The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-12-12

organ, which is one of the best three
or four in Europe. But to me the
finest thing in Lucerne is Thorwald
sens grand figure OF the dying lion.
This is 2s feet in length cut in The
face Of a solid perpondiclar rock.
and is q monument TO the memory
Of 26 officers and 76O soldiers OF the
Swiss guarl who we're massacred in
the defense OF the Tuilleries in 1892.
Its simple and grand proportions
are wonderfully impressive and show
the power Of true art, This work is
study for hours.
From Lucerne q sail of three
hours takes us to Fluelen, at The
opposite end Of the lake of the Four
Cantons. ono OF the most beautiful
sails which oil Switzerland eau boast
The whole extent of the lake is
associated with the Swiss hero Tell.
and the incidents and scenery are
faithfully depicted in Schiller's
William Tell.
We pass the little district of Ger
san, tract of only eight square
miles shut in on all sides by noun
taius and lakes. II boasts the dis
tinctions Of being for four hundred
years a free state, aud the smallest
one that has ever had an indcpen.
dent existence. Soon after, we pass
n perdendicular rock rising from tie
lake which is inscribed in huge gilt
letters in honor of "Freder.cli
Schiller, the Bard OF Tell" A
few minutes later our steamer
passes clos, by little building call.
cd Tells chapel, erected on tho spot
where it is said he sprang from
Gessler's boat.
Two miles from Fluclen is the
little village of Altorf where Tell
performed his terrible f,at of archery
aud defed Gessler. The familiar
story of his shooting the apple from
his sons head is dear to every Swiss
heart and is often illustrated in or
namenting houses, for have several
times seen at one corner OF house
the wooden figure of boy with M
apple on his head and at the other a
carved archer with drawn cross-bow
aiming at the apple.
At this end of the lake We are ID
the midst of snow capped mountains
aud in sight, nearly over our heads
a glacier is working its way slowly
it's lower end dropping almost into
tho lake. Returning We land at
Vitznau, at the foot OF Mt. Regi
wHere We take the railway up the
mountain, This roal is ab) b)ut fodr
miles in length, and in this distauc,
makes au elevation Of nearly 4,OOI
feet. In some places the elevation
is one foot in every four. II is con
strncted like the Mt. Washington
railway with heavy coz rail be-
tween the two common rails, which
connects with strong cog wheel on
tho main axle of the engine. The
ascent takes about an hour aud a
quarter 70 my surprise | found
in place Of the cheap and small hote
which was on tho summit five years
ago, two fine hotels, one costing
nearly 100000.
The Regi is nearly G,O00 feet abov'
the level Of the sea, and above 4,5O'
feet above lake Lucerne whicl
washes its base. From the SUNNI
there is ono of the finest and mos
extended views to be seen from IN,
place in Europe This magnificen
panorama has a circumference oI
nearly 800 miles, and includes a
range Of snow covered Alps l2'
miles long, thirteen lakes OF differen
, sizes, one 80 near that you think 20,
can certainly throw stone into
, from where you stand, and on on
0 side q broad open ,l.in whic|
stretches away into the b ick Fores
/, in the far distance. After enjoying
the wonderful view for an hour o
, more we retire early as we are t
/ be awakened by the Alpine horn a
3. 80 in the morning to sec the sun
rise. At that unseemly hour
strength, sweet sound ringin
. through the halls OF the hotel whic
: seems to say to us as we are yet ha
a asleep, "tra-da ira da-dui.dl.' II
A a few minutes n motley crowd
' sleepy eyed people arc shivering
!. the cold wind which sweeps acros
a the summit, aud looking anxiousl
A toward that quarter OF the HEAVIER
a where it is hoped the sun will SOC
4 appear. No language can begin
a describe the beauty OF the scene
n the day light aud then tho rays
;. the sun glance from peak to peak
4 tho snow covered mountain.
. clear sun rise seen from Regi is oil
a of the few things which can new
q DO forgotten. The botauist OF o.
n party found more than forty variti
q. Of flowers growing within few ROT
"a OF the hotel.
,t After breakfast wo descend
!. way of the inclined railway aud TAX
b the boat for Alpnaih from which
If 90 by carriages over the Brun
n Pass to Giessbach on Lake Brien'
}. Tue carriage road over Brunig is
10 wonder Of engineering skill al
" many times as we looked ahead
IN the apparently impossible mountai
70 saamad as II the road must cel