Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-09-25

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Gus experiments with a cannon ball, which
he let all from the top of the Campanile,
tower which is very much out OF truth.
Although about lS0 feet high and good
many feet out of the perpendicular, II has
stood for many centuries. and does not
| seem likely 10 fall vet awhile, MIR, Cali
leo showed me his latest invention, fly
| ing machine, which certainly beats any
| thing vet attempted in that line, may
mention that one Of this gentleman'S for
bears was executed by fanatical mob for
making certain scientific discoveries pub
lie respecting the movement of the earth.
| Well, I took seat IN the new flying appa'
ratuS, which looks like an areal torpedo
| boat, and IN less time tGau it takes the
swiftest crow to fly the distance, we were
,uaking fast to the Splre Ut the Milan
Cate edra!, in the midst of an inquiring
crowd of some 1000 stone angels and
things, and with a splendid view Of the
| Alps and the Apprentices,
In company with this kindly Italian
gentleman i visited Venice, the city of the
! Adriatic. and was much impressed by Its
silent waterways, where the gondolas hit
to and fro Just MS had READ III song and
story. One moonlight night We lay under
the bridge Of the Rialto, and listened to Il
delightful Serenade. closed my eyes and
thought of the meeting of Shylock ana
Antonio, of CeSdemona, OF byron and his
poetic faucieS oonjured up by these beau
tiful scenes And again we were 10y the
Lake of Como, where the prisoner OF Chll-
lon pinned in his lonely prison, and where,
but the other day, a pretty salvation army
lasSie was incarCerated for perSlStently
leading her soldiers through the streets IN
defiance Of the local police regulations. 1t
was here. too, that the Prince of Como IN
Bulwer Lytton'S Lady of Lyons owned
a splendid palace, to which he wished 10
lead his fair Pauline,
After short stay in Lnmhardy we
started off for Switzerland in the machine,
as the heat was too oppressive in Italy,
this not being the season for visiting that
country. As we travelled along Mr., Cali
leo said that it was all humhug about the
Italians yowing vengeance upon Americans
in consequence cf the shooting affair at
New Orleans, and indeed could only
agree to what he sail, as during the whole
OF my stay in Italy | was treated with the
utmost politeness and consideration. OF
course found that they appreciate money
there as much as in the states. About mid
night the aeronaut said we were passing
over the lake of the Four Forest Cantons
or Lucerne He asked if | would like to
descend upon tie summit of the Rigi,
where should be certain to meet num-
Der of Americans waiting to see the sun
rise, which is particularly splendid sight.
agreed, and in few minutes we had
anchored on the top of the mountain. On
leaving the car what was my surprise and
delight to hear Enthusiastically American
voices singing
when Job, Johnny comes marching home again,
in chorus. | was advancing toward them
when there was loud report and look
ing back | saw that the cable of the flying
machine ha! given away from the pressure.
The aerostat shot upward into the night
and WIS almost Immediately lost to view
One man, who had seen us arrive, seemed
to think that might be an uncanny spirit
of evil, but | FASTENED to assure him that
was simply an American citizen taking
a walk abroad, We fell into conversation,
mostly on the curious railroad customs on
the continent. Here about eight or ten
persons are boxed up together in COM
partment, aud you have no opportunity
OF stretching your leg, such we have in
y
the dead of night, the conductor comes
along and suddenly thrusts his head in at
the window and asks to see the passengers
tickets We bad good deal of fault
to find with the hotels, too, winch, al
many of them, do not quite come up TO
the American ideas of what these pstab'
ishments should be. 1t seems to me that
| ,nal,,,,Dlglnl IN A,,,aytnn
In many respects in century than
Europe has achieved in many centuries
refer more particularly to inventions Of
different kinds for saving time and max
ing life more comfortable. 1t is Il mis-
take to suppose that you can travel on the
continent of Europe aud thoroughly APP
preciate the sights be met with there
without knowing little of the principal
Iangua ges, French will suffice, however,
for really with French you can 90 all over
the world
| was converting with my new ac.
quaintance on these matters when the sun
rose from behind the mountains. shedding
Undesirable splendor round about us.
The sight was most unearthly in its
beauty, and | will not attempt to write
/ anything about it. The morning mists
rolled amid the mountain peaks and for
med a sort of sea around them, so that
they stood out like islands. As we looked
the sound of falling water smote on the
ear, which gradually grew in intensity
until it had risen TO deafenng roar very
suggestive of the Fall of Niagara My
companion said we were standing by the
celebrated Falls of Giesbach On. but how
we got there was a mystery to me. We'll,
Americans are justly proud Of the lakes
and waterfalls aud canons in The states,
but they will find many marves in Swift
zerland which, on the whole is perhaps
the most beautiful of the countries ! saw
during my tour. This was the opinion Of
most of the people | met from this side of
the water
Then, as gazed at the mighty curtain
Of falling water, upon which the sun
threw a rainbow glory seemed TO he
slowly mesmerized | saw d tall, bearded
| gentleman before me; we were standing
in a fine room in the Hotel Continental,
Paris, and looking down upon the waving
! foliage Of the Tuieries Garden. | found
that my companion was none other than
| the Grand Duke Alexis, brother Of the