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although her mother was averse to her sit- 

 ting for it. She was afraid, she said, that 

 her daughter's likeness would induce the 

 Great Chief who resided in England to 

 send for the original. The young lady, 

 however, was undeterred by any such fear. 

 She has already been an object of contest 

 between her countrymen, and although under 

 sixteen years of age, has belonged succes- 

 sively to two husbands, and would probably 

 have been the wife of many more, if her 

 mother had not required her services as a 

 nurse. 



The weather during this month was the 

 coldest we experienced during our residence 

 in America. The thermometer sunk on 

 one occasion to 57° below zero, and never 

 rose beyond 6° above it; the mean for the 

 month was — 2 9°. 7. During these intense 

 colds, however, the atmosphere was gene- 

 rally calm, and the wood-cutters and others 

 went about their ordinary occupations with- 

 out using any extraordinary precautions, yet 

 without feeling any bad effects. They had 

 their rein-deer shirts on, leathern mittens 



