The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-01-24
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First Sight at Mont Blanc.
rRrNErs coRrrsroNDrNcE or N. '. OBJ

Bring me for nv ride tomorrow thl
easiest Of all the miles in Martignv.'
said to Antonio. on the evening after m,
return from the ass of St. Bernard.
was knocked up nearly. done over Ger
tainly. and contemplated another tril
with sort of shrink. But there i
nothing in Nlartigny to see. after vot
have looked at the measures Of the vari
Gus heights to which tie water has riser
in times of inundation. to which these
valley villages are sadly subject. So il
the morninc-a bright clad dav il wa,
Antonio came in to tell me that
he had a lady's mule for me. so easy I
should be in danger of falling aslecp on
his back but this hazard was willinp
to risk The past few DAYS of walking
and riding had made mo so stiff in tho
Joints that | was awkward about mount.
ing. aud nv host of the Poste. n huge
man az well as an admirable publican
put his hands under my shoulders. and
with all ease placed me astrido Of the
beast in moment. The feat was re
ceived with applause by score rough.
looking peasants, guides. bcggars &c
of whom there are plenty in this un
wholesome valley and We were off for
the vale Of Cbamouny.
Fol,ovirc ", tho riror n..,.o. ,..
turrod on 70 ,Le r;rbt and siDnI, J,.'v' ". w.
81 nar ,raa h., l'aI a,I ,l n.'" :. w. ~
neonIe now a1d ,bcn ca,n;nr 1o"n "V,'i"T ,.,T
,heir ,rncl r. soll Lo,ow a. o"" ,',a, " ''J j
= 10, of wood viii, str;no, ,;oI ,," na1J 81
il d2,rcing !, hoL;nl lin ,;,,, SI Lasr.. "'Ju'.1
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wcrc torri6lo nrccinicc" .nn ~" ,Ia Ino oi,s iI,s
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m;,h 'v' VIA" ,nn "''y .; s"o"9 peaNs "i 'ne APPS
cro,rrs row WV nom" h,n' 81" S4o.ng tre'I
anonn ~ -" 80. ,ho-, ~ M v"o", 1"' III beauty
ue,, uo,I 'nu ,,a,, ' N .ou"1 p n"S'' au',''rcu
s" ,,. a.,I; .'o,r '",; .''tu"' i'''"c III" now
o"" o'as ' ,u;,i' W.. -, PUN was Sprea1 all
% 'lor, nas " ,,n u"eon'i''on o"i, 'us'rYi uFea'
s'o'9, m"o s Wv. r"o eAe'aul"''o's s wh,c'i oitch
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rs rr'I';,o " % ;"s''" Ioohou u' 'hcsc
ir;',L, | L,.an,s Oi"."a I.Ian; "r.u '"o excessive
pns wo oanno, aI1a,.a w.. summit
,,;,, ,on lnnl;n', ~, ~, -" Wv '''oul'
ta;ns W. - ;" ; ~ 's"o' ,''oui,
Tr;"n, " ~ ;n.o ",sI"I ,.l;"I INV 'uo N'l,ey o'
Ln;m,;1o ;,s na''a,',., e'aN'o' 49,
- 80 ,I H. f.sI"' ,'.I ''o INV 'i'o "oS"''
,'ora 'mia ro;a;o; a".o' "n'.I sloo" 'ncauo"S
Lnsv NIX seo"t,, ""1 a"u '"S"'''S "o''
~, ~
we nave our ohoice OF Two roads from
tn's vailey 70 Onamouny' The one by
'hG 1"c N0f|e Is tie easiest, and we re
so'veo III .he freshness OF our strength
TO 'ake inns road hrst, and having pur
Sueu IL 20 'he 1"e' to ENJOY the view,
ana 'neh come back and 90 by the Col.
de pain by THIS extra effort we ac'
co'hPhSh noble days work, and were
'lcn'y repaid tor the fatigue In no part
OIL o",'zeriand are the rrecIplces grand
er ana more fearful and for an hour we
rode along the edge and when the rocks
Sh'o' ou, over the path, a tunnel or gal
'ery as 'hey call It, is cut through; and
near by rude INSCRIPTION cut into the
rock celebrates an Engli lady who con
Irloutcd Ti n, something to improve the pass.