were sipimE
| our coffee, the gcnteman sad to me: ,,,..
As we are both cnts % London. shoald be very
bappv to meet yOu again and II yen have u" "bJrc-
ton Should he pleased TO cxcnanAc CARDS %ith YOU
| Most wIlngY," replied.
frd had made tie acqu1inianre IN TINS 10 Wy Tt
Cabinet Encgcio) Gdia aud ny far the m"s' popular man
s;ieuc day %Tnrs,5cd Lax my great pleasure II"
n eher L3dner snt oI your M f." new I@ 10 y"m &
| 4l,.
WAS quiie dumh:o,udrd at this ch,ncc encounter
with a lady wl0>c rnmartic history WAS - familiar to
me, and VINO sala TO be- the ONLY woman tHr Poc'
! Byron ever truly nvei tried 10 prevent my W.
| accmy display If nv aston-hncni AT mis- -trar2c ad-
vcitrc hu her of my Profound delight IN nay
ing 50 rncxucc,"dy made her acquaintance t"d h'r
| how puzzCd had been To divine her nH,l"hH"F' anu
that far complexion aid blue eyrS lea me 90 Iul
pose size a Gen man, lcrha,S kuNSiHi bu' ndu
never suspected for moment 81" was an lth' vi i'
mixed dc'ocnt. We contnned TO chh t We were su,'
mOncd on board thr ~ am T. ana prHi loi thc -
IL was long tine before grew salicniv confused
to ST. cp aud my thought that on ihc previous
night had luXuratcd oI bed oi dnwn that Nc nus
trGu~ Byron - highly piizrd W. landed 'iIf l NJ
nornngir London. aud sep rated with the mutual eA
! cainatlUn Of az rerDiT.
The volume is made up Of similar examples Of
! fluent narrative, personal gossip and occasional
excursions into the field OF current politics lhc
| "reminiscences are welded together with historical
notices and local descriptions often OF very COLI
siderable interest and spccd with numerous anfr-
| dntcs some of which havc"H most ancient ana
tisiikc tiIvOr hut which III lhc auI"i' minus ="
the author. appear aS good as ncw III spite oi thtT
| long and faithful service.
OUTLINING EUROPE AHn TIE TEAnEAGRdI:NT 4
y NtHRAryE RECEST THtVFI. Ey J"7Eih MOORE Jl'
Syo. pr. 5jI. j. b. LrrINCOrT & CO.
Mr.. Moorc's journey led him across France
up :hr Nile intO Nuba, through paris oi Sj, IHih
ard Greece INFO sicily. Spain, Portugal aud tn" Py"'
nees an then Belgium, Holland, Northern Germany
| Denmark Norway, Sweden, Russia, P"nnd ana Ni'hha
i,t Ir1 tuur h. IHUu
deyphia Erenng Bul'et1n. and the favor with wEi''
these records Of observation and adventure were r.
ccvtd by the readers Of tic newspaper lei to III" pF"l
ration OF the present handsome volume. Mr M0"rr az
pears TO have been idcatigablc student OF III" his
tory OF the places he visited and ls chapters cont ~
an abundance Of solid Information. II" IL introduced
10 us as r young mau; but his book j. equally free from
the extravaeant rapture and the Gipp"Gt ml'hirc'u
ton which commonly distinguish the journals Of III
expcreuced travellers. II he met with no sutIirih