The Bookshelf for boys and girls Historic Tales and Golden Deeds part 3 (1912)
University Society, New York · New York : University Society · leaf 149
much mud that theland is constantly being pushed out farther intothe sea. On the opposite slope of St. Gotthardtwo great rivers take their rise—the Rhipe andthe Rhone. As we intend later to come down theRhine, w^e turn our attention now to the otherstream. The Rhone Glacier, whose melting ice… … THE LAUNDRESS From a Painting by Souza Pinto 138 GLIMPSES OF EUROPEAN COUNTRIES 139 the upper lake. Near the eastern end of thislovely lake stands the old castle of Chillon, ren-dered forever famous by Byrons poem. Leavingthe lake, a clear and rapid stream at Geneva—the city where so many watches…
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