The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-09-13

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a bridge about sixty OF eighty feet from
the ground, we entered the grotto cut in
the Ice. The grotto was about one hun
dred feet long. We had not been Inside
more than two minutes when we heard O
loud noise, and running TO the mouth Of
The tunnel, found that q large. stone had
rolled over the glacier, and striking the
bridge, had carried of the railing. In the
afternoon, about FIVE o'clock, we took the
carriage and returned home. From Inter.
lacken We went 10 Geneva, where we
spent o week resting ourselves. We
made one excursion, and that Wastto
the Castle Of Chillon, the scene Of
Byron's poem, On one Of the pillars Is
shown his name, scratched. there by him
self, they say. From Geneva We went 10
Paris, breaking the journey OF Macon.
Paris | enjoyed morethan any place Twas at.
We visited the IGNORE Gallery aud Sculp-
ture rooms; the Luxembourg Palace,
which contains many fine paintings, and
has a beautiful gardeni the Hotel Climy,
containing many curiosities. We also
visited the Cathedral OF Notre Dame, the
Hotel Des Inyalides, O home for old sol.
dlers, containing the tomb Of Napoleon !;
and many other places OF interest. We
also took an excursion to st. Cloud and
Seyres, where we saw the porcelain max:
ing, and 10 Versailles, which we enjoyed
very much; the palace and gardens are
splendid. Papaand ! gotta very good ideaol
Paris by riding on omnibuses, which
thread the city in all directions; by going
up the colmun Of Vendome, that Of the
Bas tile and the Arc De Triomphe, and by
taking q train that goes all around the
city, Just inside OF the Notifications. One
Sunday afternoon we went to the Cemetery
Of Pire La ChaIse. Every body here Il
buried In a little house with his name on
the outside. Among other famous graves
We saw those Of Abelard and Heloise and.
ThieEs.
we left Paris last Thursday (2lst Aug.)
and rode in the cars to Calais, where we
took the channel boat, named the Calais
Donvres. This boat Is really two vessels
fastened together, with the wheels be-
tween them. w had a smooth pas
sage and landed III Dover in about
two hours. Here we took q ttain,
arriving In London that evening about six
o'clock, We have visited the Parliament
Building, Westminster Abbey and 81.
Paul'g Cathedral. At Westminster we
saw the tombS Of Charles Dickens, Land.
seer, Livingstone and ahoutsa hundred
other distin guished men. At st. Pauls
We saw the tombs Of the Duke Of yelling.
ton, Lord Nelson and Sir Christopher
Wren, the architect OF the Cathedral We
went to hear Mr.. S%purgeon preach Sab
bath evening. He is the most successful
preacher in the world. Although he ID
not considered above tho average n abili.
ty, he is so good, and has so many gifts
that he has great power and Influence. He
has had the same wonderful crowds for
many years. On Sabbath evening there were
about six thousand people to hear him and
all seemed interested and pleased. His
text wa Remember Lots WIFE," He
spoke freely and fe~arlessly against fash.
ionable sins. We went last night to his
prayer meeting, There were not less than
two thousand people present. He spoke
about our exposure to death and Its GER
tainty, sooner or later. The sentence he
said in such a way that l can remember
it: Some are coming, some passing
away, many gone; those who are passing
away look at others that are passing away,
hardly dreaming that they are going
themselves" Alter the meeting Papa wal
shown into his private room and had quite
q pleasant chat with him. He wrote his
name and a verse OF a hymn In my auto:
graph book, which l will show you.
1t has rained here 10 much
for weeks that there is great fear the har.
vests will not be worth gathering. The
people are in great distress and fear hard
times, Yesterday we went to see some
trained animals. The monkeys acted like
human beings. Dogs dressed up like men
and wemen danced on their bind feat,
Their dOings were wonderful to see.
We shall stay here a few days and then
go into Scotland, and leave for home on
the 10th OF September. I have now told
you most Of what we have done and seen
and find. l have about filled my paper,
so l will say goodbye.
+ Your atEectionate nephew,