¬A¬ Midsummer Ramble in the Dolomites : [untrodden peaks and unfrequented valleys]
Mezzodi, are visible above thè slopes of thè Forcella Forada. The topmost peak of thè Civetta also peers out above thè fìr-woods bordering thè eastern face of Monte Crot ; and far away, beyond thè sunny vista of thè Val Fiorentino, thè faint blue peak of thè Marmolata is seen against thè horizon, its snow-slope outlined in frosted silver. And now, following thè course of thè infant Fioretino torrent, we begin to leave thè Pelino behind at every step. One by one, thè villages of Pescul and Selva
, thè Col di Santa Lucia, thè Monte Frisolet, thè Sasso Bianco, come into view. Stopping for a few moments at Pescul, we go into thè little church to see a carved tabernacle by Brusetolon—a tiny, toy-like thing, evidently a recollection of thè Baldacchino at St, Peter’s, supported upon flowery twisted columns, crowned by an elaborate canopy, and enclosing a crucifixion group with figures about three inches in height. Some of thè little angels and cherubs clustered outside thè canopy are so tenderly