Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-10

tering stars We Slept swa,e riurs ronnJ
our heads, as the lrisll mother wonld
say of her beautifully sleepiae Gina "
The next morning Our assent was 70.
sumed through hollowS, oref ridges whero
ice and snow lay conceded under LAYERS
of black sediment and slime. around
s0undiess tarns, stu and dsrk ~ m
walls incloslns them. nast consos az sinnt.
Cd FIR, with never sight OF living .ninr
The most Amazing sight to me IN these
| upper regions was the freduent patrl,es
In sunny hollows Of strawberrieS In
some places the ground was literally reJ
with them, ] noticed, too that In these
pockety spots the heat. even at this bieh
altitude. was almost sitting.
All the way Lars hid be'n telling me
in answer to my inquiries about sacters
learned were very interesting. In he
/ first place, about tho middle Of Jnne nm.
| Ill the 10th Of September, which brief
period comprises the entire Norwegian
summer, every COW in Norway. not need.
ed for a scant home Supply Of milk, IL
sent 10 the mountain saeter. With the
cows 60 all the other cattle, all goats and
sheep, and occasionally these will be ac-
| cpmpauied by swine, which are unite A.
mnch at home among the crags as the
sheep and goats. Tho saeters them
doif.ies corthirod ,.tnr, ,i,. -, ~
who are invariably women mud girls, live
entirely alone In this dcs0ate islotation
while caring for the herds, milking the
COWS, goats and even ewes. and convert.
ing the milk into butter aud cheese for
thc winter store in the valley homes, Of
ten scores Of miles away.
-. ~ tle.s Nvulu .ott, thr0ukl2t
~ ~ 10y "tn ~ duluat June eAo1uH
VI ~, '''' 49,. 80 1iN tuelf herds ne
ms - lAlih ~ ~ nluoat VoniuHtoh'
~, t,,g v,.,ry Iouselola Is plsled ggtupg To-
se.ncI Allu pasAlnE w WHAT Wlll pc neces-
10y ioI use ~ tnr temporary mountain
tpiue' iAcre 1te cnurhS ana milk p0lls,
III III lsVhlr' lIytng-pans Nnd odds
I, Luz. 'ills q c9''ap elQcAeIy ana scant cut,
~, 20 p"r iyou ,lure . = pt 81 sugar and
go ,.S' nluVll nuur anu meal crates OF
- VIII, Nvuir uAN,l, PerHlp9 sumo urea
or p n, hsh' and more ~ weight than
m W 49, SUI lnF the V'tue' Inc girls
,snVl,sclNeH 1hl rpVll LOT odd pts 81 cnl-
nprH3luers ana rev Nllch-knheks while
H2loie ulu some Worn VOLUMES OF old
.i. M w never l0rsot zen Besides
,ilese Tl''i'ss ,leIe ate p9un1s OF wool 70
re spun W otaer pounds OF yarn to be
hniJ a rev Dhlhkels or sheepskin for
nellinE' ana Uut htile more than the
clolhllE upon thelr packs completes the
meiIFc ouiut'
Nhcl an IS IN readiness these strange
prpatsss i'4ls-somcihing like inc annual
ontEMns or me iocks and Their borders
OF the Anuilln plains In Southern Italy
n sct lorth, from every gd1ri or farm In
NnrWlA INC belongings for the saetcr
IRE Sung pm paskris upQn the backs vi
sufeloiird ponies or old horses that have
5hjnipWn lhe same, journey for decades
inc farmer marches in advance blowing
une1irp9ly plaSIs from me lur. 2 mol over
IN lSusl'Hl horh maze from Difvh bark,
iueh come tne cattle No need to drive
iuese' lake me 6ipsies who can not be
eeopt iIplu me road and the tcnt al the
hr,t bursting Of @pring-,ine buds, they
nave, ilreu OF their roin1cermoss fodder
Or ne Writer. have scented the Juicy
blades mat are epringing 10 life In the
lhy lar vale. above tllcu, and, with
genuine manifestations Of Joy, crowd
close ,M,non thG farmer and Ills hlaring
turesque, in their bright holices. white
caps and short skirts, hut each bearing
upon her shoulders q yoke. from which
depend baskets, kettles and all manner
OF paiaphewull, almost equaling IA
bulk ana weight the packs upon tho
ponies h1cks
Towards evening or The second day
W. rllne 10 4r Sartrf OF Nr2n. From
distance nothing could ne distinguished
| nnl a l9W' Wlue uul az ihe SIDE OF gen
| ne raNlnc. mere anu mere between NE
| ToHks spigichfd with Dits Of Vcrdure. Tho
horizon me was close ana serraied win
muses. ol h,Ileu'u s'oNei mere anu tnefe