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sharing with them in the peculiarly offensive 

 and disgusting character and preparation of their 

 food. 



The next day, the company remained in the 

 settlement, wearied with the labor of the pre- 

 ceding day, and, the greatest calamity of all, 

 oppressed in our minds, as we contemplated the 

 future ; and as we began to realize more and 

 more what would probably be our destination for 

 many long months to come. 



" Hope deferred maketh the heart sick ; " but 

 hope revived — when well nigh abandoned and 

 ready to expire, like the last flickerings of the 

 lamp — hope revived imparts new life, and sends 

 a thrill of joy through languishing minds. Thus 

 the weak become strong, and the disheartened 

 are animated and encouraged to put forth more 

 earnest efforts. Hope revived under the circum- 

 stances in which these shipwrecked mariners 

 were placed was like the introduction of light, 

 comfort, and home into their wintry habitations. 

 What intelligence more to be desired and sin- 

 cerely asked for than the announcement of a sail 

 in sight? 



Think of them, as brooding over their antici- 

 pated doom ; settling it, or having settled it in 

 their minds, that their abode was doubtless fixed 

 for the present; thoughts of home now and then 



