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climate pretty well. They looked at the sky, observed the 

 course of the winds, shook their heads, and said " No goot/' 

 "no goot," this phrase being the extent of their knowledge 



SOME YOUNG PROPHETS. 



of English, and then dove into a little cavern, in which they 

 made their quarters. They had covered the mouth of this 

 cavern with a sail. It was evidently a favorite resort for 

 Eskimo outing parties, as it was full of fish-bones and refuse 

 of all kinds, and had a most abominable odor ; this seemed to 

 make them feel at home and happy. 



In the afternoon it lightened up a little, and Dr. Cramer 

 and Professor Freeman decided to go back to the Miranda 

 for some oilskins ; at our camp we were only about twelve 

 miles from the ship. They coaxed a couple of Eskimos from 

 their redolent cavern and started away in our smaller boat, 



