meter’s nepiiew. 
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dantly. He is the chieftain of Etah, and, as such, a 
vassal of him of Aunatok, the 4 Open Place,’ which we 
have named Rensselaer Harbor. He speaks sadly, and 
so does Hans, of the fortunes of the winter. 
PAULIK, METEK’S NEPHEW. 
“ The Netelik settlement on Northumberland Island 
was already, when we heard of it last, the refuge of the 
natives from the farther South, even beyond \\ osten- 
holm. It has always been a hunting stronghold; but, 
as the winter darkness advanced, the pressure of num¬ 
bers combined with their habitual improvidence to dis¬ 
sipate their supplies. 
