The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-13

to hear the winds as they sweep down
upon Us from the cape. TO see the glow
OF the everpresent sun upon the cloud.
bright daylight ut midn.ght.the birds
flying about in the air and fish being
caught n one boat with its human
freight the only humanity present. At
about 1 o'clock. the people having all
returned from their adventurous trip
Up the mountain. we hoist anchor and
start homeward- We go to bed and
when we AWAKE we are in the smooth
f5ords and beakfaSt awaits Us. This
Friday we had some OF the most sub
lime views we ave yet had. We re-
turn by another ford other han we
went. and we a 5 huge peaks. snow
capped and whole ranges covered with
glaciers and several Of them run over
the sides OF the mountains. and pre-
sent fine view in the sunlight and We
have valleys filed with houses and
bright green grain n grass. Pass
several villages and In the evening we
halt on Lingonfor6 ford to see the mid
hight sur. which We do to perfection.
Stockholm Sweden. July eith-
L wrote the above on the boat ana
now We are here n viii finish. As l
stated. We awaited on the L~ingonford
TO See the midnight sun. It had been
cloudy and cold all day and we had
passed through many lovely scenes n
AWFUL IL u 1t1Nh III ClOu0A nEEAn 10
rise and We could see the roseate ints
OF the sun and they grow brighter and
brighter until soon the whole waters
show a silver sheen upon their face and
the gilded clouds change from lighter
to darker golden color. Soon the edge
OF the sun is apparent and gradually it
grow larger and larger unit a quarter
OF L O'Clock it burst in grand magnia-
cence pon our view. 1t was 4 sight
never to be forgotten. AS We stood
upon the deck OF the ship We watched
IL go oil TO the north until ft reached
its lowest dip and then saw II gradual
~ rise up and up and start over to
eastward the setting sun and the ris-
ing sun both at the same time. We en-
joyed the panoramic ciew of the ice
clad mountains, the glaciers running
over the sides of the cliffs. the ice
reaching from the top to bottom OF the
huge hills while the melting snow runs
beneath it, the water leaping over the
sides of some huge Cliff in graceful wa
terfal and then hanging before us the
full disk of the sun like 4 ball Of fire.
illuminating the whole. The ford
was as smooth as q mirror and reflect
ed back the rays OF this setting sun on
its face in ever-changing color. No
pen can describe the whole as 1t must
be seen TO fully appreciate II. They
have no stars visible in Norway In
summer and while the moon Is half or
second quarter we could not see it
while in the arctic regions. There Is
no night there. You have 10 go to bed
| by your watch as you cannot tell
when daylight ends n night begins.
| While we were looking at the setting
sum-, it was also a rising sun and we
saw midnight and daylight at the
same time, night and morning in quick
| succession. and we had this experience
both going and coming. 1t took IS n
| week to make the trip and We travel
| ed $500 miles or nearly the distance
| across the Atlantic. We arrived at
| Trondhjem Monday moor and left at
1920 for the place travelling all night and
one day to reach it. We are comforta-
! bly, tuate at this hotel which is very
| elegant, but the weather is extremely
| hot. 1t is the first warm weather We
| have felt n we get out OF our winter
| clothing and lay aside our o~vercoats
for the time being. We shall rest here
for several days and decide which way
| to wend our course if through Russia
Or direct to Berlin. It is a long hot
ride through Russia and not much to
| compensate for it. so We are told. We
are all we'll and SO far have had a very
enjoyable trip.
We have seen no skeeters in. these
parts and up to this date we have had
no summer. Stockholm is a very pref
ty city with its canals and handsome
streets. We are just opposite to the
kings palace and have fine view OF it
from our room. We have not been
around much as we take this morning
to rest and write letters. eside it Is
very hot in the sun and we prefer to
await the cooler part of the day. 1t is
a treat to get back again into civillza-
ton from the wildS OF the Arctic Zone,
n to get some different food than we
a e among the Norwegians, as
there was a sameness about 1t that had
become tiresome. I did some fishing
at the North Cape but with i'll success
as it was rather cold and damp to
stand long on the deck. We have met
some pleasant travelling companions.
One an English family Of man and wife
n daughter who have been with US
since We left Christiana and then a
family from indianapolis, Ind, who
have been with us since we left
Beagen. 1t has made it very pleasant
as we have quite a colony OF English
! speaking people. On the steamer to
North Cape u table was all English
or American folks We have had nc
trouble to get along as we find some
one everywhere who talks some Eng
lish and at all the hotels Ii is spoken.
Getting use to the money is a little
awkward at first but We soon learn.