. Three Vassar girls in the Tyrol. y one but myself, to preach to that child ? How simpleand sweet her life is, and what a sermon it is to me ! All the party were wakened at four in the morning, and set outwith guides and horses in the early dawn. Even at that hour therewas a numerous escort of young adlers, as the children of the vil-lage were called, assembled at the door of the inn to accompany theparty a little distance on its way. The ladies rode the horses, whichwere left at a mountaineers hut where the party paused ior break-fast. From this point all proceeded on foot. The cloud which h
. Three Vassar girls in the Tyrol. y one but myself, to preach to that child ? How simpleand sweet her life is, and what a sermon it is to me ! All the party were wakened at four in the morning, and set outwith guides and horses in the early dawn. Even at that hour therewas a numerous escort of young adlers, as the children of the vil-lage were called, assembled at the door of the inn to accompany theparty a little distance on its way. The ladies rode the horses, whichwere left at a mountaineers hut where the party paused ior break-fast. From this point all proceeded on foot. The cloud which hadbeen observed the previous day had lifted, the weather was perfect,and beautiful views were afforded in every direction. They wereon the Ortler Spitz, whose summit is 12,680 feet above the Zebru, 12,150 feet high, towered upon one hand and thebeautiful Konigspitze on the other. Away toward the south laythe Italian Lakes, and the Stelvio Pass was at their feet. The air was stimulating, and they felt no fatigue until they. ADLERSRUHE AND THE ORTLER SPITZ. 95 reached the snow, when Mrs. Bruce and Elsie grew so weary thatthey decided to await the return of the others at the Paverhutte,where they spread their picnic-luncheon, — in full view of the summitand apparently very near it. Dorothy, whose strength and spiritswere unflagging, trudged bravely on-ward with the three Alpinists andthe guides. The pathway was notdifficult until they reached the cone,when all were attached to the view from the summit was mae-
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