On 6etting d.olrn, I arrlved. at 'the Bonantic- Sllvaplain-where
I soon called. at a guesthcuse for refreshments ancL rest. I
found. the German language gone, as aI1 the people spoke Bomanlc'
I'ty host und-erstood and- spoke German ltlth ue.
After I had. some rest I lsanclered. on to_St. i'ioritz r'lhere I
callecl on a wid.orr r,Iho6 f had. uet in Canton Zurich, when she
asked. me to vlslt her. IIere I eould. d.ry my ttet clothes and'
have a rest, and. this brave wid.olr kind.Iy offered. to 5et ny
sollec1 clothes a b1t in ord.er r so I had. to stay another d.ay'
This day I
array, and- ashed
r,Ie got there rre
then sta.rted. on
brave r,rid.or'r had-
ings to Sarcad"en
a1l she hacL d.one
business family
thlsGentles.an bu
littIe 
thing and.
1,old. her I viisheC to see a Gla'cier about I horrs
if lrer 12 yeal' old. son could go ltith me, I'lhen
saii the bia lceblock ttedgecl in betrveen hiIIs,
our way nacX to St, iioritz. 
llext morning thls
rentecl a sual-I turnout to take n'e and- my belong-
(Capital of 1id-gad.in). I tharrkeo her klndly for
for me, anci. tooii ieave. She had- tolcl me of a
at Samaclen vrho coul-d. spealt German' I called on
t f ound. he uas ar}l business, so I purchased- scme
uent on my l^Iay.
About evening I land.ed- at Zus lihere f l'ras heartily welcomed.
by the Rev. fa.mily i,rho r,rere very frienCly l'rith the i'ioraYians.
I told. this GentlLman f tia.s sorry I could- only barely 6et on
r,rith my German" Lie to}d. me that in all houses around- Zus,
there rrras only Romanisir spoken, except in his hone.
After tvro d-ays l.rith this friend.ly fauily, I tool< my leav
baek tone.rd. Zurich. This kind- gentleman came r,rith ne as far
as the Fluta which I had- to go over. It 1{as noL as high as
the Jurien, but still 
hard. enough to e1iub. Cn the advice of
the aged. gentlenan at Ztasr I l.,rai to visit the Rev. Slgfried ?
Devoul wh6 rrelcomed. me moit heartily. 
'tfe had. a long talk and-
ttrankea him f or hls friend-ship and Godly ad.vice. I then I'Ient
my r,fay. I uad.e a house \.isit here ancl there, then l,rent back
Zirtc-h, then Granburd-en, and- Char r,.ihere I sa.i'I the pl-ace, Devo'
itt lts beauty. Tire field.s and. gard.ens lcoking fresh and. Sree
I nad,e house visits and- cculcl feel more honely l'rith my German
langua6e. Then on to Prattigase from r'rherc I reached- i'ie.infeld--
Theie i rvent to a gentlemans house s.s f kne-ii this family irad-
coue from the iioravians. I got a hearty irelccue and. refreshnentl
Af ter leaving, this gentlem.an came l'rith me to shon me a
safe r,re'.y across the liater Lo R.ayaz, From Rayaz I could. go on a
good. roia bo i,iallenstad., and- frour there per steamer to iiallensic
tlren liiesen. Frcm there again per steamer to Zurich, r'ihere I
Iand-ed. tired and strainecl from my travels.
After a fer.r 


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