New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-12
Bayard Taylor in Northern Europe.
No. XIII.
RETURN TO STOCKHOLM-CONCLU
REMARKS ABOUT THE NORTH.
Of The n. Y. Tribune.

On leaving Onskd, we t4PeIlthceu cOlslderdDle
delay on account Of the storm. The roads were
drifted to such an extent that even the plOws
could not be forced through in many places, and
the peasants obliged to work with their broad
wooden spades The sky, however, was wholly
clear, and of pure daylight blue, such as we had
not seen for two months The sun rode high in
the armament, like strong healthy sun again,
with some warmth in his beams, as they struck
our faces, and the air was all mildness and balm.
1t was heavenly, after our Arctic life. The cOun-
try, too, boldly unduating, with fr-fOrested hills,
green and warm in the sunshine aud mild pic
turesque valleys sunk between, shining in their
covering Of snow, charmed us completely. Again
e saw the soft blue of the distant ranges, they
melted away behind each other, suggesting space
and light and warmth. Give me daylight and sun
shine, after all Our Arctic trip seems like long,
long night full Of splendid dreams, but yet night
and not day.
On the road, we bought quantity of the linen
handkerchiefs of the country at prices varying from
25 to 40 cents apiece according to the size and
quality. The bedding, everywhere along the road,
is Of home made linen, and l do not recOilect an
instance where it has not been brought out, fresh
and sweet from the press for us. In this, as 10 all
other household arrangements the people are very
tidy and clearly though little deficient as regards
their own persons. Their clothing, however, is of
q healthy, substantial character, and the women
consult comfort rather than ornament. Many of
them wear cloth pantaloOns under their petticoats,
which, therefore, they are able to gather under
their arms in wading through snow-drifts have
Il hin sIn Of
Stockholm.
"The dsmsel who trips at dsybresk
Is shOd like mountalneeri'
set sensible man would sooner take such damsel
h wife than any delicate Cinderella of the ball
room. protest l lose all patience when think
of the habits Of our American women, especially
our country girls. If ever the Saxon race does
deteriorate on our side Of the Atlantic, as some
ethnoogsts al ticipate, it will be wholly their fault
We stopped for the night at H6ruas, and had
charming ride the next day among the hills and
along the inets OF the Gulf. The same bold, pic
turesQue scenery which had appeared so dark and
forbiddinc to us On our way north, now, under The
spring like sky, cheered and inspired us. AT the
station of Docksta, we found the peasant-g girls
ecrubbing the outer steps, barefooted. AT night,
we occupied our old quarters at Weda, on the An
ecrmann River The next morning the tempera-
ture was 90 above zero, aud at noon rose to 39'.
1t was delightful to travel once more with cap
lappets turned up, fur.cOar turned down, face ana
neck free and hands bare. On our second stage, we
had an oyergrown, insolent boy for pOstilllOn who
persisted in driving slow and refused to let us pass
him. He finally became impertiuent whereupOn
Of
the road so that | could drive past. The boy then
seized my horse by the head; b. pitched him into
sncW-bank, and we took the lead. We had not
gone far before we took the road to Hern0sand
through mistake, and afterward kept it through
spite thus adding about seven miles to our days
Journey A stretch of magnificent dark green for-
ests brought us TO the narrow strait which sepa-
rates the island of Hern0sand from the man and
The ice was already sOftening, and the upper layer
repeatedly broke through under us.
Hern6sand is pretty town of about 2,OOO IN
habitants, with considerable commerce. IL Is
also the capital Of the most northern bishoprc oil
Sweden The church, on an emnence above the
town. ia. next to that of Skelftea, the finest we
have seen in the north. We took walk while
breakfast was preparing and in the space OF twenty
minutes saw all there was 10 be seen. BY leaving
the regular road however We had incurred de-
lay Of two hours, which did not add to our anna
.bllty Therefore, when the postilion, furlousiy
angry now i well as insolent, came IN TO threaten
us with legal prosecution in case we did not pay
him heavy damages for what he called an assault
cat the discussion short by driving him out OF the
room. and shat was the last We saw OF him. we
reached Fial as the moon rOse-a globe OF SILVER
Ere in perfect violet sky Two merry boys
who sang and shouted the whole way, drove US Ike
the wind around the bay to Vista. The moon
light was as bright as the Arctic MONDAY, aud the
SNOWY landscape flashed and elittered under It's
.resplendent shower From the last hill We saw
Sundsyall. which lay beneath us with its wintry
roois. like city of ivory and crystal. shining for
-us with the fairy promise of warm supper aud a
good bed.
On the 9th, we drove along the shores of the
magnificent bay of SundsyaH. SIX vessels lay
frozen in. at considerable distance from the town.
Near the southern extremity Of the bay, We passed
the village of Svartsik which, the postill'on IN
formed us, is all owned by one person. VINO carries
on ship-buning. The appearance OF the pace
testified his statements. The laborers' houses
Ise'e mostly new, al built precisely the same
model, aud with an unusual air oil c0miOrI ahu
Ieatness In the center of the village stood hand
some white church, with clock tower, and near II
THE parsonage aud schoVlGouse. At the foot o1 1He