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these things : " I am now able to speak of them. 

 You could not have sent a nicer supply. The knitted 

 vests were almost enough to make one warm to look 

 at them. Some of the articles were almost too 

 nice to give to the poor Eskimos and Indians, who 

 spend much of their time in not very clean tents and 

 houses. One poor woman seemed quite delighted 

 to receive one of the vests. She looked and looked 

 as if such a nice thing could never be intended for 

 her." Some of the things thus sent were given 

 as prizes either for teaching or learning, with a view 

 to the encouragement of general industry and im- 

 provement. 



A peep behind the scenes is always of interest. 

 And lest the reader should imagine that the life of 

 a Servant of God in these icy climates is one of deadly 

 monotony and idleness, we can draw aside the veil 

 for a moment and see how Mr. Peck describes his 

 daily life at this time : 



" I suppose you sometimes wonder how I manage 

 to live here, and how I spend the long winter months. 

 I am very comfortable considering all the circum- 

 stances, and I do not feel the cold so much as one 

 might imagine. Having a snug house made of logs 

 to live in, I am able to keep myself tolerably warm 

 with the help of a stove. When I go outside I wear 

 a good thick fur coat, which keeps out the cold 

 wonderfully well. If I am away with the Eskimos 

 and have to sleep in their snow houses, then I use 



