The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-03-27
THE NEW PASS.
BY THE AUTHOR OF "BARBARA's HISTORY

The circumstance I am about to relate
happened Just four autumns ago. when
was tr lveling in Switzerland with my qld
school andscollege friend, Egerton Wolfe.
Before ,ing further. however, wish to
observe that this is no dressed-up narrative
am plain, prosaic man by name Francis
Legriee-hy profession a barrister-and |
think IL would be difficult to find many per-
sons less given to look upon life from 70
mantle or imaginative point OF view. By
nv epemit $. and sometimes perhaps by my
friends, am supposed to push my habit of
incrednlitl to the verge of universal scep
ticism an | indeed admit that believe in
very little hat | do not hear and see for my
SELF But FOR these things that am going
to relate can vouch; and in so far as mine
is a personal narrative, am responsible for
It's truth. What saw, saw with my own
eyes in the broad daylight. offer nothing,
therefore, in the shape of a story; but
simply a plain statement of facts, as they
happened to myself.
was tr Yelling, then, in Switzerland with
EgertOn Wolfe. 1t was not our first joint
long vacatio on tour by good many, but it
promised 10 be our last; Tor Wolfe was en-
gagged to be- married the following spring to
very brautilul and charming glrl, the
daughter OF a,north country baronet.
He was ahRndsome fellow, tall, graceful.
dark haired, Bark eyed; poet, dreamer,
an srtist--as thoroughly unlike myself, In
short Us .nue man having arms, legs, and
head, can be unlike another. And yet We
suited taSlt other capitally, and were the
fastest fiji ids and best travelling companions
in the world.
We had begun our holiday Oh this oeca
SION with !, weeks idleness at place which
/ will roli nharhrnnn-o Aalinhtfl,l
wholly giss, consisting OF one huge
wooden building. halt water-cure establish
nent hall hotel, two smaller buildings
called dep udances. tiny church, with a
oulbors ST. eple painted green, and hand
iul oi village, all perched together on
breezy mountain plateau, some three thous-
and tct ove the lake and valley. Here
Tar IRON he haunts of the British tourist
aud the A pine Club man. We reaa smoked.
climbed, rrse with the dawn rubbed I'D our
rusty German, and got ourselves into train
ing for IN, knapsack werk to follow.
IA length, our week being up, We started
.raihe. l. ter, on the whole, than was pru-
dem, for we had thirty miles walk before
US; ami the sun was already high.
For som distance cur path lay along the
moun'a n side. through pine woods and by
culdvs.ed slopes where the Indian corn
'lNh y W kOfu dhl luc kdlt UdV mar
vest Was Hsiting for the mower. Then the
path Vou d gradui illy downward the
valley ley betwte en- us and the Lass we had
ia'd nut Tor Our days work and then.
tnrough discussion Of soft green slopes
sna rLijy apple orchards, We came to a blue
.aAe III q with rushes, where we hired a
goat win a Striped awniDr Ike the boats on
Aaso ii -ggiorp, and were ro wed across by
sooaiihan who rested on his oars snd sanr
sJoast song VIII we VT re half wsy across
hins landed on the opposite bank, we
Oui our road at once begun to trend up-
,; MsiG md here, ss the guide informed us.
.ne @ccnt Of the Hohenhorn might be said
Tins, however, meine Herren.n said
IIe, Is only part Of the old pass. 1t is i'll.
.sp. Tor non. but country i0lks and trav-
S,eis 'rom Ooerhrun cline this wsy now.
but we shall strike the new pass higher nm
a grand road, meine Herren as fine
.Uao M as ta' S'mplnn. and good for Carriages
~ ~ ts way. Ii has only been open since
The Old pass is good enough for me.
snybow. said Egerton, crow6ing a henJ
hl OF Rlld forget-me-nots under fha ,;bh.r
o. n n,s nat. ITS like stray fragment Of
And in truth it was wonderfully ,ovs,v
sno se iuded-a mere rugged path wind.
ing stccply upward in a soft green shaSa
smong iaig. forest trees and moas grown
rock covered with patches OF velvety Inch.
en-. By-ard BY, when we had been follow.
ing this path for nearly an hour, we came
upon a patch Of clearing, in the midst OF
winch stood rough upright Inonclith, an.
uque, weather stained. covered with rude
;s.Vings like Runic monument-the prim.
Nuse nnundary -stOpe between the Cantoos
u Uni and Unterwalden.
IN. Let us rest here J" cries -Egerton, fling.
.aR 4 E himself at full length or the grass.
~ tIAel fagaees and the hours are shorter
'ASn D me years. Why rot enjoy them?,
n.n Da' loe guide, whose name is Peter Kauff.
in wan, interposes after the manner OF guides
ons onseneIal, and will ty no means let US have
u,a. a own way. There is mountain inn. he
s.ss' sss, now only five minutes distant an an
Vim wiient little Inn, where they seli rood red
nan 49,, 80 We yield to fate and Peaer Ksuff.
pre,,sno NO pursue ourupward rway. comino o
y' m he promised and predictcd'