Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-08-03
MtsttIIanrous.
A ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.


Of the shops, you cannot fail TO remark pale
young woman, Of smsl stature, and express
ing herself in English wish silent accent
which gives to this language o. charm hither-
to unknown. A lady of d certain age and a
gentleman who ace mpanies har, do not cease
10 regard her, and, according 90 popular ex-
preston, TO drink her wofds.'
This young woman, who ha. borne, for six
months oulJ, one OF the most afistocfatic
names Of tho three kingdoms, was called bu.
short time ago Tooko0iita. Three years
ago she inhabited with the E.qaimaux, her
country men, the bay Of uokav.ear, called by
the Epe.ish Gfinnefs Bay, 4ud which is Sit
ua'eI about tAe sixtist4 dsgrc9 Of north lati-
tude 10 the place % ID elegant costume
which she now wea.s aith such ease sAd
grsee, her sttire in her nf.iye land consisted
Of vest Of seal skin, embroidered on the
seams with read and white worsted in arabes-
que; a panttloon made OF the same thick ma
teriai, confined her small waist and de4csndtd d
% tbe knee leaving TO be seen, ia all their
exquisite proportions, her legs and diminu-
tive feet, cAsel in boots of plant red leather
Finally her abundant head Of hair Of a jet
black, was tied at the top Of the head by
broad blue b4nd, msda of the skin Of The lsa-
tis, aud colored by the uuotuous jcice Of a
certain kind of lichen.
An adopted orphan OF one oil Tue women OF
her trioe' sne passed 'ss snort summer unue'
a tnia' or tent made Oh ths SKIN oil the rem
deer, and nine months Of the year in an in
gloe, that is 70 say, in house built Of blooks
OF snow soldtered toge'h9r by the coid ana
capped by a dome OF the same material In
the centre OF the strange dwelling, store
lamp supplied WIN the Tag OF seal olfned
uninterrupted during nine mon'as oil the year
--a long and dreary night.
The light among other 'h'ng', served IN
lieu OF a fireplace ior drying ner clo'hes' pene-
traied by the humid ainc-pnere, aad ior
warming her hands, benunoed by sewing IN
the cold twenty degrees os.o" 4ero'wih nee
dies no .de OF bone and thread composed OF
the slnews OF animals.
Ahe h>qumauN nave no oIuer means OF
combating Che rSors OF winter comp"rea
to which ours is out summer
The dauus cast upon our shores oy the 100
frequent hipwreck oi european vessels are
never ourned by the ualyes t'r the purpose
ot warming themselves, but are employed oy
them 10 making slaighs. In fact they leave
unmolested the numerous heaps OF coal "hlch
Lady franklin has caused to be placed at
different polhts 10 the hope thai they might
be Of service to her husband, whom shs De-
lieved lost and wandering IN these frozen re-
g.ons.
Three years ago Lord Frederick tlz "
made, as ensign, one OF the crew Of tue Geo.
Henry, sent Ia search Of oig John EtfauklD.
This ship was ouiit tTplessiy tor ne voyPse'
aud vas constructed at'er tue manner OF 'he
whale ships; Tor d snip wish h'gh sides can
not navigate these seas without great dan
ger.
On the approach Of winter 'ne george neh-
~ vas saddsnly irozsn up IN the lce' ms
misfortune produced the most serious lnqule-
tude, the more so, AS the stores OF the snip
were getting snort, o@ing now reduced 20
taiuied salt meat and the uncertain chances
oi the chase.
One day, or rather one n'glt' ior IN "luI-
er the night relgna ior Mn months IN the
Bay OF Oakayleaf--a young eri, 10 sleish
drawn by twelve dogs, came on the Ice along
side OF the George Henry, chmoeu win un-
common agility 70 tn4 ceck 81 'ne SNIP ana
commenced examining, "lth lhs 2Fes1ess GU
rlosity, " he great wooden mouse oI 'Ae
stTangera. alter having Nl9l'ea every cor
ner, she perceived olr fteSeileA str5teneu
upon tne captain ped Tears came 10 Aei
eyes st the algat OF the poor young man
about 10 die without the hope OF rehei. one
Immediately proposed by gesture to take the
young man with he'' ana 10 nurse Nun 9' heI
own house. me oincefs eagerly aocep'eu
TINS chance OF relief Tor tneF companion I'M
probable as his cure seemed 20 De- a'u'ne
Iookool.ta (tnis was her name 70 remove
Frederick 10 'he sleigh oil the klnu hea''eu
girL
She gave tue signal ior starting TO the uos'
by peculiar slApp'ns oil lh5 tongue asAlns
the rooi OF the mouth anu uioVe tapiuJ
away with the ensign' having arrived az
her home after two hours Hde' she entered
a lew minutes ai'er "l'n wooden vase hueu
with the blood OF the seA-ealI' o hef s'ea'
. surprise, rredeneS refused thls singular
drink However be soon oVefcame MS re
pugnance, and found It excellent ms l.
his own expression ih the volume ne mas pup
lshed OF his voyage, lie lartooH every aay
not only without dlsta'te, ou9 even WIN
avid'ly, OF 'h's m-dlcanI' ana ne Iel1 h''
strength return so last, tha'' IN lhree monlh'
after, dressed 10 the eoftame-at the natives
g he rlyalIed 'hem IN uAr'ng aAdress' IN ufl'lHs
sIe'sn' Sno'lns 'Ne sea $50 ot'''s 'u'
Ioo@s' "Io 0'''3'ue N"a' 0''N'
sn'@'s o' o'oNIN 'o'' my w ,''1'l''o" 'ua. az
managed III me nios' lu''o'l' 'nauu''' WIN
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