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Show At tho North Cape. At Tromsoe, Iho sheltered capital of northern Norway, our steamer remained just long enough to allow us to visit an interesting encampment of Lapps, and their reindeer in the neighborhood. The l company wo visited had pitched their tents on Iho Bide of the mountain, and about a dozen or more seemed to live comfortably enough in a Bpaco wo might portion off for so many hens and chickens. chick-ens. Both men and women wcro remarkably re-markably short, seldom more than four feet high, with eyes wide apart, and flat, expressionless faces. They wore reindeer garments, with leather boots up to tho kneo, and bright colored hats In form of sou'westers on their tangled locks. At our request the men called loudly to tho Lapp-m-chief, i who was waiting for a summons upon the hills to bring down his herd of rcin-: rcin-: deer, and very soon tho cries of (he dogs and tho rattling of the horns of the deer were to be heard, as tho beautiful creatures crea-tures answered to tho call of their roaster roas-ter and bounded down the hillsides toward to-ward us. The patriarchal Lapp, after we had made a few vain attempts at exchanging ex-changing courtesies, signified he expected a handsome donation for his trouble, and on Baying "good by," we noticed that tho Norwegian sailors who accompanied us each gave his coin in tum, it being considered unlucky to part with n Lapp without offering some small gift. Temple Tem-ple liar. |
