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THE LABRADOR PENINSULA. 



CIIAr. XXIT. 



waters. Are they wiser and l:)ctter than we are noAv ? Can 

 they hunt better — kill more caribou — collect more furs? 

 No. My counsel is — do not go." 



' My uncle is an old man. He spoke and said : — " Two 

 summers since, twice ten men and women and children 

 went to the south. Where are they now ? Are there not 

 many here who have seen the great waters to the 



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west ? Are they better than we are ? If the robe noire 

 wants to see us, let him come here. My counsel is — 

 do not go." 



' Others spoke, old men : they all said, "Do not go." 

 ' One spoke, a young man — he lies there now, he is dead ! 

 He said, " We are young and strong; we can go and see the 

 robe 7ioire. If we find that the countiy is poor, we can 

 come back at once. What can we do here ? Do not all 

 see that the caribou are gone ? We must soon starve if 

 we stay where we are. I shall go." 



