Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-12-29

Mons. Paul Du ChaiHu's Adventures
an the Arctic Regions-A Model Peo-
pile and Their Democratic King.
Mons. Paul B. Du Chaillu lectured
in the Rev. DIR. Duryea's church, Brook
lyn, New York on Thursday. He said
that he grew tired of the Equator and
went to II degrees so minutes north
latitude, where for three months the sun
does not set He continued THE
Swedes and Norwegians are fine people;
the country the grandest | have ever
travelled in. There. are evidences that
it was once covered with ice. The
mountain rocks are smooth from this
cause, and the valleys show the effects
of ice foes. In May, June, and July
the sun shines all the time. Tt is a
slander to call the Scandinavians bar
barous. They are civilized-all read
and write. They are compelled by law
to attend school. Their religious faith
is Protestant They esteem their
churches highly, and revere their grave
yards. When a man dies his body is
inferred in a grave yard, if it has to be
carried 100 miles. The people are hon.
est and moral. I was never robbed of
cent, though with them three years
why, the women put their jewelry in my
room TO show they were
NOT AFRAID OF ME.
When in Stockholm l had desire to
see the King, so | wrote to the Secretary
of State. was politely informed that
his Majesty had gone visiting. but would
return In two days. When he arrived,
| was invited to call on HIM. | went
to the place expecting to see soldiers,
infantry, cavalrymen and artillerymen !;
but there was only one soldier. and he
did not even ask me where [ was going,
or what l wanted. | went up stairs un-
challenged, and at length intercepted a
servant by whom l was directed where
to find the King.
"Good morning" said he.
"Good morning, | responded
And this was our introduction. In
less than three minutes he asked me to
have cigar, and then showed my books
which had been translated. felt proud !;
it was an honor to have them in his
language. He asked me to come and
spend the next day with him. | went
and roamed through the palace in search
of its owner. Finally | hallooed, sis
there any one about ?" and succeeded
in arousing some one who pointed me
to room. | entered it, and found the
King just putting on his coat. He had
been at work painting. | was hospita-
bly, entertained. When about leaving
requested some of his portraits to give
to the girls in Brooklyn. He pleasantly
complied, writing on them, at my solic-
itation, his autograph. ..Now," said
he, laughing ''you must send me some
portraits of Brooklyn girls" l thought
he was
A SPLENDID MAN.
Reaching the seventy y-third degree,
you meet immense forests of fir and
pine. These forests are the wealth of
the land. The people are farmers of
democratic ideas. Land owners worth
half million have their servants eat at
the table with them. In the cities this
custom is not allowed, and you find
chignons and crinoline. as you do in
America. Travellers are always well
come. The citizens generally speak
French, English, and German.
| find that the horses won't carry you
up hill. When they reach the foot Of
one they look around to see you quit
the carriage; if you don't they stop.
The people are never in hurry.
went into church and saw club lying
on Ethe pulpit. l inquired its use
"When my congregation get asleep
pound on the pulpit with that to wake
them up" was the answer. There was
also pole eight to ten feet long which
| was told the sexton kept to poke into
the ribs of sleepers for the second off;
ence. / can't understand how they gel
asleep. The seats are uncomfortable
about six inches wide, straight in the
back, with narrow ridges to keep your
head straight, and they never have fire
in the churches, although the thermom
eter does stand 45 degrees below freez
ing point. Their Sunday lasts twenty
four hour, beginning at six on Saturday
evening. Sunday afternoons are devoted
to dancing. The Scandinavians drinl
and get drunk, but they don't have thu
tremons, nor quarrel. nor fight. Tn,
worst they do, when intoxicated, is tt
KISS ALL THE GIRLS THEY MEET
on the street. There are churchyard
six hundred years old that have NJ
tombstones. The people are exceeding
ly religious. Every house has Bibl
or book of Psalms. l saw numbers O
men and horseback loads of good thing.
going into house one day, and con
cluded it must mean wedding. .sWher
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