New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-05

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No XIII.
np,rBN THROUGH DALECAHLIA ~
STOCKHOLM.


STOCKHOLM, Sept. -, 1901
Nora, in Dale,arlia whence my last i9"e' "''
,,,..p,. !. clash. or ind. It Sas here t''' o''
ayu, ys,a frs. haIsogued the people, ano Si'l.u
t.. spsrh Of revolution which IN she end sweep '0o
D.nss from Sweden. 10 the cellar OF muse
,Aieh wss pointed out 10 US, On 'oe sV'."oi"
,hcre Of the Sjsu Lake, be lsy bldden s'tee Gays;
/. ,As ham Of Ivan Eif.sen be threshed corn, DIS
.,;,sa a. . rs.s.pt: and op the resd by which We
S.5 travelled from Kettbo 10 de'cendns " 'ne i'he
xsb.5 ,eep the mounds Of stooes heaped over the
D.,,s who we're slain in his FIRST victorious engsse-
.a,. This 6i,trict il considered, also, one OF the
uc.t beautiful in Sweden. IL bss, indeed quiet,
tranquil beauty, which gradually grows upon the
eve 40 that If one is not particularly aroused On
fut acquaintance, be 81 least carries away de-
6sStfal picture in bis memory But In order to en-
10Y properly any SEedish landscape whatsoever,
one should not be too fresh from Norway.
After dinner we called at the Patronage Of
Mora" which has given Miss Fredrika Brener the
materials for one of her stories Of Swedish life. The
Prost Herr Kjelsn6m, was not at home, but his
wife received US with great cordially, and insisted
upon our remaining TO tea. The Magister -,
who called st the same time gave us some informs-
ton concerning the pOrpbyry quarfies at Elfial,
which we were debating whether we should visit.
Very little is doing at present, not more tbs1 ten
men, In all, being employed, and in his opinion we
would hardly be repaid for the journey thither, 80
We determined 10 turn southwark again and grad
u.ly make our way to Stockholm. Fru Kjslssf0m
If tho fau SuaAas I mat uph uaa Yeaflv
On enthusiastic sdmirer of Tegner: she knew by
heart the grester part Of his "FrtdiOf's Ssga."
The morning after our arrival in Mora dawned
DARK and cloudy, with wsilins wind and dsshes of
rain. There threats of the equinoctsl storm,
and we remembered the prediction Of the lumber
merchants in CARLSBAD. During the night, however,
. little steamer belonging to no iron company ar
rived, Offering us the chance of passage down the
lake to LeksAnd. While we were waiting on the
ibsre, the Magi,ter, who had come TO see US de-
part, gave me some information about the Lasare,
He admitted that there were many in Dalecarla,
and faid that the policy OF persecution, which was
pseticed asslnst them in the beginning was now
dropped. They were, in general, Ignored by the
clerical authorities. He looked upon the move
nent rather az q transient hslucinstion than a. .
permanent accession from the Established Church,
and seemed to think that it weuld gradually dsap-
PEAR, if left TO itself He admitted that the King
was in favor Of religious liberty, but was 40 guarded
in ,peahiBg of the subject that did not ascertain
his own views.
We had On board about sixty passengers, mostly
peasants from Upper Elfdal, bound on . peddins
ueursion through Sweden, with packs Of articles
which they manufacture at home. Their stock con-
shted mostlylof pOcket-boOks, purses, boxes, sad
various small articles of ornawsnt and use. The
little steamer Was 80 well laden with these solid
forms that she settled into the mud aud the crew
had hard polling 10 get her of. There was service
in Mora Church, aud the sound Of the organ and
choir was heard along the lake. Many friends ana
relatives of the wandering Elfdslisns were on the
little wooden pier, to bid them adieu. Goods peace
M with thee! was q parting ssutstion which j
heard many times repeated. At last We got fairly
clear, and padded of through the stpia- colored
vsier, watching the softly unduatiDg shores which
soon sank low enough to ,hOw the blue, irregular
hills in the distant background. Mora spre was the
central point in the landscape, aud remained visible
until we hsd nearly reached the other end Of the
hke. The Sijsn has length of about twenty five
niles, with breadth OF from six to ten. The shores
are billy but only moderately high, except in the
nejghborhotd of Rattvik, where they are bold and
beautiful The sofs slopes on either hand were Gov
cred with the yellow pillars Of the ripe Osts, bound
to upright stakes to dry. From every village rose
. tall midsummer pole, yet laden with the wthered
gsrlsnds of Swedens fsrest festival, and bearing
kott its patriotic symbol, the crossed arrows Of
Dsleesrlis. The threatened stor,h broke and die
persed 40 we left Mora and strong sun.bursts, be-
tween the clouds flashed across these pastoral pic
lures.
Soon after we left number Of the men and wo
men collected together on the sftsr-deck and CON-
menced singing hymns, which occupation they Kept
Up with untiriDs fervor during the whole voyage.
The young girls were remarkable for weight snd
soldity Of figure siness Of Ease, and sweetness Of
voice. The clear, ri,giDg tones, with bei-iihc
purity AID delicious iinsbre. issued without effort
from between their thick, beefy hips, and there was
such contrast between sound and substance that
they attracted my attention more than should
have thought possible. Some of the mea, who had
heard what We were entered into Conversation with
n. soon discovered that they were sll Lssare,
and one Of them, who seemed to exercise kind OF
leadership, and who was q man Of considerable In
telbsenes, gave me good deaf Of information aboa:
the sect. They met together privately, he said to
read the New Testament, trusting entirely to its IN
spired pages for the means Of enlightenment ss to
what was necessary for the salvs.op of their souls
The clergy stood between them and tbs Voice OF
God, who h.d spoken not to particular class, bu.
70 all mankind. They were liable to fine of two
hundred rixi (S52l eyerr time they tins met n