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THROUGH FINLAND.
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THE PALDAMO-PASTY :
A Finnifh Tale, by the Peafant Voninen.
«< My tale is now fet out in proper phrafe. I fing the treat
* which an inhabitant of Paldamo prepared for a commiflary of
“‘ the cuftoms; neither more nor lefs than a cat with the fkin
«‘ and fur, which was baked and prefented to him for his fupper.
‘* It was on a Sunday evening that the peafants of the good
‘“town of Paldamo were affembled together, and fell into dif-
“ courfe about the inhabitants of the city of Uleaborg, whom
“ they all pronounced to be a pack of knaves, and more efpecially
*¢ the cuftom-houfe officers, for they were paid for eating, and
*< {crupled to pay for what they eat, for they plundered the fledges
«< and robbed the travellers of their provifions.
** Upon this (fays a jolly old fellow of the party) I fhould like
“ to take a little journey, if I could light upon agreeable compa-
«‘nions: I fhould with once more to fee our great city. I have
<< fome tallow to fell, and butter to difpofe of, notwithftanding
‘the feafon has proved fo unfavourable.’ ‘The peafants all an-
“« {wered with one voice, ** We have alla defire to take a trip to
“¢ Uleaborg; we will accompany you immediately into the low
“* grounds.” |
«Thus then fpoke another boon companion, famous for his
« droll ftories: “‘ To be fure, fays he, at Chriftmas-time there is
1, BD ‘* no
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