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Travels in Rranee-DescrIption ofCortaiu
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Post writes from Europe IN a late letter as
follows; A a1 gA h
LYONS.
The country between this and Paris is
mostly very Aat, with the exception of some
wel-wooded hilly land, with white limestone
rocks, rising up among the green hillsides,
for some thirty or forty miles the other side
Of Dion. But no kind Of scenery is without
its own interest aud beauty. The country
was very rich, and cultivated to the highest
degree, aud further south we passed through
Burgundy, full Of grapevines, and many pic
turesque quaint-looking old towns, and ruins
Of castles This side Of Dion, for half an
hour, we had fine view of the Jura range Of
the Alps. and old Mont Blanc himself, with
bis SHOWS flashing in the sunlight
was interested in noting the eoloring Of
every thing, and recognizing the tints Of
French paintings. Every tint is very much
brighter than tits in England or with us; the
trees and grass are of a brighter green, the
earth of brighter red, the houses brighter.
We saw great deal of labor every where,
and the women working with the men.
Tere where very many places interesting
from their history and associations, or ap-
pearance; vast deal of fighting was done
through all this part Of the country, and a
variety of nice little assassinations aud tor
turings Of Dukes Of Burgundy and hangings
OF prlHClple ClIllenS. lHtn, tOOi tue NOI-
mans were here before, aud Caesar and his
biq-wig commentaries, and Aldbalderobanus,
and d.Ring Cetoringus, aud barbarians retreat
ing into the marshes, and delivering up
twenty Of the chief men rs hostages, and all
that sort Of thing.
ToULoN.
We left Lyons this morning. Took the
coupe again, and had fine view Of the coun-
try, which was very beautiful and striking.
We came down through the valley of the
Rhone, most of the way alongside Of the
river. 1t Is one Of the most interesting lines
| Of railway which have ever seen, from its
fine scenery and great variety Of landscape
and antiquities. The "scarped cliffs" eaten
by the rains and time, are very curious in
their resemblance to old castles, towers and
turrets. Sometimes it was difficult to distin-
guish between the real castles perched on
the tops of rocks, and seeming as If they were
part aud parcel Of the cliffs on which they
stand, and the peaks and towers of the hills
Some of the towns were very picturesque
rising on the hillsides, with their old walls
looking, too, like the rocky chains around
them. We have now got into the country o.
the olive and the fig, aud the blue Mediter-
ranean washes the cliffs and promontories
about u.s. f
We set out from Toulon yesterday morning
at six o'clock. Toulou is dirty French
town; when one has said that, one has said
good deal. We had along travelling carriage
a sort of barouche, and rather dirty ant
shabby, but comfortable enough-eaeh pos
, was about an hour long, except when we cam
TO the Alps, when they were shorter. W.
had generally most gaunt scarecrow b0rses
, with trappings to match. 1t would hav,
made a trim English post-boy shudder to see
the carriage, the horses and the gettings-up
4 Al h, 1.efx~ Aroa fN,.r
above all, the gait of the horses, which wa
II mixture Of all sorts, kind Of gallopinl
log-trot, but generally very slow, not owe
six miles an hour. Our postillions were o
! the same character, generally dressed IL
blouses, except one or two, who stillattempt
:. ed to keep up the deckings of their Office wit
| glazed hat and velvetan coat, edged wit
| trimmings.
They rarely whipped their horses, bu
snapped the whip in the air, and vented i'm
precautions on the horses and made peculia
sort of noise to cheer them on, noise some
I | thing like that which is made when one put
: an empty bottle, mouth upwards, into tn
: water, lets it fill, and when the last water
n going in. The Journey was very interestin
4 md varied, the road excellent the day coo
= and the sky cloudy, which shut out the su
1 and lesseued the glare of the white road
,s our way lay through orchards of olive tree
4 aud vineyards, aud in the richer parts of IL
i country the wheat and barley were yello
. in the fields. All over the women wei
~ working with the men; they were very pi
q turesque in their bodices and red petticoat
V and great broad straw hats, sloping from
h peak in the CENTER one never sees any fence
here the crops and vines growing to IL
40 very road sides. We went over the moul
is tains by an excellent winding road, built
a Louis Napoleon, whence we had some fiji
II | glimpses of the Mediterranean.
=, The next station was Cannes, on the sc
&c where we saw Lord Brougham's house, al
= many fine houses of Englishmen; here v
" heard our first Italian-how much richer it
= than the French We were stopped befo
~ we came 10 the frontier for our passpor
y which we had not expected, as the annex
~ ton is completed. We are in q great hott
go with an immense sdlle-a-mdnger and a larI
M garden behind; the ceilings Of our rooms a
" trescoed, aud all things begin to have 4
70 italian atmosphere about them. As we sit
rs breakfast, we look out upon the Medit'
- ranean, with its rich deep blue and gre
coloriug. Here we are at last on the gre
sea which has beaten around more greatn,
- and wonder than any other in the world
r. ST. RENO.
lis We left Nice this morning at six o'clot
TO In our carriage we found unexpected co
no pany in dog, whom the voiturier was Il
n | ing with him to Genoa. He is a ckien-
MS chasse, half setter and half Newfoundlar
ce 1t is very amusing and pretty to see the
lection and care of the driver for him.
an has just newly got him from some Englis
.d, man who was at Nice, and he says he W
N. never part with him, jamdis. Everytime
= passed fountain on the road he would ST
a the carriage and exhort Erisse (Which
IL guess TO be corruption OF AIRY, l.. e. Harr
mt to drink; sometimes he would himself
CIV out and souse Erisse then, when he thoul
Erisse had been running long enough,
no would stop the carriage and take him in.
de He was continually looking back at
In him to see how he was coming on, and Il
n he was not molested by other dogs; Fri
i'm generally treated them with great contem
he but on one occasion he seized a dog by
SO throat, shook him and let him go, all
Ms which greatly pleased our man, and he
us of his dogs feat with the remark, I
er Erisse meddled with no dog unless he '
attacked, and then he was no sneak.
of were forced TO confess that 1t was Rn b.
pe- chien. He is great addition to our pa
Sry but is not yet intimate with us; | doubt
We. he will become so in time. We have ha
M, most glorious day. What views-what co
ire ing Every thing being fresh is interest
oy every thing makes itself into picture;
women washing at the fountains, or sit
in groups at their doors, or walking along
Err. roads driving their mules, or with basket
my vegetables on their heads.
We One is surprised at the number Of pr