New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-22

and TIE eOl0fe0 ana WORKED whlcn one
sees in all the cottages. for eoverlids Dried oe.oate
and milk were Get out for supper. They told ~ thar
generally the strangers stopped at VL for the night
and therefore they were no. prepared But We wshed
10 begin fresh on the next morning for the mountain
climb, and had thus dore ID day what the gude'
books give at least two days for AZ last Afternoon
the peasant brought us whisky bottle ana mite
lump Of roekcandy, locking the door OF The mouse a.
he went out
Next morning coffee and fat bread dry rye-cakes,
and goat's-cheese we've brought Us, but no milk or
cream, as the cows were ali away on the 'astter;
A nice little Norwegian pony hsd peeh aheady< en-
gagged for nv wife and myself 1elng On foot with
guide we started. The pOnys equipment was orglna
: ssddl.-cl surmOunted by side-irane Of wood
yery fresh and beautiful and our path for long dis
lance wound in an easy way along dashing torrent
crossing it. at length on dangerOus-lOokibg bridge
After this point, the ROAD was by no means so easy
frequently creeping just on the edge of fearful
chasm or clGmbcrlDg over smooth, steep rocks,
where q stumble of the little animal would have had
sisagreaaole consequences. Here the guide led and
the pony never failed At length the path crossed
little pOuniain'iaIm aid passed over a wel-con-
struced bridge, recently rehtted for the visit of the
cr0wn-Irince, who Lad just been here.
The mills rOse abruptly 70 great night on every
tide Of ", aud the only escape seemed the cbasm
through which the torrent broke. We were at
loss ~ how the Great Fall was 10 be reached
Suddenly the path tuned, Gld we saw that II wound
by Zig-zegs directly up the steep hi. in front.
! be glths were ughtened the guide took the brdle
a hOrse make 1t was slow, hard work and when at
length sudden bend, the girth broke and the lady
disappeared down the slope, we concuced was time
to Try the feet. Luckily, little grass plat among the
rocks saved her any bad consequences and the pony
proved perfectly immOveabe. The guide, too, for
comfort, pointed us out rock, which he called
the "leg-breaking rock" where an unfortunate tray
eler had fallen from hts horse and bfoken both his
legs. At length, after a long pull, we reached the
suumit-2 800 feet IN height-giviDg Us grand view
down the great chasm, as it now appeared The path
now led along plateau of wet springy ground for
a mile or more until we began to see little cloud OF
8sct ndirg spray, which showed the neghborhood Of
the cataract. After passing little beyond It, We
stopped at solitary cottage, with out-h1uses aud
c6ttle-geneIaly white cOws-arOund 1.-THE sGtsr-
cabin cottage for the mountain pasture. Taxing a
few moments rest and tate of the delicious milk,
we started for the waterfall. We almost upon
il before seeing anything Of it, except the huuying
ei rent above though the distant roar was long audi
BILE. The guide brought us suddenly to projecting
point: we lay down and looked below into the ire
moDdous chasm. The water comes silent, swift with
hardly OaID TO the ledge, and then makes lts quick
lean Of so feet into the abyss below-but though a
stream of fifty feet in breadth when it starts it seems
to reach the bottom; first it is fOam then spray
then beautiful descending wreaths Of silvery mist,
whose INTERVENING and changing shapes, quick ap-
peariIg and yanishng in thousand fantastic tgures,
one can watch by the hour, and fancy all manner of
witClug Morse N6Le and water prltes. The grandeur
il more given by the great depth and the worn walls
Of the mighty rock below than by the Fall itself Yet
even the depth you do not appreciate TIL you throw
stone into the chasm, and count by your watch It's
time Of descent The guide was in great terror OF our
falling in but at length got nd OF him, aud placed
ourselves in good positions to silently enjoy awhile.
The impressiol-as at Niagara-is fret of fear-but
soon becomes more of absorption In the beauty OF
the scene. One Of the most wonderful features IN 1t
were the colori 20 of the walls-caused by the
very quality Of the stOnevarylug from the most DELI
cate peach to the darkest brown. AS lay on little
ledge Of rock ray of the morning sun found entrance
into the cavity, lighting up beautifully the dark,
seethiDg ealdron below, and throwing an e1quHe
little rainbow over the angry boiling of waters. The
effect was wonderful. One can understand, IN SUCH
places, the Norsk superstitions of the Noke-the
watcr-sprite., who fascinate and tempt in the be-
holder. The continuous rush OF the waters, the rosr
below the dancing, fantastic mist-wreaths put you
into dream so that you hardly force yourself to
rise You get a sense of the continuousness Of Ma
ture and YOU understand that strange Influence which
so many idolatries have recognzsd OF absorption IN
the great displays of natural power, as II one would
gladly be swallowed up in and become part OF such
grandeur and loneliness.
Leaving Norway, with it's wild, romantic scenery,
and frank hearted population, We now take the
steamer from Chrstiania to GOttenburg, and after
passage of some twelve hours, arrive at an intoe-
rabe inn, which We soon quit in disgust, and take
up our abode at the villa of gentleman, to
whom we have letters of introduction. This visit
was the occasion of an agreeable journey into the
interior.
The gentleman whom | was visiting, kindly offered
me tho use of his pleasant travelling carriage, to post
out to n very retired and unknown district some fifty
miles distant, where we could see something OF the
home manufacturing of Sweden. lie said, beside we
should meet class OF people which were quite pecu-
liar to Sweden-the ancient psasantry or Bonders
changing into rich manufacturers. was, OF course,
very glad Of the opportunity. The kindness aud cour
tesy Of the offer conesponded to what met me nom
the beginning 10 the end of my journey in Sweden.
We started out on fresh August morning, over
rocky country with occasional pine or beech woods,
and cleared fields where oats barley, potatoes
were growing being much such district as one woud
pass over in New-Engl and-many streams and lakes
near the roadside, and woods covering the hills In the
distance. Now and then a white church tower, WIN
its black conica top, GROWING some summit in the
distance. The country seemed poor ana not much
populated sometimes we passed long stretches
without seeing 4 house. AS IN Norway, there
were 10 villages but large farms. where number Of
people lived together. The houses had not the pecu
liar Norwegian character Of brown, neatly laid logs
but weie red yellow frame-buildngs, not different
from our American farm-houses. The post-statOns
secm. the important places the road and had evil
IDENTIFY the best fields aud buildings about them.
Postng in Sweden Ii not at all so easy matter ss III
Norway unless Forbud orders for horses are sent on
before. The people now have great need for their
horses in the farn-work. At the second station we
waited two hours, while they sent to the peasant
whose turn it TO furnish horses. Probably he was
obliged 10 take them from haying IN the middle OF the
woIk to have them lsaten and worked for the next
course ,sx mes) only post-horses are worked For
all this he gets from the traveller, for both horses, one
dollar banco-er forty cents Its burdensome and stu.
pd ystem which ought long ago to have been changed
in country where horse ana man are OF any value.
Near this station OF the hrst evidence OF tue
manufactures We were approaching: long train of
little one-horse carts each with has bale or bale aud
half Of eston driving laborously on TO the spinners
and factories. This alone would show the difficult OF
manufacture in such an out-Ofthe-way spot The
freight from the sea is several dollars on each bale
As We had introductions 10 any ore, aud but few
Lnour nlnoh the district were Oblged 10 lnQure