American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-08

cution, but the most remarkable
thing is drinking horn OF gold and
silver. 1t is placed upon base of
ebony; lis tip is sheathed with
golden network; here and the .
along its graceful curves there aIo
golden bands, and at the top above
its exquisitely wrought rim there
rests cover richly decorated.
Drowning this cover there sits sill
yer figure holding a fairy harp
This. the polite agent will tell you
represents the old god Braje, while
the figures carved in high relief be
meath the lin, are those of other
pagan dieties. The horn is upheld
by a sturdy silver yeoman whose
broad back bends beneath its weight,
but whose face wears a look of
supremest content. Cullini never
wrought anything more wonderful.
Back in the center of Norway's
space yOu will find great ingOts of
the shining metal looking SO hard
that it seems impossible the beauty
you have seen could have been hid
den there and you are ready to call
the cunning craftsman a sOTcerer.
AT any rate / was bewitched into
giving his work more attention than
any thing else could claim. I
In all the NOrseland sections there
are life size figures representing
their domestic, habits and their COS
tunes. They are so real that it alb
solutely seems impertinent to stand
and stare ut them. You would not
he surprised if they should speak.
Three Lapl.nders arc near the cases
of silver WORK. Their dress of heavy
woollens is of the gayest cOlOring,
and the head dresses above the
hard weather beaten faces arc uni
que enough. The man wears q hat
which consists of band about the
forehead surmounted by q scarlet
cushion that might serve for pi:.
low at night. The woman framef
her face with a sort of cap and then
| adds to it q most remarkable struc
ture resembling nothing SO much az
it does q CRUSADERS helmet worn or
the back of the head SO far that its
crest might do great injury should
the woman choose to use it for a
back ward blow. The child Of the
party, who is fearfuIly ugly, is en-
velOped i'm skins and finished with a
ridiculous copy Of her mothers bon
net.
On another platform stands a
bridal pair. Rosy checked peasants
both of them facing their lives Of
coming toll with brave hearts and
looking in their wedding finery as
happy as il such vows were never
broken. The youths head is bare ;
the bride wears her marriage crown
as proudly as any queen. In an
enclosure some cotton batting has
been placed to initiate snow, and
there in his sled sits the Laplander
holding the reins over q prancing
reindeer while a figure beside him
whether man or woman, cannot
divine, holds beneath the fur clad
area something like an exaggerated
chIysalis. Peep at it and you will
find it contains baby which
couldn't kick to save its life. There
are still more attractive groups, but
I must not stay to describe them
now. You pass an attractive look
ing glass barrel and find its amber
contents are cod liver oil A pretty
case full of little boxes has a label
imploring you to try the pills !;
manufactures of cloths and cordage
have sent their wares literally !;
there are wonderful carvings, and
then the prov of an ancient war
ship greets you. A dragon with
flaming tongue and glaring eyes is
its figure head its sides are all of
iron iron shields are here and
there its mast is iron and close
beside it stands a Fixing bold with
helmet and shield. The geological
specimens of the country are ar
ranged methodically. and in the
model of q Norwegian school room
you find carefully prepared maps
hung around the walls. The desks
ire comical little affairs with spike
like backs to the seats but the copy
books of the far away children show
how well they are taught.
The carriages of the country are
ineIegant and there seems
to be no provision for companion
ship in riding. That's heathenish.
Just think how much Norwegian
miss, thou gin to be sure
the little pad behind where the lady
could sit might afford some delicious
for clinging.
The eider-down robes are beauti