. Pictures in Tyrol and elsewhere . , and a quaintness incostume and thought and word, that in other regions hasmerged itself in the onward rush of more civilised peasants whom you meet greet you heartily with1 griiss Grott, the ordinary salutation ; or, * Grott sei dankfur Jesus Christus ; and you answer, s der fur uns gestor-ben ist. In Ewigkeit. Amen, and the solemn wordsnever seemed to us irreverent, but to be a part of thatsimple trustful life, though the griiss Grott has growninto so common an address that it has almost lost itsoriginal significance, like the Grod be with you !
. Pictures in Tyrol and elsewhere . , and a quaintness incostume and thought and word, that in other regions hasmerged itself in the onward rush of more civilised peasants whom you meet greet you heartily with1 griiss Grott, the ordinary salutation ; or, * Grott sei dankfur Jesus Christus ; and you answer, s der fur uns gestor-ben ist. In Ewigkeit. Amen, and the solemn wordsnever seemed to us irreverent, but to be a part of thatsimple trustful life, though the griiss Grott has growninto so common an address that it has almost lost itsoriginal significance, like the Grod be with you ! of our* Grood-bye ! These Tyrol peasants are very hospitable,and seem heartily glad to see travellers, and even theinnkeepers absolutely avoid making them their charges for the best food and accommodation theinns could supply were often ludicrously small, and thetravelling is much cheaper than in Switzerland; strangelyenough, we found our Swiss guides spent more than theywould have done amongst their own mountains—and we. THE ZILLEE-THAL. 109 had to make them an extra allowance. The Tyroler doesnot seem to regard them as the institution they are lookedupon as elsewhere, and they are not made welcome, asin their own country, for the sake of the travellers theybring. But for ordinary tourists who do not attempt thehigher mountains, or require first-rate Bergfilhrer, but aresatisfied with the local guides, and who are themselvespedestrians, a few weeks in the Tyrol can be accomplishedat considerably less cost than a tour of the same length inSwitzerland, even allowing for the more expensive railwayjourney before they are on their ground. Of course post-ing or travelling vetturino, and first-class mountaineering-must be pretty much the same everywhere—but theTyrol innkeepers have consciences. Christian recounted to us one day with great indigna-tion an adventure that had befallen them on descendingfrom the Gross Grlockner, when footsore and weary, be-grimed with dust,
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