Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-01-02
A TRIP TO EUR0PE,--LETTER NO. 10.

Lucerne, Aug. III, 1906.-Three
months to-day since / left home.
Two months from to-day we will
land in New York, if nothing hap
pens. / have received two letters
from you since got here, and it is
needless to say how much / enjoyed
them. We were unable to stop at
the best hotel here, because all the
rooms had been engaged for weeks
ahead, but | am really very glad, for
this is very good house. 1t is just
full of Americans, and they all seem
to be nice people. We are much
like big family. .
We have been here nearly ten
days and will probably remain few
days longer. Then We will move on
to Interlaken. have enjoyed every
minute of my stay here and only
wish we could stay couple of weeks
longer. You can't imagine what a
beautiful place this is. The town is
built right along the edge of the lake,
with the most beautiful shady walks
all along the waters edge. The
mountains rise right straight up,
that is, they seem to, and you oan
see plenty of snow up near their
submits. They are always draped
with clouds, which reminds me very
much of girl in ball dress.
Our hotel is right on the lake and
commands fine view of all the
mountains, as well as the lake itself,
and you have very beautiful pic
ture to look at all the time. Here
we also have a fine breeze and de-
lightful climate. Everything is chock
full here, and we see continually
people trying everywhere to get
lodging.
We have also fine walk along
the lakeside, shaded with fine horse
chestnut trees, and in the evening
everybody strolls along this walk.
It's quite pleasure to watch all the
women, in evening dress, and most
of the men in tuxedos. We have
been in swimming nearly every day
since coming here, but don't fancy
that very much.
went to ball here a
few nights ago-carried Miss Her
aid, of New York-and had a
very nice time, indeed. met some
girls from Bridgeport, Conn.,, whom
l had met in Berlin, and they seemed
about as glad to meet me as I was to
meet them. We all had a good
time. | saw some of the finest
dresses | ever looked at.
also sat with satisfaction before
Thorwaldsen's "Lion of Lucerne,"
dedicated to the Swiss Guard, 1856 of
whom fell August 10, 1892, defend
ing the royal family of Lonis XVI
from revolutionary mob. The pos
lure of the colossal body lying across
the shield, marked with the feur de
lis, the broken spear, the prone, out
stretched paw and the wonderful
expression of almost human feeling,
are pathetic. The figure is 28x18
feet and was executed by Ahorn, a
sculptor of Constance, after the de-
sign of the great Danish artist. 1t
is cut from the solid rock.
We took trip to the top of Mt.
Rigi the other day and thought it
tip-top, only it was real cold. From
there we had magnificent view for
about twenty-five miles all around.
On one side you have mountains as
far as the eye can see and lots of
them covered with August snos,
and on the other you have the lake
away down below, so that it looks
like little basin of water, and Lu-
cerne's big hotels look like a village
of ant hills. While up there l got
some Edelweiss and am sending you
spray, which I hopelwill be in good
condition when you get it.
lnteriaken--Letter No. H..
Interlaken, Aug. 18, 1906.-We