The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-08-28
EUROPEAN LETTERS.
AN AMERICAS SERMON IN AN
AMERICAN CHURCH.
The Famous Lion of I.ucerme; "a
ROW OH the Lake, and an Ascent
Of Mount IoiIatuS by Means of a
wonderful Railway.
LUCERNE, SWITZERLAND, |
August II, 1889.


LuCERNE, SWITZERLAND, |
August II, 1889. !
Editor Citizen After mailing our last
letter to you we left the summit of tho
Righi, shroudcd in mist and drizzlng rain
and ourselves shivcring with cold, not
withstanding our heaviest wraps closely
buttoncd around us, and took another
railroad, still more steep and wonderful
than that which we attempted to dc.
scribe.
In half hour we had descended proba.
bly, 800 feet, and cmcrgiugirom the op
prcSsivc pail of clouds, were greeted once
more by a sunshine such as only Switzcr,
land with its lakes and mountains can
provide, adding a wonderful brilIiancy tu
the beautiful world, still 5000 feet be.
meath us.
In one hour more the whole descent is
accomplished, and we, so lately com
planning of cold, have promptly discarded
our Surtout and are wandering around
the town of NicSnan and, wonderful TO
relate, amongst groves OF Ilg trees III full
bearing, and tempting us with their deil-
ciuuS fruit. And such flowers. Every
where, on all sides, i'll greatest proiuSion.
What Il marvellous change of climate i'll
two hours Ill.,,
None OF us rcSrcttcu " s'"'t "'''H ~ "
Nicsnan, awaiting our steamer, and ii
was hoth prolltabiy ana l'lcaSa''ly e,'''
plOycd. We find the people here courtc-
Gus and ailablc. generally speaking a
broken English and very fair French,
which soon relieves us OF our cmbarraSS-
mcnt III Germany OnIy 10" 'lu'cN'E u''l
an n"ur iit away ''i'" we "'e s"'''i'"'',''
to the quay Whcrc charming Stc'lI',
boat receives us ana gives US S"'I' H''' E
NcIl' our NchSlcr 'hi'Th'Scu lil'lS |"
supply adJcctlycS suited |" Il u'Scr'Pt'",'
OF the l'kc ana eily Oh i't'e'rl't' '''l ',e,' I
effort IS to say tIlat the former inci'na''"
between the mighty mountains Nl%ni mere
ana lialuS lhClc' iiNc ~ 'i'"'' llN!N'>
OF precious stones ior Which itS0Wirily'
N"i-l-ll""r indeed Pr"Ni'''S t'e 'l"Hl''
as 1t hangs down the loNGIE lhrnal OF tue
river khcusS, lhrouSn winch IHe water
ruSllcS toward inc N''l'lt' !t,'..........u
On approaching thc 'lIy we h"tC Il wen
butt quay cNtcnuiiiE p"ltc instance
along the water rdHG' supporting Il lllc
broad walk, Shauca ny utilSc rows OF
horse chestnut, trrcpnIte similar to, put
not Identical Wiln' our ouCh'yt' aI"l'%
when IhroiES OF "E'PlV TOURISTS ar'
StroIliiE'
Here again we observe, us 1T ''II otllc'
points III Europe, the pIai''iless OF tnc
dressing. i!ey seem I" a'JureIor 'tWIll'
the lawdry llhcry one secs on ,!'l hl'lu"
at saratoga, ana |" como mere Ior Il ,et-
Ter purpose tIlail 10 ''l;lN' u,Sl%"S "i 'le''
me clothes ana Wc''lth o' Sh"'''''''CSS,
Nor indeed IS IL SlrallSe' ior WHO can ma
time to think OF more thith nature am"
art nave mere spread OUT 10 tlleir view
On one SIDE row OF elegant noIciS' on
the other the peaceful Siilnmer lhGr cam
water, on when naPpy DoyS ana girls
are rowing, VlcinE III Joy Win the ll'hl-
mcrahIc hSlieS whlch transporting oei'at''
the surface:
Not tearing the crowd because sun
provided with Cook $ coupons, we are
soon cnSconccd at ms own hoteI lie
Cignc,' (Thc Swan }, and enjoying
good lunch preparatory oaturIhcr ram
bic.
The lunch is soon over, Tor VINO VIII
stay indoors longer than the stern re-
qulrcmcntS OF food and drink demand,
and out we go, straGSIinG along open
eyed, open mouthcd, open cared, seeing,
tasting, hearing new and dciiclFlS things
ut every step; aye, and we hope learning,
too, certainly being taught that our cS-
tccmcd contemporary the l.. was ms
taken when it thought that we had all
the wisdom OF the world.
After enjoying charming row OF ten
miles, four people at cost OF sixty cents,
we land again and wend our way To see
the Lion of Lucerne, il most wonderful
piece of sculpture, dying liOnui gigantic
size, i'll length twenty-five feet; and
Strangcst of all, cliScled out OF, theft, Ui
the native rock. a large niche has been
cut into the cliff and i'll it rcpoScS the
mighty beast, with an air of most Won
dcriul dignity and grandeur, his proper
tions SO absolutely perfect that one can
not realize his size except by pacing in
front from his nose to his rump.
This wonderful piece of work is a mon
umcnt erected III honor "I the Swiss
Guard of Louis XVI, who, being left
without orders, the king having escaped,
faithfully stood to their arms until tie
last man fell under the furious onSlaugl.t
of the mad mob at the palace of Tie
Tuillerics.
This inscription is carved in the living
rock under the lion: "IIirc sunt nOmiu,I
cOrum qui ne sacrament Gdcm tHlcrcm,
HrtiSSim pugnantcS ccciricrHnt.' Thee
follows the names of the brave men.
A Sunday more Sabbath like we donot
remember than was yesterday. Seeing Il
notice that an American church service
would he held at the National hotel we
attend it to hear our own dear old
prayers, litany and psaltcr once more,
and rendered in the simple plain manner
which to us makes it always so attract
i've. The clergyman was visitor from
New York, Rev. Mr.. Kenyon, using his
vacation for his own health and for the
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