Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-08-26


remember it as l saw it through my win
dow while writing with the moon glearl-
ing down on the ripping water, and the
sweet strains of music floating up from
the garden below through the soft evening
air, all fragrant with the breath of semi
tropical flowers and shrubs, lit Seems like
| calling up some fairy scene to the imagi
nation, rather than remembering an exist
ing reality. But it is not so difficult to
realize our journeyinas over the chain Of
lakes with their picturesque scenery and
balmy air, during the first thrue days OF
this week, for, beautiful though II was, there
were hard facts in the shape of hand
luggage, a., which make it seem more
earthly and possible. But certainly it
would be difficult to conceive of more
charming region on the earth's surface,
than il this same lake region, in which we
spent, in all, about a week, leaving Lo-
carno for the Pass of st. Gotthard, on
Thursday. Our iourneying during those
days were not altogether on the lakes
themselves, being Just pleasantly diversi-
fed by few hours in the easy going dill
gences over the splendidly- kept mountain
roads. Our nights and portion of each
day were spent at various places, always
on the margin of one of the lakes, and we
had good opportunities of exploring these
quaint little towns of Northern Italy, as
well as of taking endless rows on the
placid waters themselves, in the gay little
crimson cushioned boats, from which the
sun was excluded by pretty awnings,
reminding one of the Venetian gondolas
One charming afternoon was spent at the
Borromean Islands, in Lake Maggiore.
Table u h0te WAS served early at the hotel
at Pallanza, where we were stopping and
our conductor, having secured boats for
our entire party of thirty-four, we were
given lovely row for an hour or there
abouts, terminating at the Isola Bella,
at tho foot of the steps Of the
grand Borromean Palace, through
which we were conducted, and
which rivalled many royal residences
which we have visited. Especially won.
derful was the suite of grotto-c chambers,
which were made entirely-foor, walls,
roof and furniture-of shells, corals and
other products of the deep and which were
delightfully."- cool and refreshing. The
entire island forms one magnificent
garden, with terraces, fountains and
grottos everywhere, and with the foliage
and blossoms of every cline and every
sountry. All rare AND unusual trees and
chrubs and vines and flowers were pointed
out by the gardeners, who seem to take
the greatest pride in their domain. Every
thing thrives wonderfully in this favored
place as well as on the larger Isola Madre,
which we also visited, and which is laid
out in similar luxuriance.
Just in the soft cleaning we rowed
back to the hotel, each with some rare
blossom as souvenir for our pressing
books ito hatten out" as the good
natured, round faced monk at the
Armenian Monastery in Venice suggested
that we should serve the beautiful scarlet
pomegranite blossoms with which they
presented us. Probably he tried as hard
to think of our word "press," az we
| frequently do to think of the right words
in some of the outlsndish languages which
surround US. 1t is very comical, by y-the-way,
to hear sone of our party insist on talking
good American to these foreigners. One
very tieshy and very dignitied lady from
| Illinois, in particular, who shows much
good sense in other respects. carefully
refrains from learning u single word oil
any foreign language, but insists upon
talking to the distracted chambermaids in
English. She will ring the bell OF
arriving at her room in a new hotel and
say in the most complacent way to the cir
who answers it:
"Please bring me some hot water?"
"Je ne compreuds pas, Madame" re-
plies the maid, who usually speaks French
in whatever oountrv we find her
Madame raises her voice and snealss i,
;,alics
"WaterI Uot rote,. hot ,oater vor
know ! !" accomnan;ed bv varions or;msce'
and oos,;crIat;ons with tinsi NOV,
towards tba nitcbsr wbersp,nn tho air,
;nmns n. a bannv concInsion and saws o.
u6b on;, a'.an ia fro;ohan
aaano a;1 l,no,s suanes ASSET '':., "a'i .n'
Biri uisappeais anu felurns WIN po.ti'
Vi urinh,nB water "nicn IN prooapiA
Iohoweu ny loweis anu suhury otner con
'en'enees, oeie tne uoeiieu ono ~ u
upon, .ne iauy nieah~hiie raisine her voice
ahotner pi,cn d. every remohs'rance, ant
wfihhiine ner iae raoe ihto thoussnt
uhaVaiiihg grihiaces' ana lheh she say
compihcehuy
Il can Beheraiiy make them understand
Enghsh.
|
Engnsh money IN the endeaVor TO pay ne
fare III a diasgow tramway European 10
street-car, yoa know, quite disregarde'
the prohered explanations OF a fellow
traveller, but turned instead to Scotcl
woman OF the lower class, and asked wha
the fare was.
"A penny, maj
And what Is this piece OF money 2
"a smiling, maam.'
And now many pennies are there IN I
shllllngF
Ten pence, ma am, and the womal
looked surprised evidently wondering
whether TINS foreigner had ever been t
school
And now much Is that In our money
in American money You know.
whereupon ensued such Jabberini
among the good natured Scotch women u
the car, and such ttteriLg among tn
lli.natured Scotchmen as threatened T.
raise serious commotlon. Ana whel
slightly demonstrated with for expectln
more OF an ignorant Scotch woman thai
she knew herself the irritated reply was
i snail ASK al the questions want T.
In toreign land
And she has done 1t, promise you.
Ihe day that brought US into Swlizai
iand was Degun oy rising at a. M an
taking tine u O'CLOCK tram to BlascR, Wher