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that the daughter, whom we designated Green- 

 stockings from her dress, is considered by her 

 tribe to be a great beauty. Mr. Hood drew an 

 accurate portrait of her, although her mother was 

 averse to 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 

 undeterred by any such fear. She has already 

 been an object of contest between her country- 

 men, and although under sixteen 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 



The weather during this month, was the coldest 

 we experienced during our residence in America. 

 The thermometer sunk on one occasion to 5T 

 below zero, and never rose beyond 6° above it ; 

 the mean for the month was — 29°. 7. During 

 these intense colds, however, the atmosphere was 

 generaUycahn, and the wood-cutters and others 

 went about their ordinary occupations without 

 using any extraordinary precautions, yet without 

 feeUng any bad effects. They had their rein-deer 

 shirts on, leathern mittens lined with blankets, 

 and furred caps ; but none of them used any de- 

 fence for the face, nor did they need to do so. 



