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half of its upper part was enveloped, brought it
much closer to the eye than it actually was. The
annexed is a sketch of its appearance from the
spot, and I have availed myself of the opportunity
of introducing onr cavalcade as it then consisted.
The following day, being that of the Sabbath, we
had an opportunity of seeing some of the peasantry
of the parish in their best attire, as they passed
through Efstedalr on their way to some neighbouring
church in which service was to be performed, which
confirmed us in our opinion th a t the clergyman of
this place had gone from home. These poor people
make as long journeys to attend divine service as
those in Norway, and without the benefit of the
decent roads which they have in the latter country.
Tt is always a gratifying sight to see this day
respected, and the more so, the greater the sacrifice
that is made to observe it. The dress of the men
was pretty much the same as ours, but, as in Norway,
they suffer their hair to grow lo n g ; the females
were dressed very nearly alike, and the costume was
similar to that already described as the common
dress of the peasantry; but instead of the cap and
tassel, they all wore the head-dress with the snow-
white curvature in front.
Some of the ladies were riding across the horse,
while others were more comfortably, and certainly
more elegantly, seated in capacious side-saddles,
somethincr resembling those in which children are
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