, 1876-11-19

desire 1or food. I Was unable, remember, to
concentrate my thoughts upon auy other sub
lcct, Though making frequent efforts to do sol
anu 1t Etcn,cd Us though the same subject, modi-
lied and often richly elnbellished, in harmony
with. tho mental constitution. was prolonged
during sleep. The last sound heard was the
expressed desire OF MIR. Macdonald for one OF
his wlc's good dinners, and when sleep follow
ed it was made up Of
SCENES THE MOST LOVELY.
i:seemed to be partaGing Of feast in which all
the luxurics Ut earth were layisily profusc, aud
hearing music from celestial clloirs. I passed
from dainty to dainty, and, wandering among
nmbrosial bowers, slaked my thirst at many
crystal 569unt, md quaifed deep oi rarest yin,
and embc}itsfed with many beautiful acccsso-
RIGS, retaining throughout however, as their
principal characteristics, profuse supplies Of
food. And during the period Of their conttnu
ance was thoroughly conscious Of their tllu-
sorry nature, although unwilling to dissipate the
pleasures they represented.
Later an, all the senses fell asleep, while some
Of the mental organs were still awake, and then
the dreams continued and seemed realities.
and wanderings through valcs enriched with
living green, nil proceeded with the order OF a
day-dream. These pleasures continued till
morning, when I awoke, with my tongue dry,
tho skin dry and cold, head slightly dizzy, and
an intense craving for food, with considerable
pain in the stomach.
Mr.. Macdonald being awake, we sat up, and,
after drinking freely Of water, resumed the
chewing of bnckskin. In fact We had chcwel
it every moment Of our waking hours since 1t
had been seized upon rs food. We had been
very careful, however, to masticatc it thorough
~, being fearful OF Its results In any case: Our
appearance on tnls norning-supposlpg InT own
TO DC Identical with tnat OF Alr. Macdonald-was
AN INTERESTED TYPE -
OF tnat Of tle previous Gay; that IS, an increased
Nlloness anu gAistenng OF the eyes, anu lnelna-
tlon to stare; cadaycrous eountenance,. very
percePtlbie emaciation, tremor OF the limbs,
ahd dryncss 81 the skiu. 10 TINS mny be added
/: :: growing cnll!ncss OF ING entlre pouy-a feel
ing that the cuticie. was frozen, aud the con
gealment Increasing in depth. This sensation
was, suppose, occasioned by the loss Of vital
heat. The dizziness had also become greater,
together with more perccpttb!e uncertainty OF
.Voiitlon- recall being Unable to believe, IN
attempting to step over scat, that my loot
Would not lall short OF its mark, and upon the
seat 1t required sfroug concentration OF the
will to effect the performance Of single action.
The mental faculties were not obscurcd, how
ever, except when We gave way to the inertia
caused by WeakncSs; anti We were, moreover,
perfectly aware that period was rapidly az
proacAing when the exhaustion OF the physical
orGu1lism must inevitably deraugc the intellect.
Upon trying the Ice again we thought its
thickness slightly. increased ! AM unable tO
saY wnetner II really vas, OF Nhetnes It's power
events, it raised our hopes Of escape, and served
to dissipate much OF tie depression which en-
veloped us like a funeral pail. We lay down
again, and, while chewing buckskin, earnestly
discussed.
rr4r or Fsc.pe
Afr. Macdonald orrnad that hv crow1;nc oyer
the ice IN anch a manner Nc r. snread n,r wcj.-ht
over consderah1,. s1,rfoce. ani avoid rcntcrincr
II unon an, ona snot 80 etro,1th ,ro1,1s ho ar
fc;nnt ~ besr ns ~ ~ sn;no an ner IN mr.
be'de ena sin,, u ,rit tha nsos m +p;s @ -. nh;ott @
Wonld in preat g measure s be % ohtaineI. | I # by
+h;e neathod ~. ;co ,erora1 f snf;e.nt stronotI
a1oorn tha. ~ scai ,,-,aS, .,h,s;cn}
aora.;9 ~ sora,,ni;e1, 3,a VI ~ pr,,na;,,
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10, ~ t ~ ao,55;oa 90 hob;t"
4tnG th;n I ,s,dfe ~ 1n1 ro;1os sa1no tha
on WIN +h ~ roo roenivod ~ 'a,.a ~
~ oh;on+;,.o .;,,f -, 1,,r afr+e ~ oscona
Ii'T ~ p9'ut ~ 49,, u1 4 t ~ o',+ IN
,a,a-., a4;ro. t,ot; eo1s ..s.,,a.,otor.r o - +ho
,s, ,v on.;dna+ ;,rht n,s,,r nacas
s;tatin1 n soio1,rn unon tho icc. We cach folded
= h1nnI;nt. and nInrinr If 1,nnr our hacks. Sc
r,rn;9 It thcrts hr means NJ lie sashes we wore.
NJ Macdonald ian the hoat first and hy srasr,-
iner an oar, and extendiny himsclf a]most fat
nTon the re- founf # wof31 sustain hts weight,
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