. Six and one abroad. c rate of half an inch or more a year, and the un-changing fashion of the Alpine tribe in wearing forever upontheir heads tarbooshes of the whitest snow. Then put the finish-ing touch of w^hite and red colored towns upon every lake andlakelet and dot the mountain sides with queer romantic chalets,and listen to the tinkle of bells that shower down the declivitiesfrom herds of cattle that browse on the shrubbery of dangerouspastures. And when the eye has been filled to satiety with thesplendid picture, and the ear has grown used to the music of thehills, then spread a rich
. Six and one abroad. c rate of half an inch or more a year, and the un-changing fashion of the Alpine tribe in wearing forever upontheir heads tarbooshes of the whitest snow. Then put the finish-ing touch of w^hite and red colored towns upon every lake andlakelet and dot the mountain sides with queer romantic chalets,and listen to the tinkle of bells that shower down the declivitiesfrom herds of cattle that browse on the shrubbery of dangerouspastures. And when the eye has been filled to satiety with thesplendid picture, and the ear has grown used to the music of thehills, then spread a rich blue sky over the scene as the last andonly needed scheme to perfect the plan of entrancing Switzerland. Is it any wonder it is the playground ofEurope. Come, Pleasure, and romp unfettered in this , Music and Poetry and Song, and tune your lyres to thedactyls of the swells and dips of the mountains where everysurpassing scene is shot with inspiration for anthem or heroic 246 Six and One Abroad. Lucerne (uid Its Environs 247 story or thrilling melody. Come, ye of all the earth who areweary of the stress of life and heavy-laden with its burdens,and find rest in this resort where whirring wheels are barredand Nature has composed her harmonies into Rest and Recrea-tion. There are lots of things to see and enjoy at Lucerne. If youhave only a day to devote to that particular spot of Switzerland,shape your days programme after this wise: Before breakfaststroll around to where a mountain rises out of the backyardof the city and see the Lion dying, pathetically dying, in a bedin the rock, and you will see the greatest product of the chiselsince the world began. After breakfast you might thread thezig-zag course of the covered bridge over the lake; or watch thefish in the grainy transparence of the Ruess as it runs awaywith the output of the lake; buy a five dollar watch imbeddedin a leather bracelet; and take time for a stroll into the countrywhere the scenery i
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