Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-09-26

had not been asleep a half hour before
was aroused, and informed that the car
riage was waiting to convey us back to
Geneva, whence we were to depart inn
mediately for Paris. Fifteen minutes Ia
ter. found US all ready, and soon we were
whirling rapidly back toward Geneva,
over one of the best roads ever built, and
one which has required as much, if not
more engineering skill, than the con-
struetion of the Pennsylvania Central r.
r. In many places the track has been
hewn out of the solid rock for long dis
tanees, with frewning peak rising sheer
over head, whilst on the other hand they
have built it up with solid masonry to a
height of forty, sixty or hundred feet;
q low wall of masonry protects the trav-
eller from the yawning gulf below. AS
usual, Twas pushed up "a eherubess with
red nose and heavy blanket-shawD aloft
with the driver. These diligences are un-
like the London omnibusses, insomuch
they are three-stOry affairs, whereas those
at London are only two and a half. The
seat with the driver is rather uncomfort-.
able, but after some hundred miles of
diligence and diligent riding I've learned
ts prefer it to any other part OF the vehi-
Gle, and consider its hight sufficient for
the day and the journey thereof. When
it rains take my chances with the dri-
yer, an umbrella and a horse-blanket.
Our driver on the line between Geneva
and Seionzier was spruce-looking dan
dy, with rosy cheeks, blue blouse and
hT7f+ 11o1o IL, L l.
and jaunty straw hat with an Alpine
plume. caught the pretty bar-maid kiss
ing her hand at him as we dashed out of
Soionzier.
Our fifty-two miles of diligence jour-
ney was ended in torrent of rain as we
drove up to the hotel at Geneva, about l
O'Clock. At 2 o'clock we were in the train
and on our way to Paris, over new Ry.
across the Jura Mountains; and the mis-
cry of that comfortless ride-the monot-
ony of which being only broken by a
change of cars at Lanfanne, Pontarlier
and Dion, varied with lively morning
for drivers seat, when the rain came
| through the 1eaky roof with more than
usual pertinacfty. f-
Late at night our compartment door
was suddenly flung open, and burly
Frenchman, holding in one arm dog, as
| large'as myself, and with the other hand
grasping huge Valise, essayed to enter;
and, after an amount of squeezing and
1 crowding, actually did enter-but not un-
til the cars had started, and we dared not
push him off. The longest night must
i have a dawning, when our FrenchmaI
with his dog departed-and so did we-tc
take another train, and at a. m. we
reached Paris-having passed through
"Cumtoms'' twice-only to find the Hotel
de Lille ct Albion full to overffowing.-
Accommodations were secured for us a
''The American Family Home, - in a littlt
street opening from a square of the Boule
ward Haussman, and here 1 am, settled
for the next week, in a sumptuous apart
ment, 10x10, and about Is inches high OF
one side, with window opening on tht
roof, and the gilded dome of the Hote
des Invalids .grandly standing out as
beacon light in the middle distance. Suel
a home as this is Twas surely made TO
hebgoblins and the ghosts of the Com
. mune to hide in-for so many windin,
passages would puzzle.eVen detective t.
follow them. --es,-.s. ..s... ...:-...
This is the Sabbath, but the shops ar
open, and men at work on public improve
ments, house-buiIding, ETC., as if it wer
a week day. The best dressed people ar
the Americans. The wealthy people hav
all fed from the foreign inundation a
from a pestilence-frst taking good car
to rent their elegant establishments, a
, boarding houses, at a good round SUM.
Here found my 1ong-looked-for letters
; which have travelled nearly all over Eu
, rope after the party, and are-some {
e theM-a mosaic of post marks. 1t doe
= one good to hear from home. Was aston
ished to hear of the hot weather you ar
: enjoying (?), as it is almost too cool fe
h comfort here. ~