Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-19
INTERESTING LETTER FROM NORWAY.
o. 7. Dahl Is Having Happy Time Amid the Scenes
of His Old Morse Home.
HAMILTON, NORWAY, Nov. %.

HANlSHOM, NORWAY, NOV. 2c.
EDITOR CENSoR:-Seeing that you
houored my former letter to FL. Stenson
with place in your paper, lam pleased
TO give few items of my personal OBJ
servations, which perhaps may be read
with some interest by neighbors and
friends, and the many readers of the
CENSOR. / have been here now nearly
seven months. lettering here and there
in pleasant villages and places of inter
est Have lately returned from tour
northward, extending as far az Havan
ger. Havenger is q town OF 5000 II
habitants and thrifty place, was g
the horse market which lasts about thr :
days. Market street was lined up W
horses, numbering about 900, which 8
at good prices. | climbed the Vail
tower on the east side of town, va
are located the water supplies o g.
city. | could overlook the surrou &
country for many miles and behoI. ne
magnificent scenery in all directions.
Looking eastward we have Malde Moen.
where the soldiers have tb air yearly ex-
ercise, and many q stalw'.rt young man
is taught there how 20 protect his coun-
try Looking south we have the rich
valley before us, dotte. with neat little
farm houses, North AID west we see
what is supposed to be tce sea, but we
can see very little of it. As the steam
ers come sailing in they seem to come
right over land as the whole coast is
mess of fjords or bays and narrow strips
of land. visited the Old Dome church,
which is built of gray stone with two
rows of great stone pillars in the center.
The windows are of stained glass. max
ing it so dark that we could hardly see
to read The minister had to speak
quite loud in order to make himself
heard
We have the rainy period of the year
now and it has rained about half of the
time tor about six weeks. Daylight
comes lere now about s o'clock in the
morning and darkness at o'clock in
the afternoon. Very different from
midsummer, when we used to take our
midnight r. mbles on Saturday night
up the valley as far as Ovedal, and IL
did not get dark at all. Between the
hours of twelve and one could see to
read fine printed newspaper. About
half an hour later we could see the re-
tiection of the sun in the east, coming
with increased glory as the hours sped
along
While visiting relatives ON Hitter
Island we sailed ont to sea one evening
in small boat and / beheld lovely
sight that will linger in my mind, 1t
was only the IN setting, Imagine the
western sky lined with red and golden
clouds, the sun sinking behind them IL
luming the sea with its glorious light,
more beautiful in its reality than any
painted picture.
Last,but not least, / rejoice with the
majority of our American people in the
reelection of President Mckinley. The
republican party has done fine work
this time.
The CENSOR sent me by my brother,
is very pleasant visitor Every time
| sit down to read it forget that am
across the ocean and in my thoughts l
am with my friends at home
Fishing and hunting are now my
principal occupations Game consists
of jack rabbits and few different kinds
of birds. As soon as snow comes we
will try our aim on the foxes. There is
| ice ON the lake now and we are having
a delightful time skating.
Wishing all my neighbors and friends
| in Vernon county merry Christmas
and happy New Year. and hoping to
be with you by the last of January,
remain, Yours truly,
O. T. DAHL.