The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-08-11

miles, 2S5 persons to the mile, n busy not
an effetc population. oontonic. though I'M
equally enriched by skillul agriculture.
ARTHUR YoUNe visi,ol it eighty years
ago, as beyond his darling island bearing
the palm in his favorte pursuit, and found
indications in Jrnuary that made him
glory Ia the hop-ields Of Suffolk. W.
brag abroad, said the honest and hearty
traveller.
Lett Venice june 10Th, by rail, over
the same route rs tar as Verona as that
by which we came, and arrived at Milan
distance of l76 miles at 10 p. NJ"
Very hot to-day as well as the last five
days-were almost baked in Venice, ex-
cept as we found some relief in the gon.
dola in the evening"
"Tho next day we visited the cathe-
dral, and were deligted with its ex.
terror; it is very beautiful and very
large" 1.-The exterior has large mum.
Der Of pinlacles adorned with statues and
tatuettes-among them the statue of Ma
poleon, who expended large sums on the
cathedral. The church is 4S5 feet in
length, 2S7 feet in breadth and So feet
to the top Of the spirc. 1t was begun in
1886, and being resumed at intervals is
still in progress in subordinate parts, after
an expenditure of Sl00,000,000. We
descended into chopel and saw the body
of St. Charles Borromeo, an archbishop Of
great wealth revere ;of Ills charity, in 4
shrine of gold with 51s rclssts of great
richness and cost" The next morning
we assembled the tower before six, and from
there we looked out upon the loveliest
landscape ever saw. The city lay be
meath us and its environs, very beautiful,
and beyond the circle complete, formed
on one side 5y the Alps, on the other
the Apprentices; the Alp were covered
with snow and the rising sun gave them
the loveliest hucs. | fingered behind to
bid Monte Rosa goodbye, and when l
turned to go down found myself alone.
was sure among that forest Of turrets,
winding staircases, &C., / should never
find my way into the church again, but l
.
near its centre, Piedmont commencing at
the West, commands nearly the ex.
tent of the valley of the Pc, the most
fruitful river-basin in Christendom, defined
with a richness also suitable to its extent.
I'VE left Milan June 10Th, for Como,
twenty-fve miles, sending our vettnras,-
two carriages for our party Of ten-over
TO meet US there. The lake is shut in by
bold mountains, with airy number of pref
ty villages and country seats with resi-
dents from many countries. We took the
little steamer to Cadenabbia, twenty-five
miles, visited there the palace Of Rus
sian Princess, containing statuary OF
Canova, and in the garden saw many
American flowers had delightful time
and returned to Como at 6 P. NJ" Fri
day we took our vettuy0S and spent that
night at Aroma on Lake Maggiore. Sat
urday visited the famed Isola Bella, an
island with palace and garden belong.
ing to the Borromeo family, beautiful as
fairy land were rowed across the lake
10 Fariolo, and came for the Sabbath 10
Domo d. Ossola. Monday, We were 10
cross the Alps by the Simplon pass, and
cur Dcituranl called US at two O'Clock, and
before three we were on Cur way"
I'VE had a splendid ride over the Alps,
amidst the most striking scenery The
sides of the way were covered with beau
tiful flowers which grow in the greatest
profusion, while mountain.tops, covered
with eternal snow lowered high above US,
and immense glaciers gittercd in the sun
along the sides of the peaks" 1.-The
road is that of Napoleon, constructed l
believe in 1905, passing sometimes by ma
sonry of the best quality, sometimes
through tunnels cut in the solid rock, or
under arches for hundreds OF feet, built
to avoid the avalanches and cascades de-
scending into the cultivated country. we
completed tho days journey of 70 miles
at 4 O'Clock June 22d went as far as
Martigny, 40 miles, following the rapid
Rhoue." "Our descent was very rapid,
and the approach to the Rhone and pref
ty towns and villages along its border, ex-
ceedingly beautiful, though must confess
the dizzy height from which | looked was
not always agreeable, and I would find
myself gazing for minutes steadily at the
fir trees on my right, rather than into the
smiling valley below.
Nv -oaobod Villanauva whore the