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glittering studs of silver on the snow-white linen, and 

 especially the woollen shawl, with its broad red stripes 

 woven in with yellow on the white ground, thrown as a 

 plaid jauntily over the shoulders, give their costume a 

 picturesque and captivating appearance. The Saeters- 

 dalians are readily distinguished from the inhabitants of 

 surrounding districts by their tall stature, broad mus- 

 cular backs, and a regular, frequently antique cast of 

 features. The tout ensemble, even to the oval form of 

 the face, and the small coquettish whiskers which every 

 Sastersdal peasant wears, as well as his short jacket and 

 low broad-crowned hat, gives him a peculiar foreign 

 look, and has contributed to the opinion which circulates 

 as a dark tradition, that he is not of the genuine Nor- 

 wegian race, and that foreign blood runs in his veins. 

 It is said that ages ago, in the remote past, some Scotch 

 families found their way into Ssetersdal, and especially 

 into Bykle, and settled there ; and that in time they 

 became so intermixed with the Saetersdal peasants, that 

 all indications of their foreign extraction became ob- 

 literated, except from this dim tradition and their out- 

 landish features. This subject, however, we will not 

 discuss, but will rather describe their character, manner 

 of living, the secluded position of their district, and 

 their disinclination to enter into connection with those 

 who do not dwell among them ; for the Saetersdal pea- 

 sant is not generally well received out of his own parts, 



