The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-01-16

see The King, so wrote 10 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 palace expecting to see soldiers, in
fantry cavalrymen and artillerymen;
but there was only one soldier, and he
did not even ask me where l was going
or what wanted. l went up stairs un-
challenged, and at length intercepted
servant by whom ! 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 l followed, is
there any one about? and succeeded in
arousing some one who pointed me to a
room. / entered it, and found the King
just putting on his coat. He had been
at work painting. l was Hospitality en-
| tertained. When about leaving | re-
quested 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 por-
traits of Brooklyn girls l thought he
was splendid man.
Reaching the seventy-third degree,
you meet immense forests of fir and
pine. The forests are the wealth of the
land The people are farmers of Dem
ocratic ideas. Land owners worth half
million have their servants eat at the
/ same table wirh them. In 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 garry 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 in
to church and saw a club lying on the
pulpit l inquired it's use. when my
congregation get asleep I pound on the
pulpit to wake them up was the an
swer. There was also a pole eight OF
4 ten feet long, which l was told the sex
ton kept to poke into the ribs of sleep
ers for the second offense. l can't un-
derstand how they get alseep. The
seats are uncomfortable, about six inches
wide, straight III the back, with narrow
ridges to keep your head straight, and
they never have fire in the churches, al
though the thermometer does stand Al
degrees below freezing point. Theil
Sundays last twenty four hours, begin
ming at six on Saturday evening. Sun
day afternoons are devoted to dancing
The Scandinavians drink and get drunk
but they don't have the tremens, no
quarrel, nor fight. The worst they do
when intoxicated, is to kiss all the girl
: they meet on the street. There ar
, church yards six hundred years old tha
have no tomb stones. The people ar
!. exceedingly religious. Every house ha
Bible or book of Psalms. / say
e numbers of men and horseback loads o
, good things going into house one day
g and concluded it must be a wedding
n Where is the bride?' / asked, "Tisn'
e that was answered; the man has los
his wife, and they are holding the fur
e eral jollifcation:' The jollifcation
: are continued for days.
At last got to the Land of the Mic
night Sun. 1 watched it throughout til
l. first night and remained there nearl
II seven weeks 1t bothered me to knO
e when to go to bed I discovered th
e birds retired at IL p. m, and get up at
e a. m. Some of the farms have as man
Is as forty-five houses. There are hous'
J. for cheese and for butter, and this thin
'e and that thing-I don't known what al
e. Each farm has two dwelling houses, OF
l. for winter and another for summe
y Houses can be rented for $5 year. Ca
l. penters wages are As cents day, and y
If they strike. Everybody works. The
r are no markets: nothing is sold. VIII
al ever has more than he wants himself
in 10 - Tho m
es pie are healthy. They do not have CO
lie sumption, and you never see an emaC
ated form. You never see beggar cit
VS. er. If too poor to live they are t.
ce proud to beg and not mean enough
,e. steal. The subsistence is sour mil
ed coarse bread, meat twice a week and fis
IT. At length reached II deg. 30 mi
he the cape, the northern end OF EuroI
mt The coast of Norway is magnificent,
, a harbors are lined with steamboats,,
mt mountains high and grand, are cover
tes with glaciers; its waters SO clear that
IN bottom of the sea is discernible. Swed
ms bears no comparison to it. Grog she
d are one hundred miles apart. They b
we whisky by the quantity, and keep dru
led while it lasts. Courtship and marris
gh are peculiar institutions. l saw {
his match made. He met her at the 9
on. and poked his fingers In her ribs, a
of said:
md i want to get married, don't y
ing 'oh, don't know. Go away Yes J
4d- do; let's get married We'll, ask pal
No, never mind him; we'll get MARI