Friday Directly after breakfast sauntered out with the children - me & Mr Bemiss & who proposed showing me around & with all the young ones at out heels we walked about the town till 12 1/2 - I am not astonished that Murray thinks the Monument to the Swiss guards the most appreciate in Europe - I have seen nothing of the kind I like so well. Another sculpture or painting has impressed me so much - the great solid rock towering above city surrounded by its graceful forest trees - the exquisite shade & seclusion of the entire spot - the old guard in his uniform - crimson & white - all combined make up an effective picture that is well worth seeing: the great Lion - the feature of it ^ the most remarkable - by Thos Waldden. A letter from Mrs Russell yesterday - Alberta is better.