Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-01
ITALY.
Letter From a Memphis lady travelling In
Italy-Faois, Incidents, Impressions
and Adventures.
RoN[F. AnriI ii. 1a71-

same at nine O'Clock and reached
Geneva at ten a half, where we were
compelled to remain until the next
morning for want of a prompt rail
connection. P and F., having
visited Geneva last summer, preferred
to rest, while, with two others of our
party, took 3 carriage and went to
see the objects Of interest in this
"ROme of Professionalism"
Our first object Of interest was the
CHURCH OF CALVIN,
a very old cathedral, Of impressive
architecture, built in the thirteenth
century, and converted into a Pro-
testant church. The affairs and pic
lures are removed, but in all other
respects it remains precisely the same
as It was in the time of this great
teacher of Protestant theology. An
old carved wooden chair, used by him
in mis- ~lecture-roOm, still sits on the
floor, under the pulpit. From the
church we went to visit a library
founded by Calvin, where the Origi-
nal portraits of the RefOrmers are
preserved. Some Of them are very
fine as works Of art. Luther's is most
striking. / am told that there are
engravings at Berne Of another Origi-
nal portrait Of him, that will try and
procure before going home. The face
would please you wonderfully, though
E. pronounced it ugly and Dutch
at first sight. Calvin, Knox, Melanc-
thOn, Erasmus, Beza, and a host Of
other worthless, look out from these
quaint old frames, and take one
back to those bygOne days, as if it
were but yesterday, until we remem-
Der that then our own land was a
wilderness, untrOdden by civilization.
After leaving the library we rode
up on a high hill to get a view Of
THE CITY, THE LAKE AND THE
RHONE.
The lake narrOWs gradually from
lausanne until il reaches Geneva,
where it shoots like an arrow over a
rocky bottom between two high
banks, the water blue, and clear as
crystal. The city is substan-
TALLY built, ana much more
modern in appearance than most
EurOpean,Cities. An American made
a remark last summer which struck
me as true and fOrcible. He said: "a
man has only to walk about the
streets of Geneva to see and know
the superiority of free and Protestant
institutions over imperial and papal."
There is a sObriety and earnestness,
together with an intellectual culture,
in the appearance Of the people that
would strike the most careless Observ-
er. We left
GENEVA
at eleven o'clock, and reached Cham
berry, the ancient capital of Savoy, at
one O'Clock, where we were again de-
tanned. It is a curious old town, sit
Uated like a nest among the SavOyaTd
Alps. The only ingress or egresS the
town has, is in the bed Of a narrow
mountain stream, which runs through
it. I would suppose that in feudal
times it could easily have been made
impregnable. From the summit of
a tower in the palace of the old Sa-
vOyard kings, the ancestors of the
present king of Italy, one of the finest
views is presented. The amphithea-
ter of mountains is perfect, the
narrow break on either side, where
the river enters and goes out, being
Imperceptible. The mountains were
covered with snow, which served to
accentuate the hOary, venerable APP
pe8rance of the old town. AglOriOus
Italian sun was shining over and IL
Eliminating the whole, making a pic
that will never fade from my
memory. We commenced
THE ASCENT
Of Mount Cents at 3 o'clock in the
Our enthusiasm knew no
bounds, as, step by step, we recOg-
lized the genius Of our cOuntryman,
Fell, in this gigantic work. E
was sitting by me, and l said to her
. When Napoleon demanded Of
his corps Of engineers lift was possible
o construct a military road over
Cents, to conduct his army
ntO Italy, they replied, it is possible,
DUt it will require immense labor
nd suffering. General BOnaparte
eplied, with his accustomed de-
and impetuOsity, 4" AHOHS." He
.ccOmplished the feat with incredible
abOr and loss Of life; but when from
he other side he beheld the extended
prospect he said: "SOldiers, you are
fed, badly clothed, and not paid.
me fertile plains OF Italy are spread
ut before you, and there glory invites
'Ou to victory"
She replied: 81 have a fancy that
0el has erected another kind Of
monument, but imperishable also"
HE ITALIAN AND FRENCH GOVERN
MENTs
ave aided a company to construct a
unnel through Mount Gents. The
was completed Christmas
Eve, and it viii be in readiness for
be first train on LIST Of July. l am
lad it was not sooner. A tunnel is
ne Of my horrors. Though I am in
3vOr Of all arrangements that will
commerce, or render
ravelers secure against the an
of snow storms and
valanches, 1 am glad I passed
yer Mount Gems on the Fell road.
t is useless for me to attempt to de-
,ribe it. 1t is very far beyond my
seble powers. Perhaps can talk it,
7hen / am with you once more.
We spent Sunday and Monday at
.urin. 1t is a handsome town Of
10000 inhabitants and was
FICTOR FNTANTrET'a CAPITAL