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to be a great beauty. Mr. Hood drew an accurate portrait 

 of her, although her mother was averse from her sitting for 

 it. She was afraid, she said, that her daughter's likeness 

 would induce the Great Chief who resided in England, to 

 send for the original. The young lady, however, was unde- 

 terred by any such fear. She has already been an object 

 of contest between her countrymen ; and although under six- 

 teen years of age, has belonged successively to two husbands, 

 and would probably have been the wife of many more, if 

 her mother had not required her services as a nurse." — 

 p. 254. 



The ingenious methods pursued by Captain Parry 

 in his winter's abode in the Arctic regions, for the 

 amusement and occupation of his people, were not 

 known to Captain Franklin ; but he equally found 

 it necessary, during the dreary months they were 

 shut up in Fort Enterprise, to furnish some kind of 

 employment, especially for the officers of the expe- 

 dition, who, however, were at no loss ; they were 

 engaged in writing out their journals, calculating 

 the results of their observations, and in constructing 

 the charts of the routes, while Messrs. Hood and 

 Back were employed in finishing their drawings. 

 The reading of newspapers, magazines, and letters 

 from England, was a source of occupation. But 

 Captain Franklin has given a sketch which con- 

 tains the usual routine of their winter's life at Fort 

 Enterprise. 



" In the evenings we joined the men in the hall, and took 

 a part in their games, which generally continued to a late 

 hour ; in short, we never found the time to hang heavy upon 



