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appointed to be observed as one of thanksgiving,
an d called
Store Bededag.
B ut, h ow ev er involved
in o bscurity m ay be th e origin of this day to th e
people generally, th ere is little d ou b t b u t that, from
its being regulated by the falling o f E aster, it is
a m oveable
F ast,
a day set a p a rt for general
R epen tance and P r a y e r, an d first ap pointed in the
reign of F re d e rik IV ., a fte r the custom a t th a t
tim e p rev alen t in G erm any.
H ere and there in the neighbourhood o f the
ram p a rts m ay be seen a cannon ball em bedded in the
side o f a house or w a ll: — they are rem iniscences
o f 1807.
A fter the unfo rtu n ate bom bardm ent in
th a t y ear, balls w ere taken by som e from, the ruins
and inserted as above sta te d , w ith the inscription
"
Venskabs Minde
” (F riendship’s Memorial) upon
them . T h e balls still rem ain, bu t tim e has effaced
the inscription, as w e hope it h as all the ill-feelings
o f the people w hich n atu rally resulted from th a t
"u n tow a rd event.”
T h e D a n e s , it m ust be ack n ow led g ed , are
unquestionably a k ind -h earted , h ap p y , and contented
people.
T he higher classes are courteous and
h o sp ita b le : the lo w e r, in d o le n t, bu t w ithal quiet
and orderly. D iffering from our ideas o f correctness
(though I offer no opinion on the subject) the ladies
here sit constantly a t the w indow , outside o f which
is u su ally fastened a reflectin g -g lass, so comm on