The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-01
LETTER FROM EUROPE
Miss DimpIe Hacker Writes From
Geneva-Grandeur
Of Scenery.

Ioudy we were 10 go through tHe
watch factory, but the diamond fac
e tory was such bore resolved to 81
to no more factories.
My last letter was from Heidelberg
Many things have happened to our
party since then. One lady was strick
en- with the news that her sister was
drowned Another that her father
had been killed in a railroad disaster
till we are simply crazy to hear from
our homes; We lay awake nights
imagining all kinds of horrible things
From Heidelberg we went to Eur
ich, pretty town on the lake. The
lake looked so beautiful at night the
hills on the other side. studded with
lights and the lights reflected in the
water. On our way to Zurich we saw
the Rhine Falls. two rocks standing in
the river, the water dashing and foam
ing around them. From Zurich to
Lucerne the landscape beggars de-
scription, the green lake, the Alps on
either side. In front and back the
promenade, its wide walk overhung
with trees, its fountainS On the
benches sit Representatives from all
nations; East Indians in their native
costumes, Germans. French, Turks
the monocled Englishman. Americans
from t. s A. and from Canada We
saw that wonderful piece of work,
The Lion of Lucerne," carved ont
of solid rock high precipice and
| the lion in niche. The model Is
to be seen in a shop across from the
rock An old gentleman OF the party
tgot row boat for his l4-year-old
| son and l. He said he could row.
had never tried, We got two pairs
of oars. | never rowed any, but
imagine can The unusual thing
happened. Cornelius could not row.
had no difficulty, so | rowed three
miles into the lake and never had bet
ter fun in my life When get home
II want TO row across the Ohio My
ambition is to he an athletic girl. We
walked over those wonderful bridges
They are woodroofed in with cross
boards at intervals of four or five
felt. Each board ha1 picture paint
ed on each side
From Lucerne we went to Inter
laken We went over the Alps Gla-
ciers. 1t was scary to look down, and
oh, so wild and beautiful!
Interlaken Can anything be more
beautiful? we ask ourselves in our
hearts. We answer, No! And yet
Interlaken Is not out Of sight until We
do see things far more beautiful.
Interlaken is situated on a swift |
~ moving river and looks as If en-
tirely shut of from the rest OF the
world by mountains There are noun |
tains north, east, south AMI west. |
From Lucerne up the take to Inter t
laken is perfectly beautiful The
thickly wooded mountains, with here |
and there a stream running down the |
side. wonderful streams that fall al
most perpendicularly, and now and
then on a rock shrine The lake |
winds around in the most picturesque |
way, one feels sure it stops little !
further on, for there Is nothing to be
seen but mountains.
Our hotel so large, with its beauti |
full surroundings, lovely place II |
would be to idle, but we can't do that.
We walked two miles to glacier !
1875 feet above the level of the sea- /
where we had snow bailing. a sled |
ride and went through an ice cave. |
There were three avalanches while
we were up there.
OF all the beautiful things in the
world, the scenery from Interlaken |
to Montreaux must be the most won
derful The mountains, the little
towns that look like dishes on a
shelf, the valleys, the little streams
and then Lake Leman. .........
We went to the Castle of Chillon. |
I must admit was disappointed |
From Byron's poem, The Prisoner Of
iChillon,' | had concluded that the
place where the prisoner was incarcor'
ated was cold damp. full of rats
and spiders and very dark. The cas-
tie is built on rock, the floor very |
rough and jagged, the ring is still !
in the post, and the place where
Bonnierord is said to have worn out |
the floor walking over it. The room |
is white, airy and light. Of course
some of the windows have been made |
since Savoys time The room the
prisoners were kept in the night be |
fore their execution had little dun |
geon below il and the floor of this |
room was almost straight up and |
down Then the next room is the glib |
bet. and the door from which their |
bodies were flung into the lakeland |
the lake 800 feet below
From MontreauX we come, via
Geneva Lake to Geneva, We visited |
Rousseau's house and island, Cal !
wins house. the Cathedral. the Hotel
de Vielets
From the balcony in front of our
room | can see the Rhone, with the
swans, and Rousseau's Island