The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-01-13

knew il. and burst not come down--durst
not speak to them. For few moments
longer there she stood, her scream respond
ed to by the affrighted sea-birds it aroused
from their resting places. The ripple died
away-the storm passed as rapidly as il
came-but that boat or its inmates was
never given back TO the surface. And as
the boatmen knelt in prayer around the
senseless Olaf and over the young brides
watery grave. the Fin darted up the heights
and disappeared from all eyes.
Ii was a strange destiny, though to
highly superstilious people easy exPlainable,
that those three true hearts should perish
thus-for perish is word as applicable to
the hearts Of those that lived, as to her that
died. Hers had ceased its warm palpita-
tons, aud slept beneath the ocean. One.
the mans, still worked; but il urged the
stream Of life through the frame OF sense
less idiot. And she who fled. she had life,
and she had reason still, but her simple
heart had broken. There is no literal
truth in the expression, "broken heart
but it is fgurativsly true of that state wherein
grief has poured the full measure OF her
poison through the blood Of life, and thence
forth all iie-things are shadowy, all aPPe-
lite for pleasure dies. and enjoyments pail.
and are painful on the senses, which, though
they still exist, but endure life.
Years after the sad event we have de-
scrbed, the lunatic asylum Of Christiania
gave refuge and protection to one, whose
manly form and handsome features i'll ac-
corded with the vacant expression OF q
countenance..whose dim eyes fell meaning
less upon all surrounding objects. He sal
upon low stool, and every nov and then,
his closed hands, as though grasping oars,
went up and down with uniform rowing
motion-and, at times his breath came
thick, and his motions became more rapid
He never spoke, unless when spoken to
and then the response was given to all ques
tons, Hush, the storm is coming and we
must be quick, or she goes down." Blu
beyond this, he had no language, no mind
no thought. 1t would seem as if the even
which drove poor reason from her citadel
effected its purpose Just at the instant o
time when one all-absorbing thought mo
nopolised his whole mind. That on,
thought survived the wreck OF intellect, bu
il was all that remained. And the superin
tendent who showed that institution, shool
his head ieelingly, as he regarded him, and
said; For years he has never spoken bu
those words Beside that hopeless lido
tended a female, who, though dressed il
Norwegian stuff, displayed features tina
seemed to have come from some othe
cline. Her dark hair and eyes, and sallov
skin, and peculiar outline OF feature, ant
delicately moulded flame, were not Of Nor
wegian cast. She was evidently OF foreigl
blood. But there was in her sad and gentl
kindness a something more than that OF
mere servant-lhis was evident even in III
very tone Of her voice, as she Occasionall
sought 10 quiet the tiresome motions Of hi
. frame, or, as a nurse tends a child, Ofiere
him some food. Her gentleness. her sadl
sympathetic manner might have been ths
, of sister, but there was no blood, no re
sembling link between them. She tend
him. said the superintendent, like sste
! OF daughter-she followed him here an
, became a servant without reward, in retur
, for permission to be about him, and to fee
him. She is of bad race, no doubt-bu
she is all kindness to him; and one wOul
not expect to find such nature in poe
Fin
=, 'Mallet, in his "Northern Antiquities" con
sders Fins dnd Laps as distinct; but these wan
dsring and gypsy tribes appear to be called, i
modern Norway, indifferently, Fin or Lapse
the Works Of lnglis and Lsring.
t"Nipen" is the demOn-god, to whom oh
Norwegians make such propitiating offering,
he IS the author Of good and evil.
blindness is sadly prevalent amongst III
Laps aud Fins.
SSweet and richly seasoned cakes are left on
at night, in Norway, for NiPen to eat.
wedding feasts commence on Ssturiay-th
ceremony on Sunday.
rEahy Norwegian History.
n '.Old Norway.
The Years Decline,