Evening journal., 1892-09-14

SIR"
My route TO Italy was rather q round
about one. Instead of running down to
Marseilles, and so on via Civita Vecchia
10 Rome, ] SGT of eastward and crossed
Germany, passing through Cologne,
Frankfort-on-the-M Main and Nuremberg.
thence / proceeded to Leipsic. and of
length brought up in Dresden It was
my intention to go from there southwark
through Switzerland TO Venice. and thus
to make my approach to the Eternal
City
Dresden. however. detained mo longer
than expected. II was In August that
/ reached It; there were not many
people in town, but | was delighted
wiki the gallery, with the picturesque
sweep of tho river md with the green
shade and good music Of tho Grosser
! garten. There were several charming
| drives, too. In tho neighborhood; and as
for tho beer, it was really revelation
to u man who had never known any
thing less heavy and solid than Allsopp's
pale ale
had put up at the Hotel do Sake. a
broadsidod old building on one side OF a
large, irregular Plate called, / be-
heve, tho NeuuRrlkt. Ny landlord, who
was young gentleman Of great per
sonal attractions, interested himself a
good dead about my amusemcnts; and
ono day no happened to ask me whether |
had visited region known as Saxon
Switzerland. This, it appeared, was a
mountainous district some twenty miles
Il -. -, 10
problem Of putting the greatest amount
Of romantic picturesqueness into the
smallest possible compass II was a
land OF savage rocks, wild procipices
and profound gorges, conveniently
| grouped within the limits of o good
days tramp. It comprised all tho sub
lime and startling features OF your Yo-
semitic valley in California, with an
area about equal 10 the summit Of ono
Of the table bluffs in that region.
! packed my valiae for sojourn Of
two or three days among these pocket
Alps. put my diamonds in that secure
inner pocket and took a drosky for
tho railway station. Tho trip to
Schandau dhe principal village OF
Saxon Switzerland can also DO made
by steamer, but after discussing the
pros and cons Of rival routes with my
host of tho hotel the evening previous,
had decided to go by rail, which pro
vides nearly halfas much pretty scenery
US the river road, and takes up less than
a fourth as much time.
alighted at the station door some
what late, and having given my trunk
in charge Of a porter was hurrying TO
get my ticket, when my attention was
caught by young lady who was stand
ing on the platform in an attitude that
bespoke suspense and anxiety. Her veil
was down, but from tho slender elo-
ganco Of her figure and the harmonious
perfection of her costume / could not
doubt that her face was beautiful Evil
IDENTIFY she was not German; had she
been a thought less tastefully dressed
should have said she was an English
girl. AS it was she might DO either an
Austrian or an American. Even then
rather inclined to tho latter hypothesis.
She appeared TO DO entirely alone, but
she was scanning with i'll concealed
cagerness tho crowd that was entering
the station as if in search Of familiar
face. When her glance fell upon mo
fancied that she took an impulsive step
in my direction. but she checked herself
Immediately and looked away. While
l was hastily debating within myself
whether or not it would be "the thing
for me to go up and ask her if she need
ed any assistance, saw dienstmann
or carrier come up the steps, and taking
off his cap deliver her a note. She tore
it nervously open, threw back her veil
impatiently and ran her eyes over the
contents. Beautiful she was. indeed
Ny anticipations had been behind the
truth on that score, Such strange, mys
tical, dark eyes underneath level, black
eyebrows had never seen. But just
then there was an expression Of disnay
and distress in them that made me hall
forget TO remember their fascination
She now addressed tho carrier, seem
ingly in broken German. for no evidently
did not well understand her, and the an
swer he made appeared 10 increase hei
embarrassment. Her slender foot tapped
the stone pavement; she read the not
once more, crushed it up in her hand
and then her arms fell lstlessly at he
sides with an air almost Of despair Shl
looked this way and that helplessly