St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-02


and undergo the interesting operation
of It search. There was large crowd
of lis victims. and it was Il tedious pro-
cess To form tail ;tS the French say
and move on snail-like. one by one,
through the antr-room. past the in
spect"r of passports, into the large hall
where the baggage WAS To he examined: ::
but this was in due time accomplished.
and all were requested to stand and
deliver" The search was severe. more
80 than formerly at this station, but re
suited III no seizures 80 far as we oh
served. At last it was finished. the
baggage WAS rcadju>tcd, the necessary
cahali>tic chalk marks were written on
trunks. sacks and bundles without
which no one could clear the door of
exit-and we wer" soon again en route
At Culoz. half an hours ride from
bCilcGu,dr, the new route to Italy
strikes away south from the \Lil,, al
the Ehouc. and enters at once into a
charming side valley. broad at n>t.
c"> cred with vin"N ards and cnin-n,,d~.
and studded with miuIatur" lakes. hul
gradually narrowing and becoming les
fertile rs We approached Chamhcry. our
stopping place for ih" night. This L.
an old town of some 2u.un0 inhabitants.
once hcl"u"ing To- The, House Of Savoy.
hut now French, and the last place of
Importance before reaching til" Italian
frontier. The town itself has little ot
interest for strangers. but its situations
i'll the valley Is very picturesque. sur
rounded ON all sides 10y lofty hills and
mountains. Rain fell heavily during
the night. and threatened To mar the
Jnnuntain scenery through which We
we've I" pass Oh the morrow: but the
sun rose clear in the morning. and the
clouds tlnatrd away. leaving the >ll
and crisp. almost wiutry. What had
been rain in the valley was SNOW oII
the mountains. and even "m the neal
hills surrounding the town.
Vt half past ten We took seats III the
Express train. " hich had LEFT Paris tn,
evening hrterc and Il ride ot Il httlt
less than three h"u> up the valley
brought lis to the frontier French vii
lag of Mudamc. where. 10y au arrange
mcnt between France and Italy. that
station l. made a Custom House tol
both countries From ChanIhcIy tC
this point. and even hryoud. the rail
road l. on Il continuous mp grade part
of the way steep and turtuou~-and ON
engine putfcd and hravcd VERY lahnIi-
Ou>lN. The train was a long one and
filled to rcpleti"n with northern tray
elrrs. most of whom were birds of pas
sag. seeking It warmer climate toI the
winter. Probably nine tcuth> of them
were m"lc ~ less prc-ocrupicd Will
the thnught al the Great Tunnel the
last engineering wonder of the world
which they were gradually appr"ach-
ing. The train WAS rlau ling al"u. lik,
a monster serpent mp ia" winding val
surprise and opening up new Ni>tas
through side valleys. With towering
SHOW mountains for Il back q uund. II
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