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Chap. XXXVI.
FREDERIKSHAVN.
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FREDERIKSHAVN,
July 2nd.—On our arrival last night we found the
hotel nigh deserted; were received by an
important-looking boy of twelve years of age or thereabouts, who
seemed awfully affronted at our calling him “ lille
dreng.” It was not until this morning we became
aware of the cause. The whole family, landlord,
landlady, housemaids, cooks, kitchenmaids, boots, and
waiter, had passed the night at a ball in the
neighbouring “ skov.”
Om- Vendel boers come in to wish us “ farvel,”
“ tak for idag,” shake hands with us all round, and
express then* pleasure at having driven us. We would
not like to part with little Lina, would we ? If so-
Lina, affrighted, retires under the protection of her
mistress’s ample petticoats at the very mention of such
a fate. Well I she might be worse off. Plenty of good
milk at the farmhouse, and no sparing.
Frederikshavn is a pretty little town, beautifully
situated, consisting chiefly of one long street, running
down to the water’s edge—its harbour protected by
one solid martello tower, built by Tordenskiold, at
the end of its citadel: the’peasants still call it
Flad-strand * — its ancient name. It was offered for sale
in the last century for the sum of 4000 dollars. A
change since then—plenty of shipping, clean houses,
and charming shady public gardens, the pavement its
only weak or rather rough point. All that can bo
effected in Jutland to make their cities desirable as rcsi-
* In former days the post passed through Fladstrand on its way to
Norway, it being the nearest harbour of communication.
VOL. II. I
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