, 1870-01-16
THE GREAT SAINT BERNARD.
rbc Rextsa OF Alpine Traves-Ths
paous Wesk OF sho NJ oNks OF 81. Nor
Nm rd

Tho Coxpsas OF sno 14oHt Fres0rved-
rbc Pexfia OF AlPino TFaves-Ths
pious Isrk OF sho Monks OF 81. Rof
N@xd.
From Ehe London Telegraph
Trree travellers. It Is stated. have u,t lost th~r
lives on the Great Bernard Mountain. Ths5 nsJ
beco travelling from MA1LgnJ t0NAfl ths itailn
ttoItiel. Tnn ne in.ennoo ~ 81 re.tr9 lor tas
on the boundary ftre between Sw,tze,iSci mi
Italy By O'Clock IN tho eve..ng they usl sss,he,i
q little Inn On the way to the monastery; sls1
had sril1 to journey for seven tot 70 ue naet h..
fore Iesching the nonaMh plscs II welcome: sut
stree the night Was DARK and atorp7. tie inn'
keeper besou1ht .hem 70 watr until nor NJ. IA.
clsAs OF poverty.su1cken plslin1 wno 40 caa.
sandy p&sslpg between SHlsZefll1d apd lia,y.
ard VINO cstrJ all thar ~orldly suods ia kca5.
aack Of uot4lntd deef1 hide. feS minutes VIII
1nt1ce 10 take Iuea travellers iron aaf par, NJ
the 2rest Canton Valata to Aostl Tney sh9a
inns With hoIroF Is places Of u1sstupuoui e1 :ar.
hospee, where tne5 get food ard lodging fsr saa
night Tree Of charge, sud IL the ranfstn8 are pro-
viaed n,n neees,sEtss Of tlasel 90 Tho sane oeae-
FottLt fsrmk HeEct, 1tkhough t1e Night wa
pitchy da1t, and The Wlro Was comtoE tovn
H1th hurricane IKE ausss non the great moan
s1s aiqs shss s. ,hgs u tae Tas TIC
Soon af!et leaving tae ca1teeo they began IS II.
cesa .tEding, rocfy. Anu atesp path, vlieA
mouanefJ. The road Is 2erhaps oas Of tne rnuvss
! est IN Earope. So many rocks iut out, 10 sssrs
Art Tho turnt rnuud The coorse of khs byook, aaS
80 sseep sle ao1e q: NE aaesnsa, tn&seroae musl
m'Ehs b. pstdoltd for sl1pptng. Waea the n,xtI
u oaik SD the nts:s come DOM. the patti Can.d
hardly be kepf, eTen BY nl9u no hkd Ltly trsy.
essad Il for 5eArt; and the only Aaso guido koQd
be tae fo2tt1R OF me turreEt. The ascett Il "a
| steep tnaf, afe couple Of houfa' clma1x, tbs
! traveller 1rds nilnsa 4keFefa1 thousAnd1 & ktet
above the Level Of ths Sea; aud as tnat elevaaaa
eVan sftef the hottest DAY In Ausn4., tne cold u
! 1t ntgat1kA ot'eu lntense. on t1e ni.ht Of ia
I.tai accident al tne.e petils we're GO ea'ntl 10
| btsek wss the ~ thst The wxJtarezs kad l.s~.I
hems II the sde OF t3e path fartnels from tan To-.
| rent Bad ne Econ been up, saeJ might have
planted II direct Inc iroa ths nssp:e: 70 ua tas
valley, to Indicate the direction va Iae psta Il
buried under The SNOW, and Toe torrent Il feoteu
| wefr oe1cured. Hence ha travellers seen to
! hzTe again again been trln2ht 10 Z atAld.t,lt.
before reachIK that ford Of The brook Is rales
to he sroI where The great nsrrack.ikt kp5pco
guides and cheers tie ben 2h,ed traveller BY 1,s
beacon lKnt. Tte roor p'!g1!ms~ere 70 rear u ths
been safe, But tie toll anu the cold had 50 pars-
Lzed Their iAcutteas shat could Eos proceed sae
fcr eietp, for fess, toe e6scs Of ,zsen.s M @ :elS:
And, within SIGHT Of The 1rielhiy eieau mat beck
ned to them overtead, al three Travellers lid
On the graf st Bernard the atn'er season be-
gips BOON antends late. Already II IS w,nter b.
sdeihc mountain dHei'tnR: aud duftuR tho ionS
tie q Id akes trayelleta per1nR. it Is rue aaly
cuttom Of the good monks TO Journey Is FAR ~ sso
bottom Ct The Eass1n order inst they EAy leQd
ped By The vay. clad in their iopc o'sck serTs
koeLs aud pload-b1immeh hats. accom anIed BY
atcrdst Is, who estry Wiue and proyisioas for rna
a:t guided sy The 1Annua s. Bernard dogs,
which do the work OF potufe1s, two or tArso
UuuEs daily make the Aevea ui'es ioulneIto to tno
a hG n T1Fttf - AZ Shk 1SfA
accident they bad not for soue years foant R,y
traveller dead Or beyond tho aid Of rostotau1eG-
Gradnau1, ildeed. rue per1ld Of the terrible psss
rate become SO fur4 appreciated that sven tho
poorest traveller shT1nfs from attempting tho u
cert 10 to tie Eooaste1y after ni9utla1l, II taa
GEourd Is Covered ~ish saow, cttf the gress storm
fell victims. however. we're fcu dscrses; AID
Erxr rusr;r1 -.cce sn4 eexlcaies nsrtv OF monks
had proceeded 10 a short dtaranee from ths- hos
p'ce, th.y foaud tho bodies autf aad cod rheS
we're taken to kae ltuo tnofgue" wn'on Is sit-
rated Al . sho1 dstsIce hon the prspc!pa1 oal.d-
tnR OF the rnopa'lsly, and IA iha1 naked
maosoleom the teI11as win ABIDE With ctasf
f6lk OF the 1os. II Is . grim resting p'Ace. Ia
ttn. sDal hut pere1ed ALonR tna vla.ery nsoux.
tafut DWELL the ake'etons Of .ne meo sud women
AID chudEen Who N the coorzt Of manY gsaer1-
toue nave pertseed III the fatal psss. so INTO 1se
IA the cold. That the unenpa1mad bodies 1easts
to- long years y Ihs hand 81 decay UAco11aed aud
dead a[norg tho sno =, the1 sts1d petcaad agaiaat
the val, aud, ~hlis the vtattot looks though no
irou er1trg Of thef torsh, they peer grDly lnfst,
~ II soliciting recognition and N uudeseerateA
place CT resi- An cid mao leans AgaiaAt the v.u.
th head oase. n'd dtItl IN bis and xud his Ass.-
tude snirened forever BY tho death th1c Buots htn
! ears ago. 4 Wouan clutches IN her arms sks
bate that pe5ished With her tn tho saos. Frons
the other grim tRu-ea the clothes have Eottod
away BY trs1nene'. leaving blescned protrud,nx
boLe1. fhe ncor or durE:uu-llke toDhts sue IN
With the memorials Of the oesd: and 0cing ffsm
the blazing Gre Of the monutery to tho "m>f.
Que." the trsvel!ely can paEs 10 q TtnRie iostxnt
from the hun OF u1rthlnl conversation the joyous
eourd OF music TO whaf nlHnt ettn pltc. Of tho
living dead Europe cout4lns 10 mora we.rd or
gloomy stgns than that prison hnuse Of clothed
as T. es eG1 ana