The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-07

/ with two or three HIde AWAKE BOYS II you
haven't, and wish your youth renewed
even in spite of yourself, Try It, since l ar
rived in Europe with my two lG-ycar-old
wards | have had little time 10 indulge IN
| those meditations which seem appropriate 10
| q Inan--
Upon whose visagc middle axe
Has lightly set his signet sage.
We had been travelling here and there the
boys trying to see everything they could and
many things they couldn't, and az leug n had
arrived az Than. Comfortably settled NJ
| Bellevue, with my window commaudiug
/ view al nearly ali the beautiful lake and ths
ma este Jungfrau and its compeers beyond,
| thought they would feel disposed % rest
while But on the third morning The BOYS
presented a request that We take a walking
tour To the suggestions Of experience that
such an expedition would be piece Of hard
work. they turned a deaf ear, announcing
| themselves ready TO daIe and do, whateve.
might betidc.
The spirit was moving in me also, Tor the
sight Of a mountain will bring the tramping
fever upon any man who has ever climbed
one. and in my younger days / had scaled
many a frowning cng So after a few
minutes Of consideration, said:
VERY we'll Put on your knickerbockers,
pack what you need for the next ten days in
your knapsacks, put away the rest Of your
things to be left here and be ready to start
in an hour
Joyously the boys rushed OFF 70 make their
preparations and / followed moro leisurey
after ordering carriage When | returned
to the ground floor both were there KNAPP
sack on shoulder and their as vet untried al
Pine stocks in hand The carriage drove mp
and told the boys 20 jump in. II thought
We were going 10 walk exclaimed Harry
You will have all YOU want before the day
is over, said /, as we entered the carriage.
Where arc We going, sir" asked tho more
quiet Fred
To Kanderstes in the carriage" was my
answer.
"Oh, know" shouted Harry. ITS the
Gemmi Hurrah,
And selling Baedecker the boys began TO
read up the route.
Otr way lay for three or four miles along
the border Of the lake, aflordmg us constantly
changing views Of its beautiful shores We
then turned southwark, and by gradually
ascending road proceeded along fho base Of
tho stern, gloomy Wiesen, which oyerhung
US on the right, while on our left the eternal
SHOWS of the Bernese Alps glistened in the
July sun The continual changes IN tho rel
alive positions Of the mountains. caused by
the frequent turns in our road rs it wound
upward, afforded Us panorama Of surpass-
ing grandeur.
About noon we arrived at Kanderstc-, u
little village at tho head Of the valley, SUR
rounded by mountains, and the end Of the
road After lunching We started ON our
walk Tho we'll kept bride path commences
close by the hotel, and ascends quite rapidly
through a dense wood. Like all inexperienced
climbers, the BOYS were inclined t. rush
ahead rapidly and demuTod at my short
steps They soon found however, that my
steady pace was carrying me along quite as
fast as they were now disposed To- 60
In about half an hour We came 10 am open
space, where we could see the village far be-
low, and sat down 10 rest
How much ascent haven made, doctorin
asked Fred
About 700 feet, - replied l.
Gracious" exclaimed Harry, and tho
top Of the pass Is $500 feet higher than
Kandersteg"
You see the wisdom Of short steps now,
my boy, said l. This first part, however,
is the steepest"
The bracing air Of the Swiss mountains
quickly refreshes the pedestrian, ami we
were soon on our way again For fully two
hours our path lay through woods, with only
here and there q glimpse Of the surrounding
country ~ length We reached the timber
line, and saw before Us u gradually rising
surface stretching three or four miles, COW
cred with huge bowlders-a scene OF utter
desolation. The ascent was very easy and
we proceeded more rapidly. Behind We
could see over the woods the summit of tho
Junglrau, with the sun still shining oa it,
but dark cloud was rising in front ald /
was anxious 10 reach the little hotel at tho
summit OF the pass, for some years before
had fought my way along this path against
the widest storm 10 which had ever been
exposed in my life, aud did not desire TO
repeat the experience. The boys. o. course,
had 10 conception Of an Alpine storm, 50
they did not share my approximations
We skIrted the gloomy little lake, half
filed with ice, which lies so far up on tho
mountain, and braced ourselves for the last
ascent We were within mile Of the hotel,
but the storm was coming rapidly, and tho
clouds had already shut OIL all the prospect.
We pressed on, the boys, unused rs they were
to the work, struggling bravely, and Just as
the first drops fell We gained our shelter 1t
was time, for within three minutes nothing
could h seen but whirling sheets OF water /
beating against the house in every direction. |
while the wind howled as if it wished 20 hurt |
the presurIptuous mortalS that dared its do |
mtnions i'll the depths below. To 20 on was !
out OF the question: 50 We secured rooms and !
settled ourselves Us comfortably rs possible I
TOR the night Z. W. LEPEcHEuR