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But it is from the top of Gugaa, where one
looks down a depth of 1300 feet upon the
sanctuary, that the beauty of thia chosen spot
is beet appreciated. A11 round is a vast and
almost unlimited prospect of wild and barren
ranges, whilst at that high devation the scene
of the Apparition, cloeed in with its own
mountains, like an amphithentre, exhibits from
the terrace of the fountain to the summits of
the enclosing mountains, one vast carpet of
green, variegated with ita flowera, and is alone
adorned with a verdure so rich, and with an
aspect so soft. On the opposite side of Gargas
and Chamoux the precipiceti are sheer
walls of naked rock, descending for a depth of
Borne two thousand feet. And beyond lie
chains of mountains, confused and heaped in
all directions, on to the verge of the horizon,
as dark as bronze or iron, and without a leaf,
or a blade of grass, apparent oa their surface.
Two or three narrow valleys, sunk to immense
depths, are the only relief of this terrible
wildness. L' There," said the brigadier of
the cantonal gendarmerie, who had ascended
the mountain with us, pointing on the side of
the sanctuary, " is a picture of Paradise; and
there,'' he added, pointing to the other side,
'L is a picture of Hell." The broad and broken
chnsm which, on the opposite side, leads
down to Corps, offers a contrast of another
kind.
"What a. fine taste our Lady hssl''
" How well our Lady has chosen 1" Such m
the exclamationa one often hears, as the pigrims
give utterance to the admiration which
the place inspires. The sanctuary itself hna .