294 THE LABRADOR PENIXSULA. CHAP. xvm. 



for a few moments at the unsuspecting cow, and fitted 

 an arrow to his bow. 



One of the men thinking they had seen quite enough, 

 and that another moment lost might be followed by an 

 arrow in the side of one of the very few cows on the 

 coast, called out aloud, ' Nitchee ! ' - brother or friend. 

 The Nasquapee in amazement turned round, paused for a 

 moment, and replied, ' Ho ! Ho ! ' The men showed them- 

 selves, and walked towards the Indian, saying a few words 

 in Montagnais ; and pointing to the cow, told him it was 

 not wild, that it belonged to them, that he might approach 

 it without fear of its running away. The Nasquapee, 

 evidently much astonished at first, soon recovered himself, 

 and went with the men towards the cow. The animal, 

 unaccustomed to such visitors, strolled off into the woods. 

 The Nasquapee call ed to his squaw, and soon after stepped 

 into his canoe. The men, seeing the disappointed look of 

 the whole party and their emaciated appearance, gave 

 them some biscuit and a little cold pork, .which was 

 equally divided by the father, and devoured by parents 

 and children in a manner that showed that hunger with 

 them was a sharp pang. 



We met this Indian again at Seven Islands a few days 

 afterwards ; there he saw a horse for the first time, but 

 his astonishment appeared to be much greater than at the 

 first sight of a cow. He walked round and round the 

 animal, laughed, shouted, and clapped his hands. The 

 horse began to partake of the Nasquapee's astonishment, 

 and after looking at his wild admirer for a few moments, 

 trotted off. 



The first impressions of Nasquapees when they see the 



