Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-01-15
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ia. Lsyp e. rHr MrpMeur Sex"
1T vas ., Association Hall. the occas-
i"n being the 6rst appearance OF Mr Psul
Il. Du Chaills 10 Nsv Tork since his ar.
rival from Norway. and the subject. 1.-The
Land of The Midnight Sun"
Thr audieace 1as large and fashion
able oec. and the GESTURE short sId inter
esting. In opening Mr. Dd CLaillu said :
There 10 beautiful country far away from
our shores. far away towards the icy north.
II ie = s.Ssious land. With snowy. bold
asd magnificent mountains; deep. narrow
and delightful valleys; bleak pla,eaux and
ssoTes: Wild ravines, clear aud picturesque
lakes; immense forests Of white birch and
Or trees; gigantic aud superb glaciers. 10
r!-siied in sire BY any in Europe. II is
Of this country that I have come to tell
you. The rivers Of this great country. iu
their hurried fights from the heights above
to the valleys below. tumble down rs If
fre1 heas%n in gigantic waterfalls and
cascades 30 beautiful. % lovely. 90 white
and clastc. 50 nstchless in their beauty.
that the beholder never tires Of looking
upon them. I have told you Of the lead.
ing features Of the country. typographical
ly considered; let me now say q few words
about the people, their mode Of living,
their code Of morality. l have been an
extensive traveller. but never in all my
experience have me. With such an hon.
e., aud simple class Of people rs the in
habitants Of Norway. Sweden aud Lap
land. Their faith In human nature is
something Incredible. and their honesty
exceeds al boands. Often have left my
money behind me in farmhouse, and rs
often have been followed on the road BY
my late host with .he treasure forgot 10
his domicilc. They scorn to take any re-
ward for doing what they consider their
duty. and as often a. have offered them
rewards they have been rejected. They
are very religisus people aud a very
democratie people. OF their religious
simplicity volumes could be written -
They are for mos, part, in fact all. Pro.
testanis or Lutacrans. They bury their
dead 10 graveyards around the churches.
and If man dies 200 miles away bis body
mus, be brought to the graveyard and in.
TERED. A stranger eau tell the condition
Of almost any lady be meets. Those that
ore engaged to be married have on q plain
gold ring, those Who are married wear
two and those who have family wear
three. When . mans wife dies in this
northern cline the husband aud his friend.
have . three days jollifca,ion. About
their democratic ideas l cannot give you
abe,ter notion than BY mentioning the fact
that I sought an interview with the King
and was accorded the same Before vas
Eve minutes in the royal presence I was
ssked to smoke cigar. snd at separating
vas requested 10 call again, which l did.
When | returned / had to look for the
King myself. there being no guards or
servants around the house. found him
putting on his Goa. in room upstairs.
having just pu. the 6uishing touches on
one Of his pictures. 4 few words about
the midnigh, sun. witnessed this grand
phenomenon while standing on Cape North,
the most northernly extremity Of Europe.
The sun. instead Of setting as it does here.
and running course from east to west.
keeps going around in circle. the lower
periphery Of which is just on the horizon.
When it makes the lower curves it israr.
tally obscarcd. bus it rises again and de-.
scribes circles in tho air for nearly two
and . half months. II then goes away.
but tosai darkness does not ensuc. for the
uoea. the stars aud the northern lights
illumine the land.