The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-01-01
from the Brooklyn Eagle.1
THE LECTURE.

e.v ST once. They said my name was on
mi: tickets, and prevailed ON me to Lecturer
although could make no further prepare
tion than referring to my notes.
/ grew tired Of the Equator, and, for
change. went to II degrees and 90 minutes
north latnude--to the land OF the mldnight
sun-where for three moRths the sun Goes
moi set. The SWedes and Eorweglans are
fine people; the country spienaio-tne
prandest have ever travelled in. Inere are
evidences that IL was once covered Wsth ICE.
The mountain rocks are smootn from Inns
cause. and the valleys show the efiects Oh lce-
ilocs. In May, June, and July the sun
shines all the time. 1t Is SANDER 10 call tne
scandinayians barbarous,
They are civilized; all read ana write.
They are compelled by law to attend sc II
Their religious faith is Protestant. Iney
esteem their churches highly, and revere
their orayeSards. Whena man des his Douy
il inferred in graveyard If It has 10 De car
ried hundred miles. The cierSymen, VINO
are also teachers, are looked up to ana great,
~ respected. The people are honeSt ann
moral. was never robbed OF cent, tnousu
with them three years; why, the women put
their jewelry in my room TO sno" tney were
not afraid OF me. TO be sure the devil walks
among them, but not often.
A DEMOCRATIC KING.
When in Stockholm had desire to see
tbe KING. so I wrote TO the Secretary OF
State. / vas politely informed that his Ma
iesty had gone visiting, but would return IN
two DAYS. When he arrived was invited
70 call on him ut IL O'Clock that day.. went
70 the palace expecting to see soldiers--in.
fan,ry. cayalrymen, and artillerymen-bnt
there was only one soldier, and he did not
even ask me where l was going, OF what
wanted. | went up stairs unchallenged, and
AZ length intercepted servant, by whom !
was directed where to find the King.
"Good morning." said he.
"Good morning." responded.
And this WAS oar introduction. In less
than three minutes he asked me to have a
ciour. 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
naIace in search Of its owner. Finally l
hallooed, els there any one about!" and
succeeded in arousiug some one, who point
ed me TO room. entered it, and found
the King Just putting on bis coat. He bad
been at work painting. l was hospitaoy
entertained. When about leaving request
ed some of his portraits to give TO the SlIiS
in Brooklyn. lie pleasantly complieo' VIII
ing on them. at my solIcItstIoli' us auto-
graph. "Now,'' said he, laughing, you
must send ME- some portraits OF bfooh'!h
Girls" thought he was Spendld man,
The peorle arc civilized and genIlemaniy.
Won traye! on railroad and stop for dinner.
The hotel table is set, well supplled; every
thine clean and neat There Is no rush, no
~orumudizing, no shouting for waiter,
or "Johnny," but each one SITS down ana
helps himself, and the utmost oecorum pre-
walls. Liquors are not sold-that Is, no IN
toxicating drnks-no brandy. Railroads are
scarce, but the highways, some Of them
thousand miles long, cannot be beaten III any
country. Most of the travel is made by stage.
You can ride sixteen English miles 1oraDouL
thrty-fiye cents. Hotels are seven OF eignt
miles apart. Their fare is good, the landlords
and servants polite and attentive.
At the seventy.th:rd degree you meet I'M
mense forests of fir and pine. These for
esfs are the wealth of the land. The peo-
ME are farmers of democratic ideas. Land
owners worth halt million have their SER
vants eat at the table with them-not as they
do in America; in the cities this custom is
not allowed, and you find chgnons and cri-
roline. as YOU do in America. Travellers are
ALWAYS WELCOME.
The citizens generally speak French, Eng
ltsh. and German. Gymnastics are taught
in the schools for health. They arc particu-
lar in their sanitary regulations.
In the seyenty-first degree you can be
taught Greek, Hebrew, and Latin.
The expense OF travelling 700 or 800 miles
i about seven or eight dollars, by vessel,
with good board too. Proceeding on my
iourpev vet further north, toward my ohjec-
tive point, the North Cape, meet new cX-
perienccs and learn new things. find, for
one thing, that the horses won't carry you
uphill. When they reach the foot of one
thew look around to see you quit the carriase;
if YOU don't they stop. That is the bad re-
suit of early triniDg-the custom the OWL.
crs have of walking up the hills. The peo-
Die are never in hurry. They have no
wranclipg. l went into church one davdnd
saw club lying on the pulpit. | inquired
its nse "When my congregation get asleep
! pound on the pulpit with that to wake
them up." was his answer. There was also
a pole eight or ten feet log Which was told
the sexton kept to poke into theiii." OF sleep |
ers for the second offence. ] can't unGeF- |
stand how they get 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 forty-fye degrees below
freezing point. Their Sunday lasts twenty
four hours, beginning at 6 Saturday eve
ming. Sunday afternoons are devoted to |
dancing. The Scaudinayians drink and get |
drunk, but they don't have the tremenS, nor |
quarrel, nor fight. The worst they do when
intoxicated is TO kiss all the pretty girls they
meet on the street. There are churchyards |
600 years old that have no tombstones. The |
people are exceedingly religious. Every |
house has bible or book Of psalms. l saw
plumbers of men and horseback loads of
good things going into house one day, and
it must mean wedding. Where
is the bride. asked. "'Tisn't that, was
answered, "the man has lost his wife and
they are holding the
FUNERAL JOLLIFICATIoN."
These publications. are continued for days.
The ncighbors flock in, express their sympa-
thy and invite the afflicted to drink. "
course he was kept drunk by them, and
thought it funny way to mourn.
AT last I got to the Land of the Midnight
snn: T watched it throughout the ,trst
night, aud remained there nearly I seven .a en-
weeks. II bothered me 10 know when TO 60
to bed, my watch being out of repair !; ! dis;
covered the birds retired at II +. NJ, and
Sot nm af 9 4. NJ. Still further north, and
then mosquitoes! Talk about your New
Jersey specime Ms, pshaw Why, they were
SO thick that you couldn't see man three
Seat oif. / saw log houses one hundred and
fifsp feet long, some of them seven hundred