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arrived at a shed, supported by four posts, 

 and covered with a roof. Here hung some 

 clothes, and a small rem-deer cheese, 

 Mhich last I immediatelj' wished to obtain. 

 But the woman refused, saying she sliould 

 want it herself ibr the next holidav. My 

 hunger was such, tliat I could not lose 

 sight of this cheese, and I was induced to 

 otter her any thing she was pleased to ask 

 for it, telling her I verily believed I should 

 hardly survive another day if I had it not. 

 At length she complied, and the cheese 

 proved afterwards of the most signal ser- 

 vice to me. We then took leave of our 

 female companion, and began to measure 

 back our steps. I was thus obliged to return 

 bv the course of the river, having, with 

 the thouo-htlessness of vouth, undertaken 

 more than it was possible to perform. 



We continued our voyage down the 

 river, being carried with great velocity by 

 the current, the whole of the next day. 

 At length coming to an island, the Lap- 

 lander failed in his attemjjt to weather it. 



