Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-06

back like suspenders; indeed, some of them
are latticed with them, and two years hence
all of them will be. In that day the peasant
of the high attitudes will have to carry .
lantern when he goes visiting in the night
to keep from stumbling over railroads that
have been built since his last round. And
also in that day, if there shall remain high
altitude peasant whose potato patch hasn't
railroad through it, 1t will make him as
conspicuous as William Tell.
However, there are only two best ways to
travel through Switzerland; the first best is
afoat, the second best is by open two-horse
carriage. One can come from Lucerne to
Interlaken over the Brunig by ladder-rail-
road in an hour or so now, but you can glide
smoothly through in carriage in ten, and
have two hours for luncheon at noon. For
luncheon, not rest. There is no fatigue
connected with the trip. One arrives fresh
in spirit and in person in the evening
no fret in his heart, no CRIME on his face,
no grit in his hair, not cinder in his eye.
The Greatest Show on Earth.
This is the right condition of mind and
body, the right and due preparation for the
solemn event which closes the day-step-
ping with. metaphorically uncovered head
into the presence of the most impressive
mountain mass that the globe can show
the Jungfrau. The strangers first feeling.
when suddenly confronted by that towering
and awful apparition wrapped in its shroud
of snow, is breath-taking establishment. It
is as if heavens gate had swung open and
exposed the throne. ..s.
1t is peaceful here and pleasant at Inter-
laken. Nothing going on-at least nothing
but brilliant, life-giving sunshine. There
are floods and floods of that. One may
properly speak of it as going on" for it is
full Of the suggestion OF activity; the light
pours down with energy, With visible en-
thusiasm. This is a good atmosphere to be
in, morally as we'll as physically. After
trying the political atmosphere Of the neigh
boring .monarchies, it is healing and re-
treshing to breathe an air that has known
no taint of slavery.for 600 years, and to come
among a people whose political history is
great and fine, superlatively great and fine,
and worthy to be taught In all schools and
studied by all races and peoples.
No Private Snaps in Switzerland.
For the struggle here throughout the CEN
turies has not been in the interest of any
private family, or any church, but in the
interest of the whole body of the nation,
and for shelter and protection of all forms
Of belief This fact is colossal. If one
would realize how colossal it is, and of what
dignity and majesty, let him contrast it
with the purposes and objects of the CRU
'ades, the siege of Troy, the Wars of the
Roses and other historic comedies Of that
sort and size.
Last week was boating around the lake
Of the Four Cantons, and saw Ruli and
Altorf Ruli Is a remote little patch of a
meadow, but I do not know how any piece
If ground could be holier or better worth
crossing oceans and continents to see, since
It was there that the great trinity of Swift
,erland joined hands six centuries ago, and
wore the oath which set their enslaved and
nsulted country forever free. And Altorf
S also honorable ground and worshipful,
ince it was there that William, surnamed
Tell (Which, interpreted, means ''the foolish |
alker," that is to say, the too daring |
'alker), refused to bow to Gessler's hat.
vanities of the Historical Student.
Of late years the prying student of his
ory has been delighting himself beyond |
Measure over wonderful find which he has |
nade-to wit, that Tell did not shoot the |
pple from his sons head. To hear the |
tudents jubilate, one would suppose that |
he question of whether Tell shot the apple |
II didn't was an important matter; whereas
ranks in importance exactly with the
question of whether Washington chopped
Iown the cherry tree or didn't The deeds
entail thing, the cherry tree incident
S of no consequence. To prove that Tell
lid shoot the apple from his sons head
would merely prove that he had better nerve
han most men, and was as skilful with a
'ow as million others who preceded and
olIowed him, but not whit more so. But
ell was more and better than mere marks
nan, more and better than mere cool head,
e was type; he stands for Swiss patriot
SIN; in his person was represented
7hole people; his spirit was their spirit
he spirit which would bow to none but God
the spirit which said this in words and
it with deeds
There have always been Tells In Switzer-
and, people who would not bow. There
1as q suficiency of them at Rutli, there
1ere plenty Of them at Murten, plenty at
Iranson, there are plenty to-day. And the
rst of them all-the very first, earliest
OF human freedom in this
'orld-was not man, but woman-Stanf-
acher's wife. There she looms, dim and
reat, through the haze of tine centuries,
into her husbands charmed ear
nat gospel of revolt which was to bear fruit
, the conspiracy of Rutli and the birth Of
ne first free Government the world had
yer seem,
The Effect Of Good Frame.
From the Victoria Hotel one looks
raight across q fiat Of trifing width to
,fty mountain barrier, which has q gate
ay in it shaped like an inverted pyramid
eyond this gateway arises the vast bulk
the Jungfrau, spotless mass Of gleam-
lg snow, into the sky. The gateway In
10 dark-colored barrier makes q strong :
anne for the great picture. The somber
anne and the glowing snow pile are start
ngly contrasted. It'll this frame which
,ncentrates and emphasizes the glory Of
le Jungfrau and makes 1t the most engag-
g and beguiling and fascinating spectacle
ut exists In the earth. There are many ,
ountains of snow that are as lofty a. the
ungfrau and as nobly proportioned, but
icy lack the frame; they stand at large.
ey are intruded upon and elbowed by !
,ighborine domes and SUBMITS, and their
andeur il diminishsd and fails Of effect
It IL good nama Jungfrau-vireip.
othing could be whittier, nothing could be /
'rer, nothing could be saintlier Of aspect, u