New-York tribune., 1880-10-24
AMONG THE ALPS.

prnFHIRlAN = GUIDE.
rrpoM rHE REGULAR CoRrFsraTDy,'T OF TIVE rR'buNai
ZrpN,rr. sept. A.-From Geneva 20 Zermatt Is
less than $50 miles. al bus the last twenty NAV oe
,oue hy st,ara. yet the most energetic traveller
,nnst be contert 70 spend night ON the road. Inc
,,ilvra, trains M Switzerland are of most aI'i
anlc slowncss The good people who mana te '"'"'
;lord YOU every opportunity for Studying s1eH.''
rom the windows; wMch "a All the mon 'o.'~
,to ,,,, t)cir mart a. there is seldom mnch 10 w.
looked at The inukcepcr and the I'hN'' -
.ge animated hy the same sliTlt; h'o'' Pi''"'.''
1ne two arr but one. aHd Wh'h s"'s ""'
.rot tbcjr victim Inside the Swiss frontier 1"'A
,.,,,,n., %, zee, him there Tley have turn Ior
c.IcrIa.;op these thrifty Swiss. and they nave
,,,,n,t,, flat the longer thc Tourist is ~ 80 NJ
4rofn poipt to point within their DOMINION tue
lonror his whole solourn must be the more highte
he must pass at hotels; the more fees ana p'nt-
loirc, are 70 be gos ont of him aud tie more Wili
the GENERAL uolyetian treasury Ice enriched. 4hese
and other rcdcctious-l spare you ire "tlea ioI
1he present-arose Is pondercd over the railway
guide and Bacdeher 3nd combined thcT lhl"Ihia-
1ion and felt admiration for Swiss genus fls'lS
every romopt rs every moment ] discovered some
new device for stopping tie TOO eager .'e'-'f'
l'orlnvoKn part Vas IN no hurry. II 'do NOT AZ
Vic least matter TO NE whether reached Icrmati
day sooner OF later. Bu, journalist by dmt o.
pnrtinc oil things to the last minU5e-wHch be-
Eeye 10 be the badge Of al ouT trloc-esia fishes
habit Of doiny what he does from sheer necessity
,.Djdly and so acoumuiates q useful stock o. I'M
uarence and when he has once begun-~hether 1t
Doe n letter or orrncv-dis.ikes 10 dawale.
n. this state Of minl wasted @ good hall hour
which might hove been berehcally employed lh
doing nothng. in trying 10 get the hcttl oI b1e-
ocker and Prsyat and switzerland ~ gahoIaii
IN attempt which ended, : need not say. I'D ny
comnIete d,scondrIrc. Il was clear fl9t tAc ear
hest boat or train from Geneva would NOT tlin-
ne 20 Vicg' The station nearest TO Lermatt un,li
.D the afternoon. Thence 10 Zcnna,t Is olent ar
nine hours by rCad and though the path is eood 10
~. Nicholas and the ryad beyond iair one.
night Journey. ii practicable, ana sa0po0n2 guld'
cou!d be- had. had nothing 20 recommend H. 4ic-e
. only tv-rg.y minutes slor. Of nriguc, She point
of denarture for tie SimpiOn. and arriving %s YOu
90 NJ this early hour iu the aitcrHoon neither from
Aiege Dor from Hrgue eau YOU stir s,cp forward
tll next morning. Why, then. should YOU 1c huT-
red away from Geneva at in the morning
WHY. indeed. except that you may bc compelled TO
dine at Vleco or Brguog which take TO be an all
sufficient reason iH tine mind of the inEkeepcrs
and tho mind OF the innEecper is tine mind OF all
switzerland. Any MINI yoC may have OF your
own ia such matters may hc left entirely ont or
account Your decisions are taken from YOU IL
adv nee: You hayc only 10 accept with as good
grlce as yol can manage the DEGREES Co an all-wse
and all-powcrial arbitar who perfectly under
stands that lou are no, visiting Switzerland fer
your pleasure lut fos hiss profit.
A InuIV ESCAPE.
As REACHED ll.s conclusion ana bowed With
resign ton t. an authority l coali not dispute. !
received q note from q friend asking me TO come
and see him a. Giion. ] resumed my guides and
mus ANA presently made out that Glion was only
n step OFT the road 20 I,rma1. and I discovered
1urt ,r that = ccula get from Glon 80 Lcrmatt
iu "a single day. Thi, Wa, "a triumph. I should
stiu spend % night on the journey from Geneva I'D
Z.rniatt lut 7 should no longer spend ,t because
was obliged to- brt bcea1se 1 wanted 30 see mr
tden0. Ina by getting up 1T next morning. l
could reach yicre early enough 20 go Oh tho same
day. marchin. past the inn door and leaving un-
eaten the dinner. which lid vet 10 be cooked. ior
somebody else. So to Glon ! resolved 80 20. and
aid 20. ana there passed the might. Eut when 20
came TO getting ~ at 3 nest morning III order 70
rush through that day TO Iermatt i rcconsidered
The matter ~ Il Christian spirit At that caI.y
hour felt no resentment against the Mukeepcr Of
Neee and sense of public duty TO Dee justified by
dining elsewhere and heard the rain outside;
and l reflected that as 10 plainly in my mower
% reach Zernatt before uehlall 10 did not matter
whether actually did 50 or not II there had been
any doubt about IT. think l should have got mp
and tried. But as there was no doubt, took all
other nap and later train, reached NIcge IN !, as
il was preorlamcd ! should, and was met by iny
host at the door of his INN with thar smile. half Of
ciyilv ccore AZ half OF condcscending superiority
which is worn by the amiable despot IN presence
os his subjects This particular potentatc, Ike
most of bis allies, lad uo malice OF laTd design
AGAINST YOU individually nor against others Ike
sou. So long yOu co1formed 20 the laws Of hls
realm and paid the tribute levied upon you and
.rr
especially from an pretence to question tne legality
or amount Of the ilpOst-. YOU were nor much more
harshy treated than the yassas OF other un United
monarchIes.
POSTAL TXPEIss SERVICE.
The experienced traveller in Switzerland ioI
whom 90 not write. knows that the lugeggc ques-
ton IS one Of some Importance and that The moment
ne quits the district ~ the rauwav and steamboat
re must reduce his equipment 20 sach dimensions
ss DO not exceed the carrying capacity Of mule,
and ia inauy eases of q guide. FIOm Niegc to Ter
matt there is now a regular postal service part Of
system which, as a whole is creditable TO swltzer-
land: not always expeditions. but generally safe
not equal e. the American system. bat superior 90
the parcels carving Arrangement Of Europe ID gen
cral ] had left most Of my possessions ~ Geneva
bat was sti,l o1cumbcrcd with 'ssngbag not
too big to strisp on 90 saddle, nor too heavy for
rorter and "A small pcrtmauteau. for the transport
Of which | counted on the post But i arrived at
: : it was Sunday and on SUNDAY tine postal reg
Isry Office closes at the poet itself not setting
ont till 3 next morning, and making but one
Journey day; 80 that there was 40 possibility, SO
my comrlacent landlord assured me. Of getting my
portnantoau % Zernatt before Tuesday night.
dare say he recxoned Oh extending Lis hospitality
10th to ne aud my luggase till Tuesday possibly IL
wa for TINS that the Sunday bureau closed so
early: piety and O shrewd eye 70 business golDg
as they sometimes do, hand IN hand. could have
got on well euough for a day or two without my
yalise but | did not in any case mean TO stay at
Vege til It suited the post-oiice 10 transport it up