Telegram-herald., 1891-12-13


downs hours ol centuries OF time snile
generations of the creatures WHO stand
staring IN wonder At its mechanism.
have come and gone and been forgot
ten; the great stones sf the tower nave
thrilled with the deep vibrations Of the
iren oeii every hour and have grown
black with age while 50 doing. Tne
crystal waters OF tue AAr roll swiftly
on, never ceaslng, aud the women are
still washing At the city founta n. bat
they are not the women whose aug h
ter woke the eeneos OF the streets 80
long ago.
The street . little way beyond the
tower becomes thf Gereehtlgseitgasse
and this TERMINATES IN Al irregular
open space from whence the Nydeek
bridge, lofty and massive stone struc-
ture, spans the river. Acrnss the
bridge Is the great bear gard "a maIn-
tanned at the exDeuse of the city. la .
great pat surrounded by . stone para
pet . dozen or more of the savage. Gin
-colored. rank smelling hrutes
paw the AIR and sn,h wlssfaily at the
spectators who swarm around tue den.
Thirty years ago AN obstinate aud
determined Engsishmau made = bet
with friend that he could walk around
the PIT on the inside OF the psrapet.
His Remnasss We're Pieksa W.
He had the courage of his conyIetiens,
but he lost the bet. The keepers
managed to rake up . snspe nder buckle
and ten brass buttons which we're
forwarded to his friends - the sad
remains. and the bears licked their
chops, with evident satisfactien. The
hungry brutes are always hoping for
another windfall. G., back across the
bri ige and follow the streets that
parallel the river. Soon you come to
the Munster or city Cathedral. hne
old structure 450 years old. 1t stands
on y lofty eminence and toward the
river extends broad terrace, from
which the distant snow peaks of the
Bernese Alps can be seen. With the
tints OF the rose and molten gold upon
them, mingling with their dazzling
whiteness when the sun is sinking low,
giving way to purple pallor and
amythestlne shadows as he drops be
hind the hills they form picture that
is like beautiful dream, and he who
sees it once will see II often in the Wis.
ions Of future years. The terrace ter
inmates in stone parapet and over this
barrier Is \ precipice the bottom Of
which 10 almost on le vel with the
bank of the river. A e'udent with Jag
attempted to cut wide swath before
the admiring maidcns OIL tho terrace
one evening many ycare ago. He WAS
mounted on splendid horse and in
order to show his dexterity he jumped
the animal over the parapet. The poor
horse wac dasned 10 pieces. but with
that strange good fortune which pro-
tects drunken nIen, the rider etcapcd
with q crippled leg and some sha tered
ribs. HIS name. Theobald Weinzapftli,
is remembered while that of many a
better man who kept sober ana be-
haved himself has been forgotten.
Forty Bushels of Goi,er.
The great organ in the Munster peals
out Hood OF deiicDus melody which
signifie that the vetper service is about
to begin; the swell Of the solemn chant
and the deep toned cadence of the
singers voices floats ont Through the
portals filling the snmmar ar with
solemn music. A hush comes over the
| city and many pioQn worsnipers turn 10
the cathedral tor their evening 0rlsons.
The travelerls usually callous to any
sentiment but that Of hunger. 90 to
HIM. the hour of prayer is the time for
| supper and he hes him to the nearest
| hostelry. Than the Hotel Bellvue no
better can be founi and none more
| quaint or simple N its appointm ents.
| The entrance is iii led with images of
| bears and stuffed bears, IN fact one
sees so many bears IN DAYS sojnurn
| in Bern, that the bare mention of one
Of the creatures will make him want to
s loot. The walls Of the hotel are OF
massive stone four feet thick. and the
windows are the most popular seats in
the house. The sides and sills are up
holstered, and it IS a source OF
| ceaseless entertainment to sit n one OF
| tre broad enbrasures and watch the
panorama of the street. TIL. stoms
| and the costumes are almost The .ame
as they were 200 years ago, and the
number and variety of the go.tsis is
something to excite the wonder OF the
tourist. The most popular style Of
| goiter worn by women Is ab ,ut the size
| of a nutmeg nruskmelOn. Some OF
them are left to sway and jiggle around
| unrestraincd, while others are sus-
| pended in handksrchefs tied III knot
over the head. Tne males are not as
commonly afflicted with this deior nifty
as are the gent!er sex, hut when 4 big
fat man has q goiter, 1t is so~'eta'ng
awful, for IT goes all the way around.
| There was one man who hung about
the depot whose neck WAS as large as
h.s waist and the iabby flesh full of
red aud blue veins rolled out six inches
| thick over all sides of his collar.
estimated that at leasty forty
| bushels of solid goiter must have
passed the window IN the half hour we
we were waiting for supper. An at
| tendant came To call us from the win
dow TO our repast and led the way down
| the warm stone staircase, across the
slippery, polished tiaors into a cnarm-
| ing private dining room with one side
| open upon the most charming flower
garden. There was something oriental
| i'm the broad, BEAUTIFUL court with IT.
| plashing fountain and its beauiiful
| vines and flowers all around. Certainly
a nleai never tasted b tier, and more
delicious viands we're never set before
king. There was no suggestion of q
hotel about the place and the four of
Us were as completely isolated ssthoueh
we we're sitting at one side of the court
OIL lions in the Alhambra. The waters
were out OF slgbt and sound, but ss soon
az one course was finished they we're on
hand with the next. The mea finlshed,
another stroll Was taken and then We
whri away southwark to beautiful
Lausanne. NrLTsc.