. Three Vassar girls in the Tyrol. AUNT JANE. i68 THREE VASSAR GIRLS IN THE TYROL. appear to be all nobles, Elsie said in a whisper, as she read the names of Herzog this and Baron that. The noblesse of the Tyrol are as proud, I have heard, as they are poor, Dorothy re-plied. Do you see thatsad, weary-looking womankneeling behind that pil-lar ? She is probably adescendant of a line ofbelted knights, who nowlabors with her hands forher daily bread. And shehas doubtless plenty ofcompanions in like cir-cumstances. Where haveyou ever seen so manyruined castles ? Everyheight is crowned withone; and
. Three Vassar girls in the Tyrol. AUNT JANE. i68 THREE VASSAR GIRLS IN THE TYROL. appear to be all nobles, Elsie said in a whisper, as she read the names of Herzog this and Baron that. The noblesse of the Tyrol are as proud, I have heard, as they are poor, Dorothy re-plied. Do you see thatsad, weary-looking womankneeling behind that pil-lar ? She is probably adescendant of a line ofbelted knights, who nowlabors with her hands forher daily bread. And shehas doubtless plenty ofcompanions in like cir-cumstances. Where haveyou ever seen so manyruined castles ? Everyheight is crowned withone; and I mean to ex-plore them all before Ileave this vicinity. It is, said that everytourist on arriving atBotzen makes up hismind to li do all theplaces of interest, butgoes away having accom-plished nothing but themaidens were no exception,walked out toward the ruins. IN THE CHURCH AT BOTZEN. Calvarienberg; and our venturesome The afternoon of their arrival they Of the castle Hoch Eppan, far enough to obtain a magnificent view of the Dolomites, — sharply splintered mountains whose snow- ME RAN AND ITS CASTLES. 169 crowned summits have in turn attracted and repelled the most hardy-Alpinists. But the next morning the heat oppressed them so muchthat they decided to substitute the easy ascent of the Calvarienbergfor the more ambitious excursion which they had planned to theold chateau of Sigmundskron. The Calvarienberg, like Varallo, is one of the many pilgrimagemountains so much in favor in Catholic countries. Dorothy madethe excursion simply for the sake of the fine view which she wasassured she would find at the summit. The two girls set out,alpenstocks in hand, but paused a few moments on the long woodenbridge over the Eisak to enjoy the beautiful landscape. The effigies in the little chapels had not the artistic merit ofthose at Varallo to recom
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