New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-15
Bayard Taylor in Northern Europe.
No. XXyIII

No. HAVlIl.
TRAVELLING BY CARRIOLE IN NORWAY.
Correspondence Of The N. Y Tribune
Inn OF LHLEHAAvE, Guldorandsdal, July H.
Il is rather singular that whenever you sfe about
10 ssart upon new journey, you almost always fail
N with some one VINO has just made it, and wno
overwbe)ms you with all sorts of warning aud adj
vice. This has happened to me so frequently that
have long ago ceased to gard any sacs COMMIT
uicstions, unless the individual from whom they
come inspires me with more than usual confidence
While inspecting our carriOles last Thursday, IA
Christians, was accosted by Hamburg mef-
chant, who had Just arrived from DrOntheim, by way
Of the Dovre Field and the Mi0sen Lake. "Ah,"
said he, "thOse things won't last loDg. That OIL
cloth covering for your baggage will be torn 10
pieces in few days by the postlions climbing ugon
it. Then they hold on to your seat and rip the
cloth lining with their long nails; besides, the rope
reins wear the leather eff your dash board, and you
will be lucky if your wheels and axles don't snap on
the rough roads," Now, here was mau who had
Travelled much in Norway, spoke the language per-
Sectfy, and might be supposed to know something;
but his face betrayed tho crOaker, and knew,
moreover, that of all fretfuly luxurious men,
nerchants-and especially Nor:h-German mer'
chants-are the worst, so l let him talk and Kept
10y own private opinion unchanged
At dinner he renewed the warnings. "You VIII
have great delay in getting horses at the stations.
The only way is TO be rough and staggering AID
tAreaten the people-and even that won't always
answer" Most likely, thought "Of course
you have 8 supply of provisions with you y he COO
snued. "No," said l, II always adopt the iiet
Of he country in which travel" but yoa cant
10 il here" he exclaimed in hOrrOr, ''yon cant
DO 1t here. They have no wine, nor no white bread,
nor no fresh meat, ard they don't know how to
cock anythiog"' II an perfectly aware OF that
] answered; ''but as long as | am not oblsei 20
come down TO bread made of fr.bsrk and barley
straw, as last Winter in Laplapd, shall not COM
plain" "YOu possess the courage OF hero, Il you
can DO such thins-but you will not start now Ia
this rain =" We answered by bidding him polite
sdieu, for tie post horses bad come aad the C -
role, were az the door As if to reward our reso.
htiop. the rain, which had been falling heavily a..
the morning, ceased at that moment, aud tae gray
bhnket of Heaven broke and rolled up into .oose
masses of cloud.
mounted into the csnoe-sbaped seat, drew 'ae
,a.herp apron over my legs, and se set oa'' 10 'n'
sle ile, through the streets Of ChrsuaniA lie
earrio.e, as have slreiiy said, has usually 10
springs ours had none at least except those w''cn
il maiss in bounding over the stones. We had not
gone hundred yards before was ready TO cry out:
Lord, have mercy upon me! Such shstterag OF
the jsints, such vibrato, of the vertebrse sucn
ehsnibg Of the visccra bad not felt since travel
ng BY banshy-cart in India. Breathing went 90
~ f. and starts, between the jo!ts; my teeth
struck together so that put away my pipe, lest
ShouN bite of the stem, and the pleasant sensation
Of having been pounded in every hmb crept on
susc& Orse Of the paving. stones, it was little
better; beyond tie hard turnpike which followed,
let>e, sn; snd % the gravel aud sIua Of the frat