Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-09-23

meadow with scythe, and in the cities
sweeping streets, carrying brick and
mortar upon their heads to the work
men erecting buildings. In the SPLEEN
/ did city of Vienna we see more humil-
/ iating things. Instead Of working two
women in wagon, we often SEGA dog
/ on one side of tie pole, and woman
on the other hauling wagon. You
/ see a team OF dogs hauling heavy loads.
/ Horses worked, not in shafts, but one
horse To pole. Yet all. this is forgot
ten at night, when you. see the gayety
and hear the splendid music in the
lovely public gardens-the splendid
Opera, fine Theatres. Here one meets
I fewer Americans than YOU would eX-
pect; due | guess, To cholera scare
The grandeur Of the Exposition, as
well as tie enormous buildings, you
know. We now leave for sunny Italy.
In TTste we find the chief attraction
10 be the residence Of the unfortunate
EX-emperOr MaXimiliiOn. Venice we
next reach-iind Dursclf riding up in a
long narrow boat with Uasgage to
alight in our hotel. We 20 shopping
by taking "a boat and intact every
where we rOw-every house has q wa
ter front. between every' two rows of
buildings, harrow streets, from three
to eight feet wide--every other cross
ing being canal. From every house
IN the city you can step in your Condo
la and visit any other portion of the
city. Here we see u lazy dirty class f
inhabitants, one half OF whom are beg
gars. You lave grand Old churches
and picture galleries to visit, towers,
and last, but not least, the great glass
factory where you see glass spun and
woven a silk. Hats. cravats DC wo-
ven in spun glass. in florence we find
the same class Of Hatives-some per-
feCtiy naked, the usual old churches
and picture galleries. not much inter
ested ~ we hay'nt slept for nights OIL
account OF mosquitoes, depart north
wards. Milan j. a large nice city, no
ted Tor Its great Cathedral, and Arch
DC Iriomphe"built chiefly by the First
Napoleon in c0mnemOratiOn of the
completion Of the great road across the
Alps, the SimplOn." Here we leave
for the Lakes, and by rail reach Como.
the world renowned, the lovely Lake
Como. Now we are TO see no more OF
rail roads soon, as we sail up Como,
and by diligence lstage) cross the
mountains to Lake LugaEO, smaller
though scarcely less beautiful than
Como. BY diligence again, we reach
Lake MaGgiore, larger than either of
the other two, and about as lovely
All these Lakes we traverse by stea-
mers. and now come to the great
Simplon road, and by diligence we
cross the Alps over a lovely grade of
- miles. The scenery is grand beyond
description. and although the road is
good, and every thing to admire in the
way Of mountain scenery, we reached
the rail road, tired and worn out
Here after recuperating, We take rail
for Lake Geneva, and by steamer IS
miles, land in the city of Geneva, the
city of watches, of jeWelry, of Wash
ingtOn Treaty, we find a snail pretty
city, with pure air and good scenery
surrounding. We leave for Dion.
and thence FOntaiubledu and Paris and
here we hastily pen you this SKETCH
/ viii rest ana see again this city and
return to the soil oG Great Britain soon.
There beeing no postal treaty with
France, postage is high and mail ser
vice uncertain. 4 friend leaves at
once for London by whom I will send
this and to-mOrrOw it will be mailed |
am too tired TO write more
I. A.