The Advocate and news., 1897-12-29
WASHINGTON IRVING.

city, 1893. W heCelNeu NSOl Sc W""'N
ington's blessing. (3) His first great
sorrow.
2. First journey in the Old World, and
his return to New York.-W Youthful
aspirations (2) Friendship with wash
ington Allison. (3) First writings
"Salmagundi," Jonathan Oldstyle."
3. His books-QD Knickerbocker's
History of New York" (2) THE Sketch
Book CD "Bracebrdge Hal" (4
"Tales of a Traveller" 60 Life of Co
lumbus," 60 THE Alhambra," GU Ma
homet and His Successors" (S) oliver
Goldsmith"
4. His friends while abroad.-Moore'
Byron Colerdge, Scott.
). Last wears at Sunnyside. Sunny
side" his home life, conclusion
LESSON QUESTIONS.
1. For what was the age in which
Irving lived especially conducive?-a
2. What was the character of his writ
ings?-b
5. During what part Of his life was
material stored away for his first work?
C
A.. Who were called the Knickerbocker
writers?-d
5. How was Irving enabled to write so
entertainingly and truthfully regarding
the Alhambra?-e
s. Who were the Moors, and what be-
came of them?--f
REFERENCES AND SIDE LIGHTS.
a. Beers Outline Studies" page 81.
b. Beers Outline Studies" pages 50,
SO, 49,
c. "Owing to his delicate health he
was not made to study, and on leaving
school he spent much of his time wan
dering around the country with his dog
and his gum Years afterward he showed
that his wanderings had not been va
cant, idle wanderings, for he described
all that region so charmingly that we
know he was seeing, listening, thinking,
as he tramped about seeking health and
hunting for me."-Watkins.
d. Beers Outline Studies" page 101.
e. The Alhambra, once Moorish pal
ace of magnificent splendor, but now a
mass of ruins, was not only visited by
Irving, but he studied its history as
we'll. He actually lived in the old palace
for time, and in "Tales OF the Alham-
bra" we have been given the benefit Of
all the legendary lore connected with
these ruins of antiquity, which brings
to mind the Moorish possession Of Gran
ada, their final defeat and expulsion
from all the wealth and luxury their
hands had builded. To me there has
heen something weird and sad in the
Conquest of Granada" II you wish a
romantic account of tn conquest you will
read Leila" by Bulwer Lytton.
t. The Moors, who inhabit large por-
tions of Morocco, are q mixed race,
grated upon the ancient Mauritanian
stock, whence their name. After the
conquest of Africa by the Arabs, they be-
came mixed with Arabs, and having con-
quered Spain in turn, they intermarried
with the natives Of that country, whence
after a possession of seven centuries,
they were driven back to Mauriatania.-
Encyclopedia Britannica.
BIOGRAPHY.
Washington Irving has the distinc-
ton of being the first world-read Amer
lean author, and he is oftentimes called
"the father Of American literature" 1t
was his mothers wish that he bear the
name of Washington whom the Irvings
held in great reverence. Only once did
General Washington see this namesake.
The meeting, one never to be forgotten
by the Irving family. took place in a
store into which Washington had come
while the infant Irving was there in
charge of his nurse, dear old Scotch
woman. She eagerly held out the little
fellow saying, This bairn was named
after you"
Washington rested his hand lightly
upon the infants head and bestowed a
blessing.
The event was oft repeated with pride
by Mrs. Irving, who deemed it sort OF
prophecy of the great work her son
would ACCOMPLISH when he grew to man