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

Nitltl " NOIlLcn, bllu Tue 'lBucI pcHhS
of tho d retant Mount Blanc and the
Jungfrau told Of his approach. We
stood there for few moments, while
peak after peak caught the mornn Z
sunlight, until the chtire snow clad
ranges of Mount Blame and Mount
Rosa, and the Brrnesc Oberland, and
the mountains ofltaly glowcd with the
most exquisite Ioloring A hundred
glaciers, whose very origin could be
traced among the clouds, reflected tho
rays oi the sun, and thousand stream.
let's spurklcd and flashed on their way
u the valleys.
10 tie North and South and East
and West, rs far us the eye could reach,
while far below could be traced the
windings Of the Rhoue toward the sea
Tho White summit Of Mount Blanc
appeared above the surroundings like
the dome OF the Capitol at Washington
when seen from down the Potomac
There. too. was the Maitcrhorn. and
tho Wutierhorn, and tho Brci, horn
AMI the mighty Jungfrau, with it's
crags aud dciormitits hidden by the
snow; and Mount Rosa, where tho
great glaciers are formed aud the
Eigar, and tho :. orich, and iuuGmera.
bic others, chiscicd in distinct outlines
10 the transparent atmosphere Of the
morning. 1t was prospect that man.
Tested the greatness and power ,f the
Almighty in nature. 1t showed how
insignificant arc the works Of man
compared with the works ofDivinity.
Nowhere on earth docs human being
so much appreciate his littI,n,s ns
whcl. 'umong the mountains. Their
very magnitude IS awe.nspiring;
their grandeur is sublime. Their sum
mits, sGrouded in clouds and snow, are
mystery, aud they seem to be the fin.
ger boards If Nature, pointing to the
great Unknown. God spaIc from the
mountains st Sinai, and mun tremblcd
TIE LAND or TELL.
Not tho least grcstcst achievement of
Napoleon was the manner in winch he
improved the famous road across the
Alps by way Of ,kc ST. Gotthard Pass
The genius that conceived it, and the
capacity that executed it, were worthy
Of tho second Julius Cesar in history
Not tina. Napoleon was the first to ori--
ginate it. but because that in its pres.
ent condition. II is the very perfection
of modern engineering. Its angular
wihdings are wonderful, and demon.
STRAIT" what tho energy of man is ca
pable ofnccomplshing, n0twithstand-
lng the obstacles of nature. Follow
ing the road over the mountains and
along the valley, near the ST, Gotthard
Pass and YOU reach tho little village of
Audermatt, where an old timc.worn
castle tells of Lomboards, and where q
forest Of fir trees, protected with sacred
care, prevents the avalanrhes from de-
Stroylng the place.
Tins place was scvcrNlly occupied
hy the Ri sslans, Au>trians, and French
during the campaigns IF Napoleon.and
.ho valley through which tae Reuss
bows witness d number of severely
contested engagements bctwecn be- les
Of these troops. Near by is the cele,
brated Devils bridge, whore {. great
cataract dashos between two prrcpi-
tlous mountains, and spanncd hy II
bridge Of granite ut least seventy or
eighty feet from the water. The French
hero, IN 1899, drove the hustrlanS from
his pass, aud here too, the Russian
General SuwarroW urOve the French
from thrlrp silion. rhcvailcy through
which the Rru4s flows is one the most
romantic in SwuzcrlnnG The noun
trims rise prccipitous!y for thousands
of feet on either hand. AMI 40 frequent
are the avulunchcs that the road is
protected from them 10y arches. This
valley, ar rather lcfilr, vidtnS as it
reaches the Lake Of Luccrnr, and in
tho vincinity ot Altorf becomes quite
II plain, and rendered historic by the
exploits OF William Toll, A little
village to tho right Of Abort, with Il
graceful church-spire rising from
among the trees, IL pointed as the birth
place vnd hcmc of this famous noun
taince,, There. surrounded hy lofty
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