Part 43 (1/2)
The whole arloom of the mist
The battle opened with an immediate success for the Swedes But in theounded and fell fro is killed!”
The report was like a death-knell to the Swedes, but only for a alloping wildly down the road
”Lead us again to the attack,” the leaders dee of Saxe-Wei seemed to infuse the little arh they were resolved to give their lives to their cause Thethrilled the could stand before such heroism Pappenheiht, victorious, possessed the field, but they had lost the bravest of kings, and one of the most unselfish of rulers
”We left Stockholm for Upsala, the student city The paddles of the boat brushed along the waters of the Malar; the old city retreated froated beauty rose before us
”The Malar Lake is reen linden-trees, gray rocks, and shadooods Here and there are red houses a the lindens
”We pass flat-bottomed boats, that dance about in the current made by the steamer
”The hills of Upsala come into view The University next appears, like a palace; then a palace indeed, red like the houses; then the gabled town
”We went to the church, and were conducted into a vaulted chamber where were crowns and sceptres taken fro the aisle after leaving the treasure-rooazed on cold tombs and dusty frescos
”Here sleeps Gustavus Vasa
”In the centre aisle, under a flat stone, lies the great botanist, Linnaeus
”We visited the garden of Linnaeus, or the place where it once bore the blossoeries were gone; the winter garden had disappeared The place wore a desolate look; the reat memory
”We left Stockholm for Norway
[Illustration: CASCADE IN NORWAY]
”We were landed from the steamer at Christiansand This sea-port is a rude town, and except froe expression of both land and sea, which affects one gloomily, yet with a kind of poetic sadness, revealed little to interest us or to reh rock, from which we felt sure that no disease would ever be communicated
[Illustration: LAZARETTO]
”The scenery of Norway is unlike any other in the world Take the map and scan the western coast It looks like a piece of lace-work, so numerous are the inlets or fiords
”These fiords are h as mountain walls They are little havens, with calm water of wondrous beauty and alls that seem to reach to the sky On a level spot in the mountainous formation, a hamlet or a little church is someti in the world”
[The artist can give one a better view of these fiords than any description, and he has faithfully done it here]
[Illustration: THE NAERO FIORD]
”The mountains and valleys of Norway are unlike any other Summer finds them as winter leaves them Great hills are worn into cones by the snow and ice The cataracts are numerous and wonderful The water scenery has no equal for romantic beauty and wildness
”A twelve hours' farther sail brought us to Christiania It is situated in a lovely valley on the northern side of Christiania Fiord It has a population of about eighty thousand Here are the Royal Palace and University
”All of the cities of the North have great schools and libraries The University at Christiania has nearly a thousand students, and a library of one hundred and fifty thousand books
”The port is covered with ice during so the mild seasons some two thousand vessels yearly enter the harbor
”Olaf, the Saint, the King of 'Norroway,' who preached the Gospel 'with his sword,' is the hero of the western coast I ht relate many wonderful stories of hi Olaf,' by Longfellow, in the 'Wayside Inn'