. A summer voyage on the river Saône. With a hundred and forty-eight illustrations. the afternoon till ten in theevening without other stoppages than a very few locks, yet aftergoing behind Zoulou the steamer gave us the illusion of arelative swiftness, an illusion greatly aided by the washing ofthe water against the clumsy boats. They do not cut it andglide through it like a yacht, they butt against it noisily, andleave a whirling commotion in their wake. The scenery between Pontailler and St. Jean de Losne is atfirst wooded, and the views are not extensive, but they graduallybecome more open
. A summer voyage on the river Saône. With a hundred and forty-eight illustrations. the afternoon till ten in theevening without other stoppages than a very few locks, yet aftergoing behind Zoulou the steamer gave us the illusion of arelative swiftness, an illusion greatly aided by the washing ofthe water against the clumsy boats. They do not cut it andglide through it like a yacht, they butt against it noisily, andleave a whirling commotion in their wake. The scenery between Pontailler and St. Jean de Losne is atfirst wooded, and the views are not extensive, but they graduallybecome more open, approximating in character to the LowerSaone. The horizon is hilly, without having much character atfirst, though as we descend the river the hills increase ininterest. The dominant height is Mount Roland, with its churchand a few houses on the crest of it, situated just like a Gaulishoppidum. There is a strong, modern fort on this command- 154 The Saone. ing position, which can bombard the whole country round withits far-carrying heavy ordnance, but modern military works are. Coming doivn behind steamer so little conspicuous that this fort was not visible from the mount is, I believe, called after the famous paladin whofought at Roncevaux, and this union of modern strength with A Stimmer Voyage. 155 ancient romance and some natural grandeur gives it not a littledignity. The character of the buildings in the villages and by the riveris often grand with their lofty peaked roofs. Mr. Pennellmanaged to sketch a great shed that would have attractedRembrandt. In the churches we noticed a peculiar taste forsharp spires. Each village has its spire, and in one of them,La Marche, there is a new church with the luxury of two spires,both rather thin and needle-like. This taste may be explicableby the example of Auxonne, which possesses a fine taper spirethat must have set the fashion. The river here winds about so much that without the help of amap any one approaching Auxonne
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