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: should attempt to lay violent hands on hi
in the night. Being heartily tired, we bot
iell asleep. We were to start at half-past tw
to commence the ascent of the Simplon.
the course of the night, the trampling of man
feet on the stairs reused me from sleep ant
supposing it was time to get ready, wer
over to awake my companion, who, strange (
say, slept like top. had to shake him
and bawlseveral times, before l could perceiy
the least sign of returning animation. Whe
he did at length awake, he gave strikiu
proof OF his commercial education; for, sup
posing me to be robber burst suddenly int
the room, he cried out, in extreme fear AM
agony, :" The man with the money and Jew
els is in the other bedl loud shout O
laughter from me convinced him he had mad
a mistake. SO, my FRIEND" said /, "yot
have no objection to get my throa cut Will,
you can save your own. However, that is no
the question just now. Get up all the trav.
elers are in motion-we must dress and be off. !,
On ringing for light, however, we found W,
had not yet been in bed full half an hour; SC
we enjoyed the luxury of a second rest, and
sweet sleep, on which, if were writing an
epic poem, would bestow as many fond and
grateful epithets as Homer does. In fact. /
am never weary of repeating, with Sancho
Panza, " Blessed be the man who invented
sleep il wrappeth one about like garment y
So thought and the commercial traveller, in
the comfortable bedroom at Brigg. Still, be-
tween sleeping and waking there is always q
short interval, which people, of course, en-
ploy according to their fancy. generally, at
such moments, build castles in the air, and
most magnificent castles they often are too,
Illuminated with beauty, and perfumed with
"sabean odors, from the spicy shores of
Araby the blest." On the occasion in ques-
tion there were two strange sides to my cas-
tie; the one consisting of bright glimpse Of
home at Jolimont; the other of Alpine sum
mits and sunny italy. The room was full of
thick darkness, save when gray glimmer
entered at the small easement, shaken occa-
sionally by the wind. My Parisian Argus al
ready slept over his jewels, as his snoring
proved indubitably otherwise thereprevailed
entire stiffness in the house. Without, the
notes of distant screech- owl sounded through
the air, intimating that she, at least, consid-
ers herself a fit companion for night, and ever
meditates and listens to her own voice, albeit
none of the sweetest. Visions of glaciers, and
virgin snow, and piny chasms, and laundering
cataracts, formed the avenue by which ap-
preached the land of Dreams where at length
forgot all terrestrial things among the palm
bowers of the distant Nile.
Whether we are happy or miserable, time
goes on, at the old rate, and brings about the
hour for parting, whether it be from the sum
nit of bliss, or from the depths of woe. At
half-past two, there was a knocking at every
door in the inn at Brigg; and drowsy travel
ers slmflied themselves hastily into their
clothes, in order to have as much spare time
rs possible for fortifying the inner man. An inn
Is generally apleasant place; for, assoon as you
open your bedroom door, the delicious streams
If coffee and fried bacon greet your nostrils.
Money is a glorious thing, for it sets all
he world in motion, and keeps cooks and |
kitchen wenches up half the night to provide
or your enjoyment in the morning. Not that
hey think it hardship; like the race-horse,
hey enjoy the sport, as well as the rider and
always find time, in some snug corner of the
hours, to get as much sleep as
hey stand in need of. Besides, there is an
excitement in the operations of the kitchen,
specially as they can always taste of the
'est, and that, too, before journey and one
would never weary Of describing it, if it were
lot that it is exceedingly monotonous. On
he thing itself appetite confers novelty daily.
You are not at all the less disposd to breakfast
o-day because you breakfasted yesterday
in narrative, one breakfast will
generally do, by way of specimen. At the
ame time,I must observe that there was con-
iderable variety in our Alpine breakfasts
They sometimes comprehend broiled kidneys,
mutton chops, slice of venison, delicious
,utter, honey and eggs, with rolls hot from
he oven, and coffee fit for the denizens of
olympus. A poet of the present day, not
about the sources OF his in
piration exclaims in one of his pieces
III not envy Heavens princes,
While with snowy arm, for me
Kate the china tea-cup rinses,
And pours out her best Bohea
Had he known Madame Carli he would have
eft out Kate, and tried to get her name into
lis verses, for most assuredly she presided
ver the coffee-pot like sylph; and when
he raised her arm, which was as white and
ound as any Kates in the world, the sight of
/ added additional flavor to the Mocha. Let
t not be forgotten that was now privileged
o admire her, since she was to be my wife as
ar as Duomo d'0ssola. However, even at
hat fatal breakfast table, the jokes began
'hich which were to end by keeping my fair
riend and her husband prisoners in the Alps.
he was now addressed invariably as Madame
It. John and Monsieur Carli was compliment
d upon being a single man. The breakfast,
nevertheless, went off pleasantly the coffee
7as slipped, the rolls, butter, eggs, &C., eaten,
nd, even at that early hour, cigars were
ighted, to enable us the better to encounter
he keen air of the Upper Alps.
CHAPTER VIII.
THE INN AT BRIaG.
There is pleasant and an unpleasant side
o most things. Even making love to pretty I
roman has its drawbacks. First, the fore {
that it must come to an end and,
acOnd fha fact nf bavinr a muIitudp of /,