The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-11-24
THE FUNGUS FAMILY,



great pleasure 10 felt By the many Who
visit them and listen to descriptions Of
their experiences abroad. which com
blne both amusement and Instruction
Music IL introduced a. an element OF
interest. and the singing Of Miss Cecilia
Fungus II pronounced admirable by her
many admirers. Her father is very
proud OF her. but rsrresses his enthusi-
asn. and recently. when she was being
praised by a visitor. he replied:
-Oh. she Is passes." a. n he would
mitigate the compliment. when ! Was
: in Europe" said he. II thought some OF
having her educated to be madonna,
but the professor found fault with her
register. as 81 she were stove, and I
I gave II Up"
Did you attend the opera while
abroad?' one asked.
"oh, yes. OF course, because twas the
fashion I couldn't understand a word
that was sung. though. and II l bought
E laboratory Il didn't help It any, for twas
all Greek 20 me. I'D much rather hear
the Swiss mountain horns making the
welcome ring
Did you like the Msttsrhornr'
Il don't think I heard that: I missed
Il somehow; but heard a good many
OF EN-. and their reyertsbration among
the hills was very pleasant especially in
q fog"
Did you 90 10 Bern7"
ITO burnt No. not 1: twas in Au-
gust. and went TO cool OF. But We all
burnt bad enough. let me tell you-fully
as bad as we should az home"
you al least had pure ARR
Yes. outdoors: but let me tell you
that mountain goats and mules. though
nice in travels and poems. are far DIFF
ferent when regarded as fellow board
CTS az mountain inns and their smell
IL not aromatic by any means. Where
pigs and hens. goats. mules and travel
cts are thrown together almost indis-
crimagingiy. you can imagine how Of
fonsivc the atmosphere must be 70 sen
sitive oilfactories"
Did you see the JunEfrau and Mont
Blanc."
We'll. no. I can't say did. We took
some pains to do so BY climbing up goat
paths so narrow that Il seemed we must
10 thrown into the mountain chasms be-
low: and here is another humbug
Those things are AL advertised In the
guideOooks. but when you go 10 see EN-
they are postponed on account OF the
weather. hadn't time to spend In such
fooling. 90 went back 20 where I started
from. But there are mountains enough
all around there. without caring for
these tribes"
What aid you think Of the organ at
Zurich7"
Cecilia liked Il nrst rate: but e didn't
begin with the biz organ in Boston.
They made a great 20 90 about the Nux
Nomica stop, but hang me II could see
anything wonderful in IT
You went 10 Lucerne. OF coursct"
Yes. We went there by the OtArd
pass; but beyond chesses and the great
b lion by the Danish sculpin. there was
b little TO see there We went TO Altorf
too. where old Tell did that trick with
the apple. and killed the old tyrant that
put his hat on pole for the people 20
bow Co.. but couldn't get any facts
about fl. and some say there never Was
such person as Tell"
You doubtless were interested In
Geneva the home Of Calvin"
Il can't Say that I was There are
none Of his contemporaries living. and
the memory of him Il about faded out ia
spite Of the Sally de Reclamation which
e. they have built there This Sally is
c nothing but large hall. and that's the
way one r. confused by names. Why
they call big glaEier the Mare de Glaze
and up in the Pass ST Bernard. hote
is Horse-apice"
= The Hospice. yes You must hav.
q been pleased with that. 50 fun OF hu.
p name aud poetical Interest,""
d Another deception. let me tell you
We had all heard about the dogs thai
saved people from perlshlng in the snow
and We asked II they would show us ,
specimen Of how they did "a. One Of IN,
y monks politely told MS that II we woul,
wait until next winter. and get snowe,
IN. he would send a dog or two 10 lool
us up. and that Was all he could q,
about H. The summer. he said. was no
3. a good time for incidents OF that Kind
And that's all the satisfaction we got
How we're you struck by the mora
and political aspect Of the country"
i didn't see the ghost OF moral as
"a Pect; and az for the political. don't be
l. itNe Que IN hundred OF the pheasant
'- knew who the president OF the Unite,
States was. As for their intelligence
we can only fancy what that must b
T. when they have only the Swiss paper
:. 10 read, one OF which was enough 70 sa,
isfy me-"
y On the whole. you enjoyed you
tour"
"Oh. yes; that's what paid for. Any
body can get along very well u the sight
- seers will let him alone. and the hes
way TO do IS not to see anything tina
al others want you to- Now. my mind
= full OF things which didn't see. an
> when l go again they will be all fires
i. and new. Come. let us go into the pictur
gallery; want TO show you some chear
do-overs that bought in Florence. Al
I Florence I'll tell xon about 49, -.