THROUGH LAPLAND. 
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A change having taken place in the atmofph re, there fuide dy 
arofe fuch a ftorm of wind and rain, as threatened al 10 ft to throw 
down our cabin. The fmall degree of comfort our dielter afforded 
was enhanced by the howling of the temped:, and by the c n- 
fideration that it would involve the deftrudtion of our enemies. 
At every whiffing blaft of the wind, Behold now,” we faid to 
one another, “ the total difcomfiture of our befiegers! They are 
“ put to rout, difperfed, and driven before the wind to a hundred 
“ miles diftance !” This condolatory reflection contributed to lull 
us to a found deep, which the fucceeding calm did not for feme 
time difturb. In the morning I went boldly out of my hole, with¬ 
out hat, gloves, or veil, to breathe a little fredi air, and, being now 
freed from the inceffant attacks of the mufquctoes, to view in 
tranquillity the face of the country. I took a walk round the 
cabin, in order to make myfelf fure that we were now at laft in a 
Rate of peace and fafety: when lo! an ambufeade rufhed forth 
againft me. I was all of a fudden covered over with the whole 
army of infedts. I fought, wrapped myfelf clofe up as well as I 
could, and ded to the cabin, which, for want of due fumigation, 
did not afford me relief fo foon and fo eadly as I expected. Dur¬ 
ing the ftorm the infedts had the fagacity to get behind the fide of 
the cabin that was fheltered from the violence of the wind, and 
waited till it diould be over, and till an opportunity offered of 
making a frefh attack. Their plan and tadtics were attended with 
complete fuccefs. When we refumed our journey, we were ftili 
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