Bowdoin Boys in Labrador. 



Since the Bowdoin College Labrador Expedition much in- 

 terest has been taken by charitable women in the missionaries 

 who are laboring in that bleak country. As often as possible 

 barrels of clothing and other useful articles have been sent to 

 them. In return the missionaries have sent interesting letters 

 describing their work and acknowledging the gifts. One of 

 these, written to Mrs. James P. Baxter, of Portland, gives a de- 

 scription that will be of general interest : 



Hopedale, Labrador, > 

 October 3, 1893. > 



Dear Madam : 



For your very kind letter and for the very useful articles for 

 our people, accept my best and kindest thanks. We have al- 

 ready made some of the people glad with cloth, and we will 

 but be so glad for them in the winter time. 



Happily the codfishery has been much better this year than 

 last, thus we can more confidently look forward to the coming 

 winter time than we could last year ; because our people were 

 so poor and we finished the many kind gifts long before the 

 spring came on, when they were able to earn their own bread. 



We have had a very cold and dreary summer, the few warm 

 days could easily be counted, and now the winter is at the 

 door. 



On last Christmas day we had a nice Christmas celebration 



