132 THE WHALEMAN ; OR, 



Soon after, all the remaining property which 

 she possessed — her clothing, needles, combs, 

 beads, &c, besides some tobacco — was sewed 

 up with her in the dress she usually wore, or in 

 which she died. A new sled was then made for 

 the deceased, and two of the best dogs in the 

 family were selected to bear awav the corpse. 

 Instead of carrying the body out of the ordinary 

 doorway, an opening was made through the side 

 of the hut sufficiently large for the body to pass 

 and those accompanying it. The relatives and 

 friends followed the remains to the place of the 

 dead, two or three miles distant, upon some hill 

 side. There it remained untouched for five days. 

 The face only of the deceased was exposed. On 

 the return of the family connections to the hut, 

 one of the dogs was killed. During the five days 

 which intervened, the husband forsook the hut 

 altogether, and all other huts, and wandered about 

 from place to place, living in temporary exile 

 from all connection with his former home, or 

 family and friends. And during this time, also, 

 food was carried to the dead body, and also 

 placed outside the hut, on the supposition that 

 she would need it. 



On the sixth day, the deceased was visited 

 again by the relatives for the purpose of dispos- 

 ing of what was left of her remains. The crows 



