New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-11

aal even on tho widest sleeps, where it almost
seems impossible for the human foot 10 find bold,
Tie people scramble tthe hazard Of their lives, to
resp . seanty harvest Of grass for the Winter.
Goats pasture everywhere, and our boatmen took
delight in making the ewes follow us along the
cliffs, BY initiating the bleating Of kids. Toward
nooD We left the main body Of the 6erd and entered
narrow arm, which lay in eternal shadow under
tremendous walls Of dark rock. The Light and
heat Of MONDAY were tropical in their silent IN
tensty painting the SUBMITS far above with dashes
Of fierce color, while the bases ssuk In due gloom
10 meet the green darkness VI the water. Again
and again tae nights inclosed Us 20 that there was
no outlet; but they opened again. IS if purpo'ey TO
make way for us, until our keel grated the peooly
barrier of narrow valley, where the road com
nenced again. -Four miles through this gap
brousht u TO another branch Of the same nofd,
where we were obliged TO have our carioles taken
10 pieces and shipped for 8 short voyage.
At it, extremity, the ford narrowed, and stu
loftier mountains overhung it. Shut in BY these,
Ike some palmy dell IN the heart Of the porphyry
mountains Of the Sahara, lay Bolatsd0ren, miracle
of ereenDess and beauty. A mantle OF emerald
velvet falling in the softest slopes and swes TO the
waters edge, was thrown upon the valley; the
barley had been cut and bound to long upright
poles to dry, rising like golden pillars from the
shayen dubble; aud, TO crown all, above the land
ng.place stood q twostory house, with jolly fat
landlord smoking in the shsde, and half dozen
pleasant looking women gossiping indoors. "Can
1--WE get anything 10 eat " was the first question
The gentlemen can have fresh salmon and pota-
" toes, aud red wine, if they wish it," answered
the mistress. OF course we wished it; we wished
for auy food clean enough to be eatable, and the
promise Of such fare was like the falling OF mamma
in the desert The salmon, fresh from the stream,
was particularly fine; the fish is here 80 abundant
that the landlord had caught 962, as he informed
Us, in the course of one season.
We had but two miles Of land before another
sheet of water interviewed and our carioles were
again taken to pieces. The pestirions and boat
men along this route were great scamps, frequently
askpg more than the legal fare and in one instance
threatening 10 prevent US from going on, unless we
paid it. shall not bore you with accounts OF eur
various little aQuabbles on the road, all Of which
tended more and mere to convince n that, unless
the Norwegials were great deal more friendly,
kind and honest few years ago than they are now,
they have been more over. praised than any people
in the world. must say, however, that they are
buDglipg swinders, and could only DO successful
with the greenest of travellers. The moment an
imposition is resisted, and the stranger shows him
self familiar with the true charges and methods Of
travel, they give up the attempt; but the desire to
cheat is only less annoying 10 one than cheating
itself. The fees for travelling by 'kyds are, it is
true dispropo rtionatey low, and in many instances
the obiQntion 10 furnish horses is doubt an actual
loss to the farmer. Very often, we would have will
ipgly paid small increase upon the legal rates, if
il had been a.ked for as favor; but, when it was
boldly demanded a. q right and backed by Alse-
hood, we went not silver beyond the letter of tho
law.
Landing at Evanger, an intelligent landlord, whO
had four brothers in America, gave us return horses
to VOssevangen, and we enjoyed tho long twilight
of the warm Summer evening while driving along
the hills which overlook the valley connecting the
lakes Of VossevaDgen and Evapger. 1t was lovely
landscape, ripe with harvest, and the air full Of
mellow, balmy odors from the flowers and grain.
The black spire of YossevaDgen Church, standing
back against the dswning moonlight, was the well
come termination Of our long days journey, and not
leis welcome were our clean and comfortable quar-.
teYs in the house Of a merchant there. Here we
left the main road scross Norway, in order to make
an excursion to the V0rng Foss, which hes beyond
The Hardapger Fiord, about fifty miles distant, in
south. eastern direction.
Voesevangep, in the spendor Of cloudless morn
irg was even more beautiful than as q mOonlit
haven Of repose. The compact little village lay
half buried in trees, clustered about the massive old
church, with its black pointed towe', and roof Gov
cred with pitched shingles in the center Of the val
ley, while the mountains around shODe bald and
bright through floating wells Of vapor which had
risen from the lake. The people were all at work
in the fields betmes, cutting and stacking the bar
ley. The grass fields, cut smooth and close, and
Of the softest and evenest green, seemed left for
show rather than for USE The bottom of the val
ley along which we drove was filed with an un-
broken pine forest, incosing here and there lake,
"whsre heaven ITSELF brought down to e.ith,
Seemed fsrer than soove
while the opposite mountain rose rich with harvest
fields and farm. houses. There are similar land
.cspes between Fribourg and yevay, in Switzer
lard-fner, perhaps, except that all cultivated
scenery in Norway gains wonderfully in effect from
the saw 20 environment Of the barren fields. Here,
cultivation is somewhat Of 9 phenomenon, aud
rich thicky settled valley strikes one with GER
tain surprise. The Norwegians have been accused
of reale citing agriculture, but I do net see that