Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-25
,ruAS AT THE POLE.
Il. Greedy and His Party
I'm Their Christmas ia
drinnell Land.
,mometer Forty Degrees Below
.Tto uprlimes Giitsaud tue
Christmas Dinner.


sind aud drifting snow bad
repderlng our usual out-of-
B discs difficult aud dangerous
y nm days the cneorless gloom
\. tn,-s Of the long arctic nlght
upln US, beating their i'm.
,he III pc Of falling appeiilts,
elor aud depressed spidw
No man ever G ME to our
.ense oi ieoniion and a re-
q| 6ee ~ that world from which
e.tp1rated uy land and dreHry
qni zee and sn W
brgmap eva had come aud ~
" l,ein estir ourselves aud in Is
fnnisnn with our fellow-men,
40 CELEBRATE the advent Of our
Amidst ths storm aud gloom
6bp.s vi this day we had made
dn honor 10 the Dir hdnY OF
oar pa ty-Curpnral Salrr but
.lorm aid wiud ~ as and give
dsbter Christmas? This WAS
ae.dan which disturbed our
ann. to our delight, The Wind
Kin fpW hours ltter the snowy
Vanished us VI hy magic gpd
ain the starry beauties Of he
hsaveA ahope forth IN all their
This sudden change sp he wed
murrow and gave new vigor 20
pis n ce aud BralunId, WIN
their hearts upon III
e,l, hration of the coming
fbey kpd the use Uf Hll II ier,
rAud other decorative Hfiiclyp
nlnr gt the same that my no.
bsp The menus quarters until
gts desirable Az that hour,
g he meals qnsrters, thp re-
IA ili,tr work stood disclosed
deh, flags, neat banners and gay
n. we've taatfully nrrnyed and
itrd "a marked and delightful
at 10 the sm, ke-heprimtd walls
Nliur la the most f0miuent
was hung an afghan, whose al
lions of snowy wilderness aud
on color were broken 10y various
=. ia silver horao-ah0o of luck,
#hlle hlips of purity, lts sweet VIC.
Remembrance, its polar star and
BIS of attn, we're 10 IA all elil-
ever dear. Wrought by
IN bands In other cilmea,
rat u.,fuluess served 20 cheer aud
ten our lonely Arctic quarters on
3 lonely Christm ~ eve
era pleasant aud careful inHpfc'
ofihe deenrs tions aud genial cum-
4 on the care and taste di'piayed
alsttibuiiap OF aur Chrie,mas aiitH
II In utder. Unfortunately we
h not confirm to traditional Gus
far the Christmas tree wae WHIT
A thorough search the prevl W
mn had satisfied us that AL Grin
r. md contained tut ~ single liv
variety Of shrub or lree-the Are
llow. The lprgest specimen % u
hy.u4 was but "A creeping shrub
iek NJ one's thumb and nbuu q
in length. So WH were cnnt,ul q
rlhuie orr etns iu u more prushit
,nlr. Our stock OF preHrnit
not large. The greater part o
E b had bren contributed thruupl
Kindness OF a lady In New 1G
who, although unacquainteo
any memher nf the expedition
tth Considerable thoughiiulnei
sArd, a snme little gilt for rnct
~ the party. Tho present tOI
nt Kislinghury, when opened
"a considerable merrimrnt, II be
little wnnden dog II ELECTED
b lhr lieutenant n question 10 m
4 sehntid,E which has been o'tel
Aid M iow or latiiude. "Oh, Schnei
dniiG You want 10 buy dogp
enppronriaten 81 ~ the REMARK NJ,
he fact that Schneider had devoted
nselftn HE E-kiuppuppies ana va
h Gazing especially for two litters o
m The iiiner'sm ~ were reoipient.
E M excellent imitatinn OF M lrlsi
atS The commanding oiiicer re-
Ned fan. which was hardly neede'
|feeali the climea Tor which " wa
tae. The prrsunta for the men near
always included pines or tobacco
Va the addition % books, states nen
b, wrlstlets, etc Sergeant Rlo
Ought 1t an adverse fate which zen
Hhim-a non.smoker--a pouch ME.
tlh gOodly quantity OF the wee'
%rgeant Gardiner WIS greatly ot
fhied aad surprieed by recriVlnl
bm HIS sister eonifnfter knit by he
4nds. OherH, who had been the i
hlenis OF appropriate presents e
sttr outfit on leaving The Unite
tales somewhat envied Gardner hl
Firlslmas gift from hnme. a han1
Poe ruc, sent for one OF the men y
Ad been ordered back IN Ia
|famer Proteus, tn 1881, was dispose
4 ly ram and tell 10 Corporal siiAoi
b. disif,hntlnn ~ these gifts was b
|fReaut Rice, who, IN present ~
'em, added In each instance a ie'
Pfds ~ congratulations or welhhieAiiI
alnsge as best beiit,ed the ihu
|5aal.
The gifls from the oommandin
|hrer we're nov la order. TyeDl
|'lr cans OF uniform size, nuinheis
|om Que upwards, we're sci on ! =
eple aud disposed " by chance, ~
|gheet throw had fret choice ana =
loled a number which eptitled M
The corresponding can. ~ VII
Ipilla's Hraled caskels. the privilege
Eternal examination WIS., granted ~
N that case where weighty Roi
nd shinlng silver Lost the priEl
here the heavier Rnd moi
inactive cans were not y
lays the most valuable. 4
eneral the heavier cans were hiie
NJ begns, nuts or rice, while 81
ehter contained orders Tor oonle
lonH, irnlts, inm, etc, cue f0rinns'
Ediviiunf @ertsaant Gardiner. Dire