The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-11-15

day at Dover The day previous the citizens of Whining
ton held town-meetng and adopted resolutions comp-
mentary to the deceased.
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BIRD's-EYE VIEWS OF EURoPE.-No 2.
by t. JEFFERSON SMITH. 8
AT Lausanne we stopped at the Hotel Gibbon being
chateau, overhangng and far elevated above the lake 1t
in this mansion the celebrated historian whose name
it bears resided and In the summerhouse of the beautiful
garden which commands view of the lake far beneath
and the Alps far in the distance he penned the closing lines
Of his memorable History of Rome Speaking of this event.
he says at the day. or rather the night of the
27h of June 1884, between the hours of and H. that
wrote the last line of the last page in the summerhouse
my garden After laying down my pen | took several
turns in berceau covered walk of acacia which
mands prospect of the country the lake. and the noun
ains The air was temperate the sky serene the sill
orb of the reflected from the waves and all
nature was silent" There from Lausanne looking on
and over the lake of the handsomest views to be
found the continen and felt if could have calmly
passed the balance of my days here surrounded by the
beauties of nature with all the eye could wish to dwell
upon and all the heart could pant after Our Fennimore
Cooper thus describes Lausanne No form of the lake pre-
sents entire view of it from any single spot One is as
well placed at Lausanne at any other spot for that pur
pose but there the of the sheet quite
by the curvature II the foot of the lake is hidden from the
eye its head the contrary lies open before the spectator
and it offers Of the grandes landscapes of this the
noblet of all earthly regions In that direction the
ans Of Savoy rise like rampars and the valley of the
Rhone retres in the distance until it is lost in submty
of mystery Whichever way the eye wanders over the wide
range of hllsdes villages vineyards and mountains and
blue water it never fails to return this spot which
on the whole offers of the incest combinations of the
great and enchanting in scenery of any place within nv
knowledge think all who stop at Lausanne must agree
with Cooper have seen the most beautiful believe the
most sublime and the majestic scenery in the world
have viewed the Alps from many siuations the Appe-
mines have scaled and crossed three times The Andes
and Corderas Of South America have seen day after
day. and night after night sailing 10y them with dozen
of volcanoes at in view The Catskill mountains
are perfectly familiar to me; and have gazed with de-
light on the Green mountains and travelled over the
Aeghanes and viewed from aar the Rocky noun tains
the peaks Of Tenerfe, from the sea vesuvius and
Etna have been familiar sights to me. The Dragging
prominence Of Corcovada at Rio de Janeiro and the
mountains surrounding the bay have passed by and
der and the awfully Sublime mountains and rocks on
the island of Terra del Fuego the side and the
southern extremity Of South America the other las you
sail through the straits Of Magellan buryng their heads In
the clouds aud threatening as 1t were to fall you were
under my sight for fortnight yet none of them COM
bined much Of the beautiful as the views from Iau
sane We left this fairy scene this enchanting spot with
much regret and descending from the down to the
lake. we took steamer to oohvey to Geneva where we
soon arrived Though go many have written about this
beautiful Lake Geneva cannot pass It by without calling
to the minds Of your reaTer Of these descriptions
with few observations Of my own and in this respect
in others hereafter shall not give my authors
frequently combine the best Of many in one Who in
passing down this beautiful stream Of water fair as
maidens breast with its pure snow-whie moun tain zone
about IL do and recall mind Byron exquisite
lines Lake Leman, the classic Of Lake Geneva
part OF which cannot refrain from copying here p
Lake Leman IN a Calm.
Clear, placid Lem1Pi thy contracted lake,
Which warns me, with its Stiffness 10 forsske
Earth's troubled waters Tor purer spring.
Tits quiet sal is as noseless wing
To w : me from distraction once / loved
Torn ANS roar, but thy soft murmuring
SoEads sweet a. II sisters voice reproved,
That with stern delights should Ger have been 90
moved.
Lake LenaaR ia a Storm.
The sky Is changed and such cbsnEel Oh night,
And Storm and darkness, ye wondrouS strong,
etlovcly in your strength, as Is the light
Ola dark eye 10 womAnl Far along
From peak to peak, the rnttling crags among
Leaps the live thunder Not from one lone cloud,
But every mountain now bath found tongue,
And JurR answers through her misty sbroud
Back to the joyous Alps, who call to her aloud r.
The Lake Of Geneva called by the Romans HLocu,
Lsnaaa 1t Ia about five miles long and about forty
miles wide at Its greatest breadth II s in form
The lake Is subject to very sudden changes owing gus
OF wind from the mountains which renders navigation on
It very unsafe only few soops with one Latino sail
ready 10 lower at moments notice can navigate II with
safety. The gusts very sudden and violent and the
still, smiling lake win In few moments become one
Of signing weeping, and wsiling. On the one side Of
II you behold the yine-covered Wand soping pradu-
ally and the other the rocky precipces Of Savoy AZ
you approach Geneva, you have magnificent view OF
towering Mont Blanc whose hoary head hides itself in the
clouds The view Of Mont Blanc covered as was At ts
summit with snow, called to my mind Nules's beautiful
lines Old Age which, as quote from memory, may
make mistakes,
Old age Il honorable
The spirit seems already In its fight other worlds;
And that strange change which men mieoatl decay,
Seems 70 me like renovated lHei
The voice by which the soul attempts speak its meaning
like the yarks note heard when scars highest
And those white and reverend locks,
Which move the scorn OF ribalds
Are like upon Alpine summit
Showing how near they to Heaven"
Among the fish Of the lake are trout but they are very
scarce Here also are to be caught the ote on which
Rousseau's Julie mskes her last repast
At the southern extremity Of the lake lies Geneva which
reached in the steamer and after exhibiting our pass
ports permitted to land OF this city shall speak
in my next
KANSAS ooaREsrovpESrs--0ne Thomas r. GIads,o- q