New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-31
SCANDINAVIAN TYPES.
RAILROADS. RACES, FAIRS, FJoRDS AND
THE DINNER TABLE.

isb state Railway is liberal In one respect: III
gives five miles Of shaking 10 one of travel Loco
mott N along the edge of saw would not be more
indcntated One of the managers OF prominent
Western railroad was with me- in my hIst trip over
this line, aud assured me that not the poorest
American road would dare to Iisk such wheels rs
were under our compartment. II was railroad
such as Bob InGerSoll once described TWO
streaks of rust and great expectations"
Copenhagen itself is city of great beauty, and
its inhabitants are lively aud convivial the whole
giving an impression like that Of Paris, although
the dissolute character Of some of the Partisan life
is absent l had an opportunity to study the lash
ionHbe sporting life of Copenhagen at the morse
races at klampen borg-the Danish Derby. Inc
suburb of Klampenborg is Of nobiest beauty beng
approached through a forest, IN which many deer
are found. but the racing there, it must be said
is of decidedly inferior quality. In the
hurdle races for example horses and riders were
overthrown at bitches which an English jockey
would have laughed at saw striking instance
of the hatred of Germany which shoulders through
out all Denmark, at these races. 1he chlei neat
(cacn race consists Of a single heat was won by
German horse which was finely managed by an ing
lsh jockey. Applause was changed 10 Kissing when
the name OF the horse and owner were announced
This hatred extends through all classes. Once
while Rang Oh one VI NnN ANp rh'iF 'A""' 80
making an inquiry Of the conductor, ventured TO
ask "Talcr er Tisk Yr-Do YOU speak Gcrmani The
answer was an indignant snort q" Mo- but have
been where taught the Germans little Dan
ISL !"-pointiug proudly to military decoration
which lie wore. On all sides Of Germany | found
the same sentiment. Austria hates Prussia; IN
France the lower elias IS still reused To fury by
ipcendiary sheets such as L.EH hetiiR aud LdRd
Tyssien in Scandinavia the hatred Is not concealed
md even within Germany, rs in Bavaria,-l heard
it expressed.
After the races had the opportunity to study
pcasan life at a real country fair held IN the neigh
borhood sound Of numerous bass dI ulns from
a(ar of attracted me, and was soon IN the midst
of the hurly-burly. In the dsnciug-hall hundreds
of sturdy Danes were whirng about with pretty
mink and white partners, with the IoyeicNt blue
ewes in the world. Rut the temperature In these
sheds was about 100, and the music was OF a
striking character $50 lar rs the bassdrum con-
corncll but not pleasant Ia the open air, under
the trees. things were better The chief amuse-
mcnt seemed to he the pounding machines where
the rcnrth of a blow given with a heavy mallet
was measured. A. all Danes are used to wood.
chorpur. this game was neh, in their ndior. and !
saw ono soldier send The record up 60 almost uu
attainable height four times ia succession 60 the
great delight of his companion. swedish Flrl
from Malmo he Punch and judy show afforded
ngpiu n moi t,caI study. When ! saw an elderly
gentleman with crown on his head, and another
with three hairs r,ng from ms glossy pate. seized
bv Satan aud cnrrcd down, ! knew that the
German Emperor aud bismarck taking part
IN thc Geuourmot according 10 Danish ideas. One
word more about railroads.&c. took the Danes
more than slN hours % bring "A crowd back T.
Copcnhaccn that would be Transported from
Ia -A.rk lpuT. aud
there were Inconvenience and petty tyrannles
enough 10 have raised a mob ip America.
From Copenhacen | went to GotIcn burg, stop
pirc If FIsinore. where &" FIanlets grave Is
sitna,cd-but should hesitate to swear before
notary public that Hamlet was in it, II they
world plant half of the tragcdians who attempt to
play him, in 1t. the spot would have some r'a.
value The spread u American ideas in the North
was illustrated by a sign IN the smoking room OF
the boat 1t bore the mystic legend " American
Dranl;s"; also. " Cherry Kopers.' Gothenburg bids
fair 10 become the commercial metropolis OF seam
dinavia.
From GothenhurC il is a DUTY to 60 10 the
Ioyeli4st SPOT IN Southern Standardization.
At the dining station / had my first Introduction
TO Norwegian fare. The dinner takes place at md
dav. as French customs have not yet taken root In
Scandinavia and begins with what /, called
SD,6rbrod. that is, side table on which are
spread out fried mackcre behring's, chec'es, omel-
ette sauSagc cayiare eggs. sardnes and llfaeH and
loua Titac This is not the dinner 1t Is only the
PREPARATION After eating heartily o. these vIands
and drinking what ia warmer latitudes Womb De
called pretty strong dose, one sits down to begin
But the dinner is not generally as weGhty as the
uro,,r,tion Ii may be compared 20 a Goldfish.
where vest aud consequential head leads To
rather dmuutiyc tail Even 81 railroad restaurant
the food IL all spread before the traveller who eats
and drinks according to his appetite, with
out any other limit. At tins restaurant
heard Of a very pretty custom from the proprle-
tor. Ills religious nature for the Norweg'ans are
very earnest IN their simple religious tenets
made il imperative that be should take IN the
stranrer-not in the sense that London cabmen
take him M however-aud he made II rule
meyer TO demand payment from anyone who did not
vo,uut,r,tv tender II. lie said. however, that
scarcely anyone ever took advantage OF tins laXity
told him thai he would do very large business
on that basis in America, but the prohts Woulu DE
doubtful -
An things come to an end at last-even Norwe-
giap railroad tourney and III the great beauty OF
the auptuach to ChristIAnia forgot an preceding
dark green islands. amidst when steamers anu
yachts wind ~ aud ont; the banks are also heavily
woudcd with green trees and the water Is ol very
deep emerald hue. All this ~ Intensely stnklng'
and when combined with the hustle OF an approach
Ia CITY rs doubly hhed win interest. but tolhu
when went through the nOrds 20 nortbward that
the absence of all life made decided difference.
seated IN boat, with no sound save the
regular Dip of the oar, the boatman a.
silent ~ the surrounding scenery, gid
ing quietly out OF shadow of gloomy green out into
the sunlight, and then shooting again INTO gloom az
We came underneath higher bank aud found my
spirits depressed aud profound melancholy steal
me over me witch could not be shaken OIL until
We came t0 Christianla again. ! Thought ihat tnls
u,irht have been an individual case only but sub
auuent conversations 18th other tourists con vnced
me that ell who travel the northern fjurds of Nor
wav are tinged with hvpOchondra on melancholia
for a time thereafter The very peasantry In the
uotheru portions exhibit traces of this IN their dis
positiona. While the peasant uf Southern Norway
l. chatty and iovial. his brother Of the North al
though a huapitable. religious and honeRt man. Ia
siient moody aud not gwen 10 any meniinent save