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few minutes between the Skeppsholm and the Allmänna-Gränd
(3 ö.). Crossing to the latter (which is also the tramway-terminus,
p. 319), we pass through the small suburb of Djurgårds-Stad, and
thus reach the —
*Djurgård, a delightful park, of which Stockholm is justly
proud, with pleasant villas, and beautiful walks in every direction.
It occupies an island 2 Engl. M. in length, and ¾ M. in width at
its broadest part, and was laid out by Gustavus III. and Charles XIV.
John, having originally been a deer-park, as its name imports.
Opposite Alkärret, a small Plats planted with trees, where most
visitors land, is Hammer’s Villa, which formerly belonged to
Byström, the sculptor; beyond this, to the left, is the small
Djurgårds-Teater (Pl. J, 3), near which the tramway passes. Opposite the
Allmänna-Gränd, and a few paces to the S.E. of Alkärret, is the
entrance to *Hasselbacken (p. 318), the largest and best of the
numerous cafés and restaurants situated here. The grounds command
fine views and contain an oak (‘Bellmans Ek’) under the shade of
which Karl Michael Bellman (d. 1795), the most genial and popular
of Swedish poets, composed some of his charming songs. In the
vicinity is a bronze statne of the poet, by Nyström, erected in 1872.
Leaving the Hasselbacke, and passing several other cafés,
marionette theatres, and places of popular entertainment, the best
of which is the *Tivoli, we follow the road to the E. and Teach the
open park, with its grassy glades, rocky knolls, and beautiful trees,
between which frequent glimpses of the Baltic and Stockholm are
obtained. On the left, a little beyond the Djurgårds-Stad, is a
beautiful spot called Bellmans-Ro, with a bust of the great poet and
improvisatore, many of whose most beautiful ballads are said to
have been made extempore and without effort. The bust (by
Byström, erected in 1829) is the scene of great festivities on 26th
July, the anniversary of its erection, when crowds of the poet’s
admirers of all classes assemble here to recite his poetry and extol his
genius. Among the most famous and beautiful of his lines are the
following: —
Hvila vid denna källa!
Vår lilla frukost vi framställa:
Rödt vin med pimpinella
Och en nyss skjuten beckasin.
Klang, hvad buteljer, Ulla!
I våra korgar, öfverfulla,
Tömda i gräset rulla —
Ack känn, hvad ångan dunster fin!
Ditt middagsvin,
Sku vi ur krusen hälla
Med glädtig min.
Hvila vid denna källa!
Hör våra valdthorns klang, kusin!
Himmel! hvad denna runden,
Af friska löfträn sammanbunden,
Vidgar en plan i lunden
Med strödda gångar och behag!
Ljufligt der löfven susa,
I svarta hvirflar, grå och ljusa,
Träden en skugga krusa
Inunder skyars fläkt och drag.
Tag, Ulla, tag.
Vid denna måltidsstunden,
Ditt glas som jag!
Himmel! hvad denna runden
Bepryds af blommor, tusen slag.
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