New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-01

There sas o heavy red and green eor1'ce above the
bed mon xhich the names Of tae host and HE pifa
w,b the date Of their msri,ge were painted IN yellow
ktsep. Toe worthy couple lay 90 high that several
steps we're necessary 10 enable them 10 reach the
bid, IN Whsh proot" their eyes encountered words
Of s6nopitlcD parted upon triangular boards, in
tSdutec te 'tetiten sbe pi's,s =. She head and
kct One 81 ibsss In'enptcns ran: This j. my
bed, here t.se my rect in the night and when
ucrripg su,es ie up ceeerfuly and 90 10 worh"
and VI. ofher: when ihoa lest down 20 se-r
shut On Thy ia': bouv; pray that God vii gusrd
,by s'ser aod b r-sdy Ior the last bcur ghen i,
oom's 90 he bottom II the cupboard VS. q
reptstn's'iop 81 two II s,vidDsb wrh chalk ~ e
bees ssd mky -ys', smoking their pipes so5 sink
"a sl.s'es The ssme fcrdne,s for decorations aud
'n'criph' bs 10 seen p al the houses Of Telemarh
ard grss, part Of Halingsl Some Of them are
thoroughly Chinsse in ssudy eol5r snd grotesque
Lnsn.
In She course Of an hour ard half we obtained
nrse strong and spirited ssaIEons, and cootnued
cur tsrney toward roe Tud.so. Daring this sta
non Of t@eive or thirteen miles the quality of our
esr,ols, was tested IN sbe most satisfactory mao
usr. URhi ssd down. over stock and stone, jolt.d
on rcekVnd wnDched in gully, they were whirled
o. q smashing rate, but the tough ash and firmly
welded uon resisted every shock. For any other
than Norwegian borses and vehicles il would have
be. n hazNdous travelling. We were anxious 10 re-
tsu the ssme animals for the remaining stage 10
Tincset, at the foot " the lake but the Positions
refined, and further delay Of two hours ~ss the
con,squence. II was dusk when the new horses
cane and ten miles Of forest stu lay before "a.
We were fsrried one by one across the lind Elv
on q weak, leo,e ran, and got our csricles up
frsb,fnl bank, on the opposite side By miraculous
luch. Fortunately, we struck The pest road from
Hi,terdal at this place for it would have been i'm
pcs,itle to ride over such rocky bywsys IS we had
Ieft behind ne. A white streak was al that was
visible in the gloon Of the forest. We kept in the
middle Of il not knowing whether the road went
Up down, or on level, until we had gone over il.
At last however, the forest ca ne TO an end, and
we saw Tpd Lake lying still and black in the star
bsht All were in bed at Tincset, but we went into
tse common sleeping room and stirred the people up
prcmiscuously until We found the housewife, who
gave ne the only supper the hcusc af,rded-hsrd
most Of two small beds.
In the morning, we took boa. with four oars
men for Mel, at the mouth Of the Westfjord dsl, in
which lies the Riuksn- Foss. There was no end
10 our wonderful weather. In rainy Norway the sky
had for once forgotten ts clouds. One atcr another
dswpsd the bright Egyphsnday', followed BY nights
soft starry and devices. The wooded shores Of the
hong Tind Lake were Illuminated with perfect sun
shine and ts mirror Of translucent berry, broke into
light waves under the northern breeze Yet with
every advantage Of SUI and air found this lake
undeservng Of ts reputation for picturesque beauty
The highest peaks rise to the hight Of two thousand
feet but there il nothing bold and decided in their
forms and after the splendid fjords Of the western
coast, TIE ,cenery appears tame and commonplace.
Our bostmen pulled well, and by noon brought ne
70 HskeDe,, distance Of twenty one miles Here
we stopped 70 engage heroes to the Riukan- Foss,
a. there il no post station at Mel. While the old
msu put of in his boat to notify the farmers whose
turn il WAS 30 supply the animals, We entered the
farm house, substantial two-story building. The
rooms we're toersbly clean and we'll stocked with
the clumsy, heavy furniture Of the country, which
is mostly made by Me farmers themselves, every
man bsins hs own carpeoter, cooper and black
smith There were some odd old stools, made Of
.esments Of the trunk Of tree, the upper part ho
loved out so az 10 receive the body end form sup
port for the back have no doubt that this fashion
Of seat 10 as old s the times Of the Vikings. The
owner Was evidently man 10 tOlerabe circum-
stances and we therefore cherished the hope Of get
ting good meal, but all that the old woman, with
the bet will in the world, was able to furnish,
VA milk, butter, osten bread AID an egg apiece.
The upper rooms were well supplied with beds one
Of which displayed remarkable portraits Of the
Crown Prince Of Denmark and his spouse, upon the
hesdboard Ia another room was loom Of prmi
i've construction.
II VA, nearly two hoxrs before the old farmer re-
turned, with the information that the horses would
be at Mel ~ coon 80 we, but We lay upon the bank
Tor rome time after arriving there, watching the
pcstillions swim them seross the mouth Of tue
MsAn Eiv. Leaving the boat, which Was to await
our return the next day, we set of up the West
ford dial, toward the brosd, cone like mass of the
Gou,ta. Field, whose huge bulk, Elk thousand feet
IN hight, doomed grandly over the valley. The
houses Of NAL, clustered about its little church.
were scattered over the slope above the lake, and
across the river, amid fields Of grass and grain,
stood another village Of equal size. The bed of the
valley, dotted with farms and groups of farm houses,
appeared TO be hieky populated, but IS farmers
residence rarely consists Of less than six bajDgs-
sometimes even eisht-a stranger would naturally
oytrrste the number of inhabitants. The Produc-
non Of grain, also is muoh lees than would be sup-