New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-25
IN Switzerland, ope-tenth may prove agreeable
ne the Americans and French, one

q ,ud6x Iondoner gravely recommend certain
bou.e hecouse the tea-cups had handles to them,
ana another was delighted with Lucerne because
10 had found a good confec,ioner's shop there.
Tho pripcipa test of hotel, however, as learned
from the col fdential recommt ndations OF several
gentlemen, was one Of 20 ludicrcus character,
that I regret being unable 10 state it.
We fell in. nevertheless with some very pleasant
peore. and could not help noticing that the English
are bect ming more malleable and trac.able
Of late years Those who bad cast their in
,ulsr shell met us with Continental freedom and
cordisli,y. One experiment winch | made turned
out unsuccessfully, to my regret. Going down the
valley of the Asr / saw approaching me a German
gentleman and lady, followed at little distance BY
an English party bowed 70 the former, aud was
repaid by ready and gracious acknowledgement
| then repeated the process to the English ladies'
who deliberately
"Gorgonized me from head 10 foot
With stony British stare
Many American ladies', let me confess, would have
done the SINE thing. l kept statistics of female
pOiteness for rome months in the Sxth-avenue ears,
and found that not more than one LADY in twenty
thanked ne for giving up my seat to her,
FI,m Jn;cllacbtn We went 10 Berne (where
was fortunate enough 10 make the acquaintance OF
Mr.. Fay, Frey burg and Neyay. At the latter
place, as well as Geneva, AL the hotels were Lled
70 oycIfowiug and we had some difficulty IN get ing
quarters. The cost Of travel in Europe is much
incrt ased This year partly by the increase OF trav-
clers, and partly by the rise in the price of ptoyls-
ions. vas glad to find, however, that there are
fewer attempts at extorIiOn than formerly; the
hotel business is systematjzed and regulated, and
the rates, though high, are toleraby uniform all
over The Contment-so that if traveller suffers
serious imposition, it ia probably owing to his own
carelessncss or verdaDcy.
On entering the valley of Chamouni recognized
the rocks of the Grand MuIet., just under the eages
of the CLOUDS which concealed the dome Of Mont
Blanc, from their resemblance to Albert Smiths
panoraIna; but English tourist, familiar with the
valley, dec AIRED that was mistaken. | appealed
to sun burnt, grizzly beaded old fellow, who was
walking beside us. "They are The Grand Alnlets,
said he, "and ought TO know, for have been
fourteen tines On the top of Mont Blanc lie was
the noted gu de COutet AT the hotel, impDg
waiter show tdus to our rooms. " have just come
down from Mont Bianc,' he said, apologetically,
and am very tired aid sore," He had employed
the greater part of his Summers earn Dgs in hiring
two guides with whom he had gone as far as the
Rockers Rouges, only one hours journey from the
summit, when they were driven back by furious
storm. Nothing daunted, he had made up his
mind TO try again, so soon as the weather should
b. favorable. Such is the fascination of the mighty
Mountain.
We had bad weather, and only succeeded in cross
ing The Mer &c Gioce, from the Chapeau to Montan-
vert where we waited twenty -four hours, in snow
storm, intending to push on to the Jdrdia, spot
of green in the midst Of eternal ice, 10000 feet
above he sea; but We were compelled to give it
up. Crossing the pass Of the Tete Nolre to Mar
iigny, we took The diligence over the Slmpon, and
descended to Lago Magglore on the second day.
Except the gorge Of Condo, on the Italian side,
which, for picturesque effect, is one OF The finest
things in the Alps, the Smplon road is less strik-
ing than that over the ST. Goihard. In respect
however, it should be preferred by those who cross
the Alps for the first timeihe transtiOnfrom Swiss
to Italian scenery is sudden and complete. few
miles of bare, rocky defile, and you exchange the
fir for the chestnut, mulberry and ig--the mountain
chalet for the vine-cOvered serandas of the bright
southern country houses
Ny holiday time was getting short, and could
only indulge my companions with flying trip
through Italy. We spent day in Milan, and lhea
set cut in a heavy rain for Venice Radetsky with
bis staff, left ut the same time for Verona, and at
Coccaelio. where we waited an hour for the train
from BIescia, we came together The old Mar
shall and his company took possession of the refresh
ment room, keeping the rest of us, who were very
hungry, out of 1t until they had finished. Nothing
could have been more politely done. The guards
begged cur pardon, asked us as special favor not
10 90 in. and admitted us even before Ridetsky
had retired. looked at the old veteran with much
interest. He is now within three or four years Of
ninety, vet still performs his duties as Military
Governor Of Austrian Italy. He has at length
been obliged to give up his horse, and nov reviews
his troops in an open carriage. lie Is shor,
thick.se man, walks rather slowly, but firmly, and
has face full Of vitality. HIS short white hair,
thick white mustache heavy brows, prominent
cheek. bones and square jaws, give him the precise
expression of an old buil.terrier. Such courage,
resolution and unyieldmg tenacity of purpose
never saw in an Old mans face before. Ii he gets
his teeth set onse, You may be sure he will hold on.
Such man wa Carysal, Plzarros magnificent old
warrior.
In Venice, we had four cloudless days, and four
pighs in gondoa, under the full moon. Such
days add nights are dreams, ana my return to
padua was the awakiug upon dull reality. The
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