The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-10-03
New sweden.
.y.a.r SAsNt Ov 1871

through the woods aud mostly turnpiked TO
the capitol building-and that too by Swedish
labor. Hereafter we will tell more of what the
swedes have done In the last year, but at the
nrosent time must say something of the visit OF
Gov, perhpm aud his party TO the colony, aud
Of the reception ON the OCCASION The Govern
or and his wife were accompanied by Hon, w,
w, Thomas, of your city, who has manifested
a lively interest In the colony, aud Hon. i. I,
Rurleigh, our model Land Agent The party
was Increased by several gentlemen and ladies
living IN the vicinity OF New Sweden, The
press was represented by the venerable yet
iolly editor OF the S0ariSe by "Pereie," the
lively, witty ana thoroughly sensible lady corr
respondent OF the Boston Post--a real credit 20
journalism land your own correspondent, for
the PRGss, be II known, intends to keep fully
up with the times From Caribou TO New
Sweden, eight miles, the road is in the FIST
stages of anew way through the woods, and
can be travelled with the greatest difficulty aud
With no thought Of comfort or speed, II is a
hard road to travel, and takes over two hours
aud half The Governors party LETT Carbon
AZ o'clock Tuesday morning, and At IL came
Ia sight OF the capitol OF New Sweden, sur
ouuted with a ltldid star spangled banner
IA present from Hon, w. w. Thomas. Tues
day was u gala day, long expected by the
Swedes-the visit of the Governor. The colony
from miles about, were all out in their holiday
apparel. Four hundred men, women and
children stood ON either side of the road and
received the visitors. The oapito! is u fine two
story building ON fifty acre lot, set apart for
h.,n g.
public store. house, has large cellar and large
hall, which is occupied for schools and meet
ngs. This building has been of great service
TO the colony as a headquarters and as depot
for the temporary shelter ofthe newly arriving
| immigrants. Soon after the arrival of the
| party, a reception was given to the Governor
| in the hall, which will hold three hundred OF
more. The exercises consisted of Swedish
national song by quartette OF male voices
| 1t was our misfortune not to understand the
language, but the piece was rendered with fine
expression and spirit.
The memories of the fatherland that they
| would never again see, awakened by the sing.
| ing caused many OF the women to weep.
Commissioner Thomas, then, IN behalf of the
| oolonists, welcomed Gov. Perham. His Excel
lency responded by saying that the State
OF Maine had long desired to secure
the settlement of its public domain. To effect
this object, there were many plans but it was
finally concluded that some scheme of immi
| grafton was necessary. The first thing to b.
done was to find people every way desrabl,
| "a people at once moral, intelligent, industr
Gus, adapted TO our climate aud that would
from their education appreciats our institu
tons. All of these high requisites were prom
ised in you, the people OF the Northland. Now
hat we see your faces and behold the works
ofyour hands We are convinced of the wiz don
of our choice. Gov. p. warmly welcomed tn,
colonists TO the State to its political and socia
| institutions and the work of its deve lopme nts
lie ASSURED them OF the hearty cooperation o
oar people and OF their active sympathies. He
lelt that when the present colony was well
founded, he tclt assured that the work would
so on OF itself until all of our fsstile northern
domain should become the homes of an intel,
gent, industrious, moral and patriotic people.
He urged them not to be faint-hearted, but to
meet the privations aud tolls to come as man
fully us they had the past season, promising as
tue result a community that the State would
he proud to acknowledge. He assured them
of the deep interest that the intelligent part Of
| the State felt in their success and promised iu.
dicous support and sympathy On little
knoll before the door was flagstaff, from the
top OF which the stars and stripes foated in
the breeze, and just below the Swedish stan
dard. This the Governor hailed as happy
omen for the future. While they acknowledge
ed their preference for and allegiance to the
new government of which they were a part,
they did not forget the institutions that mad
the cold and comparatively barren lands from
which they came synonym for industry, in.
telligence and virtue. These you bring, to
engraft upon our liberal government. By the
Blessing of God the grandest success will fol-
low
Consul Thomas, as the Swedes call him
translated this speech into the language of
the Swedes to which they listened with ca ger
attention, and frequently showed their appro-
val by hearty demonstrations of applause
Then followed hand shaking that would
have done honor to White House reception.
The visitors, or part of Them, then went up
ladders and rude stairs to the cupola of the
capitol, the intrepid "Percie'' being the first
eyes upon the luxuriant expanse of forests
that in every direction was bounded by the
horizon, now gorgeous in its myriad hued gar
ments of early autumn. In the rich county
OF Aroostook there are a thousand views, any
one of which is worth a visit to this region.
but there is no enc richer than this autumn
panorama from the cupola of the Swedish
American capitol. We called it a panorama,
and so is, for day by day, one can note the
changing and shifting of the autumn colors,
the tints and shades wrought before ones eyes
by thousand invisible painters that never
made mistake.
When we had feasted the vision upon this
unoroken Forest we descended to the lower
room where state dinner was spread, dishes
being cooked in the Swedish style, and served
in the custom of that country. The Swedes
on such occasions do not eat in hurry, and
some of their customs are worth imitation.
To avoid the stiffness of a formal dinner, it
is the Swedish custom to gather about side
helping himself and others, as may be most
social One might mistake this lunch for tie
full meal, for there is an abundance, and many
dishes that are not found in this counry The
lunch was made up of small sausages, highly
seasoned, minced beef, dish that might be
called herring pie, made of eggs and her
ring, somewhat resembling custard pie, rails
ed bread, bread in their hard sheets such as
they bake twice year if poor and four times
II "eii se5-h"ti"-.- nhAAsa-an niekles of
home manufacture. Ten minutes are usually
consumed in this lunch and in conversation,
standing about at WILL This over tt e guests
are seated at table, The first course on the
occasion of the first State dinner in New
Sweden, was an excellent soup, receipt for
which would be valuable.
AS the soup was passed round, plate of
something that we might call pudding if it was
cooked differently, was passed at the same
time in the shape of cakes about three inches
in diameter aud three quarters of an inch
thick. This cake is called pastry" in the
Swedish and is made of beaten eggs and fiour
and milk in about equal parts well sweetened
and baked so that it was moist and solid Tho
next course was meats and fowl-the latter he
ing excellent partridges Consul Thomas being
the nimrod that secured this rare dish. These
were cooked and served after the Swedish |
style, which may be pronounced excellent and |
could be probably initiated by thousands of /
our American women and particularly by |
country hotels whose wretched cooking can |
not generally be eeualed for badness. The
next course was preparation of apples SINH. |
ar t" what is known in the country as "apple /