3(jy Oa-v-las Cu)i(b(ct. i March, iser. 



ice exteiuling- as far as tlie eye could reacli. Near it, beneath the 

 siiow, watt-r was i-asilv ol)taiiie(l, and the frozen Jmw, phiced in this, 

 was thaweil in tlnx'e hours. 



He now exjierienced a renewal of the trials which Ou-e-la had 

 u-ivcn him on his route to Igloo-lik. Repeatedly on that journey he 

 liad sh»»wn a selfish disposition, especially in helping himself most 

 freely to the best of the provision, of which his wife also secretly 

 t«>««]; a large share At Ig-loo-lik, to Hall's disadvantage, Ou-e-Ia 

 had purchased for himself several dogs, and now, on the homeward 

 route, he proved exceedingly careless of Hall's team, while liberally 

 feeding his own. To this he added an increased exhibition of evil 

 temper, the soin-ce of which was probably to be found in his disap- 

 l)oiutnient in not obtaining the widow. He had cordially agreed to 

 go en this i()unle^' for the very purpose of adding to the number of 

 liis wives, lint Hall, when consenting to this, had not anticipated that he 

 Would bring down a family with all their goods. His evil conduct 

 reached its w^orst on the 2 2d, when he took advantage of Hall's sick- 

 ness from continual living on walrus-meat, to feast himself and wdfe 

 mure than once, refused a fair supply of food to either Hall or 

 (i<,t-j)'tl:. and subjected the white man, in his feeble state, to the most 

 menial ser\ices. He ordered him to brinof in the snow-water for 

 drinking, and, with other services, to put the how sledge on top of the 

 igloo wlien it was necessary to keep it from the dogs. The weak state 

 oi the invalid, with the renewed feeling that he w^as in the hands of a 

 savage, indiicc-d hini to submit to these orders. He says in his notes 

 r»f tlie da\. • I 1i;h1 Mrcat i-easoii at times to shoot the savagre down on 

 the Kpot. and know in.t Ik.w h.iig it may be before I shall have to do 

 wi terrible an act to save my own dear life." But he more wisely 

 rcrturved his puni>!mient until they should ivach the ships. 



