530 THE FOREST AND THE FIELD. 



Hiitte, and lighting a fire, made our preparations 

 for passing the night comfortably. A hot supper 

 was soon before us, for Karl manufactured a 

 Schmarren (a cake, like an Indian chapate, of flour 

 and eggs fried in butter), whilst I made a rechauffe 

 of Gehackenes Huhn. Having done justice to our 

 good cheer, and washed it down with a hot brew 

 of whiskey toddy, concocted with great skill by 

 L'Estrange, Karl told us some of his adventures 

 whilst poaching in the Baiern Gibirge, and after- 

 wards he and his companions commenced singing 

 *' Jodehi,'' and " Schnadahupjln," gipsy-like chants 

 peculiar to the mountaineers of Styria and the 

 Tyrol, We then rolled ourselves up in our blankets 

 on some new hay and were soon asleep. 



Afoot at daybreak. After a substantial break- 

 fast we made a start, and in two hours reached the 

 Gosau glacier. Then commenced a stiff" ascent up 

 the Dachstein ; but our progress was slow, as we 

 had not yet got into climbing condition, and it was 

 nearly noon before we arrived at the summit. We 

 were amply repaid for our exertions by the gran- 

 deur of the panorama which then lay before us ; 



