The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-07-15
OUR NEIGHBORS.
BETHEL.
INTERESTING LETTER FROM MRS H. L
SHEPARD.

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SHEPARD.
Bergen, Norway, on board the steam
ship RaRuald Yarl, June ., 1898: We
left Leeds Saturday at about noon for
Newcastle, arriving there at $50. We
took ride on the trolley to desmond
Dene. The park Is really lovely. From
Newcastle we took a special train to
the Albert Edward Dock where the
steamer was waiting for US. We left the
English shores behind US soon after
O'Clock. We sat on deck quite while
after supper, it was so pleasant. Yes
terdsy we were sailing all day on the
North Sea. 1t was rather foggy all dfy
so we employed the time resting. In the
evening there was beautiful sunset at
about 10 o'clock. The sun looked like
great ball of fire and suddenly dsap-
peard INTO the water. We feel as II we
were nearing the land of the Midnight
Sun.
To-day we have spent most delight
fully in seeing Bergen. 1t has been a
glorious day, but very hot, that seems
for Norway because it was bitterly cold
in Scotland, when we were there. This
morning we walked little about bergen,
saw the fish market, which is really
worth seeing, The boats Of the fisher
men looking like relics OF the old
Vikings; the peasant women and the
rough weather beaten men, the great
heaps Of dried fish are all curious and
interesting. The dress of the peasant is
very picturesque, and Of course is new
to me, Some Of the peasants are very
fair and pretty, pink and white style.
windows and admire the delicate fligree
silver work, and the lovely turs. SO far
we have resisted the temptation to pur-
chase and am almost sorry.
We hired a funny little Ssolkjaerre ut
about 8 o'clock, and took q delightful
drive to the Lapp encampment. There
were not so very many "Laplanders"
there, but there we're ever so many
rcindeers. We had dinner at a very
nice hotel, then took drive to the
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dates from about the 10Th century, and
Is built like Chinese Pagods, no win
dows, except very tiny ones in the top.
You can imagine how dark 1t is. After
that we took by far the most interesting
and beautiful drive of all, up to the top
Of the Tloifeldef mountain, 984 feet
high, quite climb starting from sea
level. The view in point of actual
beauty, surpassed anything have ever
seen. AS we climbed higher and higher
we began to get a splendid idea of
picturesque Bergen. The whole city is
situated on a peninsula that Ia almost an
island. Then there 10 another little
peninsula on the larger one, which is
thickly settled and the remainder OF the
city from near at hand, seems to be on
the mainland. Ferry boats run from
one part Of the city to the other. AS
we went farther up the mountain we
could see the mountains on the other
side of the city and water beyond, q
little arm Of the sea, then, when at the
top we saw the mountains beyond the
water and far away, the other side of the
most Distant mountains we could see the
sea glistening in the dazzling sunlight.
On all sides the view Of the mountains
was very grand and always beautiful.
was going to tell you that on our
drive this morning we saw two peasants,
a man and woman, who seemed very
industrious. The man was just driving
q wagon load of dirt away and the
woman was knitting. When we return.
cd they we're both shovellng dirt.
have interrupted my letter to look at
the sun. It is 9.45 now. The sun is
grand, magnificent. You can scarcely
imagine lovelier sight than this harbor
now. All this distracts my mind quite
seriously from my visiting. quite for
got to tell you that we went to the In
formations Fisheries exhibition this morn
ing, which was quite interesting. We
leave here At about IL o'clock tonight
on our way to odda, which we reach at
O'Clock in the morning. believe the
scenery on the way is lovely.
To-day we have been for long drive.
When we awoke this morning we were
in the beautiful Fiord near Odda. Last
evening we started to sail IN the Har-
bangor FJord. we did not sic up long
although the scenery was very beautiful.
we have decided to stop at Eide and
take the journey overland to Gudrangen,
so must stop writing now. want to
tell you about the ideal journey we have
bad today. Ihave just been out count
Ing the mountains on either aide OF this