The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-10-10
that its authenticily IS sOmewhat In

an immense figure ofa lion cut from
solid sandstone rock, to commemorate
the Swiss Guards, who were alone in
defense of :he Tulerries. in 1892.
The lion is represented ~ protecting
with one paw the feur- lis of France
while his blood is flowing from wound
made by o broken spear, which stiiI
remains in his body Directly under
tho figure two or three little springs
bubble up, filling little basin with
water, while ivy and flowers hung
over the rock from above. The de
sign Of the work and its execution, and
particularly the expression oftho dy.
ing lion, is very impressive. Ina lit.
tie chopplc near by are tho armorlul
1earings of the officers who we're
slain vt the lime, with the inscription,
"Peac" to the unconquered," over the
entrance. We have seen many mem
orials to the memory ofthe dead and.
with the exception of the tomb Of
Napoleon, nothing has so impressed us
ne Lucerne's tribute to her sold,cry.
SUNRISE FROM THE PIor.
To SEQ the rising and the setting Of
the sun from the Rigl il the realizl
,ion O; the ambition Of two. thirds of
the tourist thai visit Switzerland. The
Rigi is . mountain Of about six thou.
sand feet IN height, RISING between the
lakes Oi Lucerne aud Tag, aud because
OF its isolation, rs 1t were, commands
the most extensive view IN Switzer-
land, ;fnot IN the world. TO ascend
it requires ut least three hours Of good
effort, but having once reached the
summit the pan lrama that meets your
ego amply compcnsates for the labor
4 great proportion of those who make
the ascent arS disappointed in .heir
anticIpations, because Of the clouds
that 80 frequently envelope the noun
talns.
On the summit, or Regi Kuhn, as it
is known, u large hotel has been erect
cd, where the prices are correspond.
inGiy large, while thirty minutes walk
below there is also another, with pri.
ces correspondimgly lower. At four in
the morning we were awakened by II
loud r"pping, and then every thing
WAS hustle and confusion in these over.
crowded hotels 10 SEQ the rising Of The
sun. Toilets were abandoned, and
hi ltdrcssed individuals rushed from
their rooms ~ If startled by the cry Of
fire. Notwithstanding tho printed no.
ticcs in all the rooms forbldding tho
occupants from taking the bed clothes
when gong to see the sun rise, we saw
among the two hundred shivering
mor;als that stood upon the summit
the other morning como wrapped in
coverings that greatly resembled blan-
kets from their bols. The morning
was glorious one, and tho atmosphere,
because Of the shower Of the previous
evening WAS as transparent az crystal.
The approach of the god ot day was
indicated by roscatc bush covering
the eastern horIzou, and then peak at
ter peak in the far west was tinted with
mellow light, until the sun rose from
behind tho mountains in all his beauty
and majesty Innu nerable church
spires reflected his rays, and thirteen
lakes shnne like polished silver because
OF LIS brightness. 1t was Il panorama
OF surprising magnificoncc, aud COM
pretended circuit OF three hundred
mil - IN extent inc!u ling hundred
and twenty miles oi m0uuIuin ranges.
To the north WAS great tract OF cUun
try, with its cities aud towns 0nl wi.
lagos and homes and grain fields aud
orchards, wniered bv the rivera Rruss
and Emme, that monnderrd through
Ike skclns vi silvUr, md which ut last
became lost in the Black Forest at
Germany. 70 The south the chain of
the Borncso Alps, with thousand
pinnacleS AMI domes covcrd w,lhsuows
ofuge rose in majesty, the first 10
catch the sunlight The remaining
points of the compass comprehende,l
every thing sublime in nature. It was
II picture which, in all Its Immcnsity
and in ALI its beauty, was created hy
the hand OF Divinity. 1t was God in
nature, and WIS OF itself theology
more convincing than any ever pen
ned by nan.
CONCLUSION.
After having having crossed the Alps
not less than oight times, aud, after
having spent nearly tour weeks in
Switzerland, we Yet leave that country
with feelings oi regret. Our route,
which cOmpreh,nded the grlndest