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xoof, and it is not to be wondered at that the appetite of PoowuU 
yook was set in active motion, and that he should fix upon cer¬ 
tain articles, by which that appetite could be satiated. It was 
perhaps the opinion of Poowulyook that a kind of commonalty 
existed on board the Victory, similar to that in which he had 
been brought up amongst his own relatives, and that never 
having been accustomed to a stated time of eating, he was in 
obedience to the calls of nature, privileged to satisfy those calls, 
whenever an opportunity presented itself, or an object could be 
be found at which his appetite did not revolt. On the day pre¬ 
ceding the introduction of Poowutyook to his new situation, a 
fine hare had been dressed for the table of the cabin, a moiety 
of which was reserved to be jugged for the special eating of 
Capt. Ross. Unfortunately the head of the hare projecting over 
the side of the dish, caught the roving eye of Poowutyook, and 
the steward being called away to attend upon the gentlemen in 
the cabin, he obtained possession of the dainty subject and 
stowed it away in his trowsers; the remains of a grouse shared 
the same fate, and Poowutyook continued to fill his magazine 
of provender, as long as an article remained that was within 
his reach, or the capacity of his trowsers would hold. The 
next object was to find a convenient place where he could 
recreate himself with the good things which he had in store, 
and as he, like other persons of note, did not wish to be dis¬ 
turbed in the enjoyment of his meal, the more retired and 
secluded the place, the more could he enjoy himself over the 
dainties, which had so fortunately come into his possession. In 
one corner of the steward’s berth was a large tub which had 
been once full of flour, but now appeared divested of about 
three-fourths of its contents. Poowutyook looked into the tub, 
and saw something very much resembling snow, a substance 
which had been his dining table from his earliest years, and 
therefore the happy thought came over him, that a more appro¬ 
priate place could not be found, in which he could transfer the 
contents of his trowsers into the interior of his body. With 
some difficulty he succeeded in obtaining a settlement in the 
tub, although he found the substance into which he plunged to 
