A LAPP CAMP.

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XIV. - A LAPP CAMP.

1. In the evening we crossed some barren mountains; and our guide, the Lapp, desired us not to fire at a pack of ptarmigan which got up close to us, lest we should disturb the reindeer, as he said he expected every moment to find his countrymen. Soon after, as we were walking in single file and keeping perfect silence, he stopped suddenly, and, pointing with his finger, directed our attention to some smoke just seen through the twilight, curling up the side of the opposite hill. The man's manner and attitude were quite dramatic.

2. He now tied up his dog, and ran off, evidently much rejoiced at the idea of rejoining his wife and family. He was also anxious to inform his countrymen who we were, and what brought us here, as he had some fear lest they should take alarm, and move off with their herd. He soon returned, and at the same time we saw a large number of reindeer being driven up the valley to their quarters for the night, by a man and a boy, accompanied by a dog.

3. Upon our arrival we found the encampment consisted of two circular tents, built of poles joined together in the center, in the form of a cone, with cloth stretched over them. The door of the larger one was so low and small that we had some difficulty in crawling in.

4. The whole scene was highly picturesque. Each tent was occupied by a Lapp family, every member of which gave us a most kind reception, and, heartily shaking us by the hand, at once offered us a share of their tent. We thankfully accepted their hospi

comprised three generations; nam man and his wife, with four children mother.

5. The second family, which occup consisted of our late guide, Peter Joh two children. They soon came to p wife and daughter had light hair a and were pleasing in appearance. H ligent boy, although under ten year turn with the men in watching the night.

6. The little fellow was dressed entirely made of skins, with a gird and had such a protuberance in front appearance of being stuffed, and grea ter. He wore his knife in its case small ornaments by his side, thus f Lilliputian Lapp in full costume.

7. The head of the family, Joha grave, sedate-looking man. In repl I put to him through my interpreter happy in the enjoyment of their wan that they confined themselves to the which separates Norway from Swed been in their present encampment tended to remain a fortnight longer, move onwards for a change of past

8. He told me that in summer t animals, which constitute their weal parts of the mountains, and in the v country. His herd consisted of abo

appears that a family requires nearly that numr its support.

The Lapps have but few wants, and appear per

satisfied; having no bread, they subsist almost ly on the produce of their herds, with the occaassistance of fish and game. They have no canWhen we required additional light, one of the n took a firebrand in her hand and held it up

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The sun and stars are their only clock. They o spirituous liquors of their own making, but it ll known that they are greatly addicted to ineI when they go down into the valleys of Sweden orway. Both Nielsen and Johansen were great rs, and were frequently absent from the encampfor many weeks together, in search of bears, seals, ther game.

It was nearly midnight before our interesting conce was brought to a close. At length Nielsen asked

a civil, I might almost say in a polite manner, her we felt disposed to sleep. To this we assented; when all was quiet, I surveyed with no little interest cene around me.

Our host lighted his pipe, by way of a soporific, down his head on his hard pillow, and comfortably d himself to sleep. One of the children coming in the old grandmother lifted up her large reindeer ring, and enclosed the young herdsman within its e folds. It was a fine night, and we felt no inconence either from heat or cold.

. We rose at five o'clock, and, after breakfasting he flesh and milk of the reindeer, went up the to see the animals themselves. The whole herd

XV. STRINGING THE NERVES.

AN ENGINE-DRIVER'S TALE.

OURS was a new line, running through miles of led country, where it is no wonderful thing to out in the far distance half a dozen Indians galalong with hair and blanket streaming out beFor years past I have driven on that line. I there when it ran only twenty miles; and I ran that line as it stretched out farther and farther he great region westward.

One of the settlers in that new country built himlog-house close to the railway, where he had made of a clearing. Perhaps he thought it would be ny for his wife and little ones to see the trains with people in them, besides being some protecom the wandering tribes about.

may say I got quite to know those people, and working folks they were. Before they had been six months, that bit of wilderness began to look little garden of Eden; and before long two more es came and built their log-houses in the neighd. I felt acquainted with those first folks, though ver spoke, for I always went by them at twelve an hour. But the little ones used to stand at the and cheer, and, as time went on, I would wave t to the husband and wife too, so that they genused to come out when they heard me coming down.

We got to be such friends at last, that I used to andy and cakes, and throw them into the door