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that time they had their own mytholo
gical religion, their Gods and moun
tain spirits. Each mountain and
Fjord, or the most impressive ones,
had its spirit of elves and these old
sayings and teachings of their mythol
ogy have clung to the folk living out
in the open nature and been hand
ed down even until today.
“Fire House” and Their Strange
Bread.
This house is used for many pur
poses, but about twice a year they
bake lefse there. I have described
this before, but the way they make
them is interesting. They hire a wo
man well practiced in the business to
come to the “fire-house” and make
a fire of wood in the great open fire
place that almost fills one end of
the house. She places a large flat
cooking iron over the fire and sets
a long, flat board on props on the
floor and rolls the dough there. She
sits at the head of this and with a
heavy, rough rolling pin she rolls out
big, round cakes about as large as a
man can reach around with his arms
and as thin as a crust. Then she
rolls a small marker over these so
as to leave little ridges in the lefse
and then she puts the cake on the
iron, handling it skillfully with clean
sticks, and, of course, making only
one at a time. The lefse are left there
until they are barely brown on each
side and then placed in a pile to cool.
Each time before used for the table
they have to sprinkle a little water on
them or they would be as tough as
leather. They will keep a long time
so they are stored up for six months
or so to be used as they are needed.
The dough seems to be made without
salt and is mixed with potatoes. Then
they are cut into four parts, and when
served at the table, they are folded
like a napkin. We are very fond of
them here and have them every morn
ing for breakfast.
We shall stay here about a week
longer and then go out to Tronjheim
for a few days. On the way back to
wards Berger we shall visit some of
the prettiest Fjord scenery, go down
Hardanger Fjord and walk from there
to Voss, one day’s walk, 30 kilometers,
and take the slow train for Finse,
where we stop over in the high moun
tains and wait there until the fast
train comes. We shall stop in Gote
borg, and also in Sweden, in Copen
hagen, Denmark and in Kiel, Leiback,
North Germany, stopping also at other
places in Norway, Sweden and Den
mark, perhaps, and arriving at Leip
zig about the middle of April. From
Berger to Molde is twenty-four hours
journey with the boat, and from one
end of Norway to the other is the
same distance from Berlin to Tunis,
Africa.
MARVIN BEESON.
THE SUCCESSFUL HOSTESS.
I once knew a hostess who gave
glorious parties, with wonderful mu
sic, refreshments and flowers, that
transformed her home into Titania’s
court. But when this girl entertain
ed there was always a long row of
bashful boys who sat alone on a win
dow seat, afraid to speak to any girl.
This went on for two evenings, but
at the third party a halt was called
and the girl tried a new plan. She
would go up to some blushing, pain
fully embarrassed boy, and, showing
him a book or a picture, would get
him away from his mates. Then, af
ter a little pleasant chat, she would
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leave him reassured and confident and
quite equal to conversing with the
young girl whom the thoughtful hos
tess would leave in her own place.
So this girl’s parties were always
very successful, for every one had a
marvelous time, even the girl herself;
which sounds almost impossible un
less you have tried her way. Her good
time came to her because she knew
that her guests were enjoying them
selves. —Christian Herald.
BACHELORS OF TIMIDITY.
A friend whom I see frequently
on the train has a very amusing,
cheerful and optimistic view of life.
He is something of a fault-finder, but
he always finds fault with a rare
sort of twinkle in his eye and a con
tagious smile on his lips, so that it
is rather hard to scold him for his
scolding.
But something he said the other
night surprised me more than ordi
narily:
“I never worry,” he said. “It’s only
educated man that worries. The un
educated man doesn’t know enough to
worry.”
That was startling. I pressed him
for explanation.
“Why, yes,” he answered, “the edu
cated man sees too much. He sees
everything that might happen and
gets scared. He thinks the chances
against him are too big, so he gives
up. The uneducated man doesn’t see
those things that might happen and
get scared. While the other man is
figuring it out he goes in and gets it
done.”
That reminded me of one of my
father’s stories, which I forthwith
told. It was about a general who
wanted a bridge built in a hurry. Be
fore he saw the proper engineering
officer he happened upon the regi
ment’s “handy man,” who always
knew how to do the right thing quick.
The general -told him the bridge must
be built ,and built in a hurry.
“I’ll see the engineer,” he added,
“and he will send you the necessary
blue prints.”
The next day the general met the
handy man again.
“How are you getting along with the
bridge?” he asked.
“Oh, the bridge is built, sir,” the
man replied, “but I haven’t got the
pictures yet.” —Christian Herald.
Fair Maid —I wonder what causes
the flight of time?
Brilliant Young Man —It is prob
ably urged on by the spur of the mo
ment.
HUSBAND AND WIFE.
(Continued from page 3.)
it to Juliet Johnson. I wanted to be
gin the world entirely anew!”
“Change it back again,” said Fanny,
going up to her husband’s sister and
taking her tenderly in her arms.
“Be Juliet once more —be Gerald’s
dear sister and mine also! Dimple’s
instinct was truer than mine—she has
learned to love you already. Dear
Gerald, forgive me this once, and I
will never tax your forbearance so
cruelly again.”
So the little seamstress kept her
situation permanently, and Fanny ob
tained a closer hold than ever upon
her husband’s heart. And Miss Crul
ler came no more to the house.
“I’m sure I meant everything for
the best,” said she dolefully. “And I
think Fanny is very spiteful when she
calls me a meddling gossip! I’m will
ing to own that I wa smistaken that
time. But I ain’t often mistaken;
when a woman marries a handsome
husband she’s got to watch him, and
that’s all there is to it!”
The Golden Age for April 3, 1913
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