St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-10-10

or the terminus of the glacier at eacl
summers end. This glacier too is grow
ing both shorter and narrower. 1t wa.
80 rods longer twenty years ago. This
change indicates a warmer climate, but
the cutting of grottoes, and the export.
ing of ice from these glaciers certainly
contributes to the lessening of the
mass.
On our return we made side excur-
sion to the Fall of the Staulbach, a
sheer descent of a large brook $50 feet
Had not the clouds and now-falline
rain hindered, we should from this
point have had a view of the Jungfrau.
Monday, Sept. 8. Yesterday was as
glorious day as ever shOne, and from
our room at Interlaken we watched the
Jungfrau as she unveiled herself in the
morning, as she glittered in the noon
day sun, and as she put on her sunset
cap of gold and purple. y. you can
imagine wide meadow, sAhfed hy a
river little larger than the Passump-
sic, along which there is village a
mile or more in length, with back
ground of PERCEPTIONS mountain side
two thousand feet high, and fore
ground of close-lying range of equal
height, except that it is parted in the
middle and in that gap, filling it full, is
set a mountain 1900 feet high, the Wis
ible upper 5000 feet of which is entirely
covered with snow, as pure and white
as if it fell but an hour ago, then add to
this the swathing of mists and rolling
of fleecy clouds at intervals, and you
have slight conception of the situa-
ton and chief glory of Interlaken. The
effect is intensified by the fact that the
Jungfrau, though thirty miles off, from
its height and contrast to the dark cliffs
which flank it, seems hardly tenth
that distance away. We had here a
Sabbath not only of outer glory, but of
inner restfulness and of reminding of
the glory "that excelleth." In the
Scotch Free church chapel we heard
two sermons,-the best we have listen
ed to this side the water-from Rev. MI.
Stuart of Edinburgh, and in the delight
full communion service which followed
our thoughts often wandered to our st.
Johnsbury home and to similar occa-
sions there.
To-day we have crossed Lake Thun
from which there is a fine view of
many snow-clad peaks of the Bernese
Oberland, ,-tarried over train at Berne
(from the terraces of which city there
are broader, though more distant views
of the same range,) and have seen the
harlequin clock with its cock-crowing
and bear-prOcession at the time of
striking the hours, the fountain sur
mounted by the ogre who has his girdle
Ar 4me att 6I fs#aIfowIHg one of them,
and the cathedral with its portal deco
rated with figures of the prophets, the
apostles, and the ten virgins. These
last are ridiculous representations, the
foolish ones looking like silly school
girls disappointed of holiday.
Genera, Sept. 9. Last night at Fri
bourg we heard a concert on the famous
organ-one having 1900 pipes and 81
stops. 1t is regarded as one of the best
in the world. Its Vox Humana was
certainly wonderfully likea real soprano
voice, and the clearness and sweetness
of the whole range of notes was re-
markable. During the concert there
was heavy shower with sharp light
ming, and the organist in one piece
gave us from his pipes very natural
thunder as an accompaniment.
Here we are glad to find letters and
copies of the Caledonian- which except
the issue of Aug. 8, we have received
regularly-and here we spend a few
days before going to Chamouny and
Mont Blanc and thence to Italy.
Very sincerely yours,
H. T. FULLER.