12 LETTERS FROM HIGH LATITUDES. [IV. 



revolver in each hand, swore he would shoot the first man 

 who attempted to touch the boats. This timely exhibition 

 of spirit saved their lives : soon after the weather moderated ; 

 by undergirding the ship with chains, St. Paul fashion, the 

 leaks were partially stopped, the steamer reached her desti- 

 nation, and was sold for 7,000/. a few days after her arrival. 

 In token of their gratitude for the good service he had done 

 them, the Company presented Mr. Wyse on his return with 

 a gold watch, and the chain he wears so gloriously outside 

 the silk tartan waistcoat. 



And now, good-bye. I hear the click-click of the chain as 

 they heave the anchor; I am rather tired and exhausted with 

 all the worry of the last two months, and shall be heartily 

 glad to get to sea, where fresh air will set me up again, I 

 hope, in a few days. My next letter will be from Iceland ; 

 and, please God, before I see English land again, I hope to 

 have many a story to tell you of the islands that are washed 

 by the chill waters of the Arctic Sea. 



