Bayard Taylor And His Habits

Bayard Taylor wrote a beautiful hand. He detested blind and slovenly writing, aud used to say that any man could write plainly who would makc an effort. His manuscript was the delight of printers. Mr. Taylor wroto quietly aod steadily, and produced agroat deal more "copy" in a given time than any one would suppose him capable of who observed his apparent ease and absence of hurry. He was rather careless in his dress, but not, like Horace Greeley, enough so to bc conspicuous. He liked a stotrt, plain snit of clothes that could be worn a long time, a loose-fltting gray overcoat and a broad-brimmed slouch hat. ' He was a hearty eater, and was fond of the Germán national beverage, which he Labitually drank at dinner. In religión he might have been classed as a Uniturian or a Deist, though he had great reverenee for the faitli oi his Quaker ancestors. In his later years the desire for travel wore off, and he used to set out on a joumey wit-L much reluctancc. After seeing and knowing well all the great cities of the world Lis preference was New York. He often said he had rather live títere than in any European capital. Taylor's wife was the daughter of the celebrated Germán astronomer, Prof. Housen. She is a lady of rine culture and considerable literary talent. A school history of Germany, written by her liusband for use in American schools, was recently translated by her into Gorman. Their daughter, Lilian, cjosely resembles her father as he appcared in his youthful days. Taylor built the house near Kennett square where his parents still live, and where they celebrated tLeir golden wedding nearly ten years ago. He called the place -Cedarcroft, and hoped to pass his