The National tribune., 1891-06-25

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whole a bother impression upon a stranger thar
the ELgllsh in towns uf similar size aud situa
ton. Thor siHllr ways and unostentatl0u
pnrteness are rfE.aHiua. because so earnest an'
genuine IL j, Hs ustnm among the serving
class 20 shake Ha with anyone who doe
them favor ara 4vtrably upon receiving
any gratuIty.
Some Of The shops are very attractive, cSpeci
ally those where furs and iewery are sold, anS
would commr. iavorhly IVA few instance
/ with those ot Il Regent or oKiOld streets. In
them i made some purchases of old silver
/ Apostle spoons, etc.
IL was Ut this place ] took my
FIRST RIDE IN cARTOLE,
which Is a sort OF pig having but two wheels
drawn with one horse aud with a seat iH~t
wide enough 10 accommodate one person. who
occupies hali-rc,nWg position. The driver
! Is mounted behind standing upOn cross-bar
which rs just AZ idr as his feet are long and
/ so holding the rcns over the head Of the pas
! senEer. IL Is a very light and simple carriage
and well adapted 10 billy country, and ospeci-
! ally Tor zlg zag roads up and about the mount
anus, of which There ARE very many.
With Tins first one engaged / drove up the
mountain road, which WAS as smooth aud we'll
bnllt as anv road IN Central Park, until from a
/ hight OF 1000 feet iR.l view was obtained OF
the city aud surrounding country. or rather
]
might be classified ia the middle ground be-
tween the picturesque aud the grand, and so il
was lmpressIveIy beautiful. il was more beau
tiiul than the average mountain scenery of
Switzerland
Upon leaving Bergen we passed Immediately
lntO scenery both sumhrT aud grand. Mount
aims Of rugged rock, with little or no verdure,
rose abruptly from the water on either side
and cast dark shadows into the still blue waters
oi the ijord, giving to The whole scene a wild
aud inhosptab!c aspect fUll Of awe and at the
same time With certain kind Of fascination.
Through scenery Of this sOrl-the ford
sometimes nar. owing down 10 = pass only a
few hundred feet wide and tho rocky sides
occasionally rising to-
DIZZY HIGHT
we sailed on from n the afternoon until IL
at night, when it WAS still light enough 90 read
on deck, bui still late enough 10 take Us 20 oar
cabins, when for Tire frst time we retired with
out lighting the lamVs; for tie night from this
point onward towards the North is banished.
IL gives almost a. strange a sensation 10 see the
sun sink below the horizon and in n little time
rise almost In the same place in which il set. MS
u does 10 watch lis movements when IL never
sets at all.
In the morning, or rather when we arose at
Z "A. m. FOR the evening and the morning arc
here united in the same twilight, we found
ranges OF snow w-clad mountains which, however,
below the snow line. were clothed with more
Vcrdure, and in a few of the valleys we saw the
hamlets Of the hardy shepherds who live by
caring for the dImiuutiye sheep aud goats which
are raised in this wild country.
The scenery all the way 10 Neblungnais our
next stopping place, WAS grsnder than anything
we had before seen. aud was freed from that
dcsoate aud gloomy ASPECT Of the rocky cliffs
I'm lrsaU Irrl 4
grass which covered the mountains up 10 the
line Of snow
We arrived at Yeblungnais, a little wooden
village snugrlcd close % The base Of the mount
bius, a little past noon. aud after a hasty lunch
prepared 10 Visit one Of the most
GRAND AND WONDERFUL
valleys in Norway or believe in any country.
VI was the valley ~ the river Rom aud is called
ROmsdal or R0ms Valley.
Chartering a carIule ] made my way up this
valley for distance Of IL miles the little pony
performing the trip mp aud lack in seven hours
aud giving ample Time to look at everything.
lt reminded me Of the Lauterbrunen Valley in
Switzerland, but II Is much wilder aud more
impressive.
A lady assured me that at one point she
counted ~ waterfalls Ia sight, aud the largest
one. which hed my attention although not SO
high quite in any one jump AS the Staubach,
WAS more beautiful by reason Of its greater
volsIne Of water and the fantastic way in which
it first leaped this way aud then that from
hight 10 depth aud rom le ige 10 ledge, clothed
IN mists and rainbows through g. entire de-
scent OF l,50O fest.
The ciiHs and mountains alsug either side OF
the valley are about 1000 lect high aud con-
tIuue ia al unbr0kcn range. The average
width Of the valley Is not more than the hight
OF the sides, aud IN mauy places less, which, as
one can readily imagine, enhances tho eject
very much.
OF course it is not 50 grand as the Yosemite
but II Is much superior Ia effect at least, 30
the south Park oF Clear Greek Canyon, or even
the Grand Canyon OF the Arkansas as the Nose-
mite is grHnder than IT,
Let me say IN passing tlat through the bot
tom ol the valley runs this river Rom, the
waters Of which arc Of
A GgEES TINT,
and 50 clear that every stone in tho bed Of the
stream can be distinctly seen, even where the
river ls many feet in depth
On either side Of the river every inch Of
available land close up 10 the pcrpendicu,ary-
rising c!Ihs is under cultivation and the road
which the Government iyidrs up among these
poor people, with just many feet for each
ono 10 care Tor, WAS equal 10 any park road
j ever SAW throughout Us whole length
Each Of these short sections Of the road are
plainly indicated by posts, upon which are CON
spicuOusly placed tho names Of the adjoining
owners, who arc hold responsible FOR the con
oItlOn Of the same. The same ncatucss iu dress
is Observable among the peasautry Of these
narrow valleys as has been noticed In tho
towns. They too arc all wcl-shOd. often
dressed with care and not infrequoutly with
much taste
The children who stand by tho waysde with
tempting little buncHes Of flowers never under
any circumstances oIsr them TO travellers. aud
the indications that they are for sale given
by an expression Of face or by attitude. is
as delicate aud slight rs il is possible 10 i'm.
agiuc And not yet one person. old or young,
have ! seen asking q Pmtuity even Ia cases
where d u customary 10 give something 0f the
kind. Ae.theT servants 40 hotels, on boats ON
carloles, drivers, en- lcs or children do more
than to stand by quietly for moment after
service is rendered, more frequently with
averted faces than Otherwise, when, il nothing
is offered,
THEY Walk AWAY
IL a PTatuity is given they accept ID without
amy other demonstration Of than ks than "A shake
OF the band, which however, Is hearty and cy-
pTcs.iye 81 gratitude Nearly an small bows
raise their hats, aud this is the custom iu the
country and among the yeasautry,
The aaZou haired, bluocyed girls have good
complications, and arc modest but not shy.
showing in a marked way that same iuacBcpd-
euco aud self pose Hh hich is ] think. a char
acteriatIc not only oi tho AorWcgiang bui Of
u05t peoples who Inhab.t a rugged and mount
aluons country, The women Of tho better
GLASSES would be- decidedly attractive If they
only knew how 10 dress their hair b. adyan-