Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-19

field or eicfcr, to unuther. Travellers
mover walk. aud the bondcr or farmer,
aud nearly nll the peasant folk Go most
q choir necessary uaYvlng In the Carl
ole or sioll cart. Both arc Norwegian
Institutions distnctlvely. The carbide
\ something like a combination Of thn
American "enlky" and the English trap
PERHAPS more like a ono horse shay,
II Is fwo-Nvhcclcd low, and its long
shafts terminating Just hack Of the axle.
TORN SPRINGS for the seat. which is IN
'front.' Of the axlc, The scat is low. you
are compelled TO stialEhtcn out your
less as though you were sitting on the
iioor, and your feet thus just reach a
stout little dashboard. This has the nd
vantage Of landing You upon your feet
In case Of q breakdown, instead VI upon
your head, as when q dog cart or trap
goes 90 piecOs. The vehicle Is nicely bali
auced and has but one seat. Conse.
quently you must be passenger and dri-
yer In one; though a little projection be
hind The aNlc serves for a place upon
which to etNp your luggage, V Il he rs
modest as q Norwegian travellers should
faced. gnipious lad. the "elydgut," or
post boy, who accompanies you between
stations. 80 return your carrole and
pony TO its owner.
The Norwegian ponies which drew
these carriolcs. or are used "a saddl,-
horses in The roadlcss mountain Districts.
are worthy OF a chapter 90 themselves.
They are little, rr,am-colorcd and etocky,
with hne creyts and forcarms and are
most reliable and Intelligent They are
strong as the "shCltie" or tho Curshcndal
pony, and quite as nimhe and long-snf-
fcring as che Cuban pony or iacas.
mover saw animals IN ans country bot.
ter cared FOR; aud they respond 10 The at
most ancctiuuate treatment they receive
by splendid speed on level stretches
Of road and an almost startling pace
down the S,ocpcst of mountain WAYS
Their comprehension Of che ethics Of
travel Is very often. however, by
far more acute than that Of their foreign
drivers. | have often seon them stop and
turn about, facing the carriolc passon-
grr, rs a bit Of nlucky climbing wRs
reached, with look which asked as
plainly as worls: kind sir, YOU arc
now ~ Norway viii you not dismonnt
They are grazcd like sheep among tho
cliffs and cmgs aud viii hound about
among she rocks like the channels When
wanted for posting relays they viii scam.
per 90 call like uu obcdient dog from tho
fillsides TO the ruarde or station They
are positively companionahlc IN their ma
lures ANA seem 20 have the Tcutonic
qualities of strength aud endurance with
the Celtic striin of versatility. yivncity
and genial enthusiasm. You cannot
travel in Norway without coming 10
place the Norwegian ponies In the pann-
ramn of your experiences and frirndshlps
as Among tic most agreeable of your
acqunintances,
Whether the universal mad rush of
tourists from place 10 place In Norway
ms influenced rcrlnin governmental rpru.
iouona or whether the latter have
brought about the lali-cpzy dispatch
lnuulfed N by travellers, ! am unable
10 sny, They both exist, and both nrc
interesting az O spectacle mud a study.
There are few places In Norway whcrr
| strangers rest and socia plrnsurop arc
enjoyed ns at the American Newport
9 an Hnr liafh9r at rorguny, Bidcford.
buxton ana Malvern. In England. and al
ltothesny aud Strathpulfer, Ia Scotland.
Along the splendid horls are few sunny
spota witt, villas and charming inns, but
outside the citlcs aud the few dcliphtful
haliing places beside the tlords there ARE
really no inns In Norway. Among mn
her thousands OF miles Of noble rOnde arc
not score Of really comfortable hostel,
rics, Instead Of these arc yhnt arc
known as Stations They nrn found
throughout Norway at distances Of ak
TO ten or twelve miles apart; aud their
enhrBNs lpr posting by carriolc, aud for
some portions OF actual food aud lodging,
arr regulated by governmental authority.
These stations or "skydstntions" rs
they ARE called IN Norway, arc suhsIdizol
hy the state aud are under strictost gov.
erhlnent control There are two classes,
'tnsi-statons,' where a stated numher
al cafflolrs, siuul-curis and ponies are
required TO be kent by the mister, and
the "iilsi gplgO," or tla helo,v
stations which are NOT com.
PEELED 90 furnish any more conveyance
or ponies ihu eau he conveniently kent
| or procured from neirhhorlnr farms. TRe
slow stations are also known Az ns"fnr.
bud stations; because the tourist h iln.
bic 10 be detained for hours. and pcrhnus
DAYS ~ these unless he sends "forbud."
literally '10regoer' or messenger on
~ advance 70 hcsfoak bis requirements.
Ills 'torbud' ~ the Norwegian courier.
| hut NJ q far losa imposing and costly ono
Than he who provides the chief hane and
| expense OF travelling In Switzerland and
the Latin countries The "forhud" may
pc gentle old man, lively lad or d 10.
hust bareiooted lnss; and Ia any case
the Insignificant Fixed fec and the trifing
gr1mity you may add, are received wifi
such proiuglgn Of bows. lHnd-shaklnn and
| Mango tukl' tmnny thnnksD tlnf MAD
Of The 'forbnd' invariably proves con.
venience and pleasure.
All of thcs posing stations have what
IS called a dgyb0ok idngb0gl always IN.
lug upon the comnon,rOom table. On IA
hrst page IL the actual contract made
between the government aud tho gfnfiot,
master. II shows how many beds fbe
httilpn email BE- provided with tba farlf
for the same, the number and character
OF vehicles and the number Of horses 10
be Ia use, " d fast sutton. ns well az mo
exact charge for prescribed mode Of con
Yoyance 10 the next station zach ,yay
| AZ the average official rate for nostina
| does rot exceed three cents per Epplish
mile, the tourist can himself nacertain
the exact expenses from one sutton la
another. You are also protected against
imposition IN the tendency OF lnndlOrds
10 dctain and retain their gliosts fpr
profit The handy daybook sfnnds sen
tinol against this Each traveller or ron.
rcscntatiyc Of q party before leaving a
station must write bis name Ia tho day.
book and state tho exact number Of con.
yeyHnces engaged; 20 that ans one fol
| lowing after may know II the absent We
hiclos iills the required quota.
II - credllabie to these sturdy Norwe.
gian folk thut when d parry arrives al a
fast" station only to find that there Ia
not a sufficient number on conveyance
though the legally rcqiigcd number r Ia
use, that good breeding rather than hui.
lying and brides will universally secure
SONS sort Of relief from your dilemma.
A Norwegian 6ihtlon-innster Is very eel.
dom trucking landlord. lie Is almost
always a bonder, ihat H. a proprietor Of
large lands about the station, and n far
mer on a respectable scale, who has been
required by the government TO provide
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