Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-08-13
Travel Notes In Europe.
No. II.

EGGlsSnOkS June 18TH.
You will he surprised to receive your usual
peakiy letter from the top Of Swss mountain,
but not more SO than | am, TO be here. | wrote
last from Gicssbach where | spent five days,
providing around the ueighborh"od and picking
up few acquaintance among the other pleasure
seekers. About flty OF us met daily at the Table
d'hote, brought up at The foot by German Prin-
cess OF commanding presence, (she was at least
six feet three, in her-kid slippers9 We had
also. Polish Countess and her daughter, (with
fearful Name ending in :. ski, y who became very
friendly when they found we were Americans,
the old lady informing US conhdentially, Il not
likes re English"
26th, took my winding way over the hills be-
hind blessbnch, walk OF an hour bringing me
t. the Valley OF the Aare, for two hours, to the
Inu Hot III the opening Of the Valley OF the Tns-
ten my last grand exploit. Here diued, and OFF
again towards liaudvck, where | remained over
night. The Falls Of the Handeck. are called the
huest Of tile swiss Falls, aud to be surpassed By
only one in Enrnpp. II falls from precpcc.
INFO an abyss 30 iret deep; one half the way III
nn uubroheu sheet of water; then over pruJeCt-
iig rocks, which throw out clouds Of spray and
vaiuur very beautiful il certainly l., but should
lot $ yle 1t : majestic, rs they do here
nth left liauirck, and reached the summit Of
the Grinsil in three hours. From here to the
eNtrcuie height OF tie Pass, 1000 feet, which Was
contested b, TIE Ffeilc and Austfians in 1885 is
one unbruk''n sheet II snow during the entire
year. | walked 10 anuw for nearly IN hour and
n-half. but il ia solid, thai il 10 not disagrceabc
From here 10 the khnne Glacier. one hours as
cr't and one hours descent, brings one TO this
M 81 beautiful Gl.ci.r. Ii lies between three
inonhtiits, and his an extent Of Is miles, rising
iii 4 traces. aud presenting the appearance OF h,
tremendous waterfall suddenly frozen, and has
the soft, lovely blue color which every Glacier
| uUgM % have, dad rery tem do
4 hut, duty, tirtsUlle walk had 10 Nieseh,
where did ample justice u supper aud bed.
| This morning, 18th. set out for ths assent OF
the Egssehorn. reaching the Hotel dc la Jung
irau AT moan, and The summit OF the inuuulau
in hour later, Ii you have Bicdeker, look i'll
it, aud enjoy with me- u fancy, the glorious view
shich ea,ted my eyes on, made all the more
| delightful by the tUilesume struggle through the
snow, by which earned il. Back TO The hotel :
and Whine ut dinner, began pattering rain, in.
creasiilg to a furious s,orIn which puts stop to
my going on Tonight TO Brienz A disappOint-
inent, but AIN too glad to have roof to shelter
me to gruuible AT the delay.
| May say word about myself without being
thought egutistical, | have "barked my
kuuckes On the Faulhorn, burnt all the skin off
| my face aud hands Tired my hubs and b!istcrcd
| my feet There is HE dark side OF tue picture !.
now let Us loJk at the other; have had the best
time ever had in my life, have tue appetite of
boa constructor, aud am altogether in state OF
| health .iever knew before. | am good tor forty
| miles u day On level ground, or twenty-five miles
| over the mountains. switzerland forever II
| could revisit but ONE country in Europe, and
were given my choice, assure You il would be !,
season here, among the Palaces OF Nature. ! en-
| close yioets gathered this morning; the last
flowers saw before reacbin. the bald rocks at
| the summit.
29tb-Clenr, and started On again, intending
| to go to Leuk, but in descending q very steep
place ! slipped, and in the effort to regain my
iooling gave myself q spran which intcrieres
with all my plans. For the present switzerland
is over. The Geinini, the Col de Balme, Tete Noir
| aud Chanouni, | Can DULY dream OF
| 30lh-Take the Diligence to Sion, and thence
by r,il to Nileneuyr, where remained until July
ID, nj the Hotei Byron spending one day at the
Castle OF ChillOn, standing on all insulated rock
connected with the shore by wooden bridge.
| id July, to Lausanne. Here the Cathedral is
the grandest gothic in switzerland, built III 1910.
The town is divided into two; connected by a
bridge.
lth July spent in Geneva. Our Consul in
formed me OF dinner, with speeches music,
etc., to come of in honor of the day, but con-
cluded to push on to Paris, where arrived nj
noon next day-sleepy, tired dusty and hungry.
PARIS, July 18th, 1865.
Here ! am in this most wonderful city; The
modet city, think il must be- of the world. am
at the :. Hotel de Londrcs," locality Of historic
interest. formerly the house of the famous and
Infamous Robesperie., From the room occupy
was secret passage leading to vaults under tue
house, which were filled with guupowder, to
blow himself up with, and from there secret
passage leads under ground 10 the Palais kuyale.
My windows look out ON tue Court yard. where
the Jacobins used to meet. Could you sleep well
with such surroundings, particularly as Robe
spheres ghost has several times made its appear
ance in top boots aud blue flame, all correct and
regular However, leave here to-day Tor apart
nents in the QUARTER Latin, in street connecting
the garden OF The Luxembourg and the Pantheon.
This "chambre de garconn is very pleasant,
handsomely furnished, not emitting the gilt clock
so essential to French happiness. Meals take
as ii happens dining where chance to DO ut the
, time, a plan which is delightful in its freedom
from restraint.
The weather is fearfully hot here, mercury IS
degrees now at five O'Clock in the afternoon, al.
most too warm to attempt telling you of the won
ders oil this glorious city. have the NADIA
leine, The Pantheon, Notre Dame, The Morgue
and have spent three entire days at the Louvre
the only cool place find. OF course, after my long
journeyings, boot makers and tailor's shops had
more than common interest for me. begin nov
while contemplating my "frayed edges" to real
ize 1.-THE tailor makes the man." Persons say
the Exposition has injured Paris as an economical
place TO live. Wearing apparel is still cheal
enough. although every thing else is very dear
: IL is iu England, however, that one finds travel
ing greatly more expensive than on the Continent
For instance, In England the average cost was O.
francs per day; on the Rhine 23 francs; in Italy
81 francs; in Switzerland % francs You say
very truly, 1t would have been better for my
French, if had met with fewer English ant
I Americans, but assure you the French heart
spoken In Italy and Switzerland made me prouc
been! DELAWARE.