NORTHERN OCEAN. 
long before fome of them begin to figh and fob, 
and foon after break out into a loud cry, which 
is generally accompanied by moft of the grown 
perfons of both fexes; and fometimes it is 
common to fee them all, men, women, and chil- 
dren, in one univerfal howl. The young girls, 
in particular, are often very obliging on thofe oc- 
cafions; for 1 never remember to have feen a 
crying match (as I called it) but the greateft part 
of the company affifted, although fome of them 
had no other reafon for it, but that of feeing 
their companions do the fame. When the firft 
tranfports of grief fubtide, they advance by de- 
grees, and both parties mix with each other, the 
men always aflociating with the men, and the 
women with the women. If they have any to- 
bacco among them, the pipes are pafled round 
|. pretty freely, and the converfation foon becomes 
general. As they are on their firft meeting ac- 
quainted with all the bad news, they have by this 
time nothing left but good, which in general has 
fo far the predominance over the former, that in 
lefs than half an hour nothing but fmiles and 
cheerfulnefs are to be feen in every face; and if 
they be not really in want, {mall prefents of pro- 
vifions, ammunition, and other articles, often 
take place; fometimes merely as a gift, but more 
frequently by way of trying whether they cannot 
get a greater prefent. 
They have but few diverfions; the chief is 
fhooting 
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