St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-10-22

PAS into the village. The streets are
crowded-porier-, draymcn. t.onkeys.
dog. strangers, The shops are brill
iantIy Illuminated, and display more Gu
rious and GINNING Woodwork, than Won
win see elsewhere in Switzerland. This
SKIS ciaverne-s in all sorts Of curious
woodwork - something admirable. One
only wishes he might sec it sometimes
devoted to more practical uses. and that
something MINT relieve the excessive
toll of tii- peasant lie Al the CurSaal
You may hear, very likely, of an evening,
a troupe OF Tyroie-e MINISTRIES chant their
delicious mountain a,r-, or if not the
players Of stringed instruments will be
there.
\ good mountaineer rises early. If
the spirit OF the heights possesses YOU it
will allure you forth betimes. You NAV
ENJOY the singular tranquility Of the lake
in the early morning. 1t is pleasant to
watch the advancing day, the rctrcating
dusk from the bases of the hills, to see
the sleeping mists awake, the blue smoke
curl from the broad-roofed cottages. to
hear the thump of the boatman's oar, or
the plash of the steamboats, paddles
breaking in upon the early stiffness.
At die summit of the Schynige Platte.
over against the town, you may take
another look at the old snow mountains.
or better still from the Rothhorn, behind
the village of Brienz. You may see the
waterfall OF GicS-bach near Brienz llu-
minated into wonder of beauty every
evening. But for all this one needs lei
sure and rcpoSe.
Berne, the capital of Switzerland. too.
has points of interest. Through it. swift
as an arrow and sirluuuS a. a serpent,
flows the Aar. Its bed lies low. Its
banks are nigh, and from the terrace Won
get a panoramic view OF tie Bcrnc-e
mountains. In the Rathau- (Fedcral
Council llalD you see Il simple but sub
~tantial architecture in the Cathedral
the evident pride of the Bcrncsc, a more
elaborate style. There Is an air OF thrift
and industry Observable. yet the peasant
simplicity ut the most democratic of ma
tions. The population are mostly pro-
tr-tant, and it is sud that the protestant
populations of Switzerland are the most
Intelligent, industrious and cntrrpri-in. :
that in fact this protestant spirit Is the
true genius Of the Republic. The be-
Iicvr in 4 Sabbath. Here III Ecrnc they
crowd the places OF worship. Their
dress i simple. The preaching Is good
Ent they are Woodworking people, and,
let 1t he confessed. they strap. The bear
l. the municipal emblem OF Bcrnr. You
find hlm III the ;rmoriai hearings. upon
the buldn.--rvrryW here The founder
OF tho city onre had :. severe tu,-lr with
hruln, Upon hi~ monument, in the
cathedral terrace. :. ba~-rciirf records it.
| The Old ru5mv ha- become, 4 sort Of ,u-
tclary divinity. \ family Of bears i
nurturcd in avery respectable den within
! the city limits. with almost a. much care
a. the Egyptians nurturcd tire bull in the
temple OF N'raprurr At Slkaara. where
| slept over ui.ht last spring. The touu-
tain- ale adorned with IMAGE, of bears
III most comlcaI attitudes and dress. Hv
4 clever arrangement. in the old town
clock y troupe OF wooden bears marches
forth and back in solemn procession,
when the hour l. struck. a. the wise men
march forth to salute the Virgin in the
/ cl"cN III ~. Mark : square 1T Venice. \
COCK appears. crows thrice and disap-
pears. An nna"r with Il giant Jaw.
-aSps and snaps his teeth, and as at Ven
lee, two smiths with hammers strike the
hours upon a bell above. The village OF
lhun also l. pleasant, i'll some sort
unique But Il" not lmger l hasten
Town the valley OF the kandrr, a pleas
ant vac with out-lookS upon the Blumlis
Alps, over the Grmmi-a magnificent
pass whose 9ranlurr | should like to
note, If there were timc-down the
Rh"ne valley to Martigny, and up the