The National tribune., 1909-11-11
NORWEGIAN FISHING VILLAGE.

uneasy people, who must be on the go,
had better make all the hay you can,
for I'm not promising anything for to-
morrow"
After breakfast Elizabeth and / con-
cluded we would go down town and ar
range with Mr.. Boyer to have our trunks
and all other luggage, except my large
hold-all and a dress-suit case, sent on
TO Bergen to await us there. There is
room on the back of the stolkjerre,
where the driver sits, to stow away
few small pieces of luggage, but the less
one has on such a trip the better all
around. You know, we intend to do
our driving in this native cart. After
attending to this matter We went into
some Of the stores, and few of the
shops in Molde are charming, bought
some pretty enameled pins, number
of which were only three krone apiece
q have given you the value of the
krone in American money and you can
figure out yourself how much this would
be-, went into some Of the fur shops,
but didn't buy anything, and finally
back to the hotel to get our things
packed up preparatory for leaving that
afternoon for vestnes on the o'clock
boat On our way TO the hotel we no
ticed the street in front of a house
strewn with little pieces of evergreen,
cedar twigs they looked like, and we
felt that it must mean something, tho,
OF course, We couldn't imagine what
We were told afterwards that it was to
indicate the presence of death in the
house. The Norwegians do this instead
of tying black or white ribbon on the
door of the home where the dread Wis
itor has called, as we do.
We came very near missing the 5
o'clock boat for Festnes all on account
of a handkerchief. j had given a few
articles to the neutrality-suspicious.
maid in the morning to be laundered,
and among them was one specially fine,
daintiiy embroidered handkerchief for
which ! had q real affection. Your
Aunt NJ. and given II to me, and you
know how choice her gifts always are.
When this fresh linen WAS brought to
my room just before We were to leave
the handkerchief was missing. / had
been dropping handSerchiefs every
where-how can we poor women avoid
losing these necessary articles of the
toilet when we have no earthly place to
put them ?-and / just felt / could not
support life without this particular one.
AS no one In the house spoke a word of
English except the generally invisible
landlord and one young lady, who
seemed to act as interpreter, we labored
under great difficulties in making the
situation clearly understood. When the
English-speaking person was found,
however, and the facts in the case pre-
sented to her, the entire place shook
with the agitation and excitement which
pervaded ii. Servants rushed madIy
here and there, and / think the entire
force was soon down i'm the bowels Of
the hotel looking for that bit of linen
The carriage stood at the door waiting
TO take US to the boat, Elizabeth already
seated calling to me 10 come or we
would miss it, and yet L fingered, en-
deavoring TO get the latest bulletin of
the search; but the young lady who
spoke English was probably in the thick
OF things herself and not to be seen, so
j was finally forced TO go off without
my cherished handkerchief. Such, my
dear, are some OF the minor but none
she less heartbrealSing trials of life.
At 5:45 we were at Vestnes, from
which place we were to begin our driv-
ing. The landlord of the little inn where