Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1838-08-04


Zurich, SEPTEMBER 1.--Coolng as was the
change of air on the Rhigi, after such warn
ascent, / never felt brighter than after my nap
in that high position, five thousand seven hun
dred feet above the tide. By-the-by, the an
nouncement at nine, of La lune! la lunef
produced a rush from the supper table, but the
keen, bracing atmosphere soon compelled the
ladies' to retreat to their rooms. At four-and-
a-half,' we were reused from our slumbers by a
strumpet's martial sound announcing the ap-
proach of the 'king of day. 1t was beautfu.
to watch the changing tints of the sky, for an
hour before the sun appeared. Not cloud
was to be seen in the horizon, for we were far
above them; but when the suns dazzling rays
began to be reflected on the hill.tops and on
the sea beneath us, and the mists began to roll
away from over the lakes, gradually disclosing
their varied outline, or lifting the canopy from
the quiet towns, the scene was truly exquisite
to look upon.
left the Kuhn alone, at six, and came
down in an hour and half, on the side to-
ward Goldau. This is the village that was de-
stroyed in 1905, by fall Of q part of Mount
Rossberg, when nearly five hundred persons,
and property tosthe amount of half million,
were suddenly buried under mass of earth,
which our Mr.. Cooper asccrtained TO be equal
in bulk to all the buildings in NewYork put to-
gether!* From theLce | walked along the
banks of the Zuder See, to the curious old town
of Zug. This lake is nine miles long. i he
road on the banks is lined with fruit trees, and
filled my pockets with nice fresh prunes for
the gathering. Blackberries in profusion are
there also. 1t was another delicious day, and
experienced none of the miseries SO elegant
ly described, la Wordsworth, in the Album
at Alpnach:
Il wondered midst the untrodden ways
Besides the banks of Zug;
And there meet with scores of feas,
And there with many bug etc.
There was ringing of bells, ,and firing of can
non, (which made tremendous echo across the
lake, but for what cause did not learn. At
Zug got dinner and a direction to by-path
across lots of potatoe-felds to Horgern, on
the Zurich See, where was to take the steam
boat to this place. / was alone, and not a
soul on the way could speak any thing but
vulgar German. | was stared at as If from
the clouds; and albeit not conscious, like the
third Richard, of any special deformlty, yet,
'As passed, the dogs did bark at me.
At one village, cur at the first house
commenced the salute, which was continued to
the last, by every
'Mongrel, puppy, whelp, and hound,
And cur of low degree
The folks did not know what meant by
Horgern, because did not roll it out with
their horrid nasal pronunciation. stopped to
fill my flask at spring, and had the luck to
learn of farmer that l was going just the
wrong way. At length, after achieving another
mountain, splendid landscape was spread out
before me; the beautiful Lake of Zurich, bor-
dered with vineyards, and neat villages, fianked
by another range of snow-capped Alps. With
staff in hand, and knapsack on back, as lap
preached
'The margin of fair Zurich waters
met posse of fair Zurich's daughters,
and of course doffed my beaver to the tairest,
whereat they were all vastly tickled, and per-
haps little jealous of the favored one IA
hem!) but bon jour, or 'alack-well-a-day,' was
all could say, SO proceeded to the 'margin,'
found there was no ster boat, hired boat,
took in lady, who applied for a passage, and
pushed off for Zurich. II was lovely after
noon, and as pretty sail as ! ever yet had
L udu tLis HOrDIilS seel tHe BUN Ilse iioh thS
summit of the Rhigi; and now, after walking
thirty-ive miles in Line hours, under his hottest
beams, saw him set on the Lake of Zurich
This lake is nearly twenty miles long. AS we
came near the town,we passed several charming
pleasure gardens, on the very margin Of the
water. Zurich is situated much like Geneva,
being built on both sides of the rapid stream
which flows out at the head Of the lake. 1t is
quite large and city like place, and evidently
a fourishlng one. saw several large buildings
in the course of erection. The walks and
rides in its environs, and the sail on its wa
ters, are delightful in the extreme.
1t was eight o'clock. P. NJ, when my boat
men landed me on the dock, and it was with no
little trouble that found the Gostof Fam
iSch,cdrdt, or Hotel de L'Epee, for my pronun.
citation of the name would not pass. 1t is a
good inn, near the lake, but always full, and
very dear. Nine host politely gave me a
ticket for the town museum and reading-room.
rhad sent my luggage here by diligence from
Luzerne, and expected to meet my Rhigi COM
panion; but he does not appear, and must
proceed alone to the Rhine and Germany, 'un-
knowing and unknown
*See his calculation in figures, in Sketches
of Switzerland
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