Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-11-10
Communication.

lsrrnlIor.s, Switzerland. } Sept. 6. lsi.

IsrrRLlcHrN, Switzerland } Sept q, lSi5
W, len Drtne In ia, D,li,enc, \, bi,h ,,,y, al ma !,
rhnn-a small VILLAGE on A pictnf,s,oe hui, Lk. nj
that uane twelve milrs ohp We her. ,nadn an .g,,,
lhls e,chnn,e f I'M, ,r,,,,l1 IL ii,,,,, lar , Ma, Ia,
heat vbtb sm, tr,usn,rt, us Il, The ,tt,nitv f ,h
lakp where Va le,k ,arr,,ee Lt lin, Mic. Ia IN.
place
lnefaeLen il situated b,t,yeen t,vn sn,nl lakes Finn
aud Bnenz IN one of the many .roi,slerel v,tes farm
ed IN The Dern,., ohet,nd h. ,,o,betls.s ,,,,.. m,
rrap, shnane ant frnin the Aims II, suh pity mad
grandeur Of ina scenery are nusnrp,sa.d The rn,,,1
Iehn-ihp roaf,np Iaerrnt-lhc .lpn,y rn-the hf,fht
sllsteuinu pnenrs ol the L.ny Jun,au humans ar.
all afnnnd The fnpllsh hsve selected thls as one If
thef tavnre spps Llr Ie,ideners- fact through nt
Switzerland, many ktennefs. retiring from business
have selected places Ia spend Their days, or nf sun.
mer retreat Al Lausanne for many wears there la -
resided sxy N seventy Enellsh iamcs who have buf
lntlo palaces and surrounded tIen with all The heau1ir.
that industry aud atl can lend But the unhappy spl.
l the country and eSr of clv dlsscnsipn has . war
| driven Them all nway-and yni may read an In
closed gates IA Logef" " IA Deadre ii, let or Ia
sell
The second day after our arrival we hired e,rfiofo
an, in eompany vnh nm Fnollsh r.n,l,n,n ,,1 lady
snnle slxty years old whom ". met yi,l II rAip tnE
an excursion IN III. valley of anl,fbrunnrn nhch -
so muoh celebrated lor is wild aud n,nanlie sren,s
The valley ia very natfnu hu has nm ,,>cp,n
road leading through hiph munntams tov,,,no aver
yu, On each slde and sceulnr Ia ascend with h,,r lly
peaks I'LL they reach the heavens Themselves 'rbe
falls of the Saubhaeh was our place aud object of d.sl
naiion byron has most beautifully ,serthcd i,rs, m
aud surrounding serncryIle SAYS tho ,otrent w IN
shape curylng over the rock like the tail OF n white
horse sttrarlnp in The wind such as II mrll h, r,n.
ooved would be that III tho Pale lutsn' On whtel,
Death is mounted in tie Apocalypse Il is neither mist
dor water but n something between both Its Immense
helqht piyes il nave or curve n sntealn, hon. a.,
eondensmn there. wonderful aud Understandable. E" Tho
falls from the height Of some 900 leel and in ia
descent is shivered spray by the wind long helre
II reaches the bollom, lit Is Tor This reason called by
many The Dust hli''ll resembles a beautiful nhtr
lace veil, ihrDWnoye the rck aud draprry In lsnnns
III edS mol ho0a.Y when we saw IT, and We could mol
have had finer line to have tthere are besdes
this, iitlg onrr falls, whose waters tumhnu down ihe
mountains make load one al the grulto Of the
Saubbach is very interesting. with It's superb mass OF
water procipaling llsr three enormous ares Vt II.
qud dust. sparkling ceaseess variety with thousand
Aues like shower Of rllllenag sptngles The hills a.
round OF the most beautiful gtecn and The ue cot.
laues with their Hat iools extend up he hnh summit
of the Alps, looking If they would slide dnan every
minute. We walked very -cambercd over fcks and
prccpers and up the sides Of the mountains aud repto>
ted To leave this wld place. We were mel by little otis
with baskets Of Irui, singing their Swiss carols for lev
sous. They followed us Dt lung time, cunlinuinq Ia
sing sweey their mountain songs. x entfeaIinp MS
pteously TO bay their u-we iasted the pears which
were quite indifferent. Ihn girls ABOUT twelve
years old, bare uoed. dressed IN the Swl cuslnr
with blue dresses vary short, with While budlts aud
red handkerchief around their ncek-lu The peasants
do generally look healthy, and many are Affected
with the pOitte, disease common IA these nUuuiau
countries 1t is enlargement OF The glands Of the
throat aud hangs down like The dullp OF an uN. The
poor afflicted creatures prtsn most horrd aud DISCUS
ing sight
Nea length returned to the carriage where our hlr
llish friends we're imparnlly waiting tot US l anne
eiaed very ,biy the nd vantapes ulbeiDg v3nno
thinking HAT they could moi ike US mouul ever Inc
rjcss aud up the steep hills and hrouDh the lhe lar,