Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-07

| They were built picturesquely on the
mountain side, enhancing the beauty
of an already lovely region.
| AS we approached Schoffhausen, the
first peaks of the ALPS doomed up be-
fore us.
20 sacred forms. how proud you look!
| How high you lift your heads into the
| sky!
How huge are are, you! How mighty and
We were in raptures over the seem
cry, but Auntie, who came from Cali
fornia, declared that the Rockies were
far superior to the Alps. At Schoff-
hansen, we were really in Switzerland,
where we intended to stay just long
enough to see the falls, but as that
night they were to have illumination at
the falls, we decided to stay for that
spectacular event. We spent the al
ternoon strolling around quaint Schoff-
hansen. l tried to get some postcards
of the Black Forest, but the honest
folks of the town seemed hurt when l
asked for some. They told me that l
was in Switzerland now, and that
could not buy any German postcards
there How funny to slip so quickly
from one country into another!
| The next morning we were up
bright and early sailing for four hours
on the Rhine and the Bodensee 20
Lake Constance. Here we were much
surprised to be ushered into another
custom house. We asked what it
meant, and the official told us that we
were in Germany and yet few steps
| in this city Of Constance would take
us back again into Switzerland. In
fact we were obliged to go through the
Swiss custom house before we could
leave this fair city which seemed to
belong to all nations. We spent the
time we had at our disposal in Con-
stance in restaurant garden, where
we had chocolate, rolls and eggs, with
music to aid the digestion, and some
pet cats stroling about to make it
seem more homelike.
On the way to Zurich we had a sur
prise. We had all of us wished to see
some chamois, and once when our
trained stopped in the woods, some
one cried Look at the. chamOis!" and
We all rushed to the windows. There
they were. sleek looking timid crea-
lures, some drinking, some looking
one way, others another If the train
had passed quickly on, the deception
would not have been noticed, but as
we remained there some few minutes.
we wondered why those shy creatures
were so motionless, why were they not
afraid of that locomotive so near
them. Then we looked closer and TO-
they We're of wood, yet so perfect was
the imitation that one glance would
deceive a passer-by Below them were
| wooden n al Of o.
like attitudes. What quaint idea on
the part of the Swiss people to place
representatives of Gods creatures in
places where the Americans would
have erected the sign Sunlight Soap
At Zurich | will just lnger long
enough to give the charming story Of
Charlemagne connected with this city
Zurich was favorite halt for the
great emperor and often he spent
several days here. He was noted ia!
and wide for his Justice. One day
while seated at dinner the bell which
he had placed in a chapel nearby fol
people to ring when in need of helr
sounded violently. 1t rang once, Their
it rang again, and finally Charlemagne
impatient, left the table to see who il
was calling to him. He went even t
| tie CHdpei, Dut saw no one, tnen look
ing on the still swaying bellrope he
saw serpent, which Immediately
descended upon seeing the emperor
, Following it. Charlemagne discovered
toad sitting on the eggs in tn,
serpent's nest. In his justice even fol
the animals, he ordered the toad tt
be killed. Then the serpent in hi.
, gratitude appeared at the emperor.
table next day frightening all there
But straightway to the royal pair HI
, tglided slipped a beautiful jewel int
. Charlemagne's goblet and then with
gesture Of farewell to the two he lef