Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-08

right.
We spent four days in the capital
city and each day made some excursion
To Bygd's one day where the king has
his summer home. Of course We want
ed to see the king but failed. Saw the
little prince though in the park with
his nurse or maid. There are such a
number of lovely suburbs and parks
and villas that it seems like it has
great many wealthy people. And the
city is wonderfully clean and orderly.
Great stores, on, have seen SO many
things I'd ike TO get, especially silver
| things. No matter where we went we
were spotted as Americans a. ance.
We spent an afternoon looking through
/ the art gallery. Fine paintings and
sculpture work. Many married pieces
| from the ruins of Greece, also our visit
/ to |Our SaviOr's Cemetery was some
thing IN long remember. Saw there
the graves of so many of the famous
poets and statesman of the country.
The big market place was also a favor
| tie place to pass by every day between
| 9 and 2, all sorts of goods are for sale
/ here. Little booths are put up and men
and old ladies' each have their articles
| for sale. Fruit, vegetables, basket
work, groceries and flowers; so many
| lovely flowers both known ana unknown
| to me. And there are so Iaany wild
| flowers here.
| Saturday we left the city andI had
| to part with the Kogstads one-third of
| the way np here. | felt quite lonely
then, but had to look at the scenery and
! it was grand, all the way afte, we
reached Lake Mjosen, which is very
| long and narrow and we followed it the
entire length. / was met at the station
4 by my Cousins 14-year old boy with
| Titles Nordfjord pony and kariol and
| had a fine ride 1t is seven miles here
/ from the station. The roads are Won
derful, SO esaooth and hard, and they
are led in curves up the steep places
40 you hardly notice the upgrade. The
smell from the evergreens and the
birches is very fresh and sweet and
the cherry blossoms lend their fra
GRANGE. Spring is much later than at
home; the .ilaes are just getting ready
to open now.
Soon after my arrival we were in
vited to nearby farm. Inc BRIDE 5
mother is my cousin and the gr1om my
second cousin, so of course | was in
vited, and it gave me a fine chance to
meet lot of relatives. The ceremony
was at the church and not different
from at home, but the feast lasted two
! DAYS and all the nearest relatives and
those who helped we're invited the third
| day also, There were no Intoxicating
drinks at this wedding, but lots of good
things to eat and plenty of entertain
ment The meals of the day are diff
/ ferent from at home. First coffee and
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about 10 a. m Coffee at noon, dinner
at 2 D. m. Coffee again in the late
afternoon and supper at z
Everybody has to have new things
| for wedding, be it in Norway or
America. There is so much done at
home here, but they have help for
everything. There are carpenters,
mason, painters, shoemakers, tailors,
etc, by turns love some of the old
and new carved furniture. So many of
the young men take courses in wood
carving and cabinet making and there
| is lot of nice home made pieces here.
The farmers daughters learn fancy
weaving and many take lessons in cook
ing and housekeeping. They have to
know how to make cheese and butter.
Seeing a crowd of people here like at
| the wedding is not much different from
at home. They are more polite and
there is much handshaking upon COM
ing and going and much ''tak for ma
den. had to be on my good behavior
and in ''Rome do as the Romans do. ;"
The a, and of July there is going to
be great celebration at Lillehammer,
so I'm going to spend a week there
with one of my cousins. There will be
procession representing feast several
hundred year ago, and lots of old folk
song, dances and speeches and visit
to the Sandvig museum near there.
Hope to write you again and tell you of
/ visit to the Saeter Saw by the CEN
soR that there had been quite a Wind
storm. This is glorious here, no thun-
| derstorms to sneak of here.