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TRAVELS 
CHAPTER II. 
A final1 Colony of Finlanders between Kollare and Muonionifca — 
Charming Country around that Colony—Rules of Colonization ob~ 
ferved in Lapland—The Village of Muonionifca—The Parfon of 
the Parfh—The Inhabitants of this Diflridl: their Manners and 
Mode of Life. 
f T coft us two days and two nights to accomplifh thefe fixty- 
fix miles ; and before recommencing our laborious travels, we 
Hopped at a fmall cottage, where we found a little colony of Fin¬ 
landers which feemed extremely poor, and by their particular 
fituation interefled 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 
oppofitc banks are adorned with trees and verdure. Nature feem¬ 
ed to fmilc all around this folitary manfion, while peace and good 
humour reigned within its humble walls. This little commu¬ 
nity, 
