The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-09-18
Mid Peaks Of Switzerland.

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Dear Fsibsr We arrived 10 Paris las,
evening alter the plssssniest week that i
have spent Tor many and many day,
, Every part oil our trip Into ssiiEulsnd
sss . saecsss and us hsd ell sorts OF
variations. hot weather, thunder storms
and cold ststhsr- - bni the wssthsr slssys
b bsved when Ne waited TO go any uhsre.
II q. ssiaily cold when ne we're 90
top Of the Risi. bat people say thai I, ne
slsys thus never vas 90 cold in my
life ~ l stood there aud esEsd on The
most Wondsriul view 10 the world -moun
tsios looming high into space one alter
smother. great stretches Of foress aud
lakes nestled in among the bills just ~
oory - you could imsslue. All The cities
and towns With their red rooisd honses
iurnlshsd . viss thai shall never for
sss.
We vent TO @ anevs. From there We
took the trip up TO ChsmouiI and Mt.
Blanc. The day was perfect and thst
beautiful white mountain stAndiog 30
bel lily "a inst the bloe sky nearly took
my breath aesy. e little town OF
Chsmouix right st the foot Of the noun
tain 10 . quaint old place. end tow peo
pie ,dord to stay in such places is mar
vel 10 me, Tor the hotels are 20 hish-pric
cd % the mountains are high We took
. drive up the valley aud passed the Mer
de 0lscs and alsoier d'Araent and oil
along the drive we're those dark colored
hemlocks and besutiInl rushing river.
We got out and went into meadow and
gathered fifteen different Kind Of wild
flowers. Such btsutiiul wild aswers SO
close to the snov seemed so strange TO
ne.
We crossed Like Geneva, and how /
wish you could t.ks the bost rides on
these wonderful LIKES. Oh. IL 10 oil
dream. We we're on the bost about four
hours. . good orchestra playing oil the ,
while end landscape to gszs upon that
rested every 6brs in my body, The va q
ter OF the like isa light green and it
looks so fresh and clean The shores
ere oil dotted with beautiful homes, and
jsst back OF these homes great. huge ,
mountains liit their hoary heads. It's 10
,ensly inspiring to see such magnihcence
sli around Lne sud should think that r
It would Inspire the Swiss people TO
great and noble things. bat they seem !,
content to live on . patch o: earth and
raise . few eouts, h
We vent 10 Intetlaken and stayed at . h
very swsgger hotel, From the front oi
the hotel We SGT and watched the sun :.
leave the Jungirsu, the largest and grand
ett OF these mountains. II looms up be
tween two smaller ridges that form . rs r
vine snj as the lower ridges are dark
green with hemlocks, IL makes the Jung
Irsu stsnd ont 10 bold relief. The sun ia
slowly creeps up the snowy mountain snd
leaves it with . twilight pink oil over -
4. | cant make you understand the u
1opdsriul besuty snd warmth Ct that =,
pink coloring, II thrilled me, and Just ss 1.
loon % thst color lef! il l felt . chill l. /.
,reep down my back, for then toe noun
ain steod-s perfect ghost all in ghsstly =,
white. The next day We took the trip J..
lp thers-it's On all.dsy trip snd rather :.
,sri. We passed along beautiful rivers =
bat dashed along st . msddening psoe,
nd under huge cliffs and past waterfalls d,
bat lssped With joy and pride over the =;
ides Of those high. high mountains. -,
We vent up ~ for - We could on the IL, 10
eguIar road snd then took smother elee ~
rio car 10 the Eiger Glacier and there n,
tried ny luck in crossing . glacier.
ui my feet got cold literally and 6gurs
" ly. go We did cot 60 on. Just be
ov the snow the wild flowers srs thick =
be moustsin absolutely purple with VIC 20,
is. II lie magnificent mountsip, and cit
9 We sat eating onr lunch We conld hesr oo
be svslsnches tunblipg down the moup on
,in with boom. snd ss We we're com
oR dtwn the other side We saw the bs
vslsncbe Of snov. assure you 1t was no
ondeffol sight. 90,
We vent 10 b rns. the dearest town ,
ith the iunbi'st shops. but could only sir
lsy one night and the next day We hur inc
ed on TO Inttrlsken. From there We ,
'eu, TO Lurerne snd stopped at the Swsp M .
otsI. The view from my window was ,
erieos sight snd never nsted 10 iesve oh,
lscs worse 10 my lie. Jut after We 81 sej
we'd there wss . big thunder storm end 7
10 hsil came down ~ large - almonds, ,
vas glorious. Bat the next day II clear {
Cd for us TO take our trip up the Riei !
bis mountain Ia not covered with snow, :
ut is celebrated for the wonderful view 10,
,e sets. ]
The week hss been suiully hard on me. 4
= We get onr moneys worth and II wss F.,
idrisLt before We would retire and then and
. hsd to be mp eirly 10 the morning '
q resched Paris 81 elk last night. Z
Tonor mornins We 90 TO London =
d from there We mste I'll sorts oiexcur ala,
,ns Your .fi.c,ions,e daughter. h,o
Mary Z. Widnty,