New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-04

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.d robu., thst II msde one Zee Stronger aus
,..i,h,sr 10 d. beside him lie did not spare '''
,s,,, which wa. big caosbie a1'm'i' an' We
,o0. a slons thrVush eud'ss forests Of '' a.. p"o
=. muddy as the saLdy rosd would a'o" AN'i "0
IA zone ,,out eest miles hs left US, 'Mpg
,sc,ier foot path through the woods We s'o''0'
Aeur proper direction, sometimes ''A'ns tue wing
,e,d, bot finally sfer tive hours or in're' e'n'lse0
g.. a.. xo,d, into WesteJd,l ono OF Me t~o
.,s,, valley, ftm which Dlecsfha (Daf"r"t' or
.. MI, takes ito name. The day @As msga'n-
- .,s.x and with CO d north east who'd, resem-
sbps the latter part Of Oct.ber AZ home. Tae
lrosd level valley, with its fields and clustered
villages. by before ne in The psle, cold susu nnal
u,,hipe, with low bIle bills bounding 1t In the
distance. We met many psaes 10 carte either
rturpsg from church or on their way 70 visls
xsbhers. All were in brilliant Sunday c'stu ne,
he men in blue jackets and knee breecAe', with
ye,,, Of red or some other brilliant color, and the
wemen with gay, embroidered boddioes, whit
,lss,es. and striped psttsoats Of blue, red, brown
and purk Ie, and scarlet stockings. Some Of taen
wore. in addition, an outer jacket OF snowy sheep.
,hin. wish elaborate ornamental stitch work on the
lssh. Their faces were % frank aud cheerful .
tler dresses were tidy, and they all greeted us with
Dot lptDtsSeOas goodness Of heart which reoog
,iIss bro.bes in every man. We had again taken
wrong road, and merry party carefully set Us
Iehs again. one old lady even proposing 70 leave he
tiads and accompany Us, for fear we should 60
wtrss again.
W. crossed the Westerdsl BY floating bridge,
sbl toward sunet reached the inn of Rsagsveden,
our destination. Ii was farmers gard, standing
4 little distance of the road. An entrance through
ono Of tho buildings, closed with double doors,
sdnitttd NJ into the court yard, hollow square,
surrounded with two story wooden dwellings,
painted daIh red. There appeared to be no ono at
home, but after knocking and calling for time an
old man made his appearance. Hs was in his
second childhood, but Knew enough to usher US into
he kitchen and ask US to wait for the landlords
arrival. After half an hour our postillion arrived,
With four or Eve men in their gsyest and trimuest
costume, the landlord among them. They imuedi-
ssely asked who sDd what we were, and we were
then obliged to give them a. account Of all our
travels. Their questions were shrewd and intelli-
gent, and their manner Of asking coupled as il wa'
With their native courtesy, showed IN earnest
de,ire for information, which we were most willing
to crafty. BY and By the hoste,s came, and we
were ushered into very pleasant room, with two
bsSs, ard furnished with q supper Of fresh
meat potatoes, and mead. The landlord
and two or three Of the nsisbbOrs sas
with us bsfore the ere until We were too sleepy TO
m.ver Any more questions. A more naturally Ia
DEPENDENT and manly bearing l have never seen
han that Of our host He was tall, powerful
man, Of middle sse, with very handsome features
y hich we've soitened but not weakened in express
zion BY Bis long blond hair parted on his forehead
He had that proper pride which belongs to tho con-
,eiouspess of worth, and has no kinship with emps
vanity. eve have come " DAleoarlis to see tn
ds.espdants Of the people who gave Gustavus
yssa his THRONE" said I, curious to see whsthee
he would be!r,y any signs Of fattered pride His
,lus eye Hs,hei little, as he sat with his hands
suped over one knee, eszins at tho fire, slight
au,l ran ever his kmplss-but he said nothing.
Some time ego proposition was made to place
vo.t. ait of Gustavus Vass in the church OF Mora.
mo" said the Dalecsrlians, ave viii NOT have
il. We d. BOT need any picture to remind us Of
Whist our fathers have done"
The landlsdy was little woman, who confessed
10 bepg forty lime years DID, although she did net
appear to be over forty. 81 have bad great deal
OF headache" said she, "aad l lock much older
than i am" Her teeth ~ere superb, a. were those
Of all the women We saw. do not suppose tooth
brush 10 known in the valley, yet the teeth one secs
are perfect pearls. The use Of 90 much sour milk
|, said 10 preserve them. There was . younger
person in the house whom We took 70 be girl Of
,i1.eep, but who proved to DO the sons wife, .
woman Of twenty six, and the mother OF two or
Aree children. The Dslecarlians marry young
when they are able but even in opposite cases they
rarely commit any violation Of the laws Of morality
Instances arc frequent, was TOLD, where man
and woman, unable to defray the expense Of mar
riage live together for years IN state Of mutual
chastity. until they have saved sum sufficient to
ecable them to assume the responsibilities Of msr-
risd life. know there 10 no honsster, and doubt
whether there is purer people on the earth than
Ntss Dslecsrlisns.
We awoke TO another glorious Autumua day.
The valley was white with frost in. the morning
and the air delicously keen and cold but afser sun
rise heavy white vapors arose from tho 'Panglsd
sr..s And iha dap gradually new milder. ! was