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baker, with the inscription : ' T. L. M. D.' (Til lykke 

 met! dagen, the Norwegian equivalent for : Wishing a 

 happy birthday) ' 10.10.94.' In the evening came pine- 

 apples, figs, and sweets. Many a worse birthday might 

 be spent in lower latitudes than 81. The evening is 



t-'rom <i\ A SNOW-SHOE EXCURSION (OCTOBER, 1894). {Photograph. 



passing with all kinds of merriment, every one is in good 

 spirits ; the saloon resounds with laughter how many a 

 merry meeting it has been the scene of! 



" But when one has said good-night and sits here 

 alone, sadness comes ; and if one goes on deck, there are 



