120 PURCHASE A DOG. 



were nearly imlieeded by him. A little tobacco 

 rewarded liim amply for the slight trouble of our 

 visit, and I lay down to sleep with an earnest hope 

 for a favourable morrow. 



The morning of the 11th showed much less wind 

 and drift, but was very misty with drizzling snow : this 

 was, however, so great an improvement on the last 

 two days that we were glad enough to hasten our 

 departure. We snatched a hurried breakfast while 

 our steeds were being harnessed, and had the vexation 

 to discover that one of the dogs, lately lent by Mah- 

 katzan, had, with canine fidelity, departed to seek 

 his master. 



Bidding farewell to the meagre denizens of the 

 village, we followed our guide en route for Tchaytcheen, 

 and were so fortunate as to overtake a gentleman of 

 that township who was driving leism'ely homewards in 

 his two-dog sleigh, and who upon arriving at Tchayt- 

 cheen, which we did in company, consented, for the 

 consideration of about six ounces of tobacco, (which 

 in the leaf looks a large quantity, and indeed is so 

 to them,) to replace our lost dog with one of his 

 own — a circumstance highly fortunate for us. In all 

 such transactions as this I left the enthe management 

 to Mooldooyah, having implicit reliance upon his 

 judgment and probity ; nor had we ever any reason 



