Sketches From Oldest America 



them back to life, he gave the subject no further at- 

 tention. 



His curiosity being aroused, and wishing to see 

 who the visitor was, he pulled the death mask from 

 her face and threw it outside; but it came back and 

 covered the face again. Supposing that it was the 

 wind which had blown it back, he pulled it off again 

 and threw it outside; but with the same result as 

 before. It was not until the fifth time that the mask 

 stayed away. Then recognizing one of the young 

 women of the village, he spoke but received no 

 reply. Passing his hand over her face he felt that 

 she was cold and clammy, and supposing it was a 

 chill she had he placed her in his bed. 



After awhile he had the satisfaction of knowing 

 that his visitor was growing warmer. Then she 

 spoke and told him she had died and been buried, 

 but that he had warmed and made her comfortable 

 again. After talking together for quite awhile, the 

 visitor proposed that they should return to the village 

 together, Tungnaluke taking her for his wife. 



At last the truth began to dawn through his mind, 



and he found himself in a perplexity. Here he had 



been making a ghost comfortable, and it was now 



insisting on being his wife. He already had one in 



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