The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-08-05
SKETCHES OF NORWAY
A Medina Girl Gives us n View of the Land
Of the Midnight Sun.

of the Midnight Sun.
THRoNDHJEM, Norway, July IS, 1901.
Our voyage across the Atlantic was de-
lightfully pleasant, the sea with little ex-
ception haying been calm and beautiful.
We did not remain long at Liverpool, but
hurried away over the North Sea to this
land Of the midnight sun.
The scenery along the coast Of Norway
is weird and wild beyond description.
Hugh rocks which rise right out OF the sea
look picturesquely grand and awful. In
Vulnerable arms Of the sea reach far out
into the inland, encircling these rocks
and mountains, cutting them up into
Islands and as the steamer presses its way
through these narrow gorges we are sur
rounded by the high sea cliffs. some Of
which are 5000 feet high.
Occasionally we come to an open place
Of arabic lands, and on these are nestled
the small villages and cities. On one Of
these lies the city Of Bergen, our first
stopping place. This is city Of 1900
inhabitants, beautifully situated on the
bay and in among the mountains. 1t is q
lovely spot, and some Of the houses are
mansions that would adorn our American
cities.
We attended services In a fine old
church there on SundOy and enjoyed II
very much, although Unable 10 under
stand word. AT the close Of the services,
however, there were ten little babies
christened and we were able TO under.
stand that, as / find that baby uses
the same language here as at home.
From Bergen we came TO this place,
Throndhjem.
The scenery along the coast from Ber-
gen was most beautiful. The mountains
are not 50 bleak and many pleasant little
homes are seen along the mountain side
where dwells the lone Norwegian.
It is along these coasts that leprosy pre-
walls, caused by their diet. which is large
ly Of fish. Almost every large town and
city along the coast has hospital for lep.
ers and some Of them are very fine, pleas
ant buildings. II Is not considered con-
tagious and great many tourists go out
TO visit them.
Some Of these mountains tower above
us to the height Of 5000 to 5000 feet, with
their peaks all covered with snow and Ice,
from which the streams issue and form the
cascades which sweep down the noun
tain side. This scenery beheld at II
O'Clock at night in the peculiar light Of
q Norwegian sunset produces an effect
which Is indiscribable; but even moro
beautiful than this YVES the view Of the
sun rising at Q O'Clock in the morning, as
saw II from the window In my little cab.
In on the steamer
In this latitude the sun sets about
II 80 and rises about 10 O'clock, 90 II is
never dark, but at any hour Of the night
one can cit by the window and read or
write. that being far more easy TO do than
TO sleep.
Throndhjem Is the largest city in the
world Of so high northerly latitude.
The climate Is lovely-just warm enough
to be comfortable.
The pbople look and live about the same
as We do. The costumes are the same In the
cities as ours and II is only in the country
or on the market place that the Nofwe-
gian in his native costume can be found.
We 60 from here to Stockholm, where
We win be for week or more. From
there We win hurry away down to Bal
reuth to attend the Wagner festival, which
begins there July 19--Della Hartman. in
the Medina Gazette.