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AFENTY W. NrEn s,.i = "a Y So b.s.-.
" ILssl JAMES. i.. l..a,a S . ta. FL. y - IL.
The sun., 1881-12-04

Arms and tho heroe, Of iilustrious fame. :
who from the western Lusitanisn shore,
Remote. unnrvi.ati seas exhlort.
Far beyond TAnrotara's ti.tant isle.
Ana, midst tue perlIs NJ adventurous WAT
Win more than human constaucy endurd,
In Eastern ch'Uss. a mighty empire rsISd
And assrandirj Nv great and glorious deeds;
The great achievements " their martial kings
Who spread IN" Curi-tian Faith ~hereer their arm
Ptevalid ~ Asia ANA IN Airlca.
IiOatrous ANT snporsut.0us rites
Ex,rpatlng aud thpsc. tn". hose cIploits
Fruin deaths Oblivion their na'uts rtdeemS,
These le me sing and wide e1tend their fame,
II IL such themes nlli.c II dare aspire.
The sun., 1881-12-04

AsArmss os Baro-s assinalados
Que da Occidental prais Lusitana
Pot mares nuncs d'hntes uavegsdoa
Pa.arain ainis aem da Taprobana-
EN- rerigos guerras esfnrch'oS
Nsis do que proinettia a ioi ca human,
Eentre gente remota -diicNram
Eovo reino que tanto sublimarAm;
Eumbem as memorials sloriosas
Dsquettrs Refs luc toran dilahnde
re, Inperio;e as 'erras viciosss
De Africhc de Asia anfaram dcvastando;
z squettes qtr por ohrHs valcrosas
SevaOda lei ds inort- hbertandu;
Csntaniu tsprlh- -fei por t,da pafte,
Sc tnnto me njutar o oengenho e arte.
The sun., 1881-12-04

Lusiads in their original form with the euise
they have assumed In the various English
trsnslntion.. The Portuguese runs thus. The
imitation by Csmoens Of the Eneid 10 obvious
The sun., 1881-12-04

There is little doubt that Mitchell's transla-
ton was published at his own expense. so We
have the satisfaction OF believing that the in
evitable loss OF money fell on the right shoul-
ders. 1t is to be hoped tnat such was the case
also with Hewitt's version. Of which we append a
sample. That man was capable OF printing such
a line as New Kingdom Quilt and rendered so
sublime" constitutes certainly an astounding
instance OF assurance.
The sun., 1881-12-04
HEWITT. 1879
q men nj A rstoubtcd mama

Arms AMI the men i redoubtcd nams
Far from the weslerH LnsItAnlan snors,
ThrO seas wue!e never pfltr vessel came.
Nha turtIer yet tlIa iapruhsha bore;
In Danger NAIlnL and IN wars the same.
Exceeding wat Nts pledged OF hu nan store,
And among {euv.e Of a di-talt Cline.
New kingdom baI.t Gni rendered 10 sublime:
And more the glorious emnries OF the kings
The Faith, thc LHiIre furtn who went TO spread.
An LtsgiH- "a on IrNastau n's wIn...
fnrou-u uar'Li AtsIci ald Asa sptd.
All! tuusr. lA lras ,l Il. - NH.ur rs things,
EuiTIuc-i-ti ffum t4e iIE deatl who IEOd,
sin-iu. NIl d,fI-e every side.
II sail ana ART 50 Ia. iay effort .uiIe.
The sun., 1881-12-04

probation Of the PortuRuess epic 10 to b meas.
ured By the number Of translators. There
are not onl, versions in bohemian. Hune.-
rian. and Hebrew: but there 8re also one In mod
ern Greek. one In Polish. two In Danish. two In
Swedish. two In Dutch. two In Russian. and
seven In Latin. There have been no less than
i've Spanish translations Of the Lusisds; there
are fourteen versions in italian; the whole or
part OF the poems OF Csmoens have been repro
duced In German thirteen times. and In French
twenty-five times. No one will say. In view OF
these facts. that there was not room for new
English translation. and We are under weiRhty
obligations to Capt. Burton. not only for the
fidelity and spirit with which his English verso
interprets the original. but for the flood OF light
cast by his researches on the history and liter
ature Of Portugal. M. W. Il.
The sun., 1881-12-04

In the corresponding lines from Miokle. the
reader will nnd strikinEly illustrated tho mer
its. a. we'll a. the defects Of that popular trans
lation. II 10 curious to find the words beyond
cen Taprobans amplinsd. after the manner in
which Pope dealt with Homer. into beyond
where C6ylon lifts her spicy breast. and waves
her woods above the watery waste" Pure
Mickle also 10 ' Illustrious shades who levelled
in the dust the idol temples and tho shrines Of
lust" The translator seema to have found
illustrious . convenient word. for he again
interiects 1t four lines later.
The sun., 1881-12-04

The reader will observe marked improve
ment over the two last traDslators in tho quota
ton from Quillinan which follows. Hero We
have return TO Fanshaws eight-lins stanza
which so far corresponds TO the metrical form
OF the original. Quiiiinaa plainly seeks TO COM
bine tho spirited manner OF the old translators
with q toleraple degree Of fidelity to his au-
thor's text. Glory all sublime" however. is
tame. and rank with the ido!a,er's breath" Is
II reproduction OF Mickle rather than OF Ca.
moons. Here again the sense is marred by
tho full stop at the close OF the ilrst stanza:
The sun., 1881-12-04

Armes and ns above the vulgar File.
Whotrom the We.i,ra LusftnniJa sho'e,
Past ev n beyond the Trup,Sinrin Isle.
Through Sets which never ship had sayld before;
Who tbravs In aetio, patient in long rNs,
Reyond what strength 1t hDptts nature boren
'Nonsst ratrss aud oh,t S1r,. acQuird,
MODERN Sospssr which to Henren aspird.
Likew N ose Ktngs OF g,oricn memory.
Who sow'd and propagated who're they past
TAs Path with the Enpt,s unakinE dry
The Rye,t1s ~ ASIA. aid laying waste
Back ATuck's vicious Glnbe); and Thoss who by
Their deeds At hOps left not tneir naLne defnct
Ny .pro hail spread where there are Men,
II VII and At will much guide my Pen
The sun., 1881-12-04

Arms and the Heroea who from tsbon's shore,
Thro' Eeas where eaii VAS never spte AL before,
Beyond where Csylou Tits her spicy breast
And waves her woods above the wntery waste.
With prowcss more than human tore ID their way
To the fair kingdoms of The rising dsy;
what wars they wae'd what seas what dangers peN.
What X loriUu. Empire cruwnd their tolls at last,
Vtntrous sing, Oh soaring uinuus borne.
Aud al my Cuuntrv's wars the song adotn.
What Kings, what Iero-s Of NV native land,
Thundcr'd on Asta's and on lttric's strand;
1lustrIous sh ades VINO levelld IN the dust
The Id oi TEN pies and the shtines ot lust,
Ard where erewhile ioul demons were reverd
To Holy Fptth Unnlmher'd altats fear'd;
1lusttious names, with Gcathlcss lAurels er0wn'd,
n Tina rolla mi n axAr rxn n,dl
The sun., 1881-12-04

We come now 70 the work Of Aubertin which
received as hearty a welcome rs has ever been
accorded to a translation 10 our day. We know
Of no moro instructive study IN tAe art OF re-
producing n foreign author than ths word nY
word and line by line comparison II lis Eng
lish with the Portuguese. He fails. OF course. 70
give the female rhymes. with which ths lines OF
the original invariably end. . shortcoming
which Cant Burton occasionally and 40 far a.
The sun., 1881-12-04

Let us look now at the Oldest English transla-
ton OF the Portuguese epic -Fanshaw's. 1t has
certainly q fine. free swing. and is full OF So
norous and fgurative turns OF speech. The
reader will be strongly reminded OF Chapmans
Homer by the phrase making dry tho breasts
Of Asia" for which. OF course, there 10 no war
rant in the original. On the other hand.
"Afric's vicious Glebe' is not only literal. but
sinRulsrly vigorous and happy. for the relatively
pale terrds riciosas de Africa. Ofcourse Trap
obanian" must be a misprint for "Taproba-
MAN." We need not point out that Fanshsw
has spoiled the connection OF thought By
placing period at tho end OF the flrst stanza.
The sun., 1881-12-04

Arms and the Bar ns ,irnay renowned,
Who from the western Lusitanian shore,
Far beyoti Tipruhane 4 pass ige found
By seas none ever sailed across b'Iorc;
In p-rils gre IT. fierce wars on ursuOwu ground,
A-eulg all adverse lIurusn strength with more;
To found midst pc upie n difie rent sky
A new re ain tuat raised their names 80 high.
Likewise those Kings hose memorable deeds
Gl"fiOusly spread cur hply isItn ana nation.
An. tn the wicked Land, ~ s,nis! crreds
In Africa ami A-la. drvaStsuph.
Ani those achIrvins by L.eir valoNs meeis
From the dread law ui de tin their lbr alton,
SinsiHg Will proclaim 18th Tar ami vide.
III be u denied
The sun., 1881-12-04

1t will BE- noticed In the next citation that
MusRrave. substituting blank verse for the he
roic couplet. adopted by Mickle. 10 much moro
faithful to the original than his predecessor.
Yet his version Is relatively weak and dry. and
regarded merely as English poetry. less attrao-
The sun., 1881-12-04

The arm. sns, and talt most glorious bard
OF heroes iEr svE'u. dIi - wore
Embark LusltAElA's Western stranI
whsrr nerts hat sIied before,
And body pA,set brA Yd the bAiiny shurs
Oi 1af rubHllg, nCltIcr STORM nor n-At
Can sop tiIi IT cuurs' nhg We them al they
TTi amphAnt, aud bs sure rhunfu .iight
They IheiI nagEe ie4u uEo Proudsst height
Immortal :iurie. ticss' Nor e-s the fame
" I-u.3taIiat h.it=r q thI>t sulitl. tH1ught
ILst4Iett I.l. 4 s tia.- , n 'f'. a. ,iirc.
l.r'T 90 b itit 30 ..-4l-, A.tt rt. r1H
r.. lgi.r -hr ss.t al. atF..s' t..- atu Ial-.t
Ina Ttr4 t.t. ASIA, Hntu o urHrt
Ilni4ts trt. - iII pfftlar xI' trTtIt
EV scuTut.s q LfI >l-H I4rFI~ m etrrv part
Ay m4se shan sprrad around. n ssllus a.. my art
The sun., 1881-12-04
the genius Of our language will permit en-
deayors to make good.


AUnHnrfH 1WTb
Arms and the heroes sisnaiised in tame.
who from the weste rn Luuinnisn shore
Re ond cen Tarrobsna sailinf came. -.
DER sens that no'er mad uaversed been oefors;
Hata.sed with wars sni ,angers without name
Beyond what seemed Of human prowess bore,
Raised lew Kingdom midst distant elir,e
which after ards they rcndered 80 sublime;
Also those kings of glorious memory.
Who, spreading wide the faith aud emparee sway.
Went iorth sherc Afticn and Asta be.
Sweeping the wicked Of those landsawhy;
And they. Who. working many pr odiry
or vaIur, DEANS own laws cen held Nbay
Shall In my song be DER tho world displayed.
n Art and genius 40 far lend their add
The sun., 1881-12-04

Much better is the following extract from
Dufrs version. which was brought out in time
for the tercentenary OF Camoens in June. $780,
Here We have the Spenserian stanza. the author
taxing nine lines 10 represent eight OF tho Por-
tuguesc. The result. II course is amplilcation
and frequent insertion OF new mattel such
phrases as the balny shore" and Immortal
gories these" having no counterparts in tho
original. Nevertheless. the translation would
seem creditable II We we're not abls presently TO
exhibit something much superior.
The sun., 1881-12-04

We VIII close these cfthtions WIN Cdpt. bur.
toms attempt to reproduce literally his authors
sense. and at the same time to approximate his
spirit by writing in the English OF that Elize-
bethan England which was contemporary with
Camoene. It Ia worth while to examine these
stanzas with some care for few recent publics.
tious have called forth such conflicting opin-
ions as the version OF which they form part:
The sun., 1881-12-04

II 10 quite needless to point out the short
comings in the ensuing lines from Sir T. L.
Mitchsll's version. The last line OF his Hrst
s,anza cannot even be scanned:
The sun., 1881-12-04
euiLLisAn. Is5a

Arms and the men her,.c " the West
Who from their II 4iIve Lu-itsuiAn shore,
By seas uil then un navtctird. pr-st
kveu hcyUuI TaJrusans. and mora
Than seemed ol human i.Tcv the mar lest test
Iuruugh wars ana lrrlis iespUiciy bore,
Raised . nen emILre G.stiut cline
And crowned II win a glory ali sublime.
These and the kinss Of me mory dear 10 fame.
VINO. Wild nins ugt dominion. spread the Faith.
AFFLICTED Airlc a chAsteni.c hLmr,
Ana Asii. Tans win the liulateI'. breath
Ami IN nv 4 warrior Wuu redeemed mis- name
BY ,ltt 4, ~ ,Tuwrs> The ia~ OF death
These hal! my song prf-Htm In every part
II uenius aid rie and heludioa, Al
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-05-11
The O'a'onnor.MacAey Contest.
Washington Letter to News and Courier.


The complications arising from the
death OF Representative NJ. Z. o.
Couuor attract considerable attention
amung South Carolina people here.
The fricuds Of Mackey say that he is
:ui,yi>ed not to enter the field in the
new election under the call of the
Governor. Mackey's contest Was with
O'Connor, and to 60 into the special
election will vacate it. He claims
that he was elected and -O'Conuor
was not, and his evidence is all in.
The theory is that if Mackey holds
aoof from the special election: and his
friends do the same thing, the ballot
cast for the Democratic candidate
will necessarily be light, which will
indicate what O'Connor was really en-
titled to. The fact that another can
didate is likely to step in Mackey's
shoes if he declines to run again
makes this programme appear of
doubtful success. 1u any event the
contested case is to be one of the
most novel, interesting and compli.
Gated ever brought before the House
of REPRESENTATIVES.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-05-11
Popularity.

The position of public man is
not altogether an enviaole one. He
is the subject Of all manner OF crit
cism, and no matter what course be
pursues in any matter of public IN
terest he is sure to displease some
upon whom he depends for popular
favor and preferment. A public
man, therefore, whose chief aim is
popularity is kept constantly IN
that state of mind which is express
lively described as being in "hot
water. But one who is chiefly
concerned about doing his duty,
and who is conscious OF the recti-
tude of his own course, can afford
to view the temporary ebullitions OF
popular disfavor with equanimity
and comparative peace OF mind.
Such man does not hesitate as to
what line OF action he shall pursue
after being fully convinced in his
own mind of the right one. He is
not to be diverted from his course,
but steers straight forward, not
stopping to trim his sails to catch
the popular breezes, which often.
times blow from every point of the
compass. II he waits till the breezes
are all propitious he will make vely
little headway. Steam has sup
planted wind as the moving power
of large vessels. A public man
should, like steamer, carry within
his own mind and conscience bis
own motive power, rather than de
pend for it upon the shifting anc
uncertain breezes of popular favor
We're such the rule demagogues
would be left behind, and our pub
lie men would be men of merit
able, honest and independent.
We do not say that public mai
should be regardless Of popular ap
proval. On the contrary he shoulc
recognize and respect the opinions
and the wishes of bis constituents
What we do say is, that he should
not make popular ty the standard
OF his craftsmanship, DOR the guide
to his action. That was q noble
sentiment of Henry Clay: Il woulc
rather be right than be President.
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Rev. 4. W. Wilson. DID,. Of Bal

Rev. A. W. Wilson, DID,. OF Bal
timore, will preach the Baccalaure-
ate Sermon at the Woford College
Commencement in June; the Lite
rary Address will be delivered by
Hon. Hugh S. Thompson, State
Superintendent of Education, and
the Alumni Address by Hon. E. H.
Newton, Member of the Legislature
from Marlboro.
Miss Ida E. Langdon, one of the
teachers in the Williamson Female
College, died of typhoid fever on
Sunday morning last, lst instant,
after an illness of five OF six weeks.
She was a lady of culture and re-
inement, and possessed many noble
traits of character, which won her
many friends and admirers. She
had been a teacher in the Williams
ton College ever since its establish
ment, and in her death the faculty
of the institution loses a valuable
member.-Anderson Intelllgencer.
Spartanburg, it seems, will Sc
cure the new railroad which is to
run from Danville to Augusta-the
extension cf the Virginia Midland,
under the control of the Baltimore
& Ohio r. R. The road is to pass
through Spartanburg and Laurens
to Greenwood, and thence by way
of the Augusta and Greenwood r.
R., to Augusta. This is disap-
pointment to Greenville. The road
ought to have been located by New.
berry; but Newberry is not disap,
pointed. She belongs to that hap.
py number of whom it is said,
Blessed. are they that expect no
thing, for they shall not be, disap'
I pointed. .'- .-
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-05-11
The End Of the Deadlock.
The Star Route Rosues.
News and Courier.

WASHINGTON, May a.-The Re-
publican caucus to-day, after FIVE
hours session, finally agreed to adopt
the report of the committee Of safety.
This ensures an executive session to-
morrow. Thus endeth the great
struggle. It is understood that a
warm and wordY fight occurred in
caucus before the end was reached,
but Mr. 'Garield's letter knocked the
bottom out of the senatorial concern.
The nominations on the Vice Presl-
dents table will be referred to COM
mittees, aud the treaties will be taken
up Immediately. Robertson will 60
over under Copkling's objections.
1t is now believed that thorough
investigation will be made OF the
Star route scandal, and that this iu-
vestigation will be conducted ir the
courts. The end of the investigation
is not vet reached in the department.
and 10 information relative to the ex-
tent of the alleged frauds or as to the
persons involved will be there given
out. What the public has already re
ceived has been through the medium
of the records before the Congressional
investigating committee on approprla'
tious Of the last House of Represen-
tatives. The subject was then tho
roughly oyerhauled aud the appro
priations committee unanimously re,
ported that there existed at least q
great waste of public money aud a
violation of the spirit if not the letter
Of the law. The report Of this COM
mittee was howled down in the House
and, in fact, all over the country. 1t
was denounced as Democratic scheme
for the manufacture Of party capital
at the expense of the uail service of
the United States. Even the news
papers now employed 10 making war
on Brady and the great fraud were
then engaged il deuuuciations of the
Democratic party and what was term
ed Sam Randallism. A Republican
member of chat committee says there
is nothing new in the reported cases
they wee ell laid before them and
they we're all so reported to the
House.
The possofice department will short
" turn the whole matter over to the
courts, where part Of it is already.
The department ofjusticc will sift it
to the bottom, and several prosecu-
tions may be confidently looked for
before long.