76 THE LAPLAND ALPS. 



short, is performed after the abovemen- 

 tioned company is departed. This being 

 over, the bridegroom either takes his wife 

 immediately home with him, or he goes to 

 his own hut alone, and stays there from 

 one to five days, after which he returns to 

 her residence, bringing with him his herd 

 of reindeer, and stays there for some time 

 with her. 



Such of the Laplanders as are rich 

 enough to aftbrd it, make their wives a 

 present of a coverlet ; a petticoat made of 

 cloth, without any gathers, as usual among 

 these people ; a small silver beaker or cup; 

 several rix-dollars and silver rings; a spoon, 

 Sec; so that many a bride costs her hus- 

 band more thau a hundred dollars, copper 

 money. To the mother he perhaps gives 

 a silver belt, as well as a cloth petticoat. 



I have alread}^ mentioned that the Lap- 

 landers eat Angelica {syhestvh) in a raw 

 state. This plant, Mhich the inhabitants 

 of Westbothland call Bloernstut, has so 

 many names among the Laplanders, ac- 



