. A summer voyage on the river Saône. With a hundred and forty-eight illustrations. anki the case is different, he is not a youngviariuier, bred on the river, but only a farm servant. Since the establishment of our little quarter-deck, as we callit, in front of the donkeys house, from which we have an 1 The best chance of safety in such an accident would be the following, but it wouldrequire both presence of mind and good diving powers. One might dive at once be-neath the boat and swim under it to the stern, where there is sure to be a little roomabout the rudder, sometimes all the room there
. A summer voyage on the river Saône. With a hundred and forty-eight illustrations. anki the case is different, he is not a youngviariuier, bred on the river, but only a farm servant. Since the establishment of our little quarter-deck, as we callit, in front of the donkeys house, from which we have an 1 The best chance of safety in such an accident would be the following, but it wouldrequire both presence of mind and good diving powers. One might dive at once be-neath the boat and swim under it to the stern, where there is sure to be a little roomabout the rudder, sometimes all the room there is in a lock crowded to the utmost. A Summer Voyage. 159 unimpeded view of the river, we have acquired the habit ofsitting on this deck when we are towed, especially if the scenery-is interesting. Few hours of our voyage have been more delight-ful than those spent on the quarter-deck between Auxonne andSt. Jean de Losne. After a splendid day came an evening ofenchantment with effects that could hardly be painted, and ofwhich no conception whatever can be conveyed with the simple. Our Quarterdeck. art of pen-drawing. After passing through the lock at Auxonnethe voyager finds himself in a broader river with the character ofthe Lower Saone. This character may be described generally ina few words. The Upper Saone is more or less closely hemmedin, either by near hills or by woods, but on the Lower Saone(with the exception of the extreme south, of which more will besaid later), although there are hills and woods still, the hills are 160 The Saone. generally distant, and the woods only occasional—a great woodhere and there—whilst the especial character of the scenery isextent of plain, giving such a sense of space that it reminds oneof the desert or the sea. This latter comparison has so oftenoccurred to me that I was struck by the coincidence, when exclaimed, This is a new sensation on a river ; it is likebeing on the sea ! After a brilliant sunset came the finesteffe
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