THE GOOD SHUNAMITE. 



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some snow-water, which, when warmed, was thickened with In- 

 dian meal, a few handfuls having been found remaining of the 

 small quantity I had brought with me. The quantity of meal 

 did not weigh above two ounces, yet it seemed to " loom up" as it 

 was incorporated in the tepid water, and the incident strongly re- 

 minded me of the good woman and Elijah of Bible history. Too- 

 koolito, with whom I shared the meal, thought the "pudding" 

 excellent, and so did I. Indeed, I shall not readily forget that 

 breakfast, even — as I wrote at the time — " if I live to enjoy a 

 thousand more dainty ones in my native home." 



DEAD AND AN'TEEES OF THE ARCTIC REINDEEE. 



