The Lamar register., 1899-05-17
1T is LOVELY THERE.
SUNSHINE ON BORDER LINE OF
SWITZERLAND.
Enxtlsh reepI. walk All Day tn.
womsu Wear short shirt. and Thisk
shoe. and Tramp as Far as Tnsir
Isassaaa.- Isisrs~tiax sixht. :.

earno correspondent We are having
our fourth week 81 unhrOken srnahine.
On the mountain slopes, on the green
lawns Of the cool park surrounding
our hotel. and in every nook and cor
npF where soils ciinKx TO the rocks
Wild flowers pa; up their hardy litsls
heads In rich profssiou. Many Eng
lizh ladies appear al breakfast in
"ssveR-ieague boots. A. tasy call
their stout, ihicksolsd walking shoes.
and ia short skirts shich just meet
these boots. Taeir husbands ar-
equally comfortable Ia oHtiak saits.
and Whilc the morning Is stln freah
they start in couples or In small par
ties. Wiih pretty little peassnt-woven
baskets containing lunch SLANG With a
strap over ;Sr shoulders og the men
These baskets come hack In the hands
o, the ladies allied vita aONeFs
Therr ars satieiuk rpass that aiEFAs
By gentle ineiinss np the stseP noun
tain side. leading AZ nryt- a. one rlsss
asove ;Hc toVa- past PRETTY villas. the
road bSrdsTcd By massive sinns sails,
with which Italians love 70 ine3u~e
their grounds and villas Throssh the
large iroaN0rk gates Cf these walls
one catches glimpse % charming gar
dens and secH mimosa trees with their
nns foliage aud sWcss=acsaied yciios
bloom. liks TIM balls o: thittls There
are also leAassz msEuoiiA trees with a
great burden % beauufui. uhite bios
SONS, each large bod ineassa in
natural Jacket OF fur. ,ruz wsich
bursts the stately, llly-sAaPsa hios-
s1m. IN some kaHny corner % tbs
garden. iwsnes Akaias; a s1a,hers
vail. is the golden fruit o. the orazEe
or the glossy foliage Of huge ekmrliA
bushes. torninE a rich background for
countless ~hits. or Plnk. OF aearisg
noNera oae variety reseuihliEE great
pink roses lacking only the perfume
Further oa ths road W the snoen-
tAiE side oae passes TinsyAnts ussre
/ the peasants are AZ work nAE 10
busy looseaias The earth about hts
vines: two women. win eoarse sacks
over their shoulders a. prosoeiioa 20
I clothing. have slang over these The
/ peculiar italian peasant bGsfe;, Nhies
hangs upon The bach ana Is held In
/ pi5ee By SD. pieces shrouEh which tAs
arms are slipped The women are al
work over = pile az fertilizer. which
they shovel Into the basket. oEs uon-
/ an standing ready ~gth the basket
/ upon her back While the other shupsls
/ into Il When the basket u fu1 the
I bearer trpts ~ltA her burasn slosiy
/ up amoas the vines. And rezcAiag a
I desired SPOT she deposits q IN small
/ heaps AZ regular Intervals ot ten feet.
/ she ducks her head humps her hack.
! and pourk the contents OF the basket
/ over her head Then riEhtinx herself
/ and giving q slight shake 10 rc4siust
I the basket on her back, goes cAiraly
/ back for another load one dsypn;iy
/ hopes she Is Of tho safe eontrajed mind
I as the Irishman Eho said: sBekcrry.
and / have a soft JOB. eArry the
bricks 10 a man on the SIKH sloor. aaa
he does all the work"
These peasant baskets are used for
| every Kind OF load. are in all si1es.
/ and are carried on all female baeks
/ On that Of tho tiniezt maid tn rcd
skirt. white jacket, blue handkerchief
/ bound round the dark hair. and clAt-
/ iering wooden jamots. who has tong
| sticks OF coarse bread In Der basket.
as well as the embarrassed housewife
/ trndgtug home from the market with
a couple Of squealing pics a, the bot
[ tom Of ths basket on her hack and the
I bent. wrinkled woman with Load OF
I brushWoOd piled so high that she IS
dwarfed beneath It, making a pathetic.
/ striking figure In her coarse home
/ spun. home-dyed wooden gown OF faded
blue. or green. or purple. gathered up
/ into a short-waisted knitted Jacket. a
( faded. Powered, woolen kerehief over
] her thin. gray hair and wooden Ea-
4 bots, which she must havo had since
! childhood. as the heels Of her worsted
hose protrude two inches beyond the
| length of the poor old sabots. Con
| tinuing an ascent of the mountain
/ road by carriage or By foot. one has
| gllmpses Of dark rayines through
which rivulets. from the snow beds
/ above, A1zh with foam and murmur
over stony beds. Through the dead
/ leaves by the roadside, among clam
/ bering vines, and in and out nt the
crevices in old walls. dart hundreds OF
tiny lizards, and everywhere are yell
low primroses. croeuses. daIsiez, and