spectable. The difference in this respect is very striking between
first and second class passengers on board of American and Swedish
steamers. In the latter there is no rowdyism--no incivility from
officers or servants; and, so far as the passengers are concerned, I
could not perceive that they were debarred from any of the privileges
enjoyed by passengers of the first class. They had the entire range of
the vessel, and were treated with the same respect and consideration
shown to others who possessed the means of indulgence in a little more
style. I have been particularly pleased with this trait in the
management of public conveyances throughout Europe. In Sweden and
Norway it is especially characteristic. The commonest deck-passenger
on board a Swedish or Norwegian steamer is treated with courtesy.
Indeed, I have seen instances of care and tenderness toward the poorer
classes, whose circumstances compelled them to travel in this way,
that I regret to say would excite astonishment in our own democratic
country. I can scarcely understand why it is that the captain and
officers of a steam-ship on our side of the water consider it their
duty to harass passengers who do not pay the highest price with all
sorts of vexatious restrictions, and to render their condition as
uncomfortable as possible. To be overbearing, insolent, and
ungentlemanly seems to be the only aim of these important
functionaries, and, so far as my experience goes, they succeed so well
in this respect that if they do not actually prove themselves brutes
and blackguards during the passage, they are usually rewarded for
their forbearance, on reaching the port of destination, by a card of
thanks. I have seen no such insolence on the part of officers and
slavishness on that of passengers on board of any Swedish or Norwegian
steamer, as I have often seen on the Panama and California coast
steamers. Yet cards of thanks are not common in Europe. In fact, they
would be regarded as a reflection upon the officers rather than an
evidence of complimentary appreciation.

The coast of Finland from Helsingfors to Abo abounds in small rocky
islands, covered, for the most part, with a stunted growth of pine.
The outline of the main land is extremely rugged and irregular,
presenting a succession of promontories, bays, and inlets,
weather-beaten cliffs of granite, and gloomy pine forests. No sign of
habitation is to be seen during the entire voyage, with the exception
of