The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-11-07
AMONG THE ALPS.
AN AMERICAN TOURIST WRITES A
LETTER FROM scHAFFHAusEN.

The Peculiar Dance Called ia Fran
oaise"--A short Ride Into Germany.
Solitude Of the Black Forcst--A Party
Of woodchoppcrs-An Interior.
In former years our little American colony
In Schaffhausen numbered in all six souls,
and, to use an excusable bull, two Of these
Americans were Bclgians, having resided In
New York some years Now there Is not
even shadow Of colony here, and beauti-
full as the tours about the environs are, they
are quite abandoned by our countrymen
Tie average traveller arrives at Schaf hauseri,
Is Immediately rushed into an omnibus,
driven over to Neuhauseu, secs the falls Of the
Rhine, and then away again. Not so your
correspondent. for quietly settled down at
the Hotel de la Poste, quiet hostelry in the
city itself, slipped into my smoking jacket
and slippers, and was soon chatting with
mine host, Buchanan, Just as if the seventeen
years since last rested here were yesterday.
"Ahln snid my genial host, 'syou are just
in time, Herr Elson Tomorrow evening
the CASTLE the old Munoth. is to be the scene
Of reception, given by the Stadtsrath to
the singing societies OF Canton Appenzell,
and will see that you are specially invited
And invited was, and the following even
ing found me seated at the round table within
the esnlanade az inc castle. while the Amen.
zellers made merry music about me. Then
dancing was In order, and although am not
dancer myself will try to describe PEI
culiar dance they call "La Franchise which
appeared very pretty to me as l sat and
looked on. The sets were formed as for our
ordinary German at home, but after few
bars OF music nv the orchestra I saw II was
- he r,,ita 5ifFa,srt Tyarr-ho.,v Il inc Mini,
~ ,,o,itansss s,NTsdo,no,soi,e NAV r have
tha hnrnrs ~ t,, hat 4; ,.a;ssd tba laiv co,,,ta.
s,as yarv low and IN saot moro o,,iet aol;ta.
,ass Il jsnla,,ss tt,an o,,e ,,saets y, s;r,sIs,
parisian gntber;rr
A Ie,,cth ali ,S,,ao,x, attor ,,,a o,v.o,,,.
ar,, sal,ss flo ,o,,sic sa,,s ;nto = vor;tohla
,,;,,,,ot ~ st,te,,, ai,ost ~ ,,s =, 80, ths
E.srcn Tou;s Eol,ow n s,;th me- dsar
rsa,s, IN soncv NJ lsash The old ,oinuet ~
our ancestors, forward and salute the gen
tleman holding the lady's hand with quite
understandable grace as high as the shoulder,
then across and back again; but while am
gazing dreamiiy on this scene, what 10 !
heart Why, TO DO sure, one OF Strauss ray
ishing waitzes, and prestoi tho whole Is
changed from the sober to the gay, and SEQ
nothing nut tne rosy, heaitny races turning
about, while the tails OF the gentiemens dress
coats stand at an angle OK forty-nye degrees,
SO last 40 these south 1ermans ana SWISS
waltz ana so the danes ends
But havo promised, gentle reader, TO take
you into the country, so let us take TINS train
Tor short ride into Germany uor you must
remember 5chaitnansen lies on the German
side OF the Khine) and we soon como to tho
village OF krotzingen, on the extreme south
ern edge OF the Black Forest. 1t Is justly
called the Black Forest, FOR the tall pines
and cedars grow close together, making night
OF noon under their shadows Taking car
riage, or more properly, sort OF light cart,
directed my driver to strike by tho most
unfrequented road into the forest. In hf-
teen minutes we We're IN solitude 50 stlll
tnas ~ was oppressive MOI SOUND save
that peculiar swaying noise OF the pines that
only Bret Harte can describe, ana an occa-
sl2nel csy 9k -, 9 piEn very siA " qnr cat
49,. ~, ,I,I,,er ~ bajt and ,etiia he 4,
,,.,,,,,ss ~, iittla hammer. a,,d e,,,oad;n or
f,.,oaI luncheon take INV cornyasn nd make
q little inroad into the woods hea,. =
hr,,aI. tr;c,sl;,o, ovsT tha ,ocl,u aud ne an.
nroocb n FRIGHTENED hare scampers THROUGH
tte hr,,sh poor creaturar am nc u,,,cb
| startled AZ he for nv head Is full of such
stor;as "a the serron RING j, and holf loolr N
,naat one Of the old robber chiefs and ND
hand thot connie Of Centuries 400 made
this foreet a dangerous place. and WHOSE
smirita some Of the more ,orant peasants
hal,ave arm sin 10 be met with bv the he.
lated traveler But harlrl boor NV Oulde
calling so bacl, go M luncheon The wise
follow has mt our hottie Of Macon into tha
brook ,, 10 cool. and VIC sic down together n
the hest Of fellowship to our little luncheon
IN tho Rlaclr Forest AZ length ali IL finished
and we drive along. and bv a cIrcnitors
route reach the village Of Staufen. ID q q
more nonulous place than expected 10 find