The finest of these, where all are striking, is the cascade of the Cerizet, which bears a greater resemblance to the falls of the Aar, in the canton of Berne, than any I remember.

It is not so massive a fall, but it gave me the impression of being more picturesque, from the effect produced by the superb pines which hang over it, whose branches, covered with the spray which rises from the cascade, like vapour, "Drop tears as fast as the Arabian trees Their medicinal gum----." Charlet told me that we saw the Cerizet at the most fortunate hour; for it is at mid-day that the "sun-bow rays," at this season, "-- --Arch The torrent with the many hues of heaven," and a lovely iris was settled on it at the moment we descended to a huge rock, on which we stood to watch "the roar of waters." Beyond the Cerizet are two other fine falls--the _Pas de l'Ours_ and the _Coussin_--which we pass on the way to the Pont d'Espagne, where the roads separate; the one in front leading into Spain by the Val de Jarret, and the other--which turns suddenly to the left--crossing the bridge, and conducting to the Lac de Gaube.

The Pont d'Espagne is a most picturesque object: two torrents unite a little below it, one of which is the Marcadaou, the other the Gave that issues from the lonely lake; the Marcadaou rushes over a broad, flat rock--foaming and boiling, as if with rage to meet an expected enemy--while the deeper Gave throws itself from its narrow bed, and twists and turns, apparently falling back on itself, as if it sought to avoid the collision: they meet, however, and after the first concussion they flow on, smoothly enough, till a sudden turn hides them from our view, and we hear only their angry voices, caused by some fresh interruption to their course.

But to have the finest view of the general effect, the bridge must be seen from below, where a rock stands boldly out, intercepting the heady current.

It is constructed of fir-trees, felled on the spot, whose light stems, standing out in relief against the clear blue sky, seem almost too fragile to withstand the concussion caused by the "hell of waters" beneath.