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good deal, falling to 33 the first week and rising the last 

 of the month to +8. Whenever the ice opened the tempera- 

 ture would rise by reason of the amount of heat liberated. 

 The lowest temperatures were during clear weather. Seve- 

 ral meteors were observed this month. These were of much 

 interest to Mr. Collins, and were he with us he would have 

 something to say about them in his usual entertaining man- 

 ner. Appetites and sleep were not so good this second winter. 

 During December the ship was shaken up off and on, and 

 much heavy jamming of ice occurred. 



On Christmas Eve the men gave another very nice enter- 

 tainment in the deck-house, buttonhole bouquets and all. 

 These bouquets (I have nine of them before me as I write) 

 were made of pink and green paper, and handed us by Seaman 

 Johnson with one of his pleasant smiles. Poor fellow, he 

 is now missing! A good man and a tiptop seaman. Of 

 those who on that night contributed for our amusement nine 

 are among the missing. I append a programme of the en- 

 tertainment : 



JEANNETTE'S MINSTREL TROUPE. 



PROGRAMME. 



PART FIRST. 



Overture Company 



The Slave Mr. Sweetman 



Nelly Gray H. Wilson 



What Should Make You Sad ? G. W. Boyd 



The Spanish Cavalier E. Star 



Our Boys H. Warren 



PART SECOND. 



The great "Ah Sain " and " Tong Sing " in their wonderful 



tragic performances. 

 Accordeon solo by the celebrated artist Herr Dressier. 



Mr. Henry Wilson 



in his serio-comic songs. 



Alexai and Anequin still on the role. 



Violin Solo G. Kuehne 



Magic Lantern Views. Mr. Sweetman 



