The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-11-19

ties and do not remunerate them
They make 10 charge and expect
money to be put in the box. The
Monks at st. Bernard are young men,
they stay up there thirteen or fifteen
years. The climate iss rigorous that
1t undermines their constitution for
that time, and they have to go to the
valleys to live. Winter lasts nine
months in the year. must say that
we had the most beautiful route In
Switzerland, very varied. Noun
tains rose at the turn of every valley,
We commenced the ascent of the Alps
(Napoleon's roadD Saturday Septem-
Der 24th ten o'clock. Went by dill
gence, (great stage coach) got over to
Domo de Ossolo at eight Z. NJ, passed
the granite post between Switzerland
| at six p. NJ.
All through Switzerland along the
roads are crosses. Some have Christ
being crucified, nearly life size, others
smaller. We saw hundreds of stone
pillars set up with the Virgin and
Christ in the recesses. Sometimes
Mary was seated and Christ was on
her lap grown man. We remained
, at Domo de Ossola until Sunday eve
ming at three o'clock when we left by
diligence and got to Strasa on Lake
Maggiore at eight. Took steamboat
next morning and rode down Mag
giore to Aroma, end of the Lake.
Took cars Immediately for Milan.
Got there at half after twelve o'clock.
They were holding an Industrial Ex-
position there. We attended. Before
we went to the Exposition cousin
Kate and Millie went to the summit
of the Cathedral, five hundred and
eighteen steps. Magnificent Cathe-
dral, Of marble. Several hundred
statues of marble about 1t. The Expo
sitIon wasn't much but they enjoyed
1t all the same. Next day we went to
Como and rode around it. Next day
Thursday we came to Geneva. 1t
is very interesting place. They
have grand monument to Column
bus. We visited the cemetery Friday
evening. 1t is large hollow square |
with walls around 1t and roof over
1t. On the inside are columns. I'm
der these great galleries are inches
for collins. Hundreds of magnificent
designs in marble commemorate the
different families. Wives, for in
stance, full life size, weeping at the
tomb Of Michael Angelo. One
woman is raising the cover from the
face of her dead husband and taking
the last look. These different works
In marble are by the finest sculptors
in Italy. They are 80 fine that the
very pores Of the skin is represented.
Genoa is on a hill side which de-
scends to the Gulf 1t Is shaped like a
horse shoe, has many narrow streets
and some good ones, has many palaces,
Is walled all around and has gates,
great arched gates, has great fortifica-
tions on the hills. We will leave !
Genoa for Rome Monday morning,
October the third.
We feel little or no inconvenience
about the languages.
received one letter from you at
New York and one at Paris. All ] re-
ceived. Expect to get our letters at ,
Rome. Cousin Kate enjoys every I
thing and so does Millie. Both are
well. 1t will give me great pleasure
to get some letter when / get to
Rome. We go from Rome to Flor {
ence, to Vienna, to Venice, by the |
Blue Danube. / must say that both
my ladies, with sixty or more others, |,
were sea sick crossing the 1
English Channel. Men go around I
the world and do not get J
sea sick sometimes; but nearly al !
ways do crossing that channel. I had t
the laugh on these two that time. 1
hope that you are all well. Have
seen you often Ia my dreams. Had
such vivid dream Of little Mary the :
other night.