614 THANKSGIVING DAY. 



day concisely, and so well that we copy it instead of at- 

 tempting to tell it ourself : 



"Thursday, Nov. 28. Thanksgiving to-day; we have 

 had a feast four pint cans of mock turtle soup, six pint 

 cans of green corn, made into scouch. Afternoon, three 

 ounces of bread and the last of our chocolate our day's 

 feast. All well." 



The next day, the 29th, they did not fare so well ; they 

 had to be content with boiled seal-skin; but the thick- 

 ness of the hair baffled the masticatory powers of some 

 of them. 



We make further extracts from, the same source, show- 

 ing the straits they were reduced to : 



"December 2. No open water has been seen for several 

 days; cannot catch anything. Land has been seen for 

 several days ; cannot determine what shore it is, E. or "W. 

 It has been so cloudy that we cannot select a star to go by; 

 some think it is the E. land ; for my part, I think it is the 

 W. Boiled some seal-skin to-day and ate it blubber, hair 

 and tough skin. The men ate it; I could not. The hair is 

 too thick, and we have no means of getting it off. 



"December 5. Light wind; a little thick; 15 below zero. 

 A fox came too near to-day ; Bill Lindemann shot him ; 

 skinned and cut him up for cooking. Fox in this country 

 is all hair and hair. 



"December 6. Very light wind ; cold and clear. The poor 

 fox was devoured to-day by seven of the men, who liked 

 it; they had a mouthful each for their share; I did not 

 think it worth while, myself, to commence with so small 

 an allowance, so I did not try Mr. Fox. Last night fine 

 northern lights. 



"December 8. All in good health. The only thing that 

 troubles us is hunger that is very severe ; we feel some- 

 times as though we could eat each other. Very weak, but, 



please God, we will weather it all. 



i. 



"December 13. Light wind; cloudy; 19bel.zero. Hans 



