Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1874-09-03

upon the bottles of pills and potions. 1
offered quinine pill to a woman, and
she instantly took and chewed it, with
out ever asking a question. To confirm
faith SO profound, / felt obliged TO
take two of the pills myself. Soon af-
forwards there came married couple,
the mother carrying baby which, as it
needed but glance to see, was almost
dying of Group. They had carried the
poor child on horseback for five hours,
in the hope of finding relief. There was
no time to be lost hot baths and poul-
tees were ordered at the byre near at
hand. and in the mean time an opiate
was administered. The gasping and
writhing of the child was too much for
those strong Icelandic men. The moth
err stood calm and firm, holding it but
Zoega ran away in one direction, and
EyYindur in another. crying like chill
dren, and the farmers turned away their
heads to hide their tears. At the byre
nothing could. exceed the kindness of
the farmers fainily-in fact, of all who
could help. The kings puryeyor fur
nished white bread fora poultice a hot
bath was made ready, and the father
stuffed the childjs clothes into his bosom
to keep tEem warm for it. All night
the people watched withit, and the next
morning everybody looked happy, on
hearing that its condition had somewhat
improved The next case was a boy
with hip disease; for whom little could
be done, though the Doctor. constructed
a temporary support for his foot. The
people Invariably asked how much they
should pay, and gratefully shook hands /
when payment was declined. I made /
an effort to talk with group of farm +
ers, finding them ready enough, only q
little embarrassed at the start; but when !
asked: * Do you know Spmunds
Edda p there was an instant flash and
fame in their faces, and all shyness van
iShed. The Mai aud Eolsunga Sagae,
Sn9rr6 StuTlussOn, with a score Of OBJ
scureT Sagas of which | had never heard,
we're eagerly mentioned and discussed
1t was remarkable to see their full
knowledge Of Icelahdic literature, and
their vital interest in it. III.
DO you know who first discovered
America - I asked. .-.-... .....-
Yes, yes Z" they all cried, in body;
sit was Left, the son Of Erik the Red.
''When was it T.. ......
About the year 1,000. And there =
was Thorfinn kaFlsenne, who went At ...
terward, and Thorwald They called
the country Ninland. ..-.. !.
''We know it, saidI u ann Vim
lander.
They silently stretched out their hands
and shook mine. An instinct of tie true
nature Of the people arose in me. With
in an hour had seen what tenderness,
goodness, knowledge, and desire for
knowledge arc concealed under their
rude, apathetic eXteri0rs IOmeet them
was like being suddenly pushed back to
the thirteenth century: for all the rich,
complex, later developed life Of the race
has not yet touched them. More than
ever | regretted my ignorance Of the
language, without knowing which no
stranger can possibly understand their
character. ........
At half-past four there came a rcpetf-
ton Of Geyser thumps, louder and more
rapid than the first time, and at eight
O'Clock q third manifestations We fond
~ hoped that these were signs of in
creased activity, which would soon bring
about an OGtburst. Our excitement
increased to such an extent tust. although I
watchers had been set for the kings
sake, Messrs. Haistead, HAYES and Glad
stone volunteered to keep independent
watch for Us. The two former passed
GeySer-basiu. They were once scared
away by q thump which threatened to 4
split the rocky shell under their feet.
but nothing followed except a violent
overflow Of water I heard the noises
twice during the night. and waited vain
Iy for a call the twilight was so bright
that the Spectacle would have been visi-
Bile at any hOlr-had it come. The fes-
tiyal at Thingyalla obliged us all to
leave the next day. just as the kings
tents We're stfuCk, the. =ubtcrrancan
noises began once more there seemed
a malicious tantaliZing demon at work.
to excite aEd delude Us As "A last con-
pensati0n, another pile OF s0ls was
hurled into the Strol5r, and we all gath
cred about il. An English party had
arrived the day before, and the artist of
the London Illustrated Macs stood ON a
mound, with pencil aHd sketch-bO0k, tC .
record the rcsHlt We waited quarter
OF an hour, and nothing came; the king,
who had meanwhile Joined our Ameri-
can party, informed Us that the Little
Geyscr would spout ia few minutes.
What authority he had / DO NOT know. Z
BUTT was bad: the Little Geyser kept
as quiet as a lamb. Half an hour passed. 2
and the StroEr t0DE not the least notice
OF the irritation. The royal party /
and rode away with many 3 {
longing, lingering look behind, when, :
Just as they were passing uut Of sight +
around the corner of the hill aud we f
We're turning toward oar tcnt.the Strokr !
went off like d canuU1. The wonder
mi, piumy bursts were repeated Tor Z 7
shorter space oil time than before, bat ,
equally lofty and violent. Il seemed /
hard ft9 leave ba erfF for lilac .24s~ .s-es I