In tin Arcti w. 



urred v. I 

 in carrying wood to the fire ; non 

 to i although the I dispro- 



i our strength. On oneof these occasions 

 Hepburn was so convinced of this waywardness that 

 he exclaimed, " Dear me, it* we are Bpared to return 

 to England, I wonder it' we Bhall recover our Under- 

 stand LI 



November 7. — Adam had passed a restless night, 

 b< ing disquieted by gloomy apprehensions of approi 

 ing death, which we tried in vain to dispel 1I«' was 

 so low in the morning as to 1"' Bcarcely able to speak. 

 I remained in bed by his side to cheer him as much 

 The Doctorand Hepburn went to cut wi 

 They had hardly begun their labor, when they w 

 amazed at hearing the report ofamusket. They could 

 scarcely believe that there was really any one □ 

 until th a shout, and immediately espied three 



Indi ■ to the house. Adam and I hoard the lat- 



ter noise, and I was fearful that a part of the house had 

 fallen upon one of my companions, a disaster which 

 had in fact been thought not unlikely. My alarm 

 was only momentary, Dr. Ri hard-. mi came in to com- 

 municate the joyful intelligence that relief had arrived. 

 He and myself immediately addressed thanksgiving 

 to the throne of mercy for this delii 

 Adam was in bo low a state that he could scarcely 



