New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-04

d,tsscs. Vik .riuwpsI arches u fs'ass. m
quirtA sse msssiss sf this ass'ss. of ~ hy ~.
accompanied ~. "wsy" ,a'd be. 'Asr.
wedding. wtst ego, at the &--.gs~S(y~s.
man resi5e5e-); the jcuss Herr s,i n.r;.,
"sod these sctss wero put ap fr hm ~ \.
BRIDE" TIE mrrsgeard, wilsh we s.,s.t 49,.
sfrIwsrd. was 81 imposiOs msrsos .,.,
emiDenoe overlooking the valley. Be,;a.. IL ,,,.
Jernbruk. or iron works, from which sr,n-
. me miles in length. led to tho mites.
Resoniss our knap.aots We walked q, ~
valley TIE hill' on either eide incssssj Il -. -
are slOened darby under tarestssiug ,sy. y.
aspect OF The c1untry gradually became .;,i..
though. Whenever there wm ci.nvsfes il b.. \.
same evidence Of thrift SID prosperity A..
stead, wax OF four hours, We reached "A. v;,i,u r
Rsaia where cur ros' left the beautiful K,.,p,-
and struck northwsd toward Westssdal in M.
csrfa. We procured dinner Of pota',,, =.
bacon, With excellent sic, eUloyipg. meuss,.,
lovely view over lake 10 the ,ss.wart, va;sI
stretched away for ten miles between the vo,is,
hills. The ev, nrg was cold ard raw: We dro,.
thr,uah pine woods, around the head Il We hhs
and by six o'clock reached Asplurd, . mi,essI,s
little fsm,et on 8 dre,ry III. The post stasica VIM
forOrn cottsss with sios!e room, not Of the mas,
inviting appearance Iasked If We could get qaar.
tiers fsr the night al you sciu stay. Of coarse yeu
"csn." ssd the occupant an old som,a. bat
there is no bed, ST can get yos horie. directly,
"to 20 on" 1t was defiance Of thirteea n,lss h
the NJ It station, but we ielsed to the di xou,as
biu,, ard EFT fraa,d. The road led 'hroaga woods,
which .eemsd intermiDable. We were jsm ned 10.
ce her into a little two wheeled cart, viii tue ~
between our Anees. lie seemed mich disisci;ssd
to hurry ,he horse bat soon fell asleep aad oas OF
US bed him BY the collar b prevent h's amslus
out while the other took the lines and urged cur
slow beast The night was SO dark that 70 II
great difficulty in keeping the Tosd, but to~Asa
eleven O. clocl We emerged frcm the woods, AM
found, by shaking the boy, that we were sPprOAclns
the station at last Tos was little placs called
LsQeassen. on the northern frontier Of WermsiaM
Everybody bad gone tobed ia the nat at which
We stepped We enteiea the kit1hea, which va
at the same time the bedr and aroused the q.
mates, who consisted # lolely wonsR, With two
or three children. She got up In YrU scaaV
cbemse lit w oden splinter inspected ut aud, IN
answer to our de nsnd for bed, informed US that
We would have to lie upon the hooE We wers
about 10 DE- this, when she said We uli get god
qua; teIs at the More, or toe top OF the hdj. Her
earnestless in persusdYg US 10 60 made mo sus
pect that she merely wanted 10 get nd Of a.. and
insisted that abe should accompany us to sho~ the
way. After some kesitatation, she consented, aud
we set out We first crossed broad swamp 90 .
road made Of loete legs then climbed hi! sat
trudsed for some distance across sNbb's he.dA
until my patience was quite wore out aud BiSssA
made uie Of sOme powerful maritime sIprs-
siOns. FINALLY, we reached hOuse. which
we entered without more ado. The Close,
sitting atmosphere, and the sound o. hard breath.
ing on al sidss, showed us that whole family hal
bten for soma hours asleep there Our guide
ttumped on the door, sad hailed, and ct length
somebody awoke. "Cas you give two tswens
bedi" she asked. "No" was tho 90 nforaAs
reply, followed BY the yen of an aroused bsby and
the noises Of the older rhildren. We retsestsd d
once andopened battery of reproashes on the oh
woman for having brought Us en- a fools s,rssd.
There is Ohhen's," she replied, very quietly, II
link can got you led there" whereupoo We
,nterd another house 10 the Same uaceremoaOos
manner, bu. with q better result. A plump, good
ratured hou,ewifs Jumped ont Of bed, went " -
opposite door ard thumped upon it, Glars" she
cried, "cOme cut Of that this mirutel' As wesa.
tered, middle aged man got cut Of bed Esepily,
picked up bis clothes ard marched Of. The hos
tess then brought clean sheets ard pillow cascs, ssd
by midnight we were sses'ly AID blissfully slowed
away together in the place vacated BY poor Lars.
Nothing could exceed the kindness aud courtesy
OF the good people 10 the morning Toe hostess
brought Us coffee, ard her son went OF to get rs
horne and cart. She would make no charge, q, We
bad had so little, she said and was quite srs.eafor
tbe moderate sum gave her. We had wild rosd
over bills covered with pine forests, through ~
breaks in which We now and tten caught glimpse
Of lorg lake to the westward, shining with stsel-
blue gltam in the morning sun. There woro but
few clearpgs along the road, and miles freq endy
ntefvened without sign Of human habtatioa.
We met, however, with great numbers Of travellers,
mostly faI mers, with laden hey carts. II WAS San.
isy morning, aud could not help contracting those
people with those We had seen on The same day.
three weeks previous, while crossing the File
Field. Here, every one had evidently boea washed
aid conbed; the pen wore clean shirts and stock
Dgs, and the wemen che misses OF snowy whiteness,
ur der their gay btddce'. They were mostly Dale
caraus, il the picture,qus costume Of the province.
We entered Dalecarla On this stage ald the frank,
fresh faces Ct tho people, their unmistakssbls eI-
preston Of honesty and integrity, aud tho hearty
cordiality Of their greetings welcomed US delight
fully to the storied ground Of Sweden.