New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-02

..l.d 20 miles since morning. The seighlng
.rnerb. How lOnged for a dashiDg Ameri-
can cutter, with span Of fast horses, dozen
strings Of bells and an ebony driver Such turn
ont would rather astonish these Northern sotndes,
and this slow, quaint Northern population. The
next day We had temperature of 2 above zero,
with ,now falling, but succeeded in reaching Skel-
lcftea for breakfast. For the last two or three
miles We travelled along hillside overlooking
broad beautiful valley, cleared and divided into
cultivated fields and thickly sprinkled with VII
laoe, and farm.houses Skeleftea itself made an
imposing appearance, as the lofty dome of it,
Grecian church came in sight around the shoulder
Of the hill. We took the wrong road and in turn
ing about split one of our shafts, but Braisted
served it with some spare rope, using the Ratchet
handles marlingspike, that il still holds, and
promises to hold to Stockholm.
We went On to Burea that night, and the next
day to Djekneboda 60 miles further. The tenn
perature fuctuated about the regions Of Zero with
d heavy sky and light scow. falls. AS we proceeded
southwark the forests became larger, and the trees
began 10 show dark green foliage where the wind
bad blown away the snow, which was refreshing 10
see after the black OF dark-indgo hue they wear
further north On the 4th, at noon, we passed
through inca, and congratulated ourselves on get
ting below the southern limit Of the Lapand eli
mate. There is nothing to say about these towns
they are mere villages with less than thousand
inhabitants each, and no peculiar interest either
ocal or historical, attaching to any Of them. We
have sleptn Lulea and Pitea, and dined in Umea-
and further my journal saith not
Yesterday, however, was day to be noticed.
We started from Angersj0, with violent snow
storm blowing in our teeth-thermometer at zero
Our road entered the billy country of Norrland,
where we found green forests, beautiful little dells
pleasant valleys, and ash and beech intermingled
with the mOnotOnOus but graceful purple BIRCH
We were overwhelmed with gusts Of fine snow
shaken from the trees as We passed Binding
white clouds swept the road, and once again we
heard the howl Of the wind among boughs that
were free to toss. At Afwa, which reached at
/ o'clock, we found a pale, weak, sickly young
Swede, with faded mustaches, who had decided
to remain there until next day. This circumstance
induced us TO 90 on, but after we had waited half
al hour and were preparing to start, the weather
being now ten times worse than before he an
nounced his resolution to start also. He had drunk
four large glasses of milk and two cups of coffee
during the half hour.
We went ahead, breaking through drifts of loose
snow which OvertOpped our sleds, and lashed by
the furious wind, which drove full in our faces
There were two or three plows at work, but we
had no benefit from them, SO long us we were not
directly in their wake. Up aud down went our
way, over dark hills and through valleys wild with
the storm, and ending in chaos as they opened
toward the Botbnian Gulf Hour after hour passed
by, the storm still increased, and the snow beat in
our eyes so that we were completely blinded. Il
was impossible to keep them open, and yet the
moment we shut them the lashes began to freeze
together. had heavy weight Of ice on my lids,
ard long icclcs depending from every corner of my
beard. Yet our frozen noses appeared to be much
improved by the exposure, and they now give
promise Of beaDg without leaving red blotch as
lasting record of what they have endured. We
finally gave up all attempts to see or to guide the
horse, but plunged along at random through the
chaos, until the postillion poted our Exaggerated
into the yard, and our horse followed it. The
Sweds was close upon our heels, but | engaged
depressing influence of his company. He may be
the best fellow in the world, so far his heart is
concerned but is too weak in the knees to be an
agreeable associate. There is no more stiffness of
fiber III him than in wet towel, and | would as
soon wear damp shirt live in the same room
with him. After ALL il is not strange that one prefers
nerve and energy, even when they are dashed with
q flavor Of Vipp II the npOatIyp virtues of n char
acter too weak and lnsipid to be tempted.
Our inn, in this little Norrland village, is about
as comfortable and as elegant as three fOurths of
the hotels in Stockholm. The rooms are wellfur-
nished, none of the usual appliances are wanting,
the attendance is all that can be desired the fare is
good aud abundant. and the charges are less than
half Of what would be demanded ia the capital
Sweden what Paris is to France and its inhabitants
look with an eye of compassion on those of the
provinces. NOrriand, in spite of its long Winter,
has bracing, healthy climate, aud were il not for
letters from home facilities for studying Swedish,
occasional recreation and the other attractions of a
capital, should prefer waiting in some of these
wild valleys for the Sprngto open. The people, not
outstanding their seeluson from the world have
a brighter and more intelligent look than the peas
SAINTS of UPLAND, and were there a liberal system
of common school education in Sweden, the raw
material here might be worked up into products
alike honorable and Useful TO the country.
The Norranders seem TO me to possess an indO-
lent almost phlegmatic temperament and yet there
are few who do not show latent capacity for ex.
arti ba latta frat iS tru.