Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-14


| had gone down; we could see its mark left
| upon the rocks; one could never have realized
the rapid advance, and as rapid retreat OF
these snow fed torrents, had he not seen it. In
many places the water still remained over the
road. Sometimes, when the spur Of a noun.
tain extended to tie river, with only margin
path it swept in with , furious current
that made it seem perilous undertaking to
cross; the men went first, with long pole to
feel the way and avoid holes, and then led us,
two by two, the tails of our horses tied to.
gether. More than once they were all but
compelled to swim, and we were well immersed
in water; the day cleared in our favor, howev.
| or, and we reached here safely. Our carrioles
| are waiting us and soon we are off, en- route
| for Christiana. 4 e
| NYsrEUN, July 25.-1 have to chronicle
my first days experience of carriole riding.
never knew such concentrated enjoyment be-
FORE in being conveyed upon wheels I almost
| fancied myself belonging to the age OF god
desses, and that I was beng borne along in a
Chariot of Victory. The independence that
one feels always in driving, instead of being
driven is quite indescribable, and then with
such horses, bearing unmistakable signs of
high blood, you have but to say go, and they
are off, spinning like top down hill and car
ried half up the steepest ones by the impe
tus of increased speed. 1 cannot think of a
! comparison that will give you better idea of
my appearance than to imagine me booted
into frail Indian canoe, without sides, set
upon two bits of board that rest on the shafts,
the stern rounded, containing a seat with a
pointed back, the PROV cut square across with
a DASH board, having holsters on one side for
bottles. on the other a sack, and behind
board on the ends of the shafts, where
baggage is strapped and your attendant sis.
The wheels-and there are but two
arc perceptibly concave, and 80 light that 1t
seems as if they would be only sport for q boy
to trundle 1t Is allowable for one to assume
any position that seen eth to him agreeable; you
can recne at full length, let your feet swing, or
hitch them in stirrups that are attached to the
shaft on either side. To see a gentleman ly
ing back, his feet elevated to the top Of the
dash board, smoke curling from his long pipe
or sHavana, reproduces picture OF Punch S
idea OF bliss in the sixth story feee out OF tho
pany, but am getting so now that can quiz
my attendant and find it great source OF
amusement.
I We have two carrioles that belong to Mr.. B., of
Christiana; on these we have our baggage, so
that no time is lost in changing it when we
take fresh horses. l amuse myself ut each
station by running in to see what the good peo-
pie are about. They always want to know
where am from, and it's amusing to note their
surprise, ard hear their exclamations, when
tell them from America. While we wait
| take turn at cardlng wool, or SPIN, and
sometimes attempt to weave-but the ma
chinery connected with the looms is too antique
! for my modern comprehension. l shake hands
with all; they wish us a good journey, and on
we whiZ. a. 4st-l-
We stopped to-day to see the old Church
of Borgund, founded in the eleventh century.
1t is too quaint for description to do it justice
looks very like pictures have seen OH plates
of Chinese payodas, built OF cedar, tarred;
story upon story, of steep projecting roof cut
to look like the scales on crocodile. A little
open gallery surrounds the entire structure.
The inside is quite as curious as the exterior:
If fire does not consume it do not see why i,
| is not impervious to many more centuries as
it has already weathered. Women were work
ing on the grassy slope upon which it stands
but it seemed to me like play, to rake 1.-The
meadows sweet with hay,n in such a sunny
spot sic ping to the waters edge, overlooked 5y
hoary- -headed, giant mountains
I At one of the stations to-day l went into q
|
every farm in Norway, most simple structures
/ The water is brought by spout or bark, from
u mountain rill, and turned upon wheel Sc
under log hut, large enough to contain two
stones and bin of grain. -. "A -
We are staying tonight upon large Soeter
4, 600 feet above the sea. At that height, here
we have a beautiful little clear, deep lake a
our door; with trout for supper that go squirm
ing into the spider. Ten men own this grain,
spot. One hundred cows are kept here-lik'
all in Norway, slender legged, neat little crea
tures-like the Alderney cows OF England
famous for rich milk. F
the hardest pulling to-day that we have had il
Norway. All up. hill, roadsa continual sourc
Of wonder and remark. They are made a
| such infinite labor and cost, blasted sometime
for miles, and again built up with masonry, al
kept like Broadway, and no tolls. We hav
bid farewell to the snow mountains, and reluc
family, too after having been in their mos
five weeks l found at one of the stations, to
day, nice young fellow, just from America
been in the war three years, with Wlsconsl
regiment; came back to visit his old parent
but says everything is too small to induce hlI
to remain, and shall return another year
The mountains are getting reduced down
szable hills the valleys are broadening til
farms are larger; the houses better, and peo
pie, generally, look in a better condition.
notice everywhere, where nature permits i,
the farmers arc thrifty. l think, as genera
thing, they make the most and do the bes
with what they have to do with Ihave neve
seen land with so many circumstances thu
tend to equalize the people. There is no stone
readily worked, of which to build palaces
Logs, that form the humble shelter of the pea.
antry, make the more extensive residence
, the KING. All are alike dependent for the
living and prosperity, upon the scanty soil, tt
noble fiords and dense forests. There is Il
1 surplus produce from the land carefully cult
waited it supplies tle bare necessities OF the PEI
ple and thus the temptations are few to lea
, them into luxury, idleness or ease. There
Il no great wealth and no extreme poverty.
! have seen but very little intoxication amor
a the people. Their besetting evil habit is chey
=, ing tobacco. You rarely see a man among Il
. working classes who is not chewing his qui
e But must say they are much more civilized
IS the consequences attending it than those giv'
:, to the same filthy, disgusting habit at HON
> The fields swarm with busy workmcn nov
Men receive 25 cents per day and work fro
). 5 oclock, AIN till O'Clock, pm; wom
: keeping pace with them, and doing t
J.. same amount of work get half the wages-t
! injustice that is done them the world over,
" the New World, l am sorry to say, as well
in the Old. :.
l. Strawberries are just getting ripe. l new
y felt such regret before at not being able to {
ii them ! am quite ravenous for somethi
fresh, as you can imagine when l tell you tt