A SUMMER DRIVE IN THE LAKE COUNTRY. 237 
delightful abiding place. The fare is first class, and the 
friendly, cheerful service excellent. For dinner, salmon 
trout, caught the same morning from the cool waters 
of the lake, was a daily feature at table. 
Many of the drives in the neighborhood are pleasant, 
and full of objects of interest. There are flourishing 
vineyards to examine, and wine cellars to explore, 
that will keep one busy for days; and then if you 
care tolearn the process of making still wines or cham- 
pagnes, you will find experts who will cheerfully show 
you all the mysteries. 
For hot, sultry days you will find shady nooks and 
rocky glens that afford cool and pleasant retreats for 
reading or visiting, or for day dreaming, if you are 
romantically inclined. 
A daily walk took us past a well-kept garden, contain- 
ing many flowers, some of them rare. We often 
exchanged greetings with the pleasant old gardener, who 
delighted to learnedly expatiate on names and charac- 
teristics of his favorites. On one occasion I was admir- 
ing a flower that was new to me, and taking out pen- 
cil and book to make a memorandum, asked for the 
botanical name. His puzzled look showed that it was 
also unknown to him, but after hesitating for a moment 
he replied, “Ah! mon, call the beauty whatever you 
loike. Far be it from the loikes of me to tell a gintleman 
what he should calla purty flower. A pleasant morning 
to you, and the Lord bless you through the day!” His. 
courteous escape from the dilemma.is still my blessing, as 
the thought of it has since caused many a pleasant laugh. 
