Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-05-23
A NIGHT IN A SETTER.
The Queer Experience of Traveller
In Norway.

Hound myself at Aanstad, post
ing station In the valley of the Otta,
prepared for long walk over the
fields, writes traveller describing his |
tramp through Norway. My trusty |
Baedeker informed me that should |
find well defined path leading over
the hills to Molmen, fifty miles off,
and that could get bed at the Ny
seter, half way; so nothing doubling,
set forth, armed only with KNAPP
sack, for my solitary expedition.
may mention that asater is a hut
usually two-roomed, situated high up
on the mountains, whittier the valley
inhabitants drive up their cattle for
two or three months in the Summer.
The charge of these cattle is usually
deputed to girls, who occupy them
selves in compounding cheese during
their soiourn in the s@ters, as the cat
tie look after themselves for the most
part, and only require to be driven
out i'll the morning, and called back
in the evening.
1t was a steep climb up from the
valley, and the sun was really very
hot; luckily / had many excuses for
halt, as the views became finer at
every step. The mountains seemed to
r spring up on all sides, but looked es-
pecially grand to the south, where the
1, Jotunheim district lies. In walk of
nine or ten hours | saw no living crea-
] ture but stray bird or two. The
r path of which Baedeker had so much
: to say, SOON became nothing but
e name pushed steadily on, however,
{ and soon came upon little noun
: tain valley with a turbid stream
: rushing down it, and, to my Joy, sew
l eral little huts scattered about on its
{ bank. felt convinced that this could
J. not be the Ny-sater, but the fact that
h | it was a human habitation was quite
e enough.
+ Outside the first hut was a man cut
5 ting UP logs, so / summoned up my
: best Morse and accosted him. He
s speedily informed me that | had mis-
: sed my way altogether, and was now
miles from the y-seter-infact, three
e hours walk from anywhere; so, as it
n was then o'clock, the only thing was
4 to try and get bed where | was. My
l. friendAtold me that he could supply
J. my wants, and proceeded tointroduce
e me to his hut.
S 1t looked most unpromising from
r outside, but proved to be clean,
|. though terribly stuffy, within. The
whole establishment really consisted
of only one room, as a kind OF little
e pantry; into which peeped through
| cd
ly to milk pans and pals of various
= shapes and sizes. The effect OF the
e larger room was exceedingly pictures
l." que.
IL All was of wood, OF course, except
the huge cavernous hearth, which was
constructed of stone. Over this hung
e two enormous caldrons filled with
milk in process, l imagine, OF being
= turned into cheese. Everything In
= this mountainous region, where the
= winds in Winter must be terrific, has
y to be uncommonly strong and the
y vast beams that supported the ROOT
y looked as If they conld resist any sort
y : of weather. But they had other uses
than merely to sustain the fabric oil
). the house. They seemed to me TO
le combine the duties of wardrobe and
= store cupboard as well, for all man
y ner of things were hanging from them
= in the most picturesque disordeS.
u cannot tell what various kinds oil
y apparel / distinguished; but ameng
u articles of an edible nature detected
10 what looked like strips of dried meat
and think, onions, also, but | could
not be sure of the latter. At any rate
:, when the lady of the house appeared
IL and gave me my supper, which tool
~ some time, as her astonishment at my
d. appearance and condition required &
he quarter of an hour or so to evaporat'
III / got nothing but fladbrod, a kind o
lis light oatcake, and milk. However, thu
IL milk was delicious, and the tladbrod, II
r. not very sustaining wasfresh and crisl
ly so did not regret the strips OF meat
We After supper began to think OF bed
or being rather tired after my day.
o. march, but my experiences OF s9ter
of life were by no means at an enc
ed vet. The inhabitants of the various
es huts in the neighborhood had heard o
X my arrival, and all trooped in to inves
ID tieate the stranger. was really quit
ed an event in the hamlet and fully ap
preciated the honor of my position
They seemed avery amiable set otpeas
ants, and did my best tocomprehen'
W and answer their various questions.
va They were much pleased at tindin
- that was an Englishman, which wa
10 flattering, and were quite overcom
with delight when showed them tn
ne. Morse English dialogues at the end Q
"Baedeker, (" for several ofthem SCENE,
nc able to read. But the climax wa
~ reached when produced my tobacco
'es then / was promoted at once to tn
ar rank of hero.
| was rather amused at then. eti
ist quette the men all came up and chat
Il. tered away volubly enough but tn
NY women and children evidently did no
M permit themselves such familiarity o
APP perhaps it was my appearance whic
be overawed them, for they only sat o
he bench by the door and stared.
After time all the visitors excep