Litchfield enquirer., 1844-04-11
Letters from Abroad. No. VIII.
FEIoHrH LETTER coNcLUDEp.

EIGHTH LETTER CONCLUDED
We left Munich in the afternoon Of the 10th Of
September, and the next morning entered the val.
leg of the Inn Tin the Tyro and the road over the
Tyrolese Alps. This passagei Of great antiquity,
having 6rst been constituted by the Romans The
pass was formerly commanded BY fort, Scorbia,
also Roman, and was kept in state Of defence till
in the year 1906 Marshal Ney, after two repulses,
succeeded in taking it, and then spent 10000 forms
in blowing it up. SO that nOaght but ruins now re.
main. At InnsPruck we saw in church statue
and grave Of Hofer aud another to the brave Tyro-
lese who fell in the war with the French in the
defence Of their Fatherland. Five times in the
course Of one year did they clear their country Of
the invaders. The mountainous character Of the
country renders Tyrol natural rock fortress, the
main chain Of the Alps. the granite backbone Or
frame work of Europe az it il called, running en-
tirely through il; and - the men are expert rifle
men, amid their mountain passes they needed little
tactics drilling to make them bad enemies to en-
counter. In fact their well known patriotism has
exempted them from serving during peace. The
Tyrolese are remarkable for their strong religious
feeling Among other insignia of their religion, as
you pass along you will often see cross by the
way -side marking the spot where some fellow be.
ing has lost his lfe and on board or the is
record Of his fate, and an entreaty to tho passer
by 10 cay Pater Noster' for the good of his soul
From the nature Of the country and the shcrtness
Of the sumer they ere Oblised to labor very hard,
se~rss go Il time .sweli - the
and be very economical d their nosea for their
produce a. their labor. They aFeSArsirht hon
laborous and industrious habits, thu ss.s.s.s,
esty and integrity of their character Ut shove Al
for the love Of their country and their God. No
bic characteristics. are they not : Bat how can Il
be otherwise amid this grand, wild and awfuly 4.
posing mountain scenery No where cap,h. r.
more impressed with his Dependence ~. la,
Ter Of the elements. The pine T.. ,,,;,t.r,. a.,
nins-the cottage burnt l.. 49,. ~ .nn,,... ~.
lanche remaining three, -" =, -,.--r,
! melted in ne dep-'so' '"e '~'AS' >"~ .~ ~ -.
.,..:. q Us caused in its course marked by the
..,stra.s forest-the hamlets swept away BY the
mountain torrent or buried by the land ships which
sometimes fiji up valleys even lakes, are things
Of frequent occurrence, and which we have seen in
our course, and even passing casually through this
magnificent country one cannot but feel their
thoughts carried from Nature up to Natures God
In passing over the Adelsberg Eagles Mount)
the tops Of the mountains near Us were covered
with snow; in some of the clefts it seemed to be
so feet deep, and the Adelsberg it lies from Sep
TENDER till June, though fortunately for Us it had
none now. 1t takes two and half hours to ascend
and at the summit we are 62OO feet above the lev
el Of the sea. At the top Of the mountain is
Hospice inhabited by brother Of the order Of St.
Christopher Its original founder was poor found
ling who served in the family Of farmer as cow
herd, and on Sundays followed the farmer to church,
bearing his swerd. The sight Of many dead per-
sons who bad persisted in the shows Of the Adels-
berg, whose eyes and bodies the birds had eaten,
affected the boy so deeply that he began with the
help of God and St. Christopher Gas he bimselfre-
corded) and with NO other pecuniary means than
about SO, the earnings Of ten years service. to
devote himself exclusively to the preservation
Of way farers and saved the FIRST winter seven mens
lives Henry Tindellxind from this time devoted
himself to this charitable object. and before his
death had saved no less than fifty lives, traversing
Europe to obtain aims to carry on this good work,
and enrolled among the brotherhood Of st. Chris.
topher the names Of many princes and mobiles, who
believe still continue it. This is nice story for
J. and H. .,.-....-. e..
The Austrian Government does more for the ed
ucation Of her subjects and the establishment q
schools than any other government in Europe ex'
cept Prussia, and for the century has been cease
lessy employed in establishing schools throughout
IDS extensive dominions; and the nnsber Of per-
sons who understand the common branches Of edu-
cation is beyond comparison greater than in France
or England. No person can marry. o. set up .
trade, without producing certificate sf having at'
tended school certain number Of years. and even
amer they have learned trade they are feqnired,
hesore they establish themselves. 10 travel three
wears to gain experience in the world, - wen q
The WAYS and inventions appeFtaining to their DIFF
fereut trades All through the country We have
met these travelling apprentices. with = Reckson
their backs. footing il along. sometimes coming ~
10 the carriage. holding their saPs Tor AgsAaslsy
though thsy nsssr bsg-if not given ssadlly shsy
depart. an -lt oa e ;.
My pen has gone wOudsslnlly asiEay' hRd now
mast juua taxa goa slnus from Hlaes o. plsee ~
] their names only. From luplpgNsks we Wsls q