The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-12-24
]. Verne. ssery.
a<oekiva Eagle.

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 We are nos tn longitude iso degrees tafscen minutes, and latitude eighty-thrre degrees thirss-hse minntes.- said the doctor.
 ''ycs," said the captain.
 .We have yes I7.ss, miles. twenty yards. fifteen feet and nine inches of ice to cross before ~e reach our ship" said 1 The doctor
 Exactly said the captain.
 "in tha, case II Is tune we were ofi. ' sad Haucras. We have Jeff from the explosion s.ooo pounds of roas, turkey, fourteen kegs oi baked beans and eleven gallons of apple lack. sad the boztswain.
 Pack 'em on the xledge at once. said the captain
 And how long will cur provisions hold out :- asked ,he doctor.
 The applelack ~il probably las, until morning." said the American.
 And after ,hat.''
 We shall have ,o send to Ne~ Jersey fos more -Bu, how v
 leave ,ha, to me" sad the Ame1io an. How IS the temperature :" asked the captain. i-ssowe hsotlsed and ten aeipw rerx,. .z
 Good. Hand me my car muffs Are ~e ready r
 We arc" sad his companions.
 To the north :" eried the captain, exc cutting song and dance and kicking a i f'olar bear off an iceberg
 ~'ro the north ,'' shouted his com panlons.
 CHAPTER SECOND.
 All IS not yrt lost. sad the captain -l have jus, taken an observation We have ye, d few thousand miles ,e ge. Shall wc push on. gentlemen ,"
 We shall. cried h.s companions.
 We are down 10 our last drink. sighed the Amefican. "But have tcle- phoned 10 Jersey City foi fresh supply fit arrives in tune we are saved. There IS not cold enough in the Arcte reg.ons ,o stand up agaans, Icrsey Cs,, sh,sky."
 We have mol eaten anything iot seven weeks" said the doctor.
 "Ba, shall we turn back for ulfes." asked Haueras- Doctor, you mus, have a plan. Has your science gone back on you at this critical moment i NNC Int tWo NCtha tn WuAtH to ttttuk : over eur Si;aa;ioa,. 2aid the doctor, Ae-s,- ing himself on a cake of ice and falling into brown study.
 Bears" sad the boaiswain.
 Where F' asked the captain. eke.sediy
 .They have been al our heels for the las, two months" sad the boatsWain. "The appieiaek, sad the doctor Magnificent :" sad the captain. One s,p and they arc at our mercy s..t.ii sA4e l.es.ts..s.
 Saved :" sad hls conIpanions.
 CRATER iHIRD
 We have now ote upied this senoped out iceberg for three years. sad the doctor.
 And there has been s inoi,o;s,H, about our existence whi, h does not agree with my love of excitement" said the American.
 "You forget the wh,s,." sad the cap tain.
 You know always prefer poker. sad the American.
 "I, IS simply a national prejudiee. sad the captain,
 'e5 eniiemen. you will no, quarrel with the temperature soo below zero. sad the doctor. Remember we arc now but 1000 miles from the pole. Save your l breath for our final effort.
 We will, said the captain. shaking ! the hand of the American and ssuing up the blubber oil for the crowd. CHAPTER folEiH
 We seem 10 be drifting into A seeih- ing whirlpool. sad the captain.
 ''Yes, If we keep on this course five minutes longer we shall probably all be lost" said the doctor Let us take an observa,ion, and he ven, forward with his ins,rumen, while the ffail boa, on which ,hej were sailing ~hirled around a, the rate ef t~o ihonsand revolutions A minute, and then suddenly sho, out d, ught angles as though flred from hun drcd-ion gun.
 "A narrow escape sad the doctor. quietly pockeiing hIs Ins;rumebt and ! veniuring ah.
 "Iiow long IS il since NC lost the Amer lcan overheard z asked the boS,swain.
 About four months sad the doctor
 We are now close upon the pole, sad Ha,teras.
 AS near A ean make out that mus. be II over there" said the doc;ur
 You are right" said the captain. .'ro England shali belong the gloy of it's dis coyery.'
 -Bu, il has A strange look" sad the doctor. "Qerhaps it's the faul, of the Polar Sea atmosphere"
 "I, is covered with s,npes," cred the captain, pulling his hair and leaping ashore as the boat grounded upon the beach.
 "Can it be tha, dastardly yankee has,
 Shave. gentlemen" asked the Amer gan. stepping ou, of his barber shop al the base of the north pole.
 He has, yelled the English captain as he proceeded without delay to go in. ! Sane.