Alfred Charles. Smith—In Memoriam. 208 
“can never be seen at all by'the modern railway traveller. In this 
way, he tells us in. his “ Autobiography ‘ofan Old Passport,’ pub- 
lished. in 1893, which contains a record of these tours, that he 
reckons that-they had driven in all over some 10,000 miles of road 
on the Continent: In 1840 they drove through France, Belgium, 
Germany, and the Tyrol to Munich, where the winter of 1840-41. 
was spent. In 1841 the tour was continued through Germany, 
'yrol, Italy, Switzerland, and France. In 1844 their route lay 
again through France, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy; in 1846 
4 long the French side of the Pyrenees, along the Riviera, and home 
through France; in 1850 through Belgium, Germany, Denmark, 
weden, and Norway; in 1851 and 1858 he was again in Belgium, 
termany, Tyrol, Switzerland, Italy, and France; in 1861 in 
ance, Belgium, and Gerntany, and also in Spain and Morocco ; 
in 1863 he was in Fraree, Switzerland, and Italy, and the following 
winter on the Riviera. In the winter of 1864-5 several months 
vere spent in Egypt, Palestine, and Syria. In 1868 Spain and 
Portugal were visited, and in 1875 and 1878 France, Italy, 
Switzerland, Germany, and the Riviera. 
Of these tours the records remain in the four books of travel of 
vhich some account is given in the list of his works appended to 
his notice. . In these books it is easy to see that the every-day life 
f the people—and the birds—had a charm for him that even the 
femples and the Pyramids of Egypt could scarcely rival. Pictures 
ioe architecture he leaves—as he says himself—to the recognised 
5 Magazine, constitute probably the most valuable and the Bont 
ting of his literary works; but afterall, with those who knew 
m: ~and twenty years ago who in Wiltshire did not know him ?— 
is not his books that will keep his memory green. Few men, 
ths PS, have been the object of more widespread and affectionate 
al He was always cheery, always genial, never sinking the 
ritual in the secular side of his office, but yet a man of wide mind, 
ny interests, and large knowledge in veNy directions. He will 
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