Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-08-06
Lale Lucfns and Its Lion. ...HoU The
Boys vefs Jailed.
The Yankee Cyclista with Backs to
the Aips and Facss towards Home.


ping at one of the finest hotels In Swirxer
land. won't name it, as such tumble o
letters would only confuse the compositor
without conve, ing any special information
to the reader. But the situation is perfect,
charming. directly facing the larges, water
fall in Europe. Here the Rhine-a thl
point over 800 feet wide---tescepd,
100 feet in rapids, whirpoois
ard three falls, over limeston,
hedges. Dividing the falls is a rocky island
though perhaps hardly large enough 10 b,
so termed and around and over this III,
white spray wildly dashes. The water has 1
decidedly greenish tinge, which gives 10 the
less turbulent portions of the falls mos
beautiful hue, the coiored background in
tensifying the grandeur of the foaming Rhine
Viewed from any point and at any time the
sight 10 e1quisitely charming. yet At night
| when illuminated the effect is grandest IL
| the darkness of last evening we thus saw IT,
Clouds hung heavily, rain was descending,
| yet, comfortably ensconccd on a thelterins
| veranda, we gazed at what seemed glini Sc
| of fairy land. First, by retiectors, IA row er-
| full light was thrown on the rushing wate,
Oh the beauty of that picture; that ouc spot
| Of sparkling water in the murky darkness
| II would have seemed unreal had not the rua,
been audible; like picture reflected BY u
| stereopticon, only vastly more beautiful.
Then the light was turned 10 a castle
| on the river bank, followed by several o.hcr
| superb pictures, all 10 be successfully ab
sorbed in the inky gloom. Such thrilling
revelations arouse dormant aesthetic pas
eions which seem struggling To loose them
| selves, that the power to accurately tell the
| world of the transoendent loveliness witness.
ed may obtain. But, as the views dissolve
in darkness, so all to quickly does the sub
imeness they inspire float away forever.
The last was grandest Suddenly Bengal
lights Of many colors were blazing around
the falls. over this was shot an arch of
fire works. Was there ever such u picture
in all the world, Then was the inadequacy
Of language realized. Such pleasure battles
| description. We were tTuly--wrapt In
admiration, and il is now hard to believe
that this grandeur is not after all a beautiful
dream.
When the last letter was written the party
was high up in the mountains at Murren |;
now the Alpine region is behind.
| by many Of us never again TO be seen. II is
with extreme regret that we leave this pic
turesque country, not only because of the
grand scenery but also for a sympathetic
| feeling of brotherhood with the hardy and
courteous people who cultivate the steep
| slopes. Theirs isa land where to speak
freely Is not a crime, the oldest repnblc in
the world; 1t is, therefore, little more than
natural that we Of The largest should feel n
great satisfaction in mng.ing with those OF
the Oldest republic Liberty is just as dear
| to this people as il il to u, surrounded
| though they are by warring monarchies. and
| they mean 10 maintain it at all hazard.
| They are industrious, too ride for a day
| through the country and see men swinging
the scythe on slopes so steep that II hardly
seems possible to stand, and sometimes we
have thought they were held by a rope from
ABOVE, and the fact of their industry would
be unquestionably proved. 1t is astonishing
how thckly cottages are scattered in the
mountain region. We have travelled for two
hours up q mountain subsequently, walking
1t would be well to ajmit--when sharp turn
would show well cultivated field on the
slope, mutely guarding which was a pictur
| esQue cottage, the wood Drowned by the
weather for the peasants do not paint theiI
dwellings and the roof widely Oyer-hsnging
/ which 10 here the manner in which the pop
uiar house Is built And not cniy one, bu
probably dozen just such cottages woult
be in sight from the point Of observation, al
| so far from civilization ~ 10 cause wonder
ing as to how they get along Il would Ger
tainly be Ave miles down hill TO the meres
apology for a village, and probably twice a
far over the mountain TO civilization on th'
other side. But in just such locations h ln
hreds Of Swiss people are liYini
in apparent enjoyment. They tram
over the hills With large basket
Strapped on 'her phcAs' pu'9sh
hundred pounds, Or ,her'a '29.'' ue'a
mus oornf 10 we nhshie NUM-. nh",'
cumsiances shch a. t1eAe' '" Nhic" "ntf NV
breieH aiinsion mas oeeh ,'an''' sur'ounhe
oy opstacies that might oaine a hess ehF'seH
people, his hauoh owens IN paPp'h''s i'f
conteDtinent-
Inc forenoon OF the ION sas u. 'h'rt
ipg 70 lhteriaNen rom ouh1sy sYJ"ut'
lofty Murren. Inc descent on t"o' ifo'
the latter place was teffihiy ry'hs' a. arhih
iimbs nave All me Neek oeeh "st ',WA
, IN the afternolh the ronee lay Hohs bat
l'rienz and thence to tue top of brnn'
Pass. While the scenery all along VI
charming. it vas but iiule different fro'
what we had tor several Gays been ses.ns'
hat ap extended description "oa'h 10 cei
Z tain sense be repetition we rohe cio'e
2 the lake. rejecting N II. clear waters u
a bordering mountains som"h'nes sno'
I cspped-an1 laboriousiy saiksh up the 10
4 tuous read ieadiog through me ras,' !" o.
h quarters at ne 'op IN nosei oniy t~o "a,
g before opened 70 'he puphe. no do"Ds u
= proprietor considers II great compiime
e that bis hotel sas seiec's'' b"t 'he 'es' 'e
!, son was that his was tue only house OF co
n sequence near by. we might nave go
p turtnsr thst day but me manager thought
/. figuring Il over beforehand. mat we ~on
# be pretty yell tired BY the time the top
u reached.
10 Ness forenoon We rode about 10 miies
! Lucerbe, with 1ne lake views more man ha
, the distance farticnlariy charming vas .
n Wheel along besutifui but very crooked La
|, Lucerne. The Swiss evidently nnasf''a
t, how 70 make the most OF fhstr lakes,
4 close to the shore OF every one fine road
It built. so that ride along the bank IL of'f
= times just as delightful A. sail on the inv
a ing waters. The principal thing OF inters
1t in Lucerne is Of course. the Lion. VII
i Of a solid cliff, Of dying lion, t