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1860
Saturday
Sept 15
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Every acquaintence's ^[[attention]] that entered the cabin was called by her to the piece of paper that spoke without a mouth
Ne-u-er-ar-ping
She pronouncing it in the best way possible for an Esquimaux overrunning with joy!
While all were gravely engaged in following the tracks & description of Tes-sa-win on the ^[[most excellent]] chart drawn by Ku-jesse when he ^[[(I.)]] visited Se-ko-se-lar, (King's Cape of Fox), an Esquimaux (the winga of Nen-er-ar-ping) entered. [[strikethrough]] He was [[?]] [[?]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] Nen-ar-ping. Suddenly threw up her clasped hands, ejaculating an expression [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] having the sentiment; "I've something good to tell you"! She then carefully three [[strikethrough]] a I've [[/strikethrough]] aside the chart & sought among my papers in the port-folio lying upon the table, till she found [[strikethrough]] it [[/strikethrough]] the one with her name upon it drawing it forth & holding it up as in triumph exclaiming as near as an American could make out:
This (paper) speaks:
Nen-ar-ping,
all day - all night - & tak kin as-su-e-ad-lo (a good many moons)' Here a glow of almost unearthly lowliness flashed across her dusky, broad but fair face, while [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] raised on tip-toe, ^[[she]] continued
'Perhaps this (paper- speak to great spirit ^[[God]]: [[underlined]] Ne-u-^[[er]] -ar ping pe-e^[[-u-]]-ad-lo [[/underlined]] ([[?]]en^[[-er-]]arping good) when I am dead!
At 7 o'clock, Tessawin & crew departed for Oo-kood-lean They will arrive there about to-morrow eve if fair wind for them
A little incident telling the peculiarities of the Esquimaux dog took place this A.M.
Finding an [[underlined]] unusual [[/underlined]] fight going on among my dogs over on the island. I manned a boat & went over. I say unusual only because of its being a [[underlined]] varied [[/underlined][ one from the ordinary - one dog being continuously the only sufferer. Arriving there,