New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-06-21
TIE ALPS.....BY DuMts.
Translated for DE New worid....Br I. > Gopl


guide und0r NY window, awakened mc at day
light.
One must have Travelled in Germany, 70 be con-
WINGED how thoroughly the spin, OF music per
vadss the .dud. The children. lul.rd 20 sleep by
the national airs, hum them with their earliest ac'
cents men, wiihou; knowledge OF the science
bralihe forth Harmonious sounds with a charm
that We often seek in VAIN from the most accom-
pl.shcd artists. Here are never heard Tie harm
grating tones Of the children ct the plains oi
France nor the Wild cries OF the guides Of the 81
vov mountains; but echorg songs mOdulaiions.
variations. are Reproduced al nhni'um from a
few notes only; octayos arc boldly Oyeflcapcd
pieces are undertaken by ak people, each % whom
sczes from the outset the part that suits hi. voice
follows it in all IT, variations. and ornament. j. 81
lbitum with such rapid and brilliant notes as ro
other country can prolgcc. save Inly--and oven
she, ia inferior degree.
Ny guide thinking had not heard lin, began
a second air in a higher key | opened my win
dow and listened 20 the end.
." Shall We have good weather Wal,rf' in
CURED.
Ye.." he replied "for hear the msrnoi''
hiss, and that's a good sign; and ID you VIII com
sent to set out at once, We can reach Grindcr"a.d
by three o'clock that you Wiu have time % visit
the glacier before night fall.
Ills -i--f-iiOu was -hN'lrNls mo rffiI rllHfl
a, the door Of the inn, prepared cap-a-r,e, 90
sumo the life OF a moun'aineer, hunter artist, and
poet; album in pocket. carbinc on shoulder, staff
ia hand, and eye wide open. Thus to travel .
70 lire, in all the funcss Of the ward. 1t j. 20
forget past and 'iiure in the present; to draw
fun breath; 20 enjoy every thing; 10 take posses
sion Of creation II II L'Ipr. FL % lnc
speak ad,i.cdly WHOM -oy that many hay,
preceded me in my variable route Who did not -e.
the things have seen, Hsr hear the thing. nave
heard nor return home filed with the Thousand
poctcal souvenirs that posses. hayc omitted
nothing. and taken nothing lor granted ! have
ttuD'jed my guides 1t, ftlieywere manuscripts, and
forced from lhcmt"ir living traditions OF he past.
ituay be that tn frcqucndy-rccoring .tor.cs of
these page placed 10 the account oC nag i1la-
sination, because 40 history contain, thcu, no
u.yeIcr repeats them, no guiie-boos -pfcld- theu
before the eager csc OF curiosity; nevertheless.
they have AL been narrated 10 me by tlc children
Of the mountains; they beard them from their fr-
theirs, who, again, received them from their f.
theirs, back through q loug series Of ayes. How
ever, they viii soon cease to be repeated: iar thc
world = growing terribly wise, and the ucI cdulous
smile of the saricnt traveller arrests on the lips Of
the guide these -imp!- legends that hang, like the
Alpine rose, the border Of every torrent and at
the foot Of every glacier
ANNNl az bbHi AHil ie WIN ~ iiiii II E''N
and magnificent scenery developed itself 40 de- |
,ermined 10 make halt, in order to eninv at once
a view and breakfast This was easily nccoin-
pli,hcd. \ projecting rock furnished IA table
spring supplied US with iccwatcr and q walnut
tree gave refreshing shade drew forth our
provisions from the sack and saw. at the first
lance, that Wicr was worthy sf being appointed
ssary-gencrsl 10 the caravan for the remain
der of the journey.
Another hour brought US to the first elevation of
the Vcngcnalp peak that is reached by Il zig-zag
path. When the platform Is once attained, the
ascent becomes more gentle, and the path-now
something like palh-eXtcuds for about league
in direct line: here we reached the foot of the
\ ungtIau
know not whether the namc lungilau, q. g.
young GRID gave to the mountain We now ap-
preached IA magical charm IN my cyes; bu, the
name certainly harmonizcs well with the elegant
proportions aud virgin wilderness of the object
Besides IN the midst Of this group of Colcssi-
her brothers and ssters-shc is evidently the IA |
vorirc with both mountaincers and travellers The |
Guides, with smile, point outtwo ohcrmountain,
from Der mighty bosom, s,ied by gcog-
faphcrs SHrGrDJiHfS, but which they, in then sim
plci,y, dc nominate 6rs0SlS.
The name lungirau WINS originally given To- the
mountain because, then. nocro sled being had .ucd
her mantle Of snow with lis footsteps. An adycr-
turous chlmois-huntcr. named Poumafm, deter
mined to rob her of her pride and to accomplish
upon her what Balrlt had done upon Mont Blanc
After many futlcss and dangerous attempts, be
at length reached the summit, and the as;oni,hcd
bchcld. one morning. ned fla, float
ing over the head of the yanqushcd lnstrau-
Since this period, they have styled her simply
fran, according to their notions size can -
logger he called yapg.
IL was from one of her bienst~--lhal toward the
valley Of Lamcrhrumncn-thota lammcrgcycr (ihc
great vulurc Of the Alps) once elr,ed oft chiid !
of Grndcrwald and devourcd it, before it. parent.
or any OF the villagers able - render il as
sisiaucc.
At the right of The Yunefrau rises tie Wctlcr-
HON, lie Pic dn Temps; thus named. not be-
cause II Is coicmPoraueous with the world iHfGc'o |
eris coRgcaitq nu7,do, but because, according to |
it, being cnvclopcd with, or free ir~m clouds, one
may confidently predict a change OF weather.
At the lett, base OF several leagues the |
Bumlisalp (mountain OF iowcrs) stretches Itself |
ont 10 view. his name, as significant ia fact as |
j. that OF thc NVtttr-liora, seemed at Ei>, more |
difficult Of eNparation for the mountain Of tow
crs j. covered with snow. had recourse to VII |
ler, who reconcicd tlr paradox by tho following |
story.
" Oar Alps, said he. have not always been u. |
wild and sterile as YOU now see them: bat the /
crimes oil man. at different Pc mods, have broueh,
down the rctribulion of God cn>hrouding az.
mountains with snow aad pIcci pitatiqc glaciers
into ouv valleys. Herd, of cattle iormcr, srllcd
where now the ohamos fears to climb The
Biumlisalp was then the most brilliant OF the fam
ily, ~ her name Imports. She was the property
Of hcrtsman, Is rich king. who possessed
thousands ot cattle. Among them all, one white
hciier was In, especial laNoric and he built Tor 10
" stable that was as mosnihccn, a. a palace the
very ascent to it being stairway OF chooses. One
w''Acrs nish, thc herd.Gau's mother who was