Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-03

"l's NttNNai assure -iiD feet hiqh
and perhlps as deep belbW M v.sts-,s
surface. One edge was glnins, ~ ~, -.
and rounded as 4 hewn pillar fof aii "a.
mighty height. The aiher. cortasf.,,',l
ingly followed, would have 3nsal
against it, had the same ineones;rsiIa
nature force which separated Il ~ \,
again IN place, with perfect laminat;on
anl without an, inch Of variance or
Waste spdee me two edges Of these
were not fifteen feet hpart NJ ~ a.,.
trance; but away in there were welr5
aud awiul depths; for while sirht rorid
nor penetrate them the murmurs' v.bisnc,s
pialniii!e songs and h0arser threnodies
OF talling waters, told the woudrons IA.
~ OF eroslons, displacements, bost.haf.
WI. anu al the elemental struggles
WRlch me dead centuries had known
Not fifty feet frnm the entrance or-
noat grated againsf a shelving rorlT
IL was almost as level as the floor and
but a few inches above The water re-.
You'd, this the rock had perhaps centu.
rles beiore. been eaten away or had civ
Gu away, forming a covered hollow lilo
mar or n truncated cone This SPOT.
resembling o section Of the pre-his4orie
bee hive huts Of Ireland, was 10 be onr
resting Mace for the night--a place which
mad probably sheltered more human he-
ines before me than the greatest md old
est hotel in Norway; and ! thus learned
| Of another interesting custom Of Norwe.
gan peasantry. As have before point
ed out. the fiOrds are Their renl hieh-
ways. Journeys Of hundreds Of miles
are still made by entire families or mar
| ties too nor, or too thrifty. 10 seek
! shelter and food at the fori.silc hamlcts.
| I'h"~ hive for centuries rsed those ma.
naiure-h1ilt stations. Their food fuel
any sneepskins for covering are. brought
| with them in their boats, and watcr.
/ the sweetest pnrest, coolest water In
the world. "a leaping or trickling from
| every rock.
Peter had no sooner built cherry fire
for each halting party from immcmo-
| RAJ custom contributes TO the public SIM
| ply. npd there IS always fuel at hand
than he explained. torch in hand. some Of
tic curious characteristics of this quaint
est hospiCe ! had ever bchcld. a genuine
Norwegian inn without landlord. station
without master, hotel without host. On
the same rocky level. but Just around
projection of the iissurewa,l, was o tins
paddock with little walls, l,neclirh. buff
Of loose stones. The source of certain un-
accountable sounds | had already heard
with dire foreb0dincs were now made
clear. Three tiny Norwegian cows were
munching their green fodder aud two
Of tie tiniest calves ] had ever seen
stood grayely beside them. These might
belong TO the cragsman we were about to
yi9it, Peter told me. In any event. here
the peasantry, who often changed tile
grazing places Of their little herds penusl
Ike animals at night; and the wise little
things, conscious as their masters OF Tine
danger Of understanding or missten, ueyor
budged from the few square yards Of
rock to which they we've mcellly led from
the boats
Whore we built our fire. fires had been
fHnN NJ 4
fngre. In hole or little chamber in the
rock were few rude iron utensils which
had perhaps been used for centuries hv
these ford wuyfarcrs and another little
indention In the wall served US sort of
toll.boX, whore those who felt able or
willing 70 do so deposited a few orc. near
" the smallest coin In the world. in trib-
ute to the eaele-nest farmer thousands
of feet above, TO whose possessions this
strange place was 4 sort OF lower and
outer lodge. Having drawn our boat
upon the rock we slept within il. Il was
Il wlkefnl night for me- The sougidng
of ne wind through the narrow igsure
WIS filll Of ghosuy pnints and voices;
while the falling of near yet unseen wa
ters Of differing volumes from varying
heights. seemed almost articulate With
wild speech and song, ms Il the mighty
mytlO.Oglc heroes Of Norselnnd in cOn-
course within this mysterious chasm were
there or love of the chase a+1 az tror
II was late WHOM We awoto Tbo
calves lad myslcrinusly disannearod.
Peter was then sure they were FREEZER.
icks0n's on the clifton above. Thcir.
owner had come with a conpanion. md
without disturbing us had slung Tho little
animals over tler shoulders and were
now sealing the heights with Them Peter
sad we must make haste az the cows
were 10 follow, and we should ovcrtako
the eragsmen al homo before thcy be-
gan another descent Wiih q bit Of food
lh our hands we started, Peter 10 the
yam. inc way icd for 9 few hundred
let pist We crggswans bonthousc.
ul4ns lue euke OF VIAL was on three
1iues' ~ u'tilpsl 'erleal houow cube cut
ny nature lioln S9ld sf99lc More Than
l s,olI % T%.erlalis eoul1 be seen; some
49, i's ~, ~ =" 'L9l Z WINE rpboh OF
otors na,,-o J'sn ti'o ul'l'h l9c3 SiueS,
iorgar acrn,un,o IN ,l ,Is Hnl h9ioWS
otbat,s iesncJ l;lo s,,',,.i.. allil SUI
c,,,crr,nns boias g., p3 tpa tuuh'iS IRON
IN nm i,nmcnse nonJ ~ ~ s,, Igehs. ~ leil
Tina Inc disclnrse Of Ito yvatsrs 10, ', H.
black caui1rnn vas u.itbonf ri,ria ,'h, stly
they mingled with those OF ihc dord "'''
Tba other giIo az ,bo ,,t,t.t.. IN,
cnhc ,vos hroi."n ;n,o irr n,isi,'g nohoW
az rod, eone II,,,sb,i ~, ,s u,nt nla'Ses
tbonob nnlisbel bv Ianil,r, s'''o o,I "
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