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which come up much higher than any fisherman's, 

 and are nearly as much in circumference as her body. 

 We despair, however, of conveying a perfect idea of 

 these droll appurtenances, which must be seen to af- 

 ford a proper notion of Esquimaux art and ingenuity. 

 The magnificent size of the ladies' boots will not escape 

 the eye of the slightest judge of portraiture and costume. 

 In fact, these are the most essential parts of the Esqui- 

 maux' dress : they are their pockets, their tool boxes, 



Esquimaux Lady in her Boots J] 



their provision cupboards : Hudibras' holster was no- 

 thing to them. This will be allowed when we state, 

 that, one day, a lady of the tribe enamoured of a wash- 

 hand basin, took the liberty of appropriating it se.cretly 

 to herself; but unluckily for her the theft was discover- 

 ed, and she was turned over for search proh pudor ! 

 the basin w r as found concealed in one of her boots." 



TENTATUS. 



