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Show NORWAY -UJi'd OF GREEN ; VALLKYS AND DEEP RAVINES ; Correspon. rat rjetcribca the Villages of the "Land of the Midi :ht Ssn" as Closely Resembling Those of New En -Und -Ouaint Customs That Hare Long 4 Endured. X ."i V- (Spe lsl Correapondenre.) i Norway la chiefly rcirltrkal In the Dilnda of moat Americans a the land whence ahlpa sail northward to aee the sun shine at midnight am'" the Arctic mean, but It Is hidoved by Ihoae who really know tha country, hecsuae It la an unspoiled rrglon or Kutopr In days when tha wild rei-eaaes of the Alp are become b'rde In lha lourlnt'a mouth. It la a land of greeg tllrye and frowning ravines, of pl tnn'M" hamlets ham-lets and quaint cunlomi, an4 II la a rloan aecond to Bwltnerlind Is the ma-Jeatlr ma-Jeatlr beauty of ita ano mmii'alna. The rhlef lndutry of iM Norwegians Norwe-gians la flahliig. Ib rgea. tin prlnripsl pott of Ihe went roaat, qh obu of the niot brluhtly rehired brlo In the world. The town nealles o a three tongurd piece or land, ant In this triple baven He boata. rc-i and blue and brown, from the rlunuy flihlng smacks, wllh rli b red nalll and the dragon prow of the old ilklnga. to gracef-jl yachta put In oo s wulae, and built on the latent (Jlaigow linen. The Norwegian ponies art a famous breed for strength and mduranre. They are saTd to tract i hair lineage from the Tartar alee, In apiorams with Ihe barbarian hordca Inia Hrandtna-via Hrandtna-via centurlea ago, and whnauild carry their wild maatera all my without food or real. The punloi are aniall and atocky and very fat, ssratme they are fed chiefly on say. They are cream colored, with a likrk atrlpa In the middle of mane and tall. The mane la chopped Into a thick brtiah, but the tall and foreiocki are uncut, and they wear no hllndcn Hallways are fow and ol rtceut date, and the chief mode of Irsttllng Is by means of posting. A few ludsus have been Introduced for the take of fastidious fas-tidious travelers, but lha real conveyance con-veyance of the country It Ihe "atolk-Jaerre," "atolk-Jaerre," or aniall two-wbeakd cart. It haa a arat In frort ahtch holds (wo person's, under whl.h Ue lugsge Is atowrd. Mehlud la a pen-It for the poHtboy. who drives holwret the trav-elera' trav-elera' ahouldera. with runli for reins. The pony Is sttarbid In tic ends of the ahafta by the alighted poaalhle harneaa, and away he giaa. tugging up hill and danhlng doau dale at a rate whlrh promlnaa ilentriittlon, hut. nevertheleaa. acrldann ait rare. A Norwegian village hears a atrlk-Ing atrlk-Ing resemblance to a Net Kugland , '!' . .. . - T "v 7 ' ; ": ,V-'..-' -. '-'-' : j Larfosssn. one, enH-clally aa It Is usually commanded com-manded by a while church with a pointed ateeple. Tha bounea are all womlen, even In the rltlea, and on thla ai coiint lire la a Nurseglan'a greatost dread, for again tni again whole towns have been neuly swept away. There are knotted Mpei al every bedroom bed-room window, and vurnlnga In four languages are ponii-d 10 all hotel cor rldors. i The very poor live In log huts. The roof la made of atrlns of birch bark held down with a nun of clay. Moaa colleeta. and Ihe winds drop Beads upon It, ao that, after one aeaaiui. It la covered with a thick growth of aoft gtaaa, mingled with wild ladles' delicti! de-licti! . and often a aaisll tree grows up atrulght from the green Iravea. Inatde la usually but one room, though occasionally ure are two. A large table wllh soodon liunchea . .- ,; ' . Fantoft Kirke. nerves lor dining am Hie heda am built Into iMipb.mi,l, llM, h-ive dooia which emireal Hinn tho iMytlnie. Where there ute in,,,- children the liedx .ire In n iloii!(i. tjr. Iloui-ea of tin- heiti-t K,,it are riaifed with I'luli and hulll 11,, the ntlultlit Un a iiu'imon 10 Ne v 'i j!n:nt. hotcU rl'c nl-o, 1 ,: .ri..i in helulit. The 1 li v. - : v. . . iuuiil. Tue j threaholda are rained above the floor aa an a d In keeping nut the winter i mid. The nana walla are painted, and If done in Ihe old Norwegian atyle. tha rolora are very bright, blue predom- lusting, and proverba and wine, saws i are blazoned In graceful scrolls above Ihe doors and Breplacea. The furniture furni-ture la brightly colored, also, and clothing la kepi In large wooden 4, cheats, painted wllh a background of 4 red or white adorned with brilliant flowers. i The dragon'a head Is carved every- 4 where orr the gables, the furniture. . the vegetable illnhea. the portnla of Ihe churches. It la believed to repre- i aent a denion-aplrlt, who yet will do- 4 fend the house agalnnt other spirits . "more wicked than blmanlf." The religion of the country Is Luth- b . . .tu. tgaac. , -.o'f . - ! aran, but Hunda la not obaerved with 1 I'urltan atrlctneas, for the aoltlements i are aniall and far apart, ao that the hard-worked paator muat travel mllet . from one to another, and oven In euro- ' mur aervlce Is only held once lu three t weeka. Hunday beglna on Ratiirday night, . I an that Hundny evening la a time for pleaaure, and. wherever a aqueaky i niualcal luatrunieiit can be found, the IM'aannta will dance together In . the atreet. The men dunro together ' an well aa with the women, graaplng . each nther'a ahouldera andswhlrhng j round apd round Jlko dltr.y human . loiia. ! A wedding la a fentlvlly for the pro- f pie for mllea around. It la celebrnt- ed at the nrarent village church, and j thu guenta row In enormoualy long ' boats scross the fiord, wearing gay- ! rolored dresses. The bride and bride- ) groom bring to the ceremony the all . ver apoons which were preaonted to them when they were chrlatened; thoae are then linked together by a allver chain, and are hung up Id the new borne, to be an heirloom for coming com-ing generations. It Is at church that tha national coatume la beat Been. In Ihe north the women wear ahort, dark gowna, with fringed hnndkerchlefa tied becomingly be-comingly over their curly fair ha!;', black ones fur the matrons and white for the maidens. In Ihe south the old Norwegian rireaa la olten worn. It conalala of a ahort dark petticoat, with a atrlpo ot bright colore a full while blouse aud a red boil Ice heavily embroidered, while on Hiindaya a quantity of allver pins and chulna are added. The head-dress varies according to Ihe nccaalon and the wearer's social condition. The girls wear Jaunty red caps, the married woineu a coir made or many folds of starched white linen, plallrd over a woodeu frame, and a bride wears a high metul crown, curiously curi-ously ehaacd and aet wllh Jewels. In the winter everybody la wrapped In fur who ran get them. The winter la a powerful factor In Norwegian life, for not only must the rold be reck om-d with, but alao the dnrkneaa. It ranis lla al.udow upon the aunnleat auminer day, ror at intervale along the aide ot thu tHirilliig roada lie wooden skees tied to a snowplow, telling a silent story of the atruggle whlrh but a little while ago waa ended, aud , whl.h a few ,-.!, will mo fly bring , uniiln. 1 They are a "'tuple, kindly peopln, ' aud htixpliuhlu In the true aene. Nature Na-ture Heal them far more grudgingly ; ihnn oilier of her 1 lilldrrii. and they ' have roi:t.intl.v to wrcaile for her Iflivislim. Inn neverilielena they are ri-ndy e.t a inlrioie'a roilr to give the . I.i t tl:r-.l 11. huve to the punning . -li-.iun .-. mid uciiodii c to their abll-; abll-; Ily lo i-p.-cd I: I in 1 1 V.s .uy. |