, 1873-10-19

EEAHEx--SDlsIk4HE.
On tho 9Th Of Hoptonbcr we drove from,
denova TO Fornoy, oneo the residence OF Vol~
saito. II ~ !" pleasant eo1l.try-hcat IN tho midst
81 lt,x,,rant , foliago Of tees, aud ynoa, aud
upon tho side.hlli, which slopes away }rotn Ito
garden whore Vollairo walked and composed;
IN aTonuo Of fine trees, growing naturally, 1cads
from tho front Of tho house into tho forosl NIL
Fronch Htylo, furnished worry, pleasant promo
nados md in tho forest, which was quito nat.
ural, stood fino olm planted BY Votairo himself.
In tho houee wero two or throo portraits Of
the snoring, sarcastIc oppression which charac-
torizos all pictures Of him. There was por-
trait Of Frederick tho Great,-a preacnt from
l that horoe and &c oeesnt1o a Ktg ao fa
-aprosont; and m engraving Of Washington,
from picture In tho possession OF Lafayette.
The Rhoroa Of the Lako Of Geneva have been
tho home Of many literary mon. Thoy point
garden where, in hln aummer-lioaao, Gibbon
wrote his history. Houses aro shown which
wero occupied by Madame. de- Stnel, Roesoa,1,
Byron, Dickcus, aud othern.
L.uaannet snd rernoy! y hare been tho abodea
4 path To porpetuity Of fame:
Thoy vcrO gigantic minds.
8ua1MEn-REsIDENcE or BARON norugoH1LD.
from Fernoy We rodo to tho srmlnor-residonco
Of Baron 1eothDchild, the great banker,-a place
Of exceeding beauty, overlooking tho Laho Of
Geneva, and with mostinagni1cont III pino viowsall
around; o porfeot gem Ut gardon-sconery, mot
to exceod In extent, should say, 80 or 40 acres,
In graas, aud trees, and flowers. 1t loca not OK
tend quite down to tho shore. An obstinate old
ctizcu OF Geneva rafusea to sell tho strip Of lind
living between tho grounds of tho Daron anll tho
lake; and was teld s ho aaid in roply to most
1ot ssao not 81 s e pea If all S
Bchilds eau buy it," Nevertheless, with itB
beautiful villa with ia varied treasures Of troos,
Bhrubhory, rnre plants, flowers. fountains, and
etatuary; with its almost unequa1ed surround
lneg,-1 think 1t ono Of tic most perfect pic
turca the lanlscapo.g gardner has oyor achieved.
The ground slopes gently from the house to-
wards the lake: The lnwn Is admirably kept,
thoro being deop.groen, thick volyot turf, and
ried foliage tho single trees very largo, and
each an absolutely perfect specimen OF its kind,
and tho variety including nearly all tho noblest,
both Of evergreen aud dociduons treoB: Cedars
laya Mountains magnificent apecinloua Of tho
aplondid beeohes birches Of oil tho finest
varieties pines from AuBtria., Scotland, and
Alnerfca; our own noblo clma md sugar-r1aplos;
masnoliaa; Portuguese laurels; and each one
as perfect ma you could find in a hundred parks.
Thoao are relieved by tho most beautiful vines:
our own Virginia crooper. called horo tho Amori-
can Ivy, and In autumn moro beautiful, think,
profuaion Of flowers, set III framo Of the rich
est grooH,-maBses Of toa-roacs, Of egiantino,
or aweot-bricr plantations Of tho most gorgeous
colors,-scarlct gernuiums, phlox, yozbensa,
fuchaias. poetnnias,, Loaf plants planted in
finest rocls-vork I lave eyor soon, cqualing that
Mt Ohntsworth in execution though of courso
not approaching 1t in extont; with tcrraces, and
fountains, and statnary, all in tho bost taste.
It Ia altogether almost the finest picture on n
limited GAMMA that tho genius OF tho landscape
artist aud Nature combined hayo croatea. was
told that tho cost WAS 90, 0O0, 600. II 30,
should aay tlat for Rothschild It was we'll
Noar tho other end OF tho lnko IN
THE CASTLE or C1i1LLoN. =
;, On tho 12th # September I visited 1t for the
covered with snow, and tho cliffs Immediately
behind tho castle arc steep aud rugged, but
covered with grass, foliage, aud vineyards. The
castle itself in crowned with several OF those
round, pointed towors, cologod rod or reddish
brown, which hre 30 common in all tho ancient
structures In Switzerland. It Stands directly Oh
the lake, on projecting rock, 10 tlat the wator
surrounds 1t on three aides, md tue side no1t
moat, through which tho water OF the
lake ran, aud ovor Which waa the draw,
bridge. This Is now, partly tillod. and
bridge Is thrown acrose. BY which tho cnhtlo
is approached. Tho walls have openings for
musketsy and cannon; aud the towerg project
so TINT missiles md melted load can bo thrown
upon the hoa1s Of assaiants. Situatcd go low
OIL tho lake, and go surrounded by mountains,
close to 1t, and walk around its walls, Tint you
realize it's size aud height. 4 portion OF tue old,
gray walls arc covered with ivy, and wild flowers
find root in tho openings OF the stones, and tho
waves Of Lake Leman dash up to its very
foundation.
Lake Lcman ltcs by Cbil1on'a walla;
4. thousand ,l,ie tee. Ct Il. depth bsa'ow, ao,,
It's massy WaterH meet aud how.
Tho old, old castle WAS built moro than thou-
sand years ago, and within 1t WIS confined, A:
D. $50, tho Count Of Alala, tho grandson OF
Charles Martal. Tho prosont castle waa built by
Peter, Duke Of Savoy, iii 1928. But it derives
ita chief interest from having been tho
PRISON OF 1oNSIyARD,
who WAS confined in it in 1870. Tho vaults and
prisons run under the castle distance OF noar
800 feet. In the room farthcst from tho on
trance, and lighted only by marrow aperturea IN
was chained. The great stone column to which
he was chninod, the iron ring SGT in tho column,
piece of the chain, md tho pathway worn BY
his stepa In tho rock, arc still to be seen.
OhiIlon, thy priHou IL holy placc,
And thy sad loor altar, for It was trod
Until his very 8teps haYo left trace,
Worn, as II thy cold pavement were sod,
BY Donnigardl May nono these marks eifaco,
For they appeal from tyranny 10 God.
Byrons description is really very accurate, and
his poom Of "Tho Prisoner OF Chillon" has
done moro than all else to give interest to tile
plAECt LII 4oAo D5AoA f46lttA LIE tA1tACt aAul
hearing some imperfect traditions Of It's history,
tho Bcone and its history fired hla Imagination,
and. before leaving tho iahe, he wrote this yery
celebrated and most graphic poem.
There aoycn pillars Of Gothic mould
In Gibbons dungeons deep ana old;
There are seven columns, massy and gray:
And in each pillar there Is ring,
And IL each ring there ia q cllan..
Tl,ey chained lis each to coluusn-stono,
n1o ~, a1.o1{
oner sec, with it's three green trees, is etlll
there.
A small green islc, It seemed no more,
Scarce broader thnn my dangeon-ao0r;
But In II there wcro thrcp tul1 trees,
And DER It blew tho mountain hrecza.
Tho castle now belongs to the Canton, ind is .
modern algenal. The stupid, mRlsor-ot-fact
guard stands nentinoi over tho place Of tho old
drawhridgo, and novor for o monlont dreams Of
tho past and tho pert and pretty Swiss maid,
WHO conducts you over tho castlo md repeata
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