Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-09-09

never heard, and l was beginning to
to make up my mind that | should not
hear from him, when | received let
ter. lie wrote beautifully and told me
Of so many interesting things he bad
seen, that it was very pleasant; and,
as it was all for fun, / wished that /
had not made such q fuss, and that
papa had not been so cross; for though
l did not like Mr.. Gilcreast, he was
very nice.
After London we went to Paris,
where saw more pictures than | can
tell you OF, and | was dazzled with the
beauty Of the palaces. l saw the en-
peror review his troops on the Bois de
Boulogne, and went to the races on
Sunday, which Lettie and | thought
dreadiully wicked, but we wanted to
see the imperial party. We rode in
the Champs Elysee5 till we were per-
fectly agitated; and here l received two
letters from Mr. Gilcreast, which were
just as nice as the first. Lettie and |
both thought that he was very good in
writing 50 regularly when he never
heard from US.
From Paris we went to Geneva, and
stayed at the Hotel Metropole, which
hotel / liked better than any in Swift
zerlapd, as we were SO kindly treated
by the gentlemanly proprietor, Mr..
Aldinger. Here, again, | received a
letter from my husband; papa had
gotten over his annoyance, and would
laugh when he gave me the letters
which came 50 regularly every week.
From Geneva we went to Chamouni; I;
rode up the Montauvert on mule.
back, crossed the Mer de Glaee and
Mauyals Pas, which is dreadfnll We
had very nice guide, a descendant of
Jean Balmat, who made the first
ascent Of Mont Blanc. Lettie and /
had race on our mules when we were
down the mountain, and lost nearly
all Of our hair-pins; and papa was 50
stiff that he could not sit down COM
fortably for over a week. We stayed
at Chamouni three days, and / never
tired Of gazing at Mont Blanc, n hich |
had read 50 much about, and listening
to the noisy little river Arve, which
makes noise enough for ten rivers Of
its size.
From Chamouni we went back to
Geneva, and had lively time on the
4th Of July, and there | had another
letter from John. 1t was strange, but
we were all beginning to call him by
his first name. We passed night at
Nevay; at the most beautiful-furnish-
ed hotel have ever been in, and from
there went to Frey yburg, a queer old
town, paIt German and part French.
Here we heard the great organ, such
music as / have dreamed Of, and slept
on ieather-bed; though the ther-
mometer stood at ninety. From Frey
burg went TO Bern, saw the beer-gar-
den, some queer old churches, and the
wonderful clock, with its crowning
cock and procession OF bears. All this
time | did not forget John, and could
not help wondering what the end
would be; no doubt he was becoming
tired.
We next went to Interlachen, and
here my story ends. The first evening
We were at lnterlachen, papa, Lettie,
and,I were at the Kur-aal. We had
been listening to some very fine mu-
SIC, e&llhg lee-cLeain, an" s"ALng al y
the jung Eirau, 'Ioohing 10 Coluly,
grahuly oeAutitui, ia the hl9ohhg4l'
never do say any thing NICE. But !
am not going 10 tell my story at the
! wrong end, az the lIishmau said. We
were slItlhg, looking at lhe JHhgITau,
thougl am 1iIald Le,tie ana l were
thinking more oi our lce'cfeaIni ioI II
was very go0ur "Heh WHO sAo'lu come
up guI J0Hh, ,c.,.-.-.. ,,r,
,.Oh, NIX NI'tl e79,' AN 30 si@u
ala not mean 20 ne so giau, a1G
was sorry ai'eE"aru liiaI iiau saiu IT.
Iof utu noI hno" H. 1 was 50 glau Al
ter az. Iapa was geIVln8 urea ana
cross, Lettle ana ran ABOUT so much,
ana we hau no one DuI papa 10 -
WIN US rap" l"u actually ueGn 'alE'
my oi nome ,la anu UusiHessi l'.i anG lie he al,
why's 'aih9 1i,lll. aoouI o't9lneSs '0iI "NeH n'
"aIS9 liis,, ~ o5 uisus i' leea9le' I -, a.,
W NY, II mas 0hiy uetH lllIee
mohtHs' LeVlle Is always saying
something sne ought not 70 say'
- Couiu nov AeIp IL. Ile IOOAeu y
pleauiuS'y aV papa was sorry, apO
saI1 thaI was g,au asain, anu tHel ne.
papa laugHeu' Iapa Is 81 ptoNoAihe
Wneh ne CHOOSES 10 oe. e.,,-.,..
we hau ioEe'y rue rue 10 10 - I'auIeLoduh' a, i,.i
men 'he IeAt HE uay, anu Ill.'' Sa" tnG 0'auo'
q"GA anu i. II lIuilluelpaclt ~ ue.t ans, an
JoIh was Aiilu Ill going aoout "Ith u us
ana 50 papa Sa. anu snloheu uh9er 'n' 'n'
tieesl @iiu every Que N@s pltaSea. Lev .
ue t"Iu me PrlNaIely ilial i,a Jonn wa, wa,
lOVGI!' ana he Ieally ulu 'l. iooh ,N g'ea
ueal nicer IhHn on tne SlGalueii Si',li5 ~ ~
wore sucll i"Noiy oI"N9t'' 'vlil pou6u
me Set Oh am 0er, "nicI can HeVeI S
"eal' ueG44Se '; nave iail & nalt , IS anH Piu' I
eyes, "uu II MoHiu Ia NAM p4e Iooh Inv liA'
lriShI. | salu liheu ~ anu Jonl
bought II 'oF lhe, lhougl Lettle salu
was goose not 70 'ahe 9lue crystal
l WIZ always Keep 1t, lor Gohh saiu
might DO as pieaseu, anu papa ace
not always say tnal' ,,.---.,
we WeuS 10 ,tIl3 LucIeu9 alteI"aIu, i'l'.1 "u,
salleu up tne laAe, Enu HGHlu ISi . 50 niucl
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fIueieh, anu n"9 some oeHu'i!uI On. cileI
Ile3 Dut 'llere Is no use ~ Ilyiug L
write any more, lor l cahnot rehenl
per any thlng now was married Il,I II
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