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12 TRAVELS
CHAPTER II.
A finall Colony of Finlanders between Kollare and Muonionifca—
Charming Country around that Colony—Rules of Colonization ob-
ferved in Lapland—The Village of Muontonifca—The Parfon of
the Parifh—The Inhabitants of this Difirict: their Manners and
Mode of Life.
T coft us two days and two nights to accomplifh thefe fixty-
fix miles; and before recommencing our laborious travels, we
{topped at a fmall cottage, where we found a little colony of Fin-
landers which feemed extremely poor, and by their particular
fituation interefted us very much.
The colony confifted of two families only, who lived altogether
in the fame cottage, and amounted to feven perfons, including
two women and a young child. The fituation of this little com-
munity made a powerful impreffion upon our minds. The fur-
rounding country is delightful; a number of fmall wooded iflands
ferve to embellifh the courfe of the river, which here occupies a
broader channel, and glides on with a more placid current: the
oppofite banks are adorned with trees and verdure. Nature feem-
ed to fmile all around this folitary manfion, while peace and good
humour reigned within its humble walls. This little commu-
nity,
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