The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-10-10

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distant there is a fountain sdrmouhted
by Il statue Of BesIer. the bailif Of the
village, which dcsignatcs the spot oc-
cnpicd by the child. Some distance
on the other side Of Altforf and upon
an eminence overlooking the valley,
can be seen the ruins Of ah old castle
said to have been occupied by Gossl or
Whatever others may think as regards
the existence Of such an parsonage as
William Tell, there is no doubt enter
taidcd hy the people here.
Many elsewhere regard the whole
matter ms the work of Schillcrs brain,
and having no foundation in fact, but
such u suggestion here would be treat
cd with dorision, ifnot With contempt
Some years since a pamphlet was pub
llshcd at Bcrne TO prove his existence
myth. when the people formally COM
p,alned of it to the Government, and
the copies were publicly committed to
the fpmcH. At Luccrne wo handled
his crose. bow, and found from exper.
iencc that the skill og Tell with this
unwieldy instrument must certainly
have been Superior to our own.
THE LAKE, or LUcEREE.
Tie scenery Of the Lake Of Lueernc
is certainly superior in grandeur and
beauty to any thing wu have seen. and
Lo,idcs. the historical associations with
which il il surrounded, render IT even
more attractive. We believe that It ia
Madame dc Stacl, wLo has remarked
I that nature has placed her lakes amid
her most beautiful scenery, that tho
original beauty might be intensified by
tic reflection in tho water AT any
rate, Lake Lucerne acts as mirror
! for its beautiful surroundings. Tho
lake is cruclform III shape, and from
one extremity to the other, it is TWEEN.
ty-iive milrsi IN length. Tho noun.
tains around it rise quito precipitous-
! ly in some places, while IN others tho
ground gradually extends upward from
tho waters edge, and is clothed with
rich pHsturago lntersperscd with for
Cs;s. y few miles from Altorf on the
I rIght bank and close TO tho border Of
the lake is the chapel Of William Tel,
the Mecca Of the Swiss pgnsahtry. II
was erected as early rs 1883, and was
constcrated in tie presence ofa mum
Der OF persons, who i. i3 said knew
him personally. 1t is regarded as
sacred spot, because here it was that
the hero leaped-trom tho bont IN which
he was being sent to prison by the
infamous Gessler
On every Sabbath succeeding Eas-
ter, the peasants assemble and lister to
n discourse commemorative OF the
event. Farther on s the "Rutti," a
grassy spot shaded by chcsnnt trcea,
where the three SWISS assembled on
the memorable night Of tht 7th Of No.
vembcr, 1907. ard pledged themselves
to deliver their country from the Op-
preston Of Austrian tyranny. THIS
place is us sacred to the people of
Switzerland us Mortgarlin, or Mcrat, or
Sompach.
Passing along 10y some little villages
nestled along the edge of the lake, aud
you reach the figure Of the great noun
tain OF Piatus which rcars ITS abrupt
form 10 the height of 1000 feet 1t is
sald to derive It's namc from \ tradi-
ton that Poutlue PilatC, having been
banshed irum Rome hy Tlberlus, wan
dered into Switzerland, threw HIM
self tror the mountain into
the axe. II he vtrns
mcnt for many years prohibit
ed parties from pproachng near the
mountain, but now there are two hu-
tells upon its summit, and which, not,
wihslanding the unfortunate asso-
Citations of Mount Pnatus, are liberal.
ly pulronIzed,
LCCERSE.
Luccrnc IL one Of the most bcautl-
fully situated OF all SWISS towns or
cities, and appears very attractive as
you approach it hVm she lake. Its
ancient walls and venerable watch
towers rIso like sentinels, while its
slomng terraces are crowned with