Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-09-11

IRENE, but fertile TO an unusual degree
and the vegetation upon their aides Is pro.
fuse and OF the richest green. bomo OF
the wild flowers which blossom from
among the ragged rocks are little horal
gems. delicate as the choicest hot-house
plants. vet lovely as the garlands of Para
disc. Thousands Of feet above the sea-
level one secs the fern. buttercup., blue
bell. and daisy. and many varieties Oh dell
cate purple flowers.
DOWN TO LucERSR.
Coming down from tho Rigi TO the. plain
was like plunging from cold bath INTO .
hot one. The overcoats when we nau
worn on the mountain.top were AT once
cast aside. but upon taxing tne lase s sSan,
or for I,ucerne we had TO resume tnem.
Thus In one day we twice alternated from
winter 10 summer, as it was not az
blazes n when we landed. after an hours
ride. at the Swiss city OF Ducerne.
Lucerne ~ q pretty place, set beside inc
lake. and encircled by spurs OF the, Alps.
IL is fayorite summer resort, ana Is AZ
much city OF hotels as Saratoga -, Vus
there are none there that are go me az the
big ones In our American town.
the sight of Luccrne for strangers is
1.-THE Lion of Lucerne." hon carved ont
of the rock OF precipitous mountain side
after Thorwslsen's model, and designed
10 commemorate the heroic but fatal ana
f1tile stand of the Swiss Guard In its at
tempt 10 defend Marie Antoinette from
the fury OF the mob which attacked NeI-
sailles on August 10, 1872; Inis non Is I'M
doubtedly 1.-THE lion of the town" IL lies
faller in death. shaft piercing It's side.
N is majestic creation, but would show
TO better advantage If the grounds aboutlt
were larger. They are small and crowded
mon bv houses. and are altogether un-
worthy of this unique and imposing monu-
ment. 49,
sober. solid, Woodworking people. Ger
man 10 the language that they use, anu IL
seems TO us that they possess all OF the
sterling traits Of the Germans. In another
part OF Switzerland we found all OF its IN
habitauts speaking Italian, and III another
(which we did not visit French IL the IAN
Guaoe spoken. SO it is that the Swiss who
move about their country much acquire
all three languages. and many of them
learn English as an additional accomplish
ment. Indeed, if you are IN the hotel or
shop keeping business anywhere on the
Continent you Cor some of your employees
mus sneak English. as the number OF
American and English tourists is IN
creasing every year, and they scatter mil
lions of money in every country.
WOE on TEE CHANNEL.
After crossing the Atlantic we naturally
hattered ourselves Gas we have modestly
stated before) that we were excellent mar
iners, but our trip across the channel,
from Dieppe TO New Haven, changed all
our ideas on this subject. One of our
party. at least, landed IN merry England"
with an emptiness in the caverns beneath
his vest which betokened untold agonies
that had gone before.
The trip was horrible and pathetic to a
heart-rendlng degree. Sometimes unsym-
pathetic individuals who escape the
dreaded malady beguile their leisure mo-
ments by laughing at their companions
fate. but the lucky half dozen or so out of
q hundred or more IN our company wept
with us on our voyage, so fearful were our
suflerings.
Our steamer was tiny craft compared
with the waves she breasted and the I'M
usually high winds, and before she was two
miles of the coast of France we knew we
were doomed.
To add to our misfortunes. fearful
spray, which hurled itself over the deck,
deluged the passengers and drove them
INTO the saloon-a verItable " black hole
of Calcutta" In less than an hour nearly
every soul on board was ill-not slightly
but suffering agonies. The
Qroans and means ana lamentations which
filed the room reminded one of "A hospital
filed with horribly mutilated patients-at
least, it would have reminded one of this
provided any one could have been found
to stand the waves long enough TO make
or comparisons. The cries of
the children on the steamer were most pitt
tul, but no one could help them-few
were well enough. The route from Dieppe
to New Haven Is the longest across the
Channel and takes about five hours.
The next time we so that way 1t Will be
because some one binds us hand and foot
and makes US do it.
IN LONDON.
We rejoice TO be back in London 1t
almost seems like home TO us. 1t has not
the blue skies of Italy or the gayety of
Paris, but it has innumerable solid COM
forts which we are prepared to enjoy, and
meanwhile we propose to thoroughly IN
spect Westminster Abbey, the Tower, the