Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-29
PLEAsuREs or A SAIL Alone
THE NORWEGIAN COAST.
POET WAkFMAN'S WANDERlNGS.


hAAhsH
London, Oct. Q. 1898.
At the outset of these brief sketches
of Norwegian scenes aud folk, there is
strong and irresistible impulse upon me
to make the sort Of confession few
travellers in foreign lands are very will
ing to DO. ! have no Morse blood in
my veins. | AIN not Morse scholar.
have not bad the time to even casually
read the scant literature Of travel In
Norway. ] never possessed Il guide
book 10 that country | have acquired
only a few hundred words and few
sentences Of the Norwegian Language,
and those compulsorily through temper
AIRY cNigrncy; aud my wanderings In
this land of wondrous sterility and mar
yelo1s fertility. Of dreadful heights and
awful depths. Of savage grandeur and
sunniest nOOlSs, have ionly comprised
three short runaway trips from the
British side Of the North sea.
Yet 80 much can be seen In 81 little
time in Norway; It's scenic wonders are
SO imprcssivcy and startlngly massed;
It's government and social systems are
so plain and simple to the stranger;
and above all. its people ore 50 respm.
siyc, hoSpitable and kind. and so like
II good book set open before your eyes
for the rcahmg; that out OF the little OPP
portunity ! have had for observation
and association. when | look to the
stem North land and It's crugs, valleys and
homes, there Is such scene OF pane,
Iamic completeness vl slsnt' scene ana
feeling, The ask Of rCluinlssncc haze In
ii something Ike the tender pleasure Of
telling ubunt oldrn scenes and friends,
This il No doubt true for two reasons.
One is that NOrwayS scenery is as ire
nendOus. III that word may he uscN' as
that ui SWuzerEiho' helhg Nhslet u, eN'
cent and ihhhltelN more Narlvu' W neh
you look upon ahoW-cNnpeu mountain
above the clouds, 4 few thousand lcet
Of altitude more or loss, IN particular in
stances, are most incomprehiehslhlg 10
sight or mind. and nearly al ot these
majestic prCscTmcnls pi iheE nature ~
Norway have added powerfully Weiru
fascination Of Immediate coniEuiiy WIN
q fierce and thundcrouS sea lnuceh'
am not sure hut y would ne true s'ale-
mcnt that. considering the many Often
soundless iiords piercing her cnlire west
crn coast almost 10 the Swedish boundary
MS arms Of the sea, which they truly arr.
there Is no portion of Norway : measure
less and ttpuscendent scenic glorics
which * not Intensified IN charm ana
subiimity by this peculiar mnrne ~
Hucnce and effect, Because Of ms, 10
whatever land sou may have stood m
ava. before. the upiitcd, ragged ribs ui
our good old globe. tlrse Norway mighty
heights and chAsms remain cleirest.
shlrpest and longest in the ever-t'hdnsing
nhntnrr1ilhs VI The travellers memory.
'rbc othqr reason is a purely ethical
,,,,,, Nm ,i,,nnt hr among M. people, of
%n.,v,v Lnnv them never SO little. and
-. 80 ,,itbnu, b,viug gained thuf
,,,,, ,Jn.Inl ~ III rnr,scioulncss 10 thu
,rn,.oinr az having come upin n place
l., "a, nnivcrsS, hiimon allnimcnt which
stur.jy genuine and true. There Is q
i',s T,.itIo,, nGrunf a simpi,ity
ulr1elucNs N,.uwu st,riin,ss ,yithnt,t
Mllnput iSN'' i,,,,stv without ns.
nlgSaruhr7s, w iut.. jia,,,, aey,si,,..
suil'tIut', =" liz ,,i,bo,,t frncllinr and
ness, ~ W. P,i,,,,' ,'ratense about these
a p"sE w, Mi'u sn.s.;Br and nniversal. Your
i0 9t' IN ~, ,i,',5n rows with every new
experience. IN tne az" 49, vnm witt,
sun hne oil thirAnvS u".~-'s T. " "a -
anticipation ever lnulls 10 W. va, M ~
shadows OF lhsllSvilN' ~" iI,.,,' ~ H.
greeting Is " quitl a. .nv 49,, NC ,ssiy,,
land-locEed hOfds' hul cNt,' w
experience Is as hEhtul nm uss .,l '"S s w
each new sccne from the rtfnhs Hton,
WAYS leading TO her glowing Uplhhu
dalcn. And 80 your neirt 'uRes r"o'
where Your feet nave tr9u'
Ny first wish 70 Norway WINS niu"e
from Ilull 10 Bergen, and Hence 70
Norwerian casting steamer ia ana ont
~ the hot,ls along The wondr0us coast
of Nntlso, The mkt gave me ulne ior
interior wa,ilcringS IN the bergen hui
IJnrianscr Districts: and the last afforded
opportunity iUr knowing the SCENES piu
nrople roundabout Throndhjen' Wilt
some considerable land Journeys were
made towards the nsterdal from me
North. and into the liallfaRla, IRON lile
west When the coast tour was male,
i Ind no intention Of over seeing Norway
ornin. and every islel, crag nurd' town
and landing was au object Of eager IN,
trrest / am not sure but ms lhethon
of visiting Norway has superior adIah-
tnpcs la the traveller whose tiIne Is nun
itnd. ns his diversity Of observation IS
nxtrao,iinaIy; while at the >anD .stne
he IL uraclically nt ease within. or upon
lila Heating inn.
In fhe iits, nlace yon are certain Of
INST Intelligent and interesting company
Ecnrlv iii tha officers Of tle<e consf
.,esmcrs sneak English, and 4 more kind
bctriH6 l5nuacinus and almost bcncy,-
I'M Lei al sol.fafng men are not 10 be-
ronnJ Yc,, ar, constantly agtccably sur
! nriScd by the pleasant character of your
! fellow passrngrrs. English cutters ait
nrcJominent' and these are the very
a. ~, ~ No Fn,slisl; np0ple-hlrd worked
/ cditors on a short vacation. sensible,
| opiot fellows who doze and dream and
/ hsa,n ns though Inc slight surcetsc FROM
I The chickering's OF Grub lane We're ~