Telegram-herald., 1890-08-31


po.nE aBd then the pomt Is continued
- tlzt for soout one hundred IeeI the
spires look AXE = mast A huge weather
vane on ezeh MAKES them sPpeAr very
Top aeayy.
JasG a Little way back OF the SchHelL-
sFn0f : tae famous eLloa OF Lucerav.
To see i YOU pass through an arcnNay
INTO al open space about Ew0 hundred
feet IA q diameter, before you : \
fountain with a basin about SKY feet
IA diameter, and behind this rises a
perpendicular cllff Of very white, nne
grained limestone. Right IL the center
OF the chm hewn out OF the living FOek,
lies = magnificent bon twenty EIGHT
teer long and eighteen feet h.gn exc
euted ~ the master hand OF tnOrWAis-
den, the celebrated Danish sculptor.
An ARROW prOtrudes from The LETT
shoulder OF the figure, and the noble
old fellow . dying.
The deslgn OF the statue was TO serve
as fitting memorial 10 perpetuate the
FemcmbTaucs OF that heroic SWISS
guard who withstOod the fury OF the
mob OF the French Revolution, and
were eat 10 pieces while protecting
Louis XVI and ms Queen. Marie An
toinetie. IL WAS a grand idea, and II
has been nObly executed AS he views
this splendid monument. with the
names OF those who fell, and the motto
"HelVetiorum Fldei &C Vrtuti' carved
IN the eternal rock OF hls native land,
the SWISS youth must feel his bosom
swell with pride and patriotism.
Al what appears - be TIE foot OF the
lake lies the little village Of Nitznau TO
which you proceed by steamer, and
from this landing rIsesthe famous peak
Kuhn Riggl. a little more than 6000
feet high. This mountain, though not
very lofty, IS the most popular one IN
this part of Switzerland. Is 1t stands
out separated from all the other peaks.
and therefore affords finer view than
any OF the others. To see the sunrise
from Rlgr 5 summit Is one OF the sights
OF i lifetime, and one never To be for
gotten.
From Vitznau the slope rises at an
angle of about 45 degrees for several
miles and tourists ascend by a mountain
railway With a rack and piulon gear
similar IN all respects 10 the road up
Mount Washington IN New Hampshire.
There is no prelude To the ascent.
You begin at once, and after you have
gone about 40 rods and look ahead of
you and then look back you wish you
had walked. Walking Is such Il healthy
exercise. You hear several of your fell
low passengers make the same remark.
The engine always goes below the car
aud YOU hear II gruntng and heaying
away after you and feel that If the old
thing should slip a cog your name
4 s,.rr -,
imagine how YOU would look after you
had shot down the mountain two or
three miles and wonder If 1t would be
possible to separate your remains from
those of the big German girl behind you
or those of the red-headed EnglIshman
ahead of you.
At height of about 2O00 feet VOC
pass through tunnel at very steep
grade, aud find yourself upon n bridge
that looks Ike cobweb. You sit very
light on your seat for fear the tlimsy
thing will 10 down. Twice Oh the way
the train stops to water the iron horse,
and nearing the top you come upon
numbers OF hotels. At each one there
Is a heart-rcnding appeal tor you to
stay and rest your head on this dear
breast" but your voice far up the
ifume replies, Excelsior You are
bound to see the top If it takes all night.
At one place the car Overhangs sheer
Ir scipice of 1000 feet and seats on the
left side are at discount. At last you
reach the upper station and climb up
the steps to splendid hotel.
There is strong pressure in your ears
as If they were full of water, and #
you run up stairs you have to send q
bell BOY down after your breath. There
u horrible aching void IN the vicinity
of your walstband, which is much re-
leYed after an elaborate table d'hote
dinner.
By the time you have seen the sun
set i is time to go to bed if you want to
see il rise IN the morning.
Ny wife aud | were given n very
pleasant room four stories from the
ground, on;one side and only two stories
upOn the other. There were two very
substantial single beds in the room.
The beds were mountainous with feath-
ers and clothing, and on the top of each
was n huge bag OF down, large enough
to cover one up.
"Do YOU suppose we will need those
things?' inquired my better half.
Need those things" said | scornful-
". "well, no; not unless you want a
Turkish bath or something like it."
yanked both the things off the beds
aud threw them contemptuously on the
floor.
We retired, aud Mrs. c. was fast
asleep in five minutes. There was no
SUCH luck tor me. | was warmly,
might say effusively, welcomed by Il
Swiss flea, at any rate | was bitten 3e7
times IN less than ten minutes.
scratched and tore at myself frantically
/ for about an hour, and said things
which have since regretted, but after
! had ripped of a square foot or so OF
my epiderms, fell asleep from sheer
exhaustion. ! had been asleep perhaps
/ ten minutes, when | heard my name
1 called IN & quiverIng voice from the
/ opposite side OF the room. | was irrl-
tated and snar,ed out, "Well, what
the matter with your
The voice said, Are you avakeT'
"GOOd Heavens Have YOU reused
me from a sound sleep to ask such a
question" / was red hot and sad
more that I viii not repeat. The only
/ reply was "I'm very cold" and 10 was
followed hy violent sbivering. chatter
/ ing Of teeth and other effects. There
vas no help for It. 80 I crswled oui
and found one OF the feather beds and
slammed it down on the other bed u a
manner BETTING the occasion. I was
soiag 70 put both Of them on but on
T second thoughts concluded that her
1 sitfisrinzs would DC more lingering with
7 only one Of them.
I / hsd another hfteen round contest
WITH the flea. and It vas Tor blood. nC
fake.
How long the second nap lasted
dout know. but woke I'D nearly y
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