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and told that he must serve the company just as he had seen 

 Mr. Peary serve us. The "Daisy" took my place at the foot of 

 the table, her duty being to pour the tea. The " Young Hus- 

 band " and "Misfortune" sat on one side, while "Tiresome" 

 and the "White Man" sat opposite. Their bill of fare was as 



follows : 



Milk-punch. 



Venison- stew, corn-bread. 



Biscuit, cofifee. 



Candy, raisins. 



It was amusing to see the queer-looking creatures, dressed 

 entirely in the skins of animals, seated at the table and 

 trying to act like civilized people. Both the "Villain" and 

 the "Daisy" did their parts well. One incident was especially 

 funny. Myah, seeing a nice-looking piece of meat in the stew, 

 reached across the table, and with his fork endeavored to pick 

 it out of the dish. He was immediately reproved by the 

 "Villain," who made him pass his mess-pan to him and then 

 helped him to what he thought he ought to have, reserving, 

 however, the choice piece for himself They chattered and 

 laughed, and seemed to enjoy themselves very much. Both 

 women had their babies in their hoods on their backs, but this 

 did not hinder them in the least. Although at times the 

 noise was great, the little ones slept through it all. 



M'gipsu watched the cups of the others, and as soon as she 

 spied an empty one she would say : " Etudoo cafee ? Nahme ? 

 Cafee peeuk." (More coffee ? No? The coffee is good.) Fin- 



