The morning times., 1896-04-12

GIRLS IN THE ALPS.
The Adventures of Two Women
with Their Alpine Stock.
ssociaiions it is simply unspeakably

associations it is simply unspeakably
touching.
Our next days plan was TO take the
train from Chillon TO Leuk, as the coun-
try was hardly sufficiently interesting for
walking, and walk from Leuk 10 Leukerbad.
| do not know which Leukerbad is most
celebrated for, its being the starting point
for the celebrated walk over the Gemmi
Pass or for its baths.
The next day chroncled one OF the
proudcst achievements OF our trip, as we
walked over the Gemm Pass from Leuker-
bad To kaiderstag, distance of more than
twenty miles, and Il height OF nearly 5000
feet. From Leukerbad the Gemmi looks
almost impassable. 1t is situated on
huge rock which rises abruptly from the
base. on the face OF this almost perpen-
dicular rock IL path has been constructed,
one OF the most remarkable of the Alpine
routes.
From Frutigen we walked TO Spiez.
where we took the boat for Thun. Here
we were detained several days by the
rain, but passed them pleasantly in the
charming Pension Itten, which had been
highly recommended to us by our English
| friends. Here we found lovely rooms. an
excellent table, beautiful grounds, fine
| library and large reception room. and ey-
| crything included for the moderate terms
| of Is francs Isl .20l day.
As soon. however, as the wea ther cleared,
we picked up our pilgrim staffs ana again
| proceeded onward. our next point being In
terlachen, which we reached just as the
setting sun was throwing perfect flood
of golden light upon the magnificent. state
| w. Snow-white crest OF the Jungfrau. The
| whole horizon was STEPPED in rich, varied
and glowing color. But the great Jungfrau
must from eternity 10 eternity tower over
| every form and kind of beauty, however
har
| at This wonderful revelation of the in
finite until the last bit of color vanished
| form the sky.
From Interlachen we took the longer route
! toGrindelwald. going by diligence To Lauter-
| brauuen. and walking from there over the
Scheidegg to Grindelw aid. We had to
| have such implicit faith in Baedeker that,
as he said a guide was unnecessary, we
| decided to take this long and to us utterly
unkown walk without companion or guide
| other than his directions, which we found
| SO definite and accurate even to the loca-
! ton OF tree or chalet. that we were
| never III doubt as to our path. We. of
| course. did the glaciers at Grindelwald and
continued our route from there over the
| great Scheidegg 10 Mcyringen. where is
| the largest and finest gorge in Europe.
This about ended the walking part OF our
! trip. as from there we took train over
the celebrated Brunig Pass to Lucernc
| and thence 10 Paris.
our conclusion of the whole matter was
| that the future could hold nothing in il
| 10 which we would look forward with
| fonder anticipation than another walking
| tour in 5 Switzerland We proved TO our per
| feet satisfaction that ii Is even for two
women a thing simple economical, feast
ble. unattended with unpleasantncSs or
| danger OF any kind. From Chateau dock
10 Paris we never met with word other
than that OF respect aud kindness. We
wert. assured beforehand that we might
enter any inn in switzerland with perfect
safety Indeed, Bacdcker says that there
1 is hare " poor one in the whole country.
We were pleased. too. to find that our prep
arations were adequate. aui that our plans
worked admirably. l could not but think
! of the musician in ION the Heights" whose
| physician said he must become blind with
| in one year, and who, therefore, deter
| mined TO see once more the great vast
beautiful world, TO fix in memory the
sun, mountains. forests meadows, streams
and lakes. And where did he go but
through the Alps? Saying that 'he who
has not seen the Alps does not know how
beautiful our earth is and so after him