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THROUGH FINLAND. 394
ture, her gaiety, and by a fharp and decided manner in her de-
portment. She had fuch ftrength of arms, that when Rie were
difpofed to toy with her, and feck perhaps to bea little too fami-
liar, fhe would repulfe us with a blow that forced us back four
or five paces. Her limbs were active and agile, the was remark-
ably tall, and in fhort would have been a very fine woman, had
not a long waift with very fhort petticoats, disfigured her perfon.
Her face was not extremely delicate, but her features were well —
foumede her hair chefnut, her eyes lively, and her eomplexion full
of health and vigour. She was dreffed entirely in white of rather
a fine linen cloth, which fhe had probably bought at Tornea of
fome travelling merchant : all her companions were perfectly clean,
and every thing upon them was either new or recently wafhed. )
We fpent about an hour in the company of thefe girls, all
which time we vkept conftantly talking without underftanding
each other: we. exchanged many heavy blows, enough to make
one half fenouee but this isa kind of affectionate carefs among
peafants in all parts of the world. The girl of Kollare was fo
ftrong, and made fuch impreflion with her Herculean arm, that
fhe had driven us to a man almoft off the field. Our interpreter
hinted to us that we muft take care how we offended this young
woman, as fhe was to give us lodging at Kollare, a place we muft
pafs on our route. She feemed pleafed when fhe learned that we
fhould be at her houfe next day, and promifed that fhe would
do every thing in her power to have her dwelling comfortable for
us at our arrival.
Vou. 1. 3E This
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