Note 5 — III. THE MATTERHORN—FIRST ASSAULT.

As Bennen and Tyndall were going up the Finsteraarhorn once upon a time, the work being severe, Bennen turned round and said to Tyndall, ‘Ich fühle mich jetzt ganz wie der Tyroler einmal,’ and went on to relate a story of the conversation between a priest and an honest Tyrolese, who complained to his father confessor that religion and an extreme passion for the fair sex struggled within him, and neither could expel the other. ‘Mein Sohn,’ said the priest, ‘Frauen zu lieben und im Himmel zu kommen, das geht nicht.’ ‘Herr Pfarrer,’ sagte der Tyroler, ‘es muss gehen.’ ‘Und so sag’ ich jetzt,’ cried Bennen. ‘Es muss gehen’ is always his motto.