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Friday Oct 26th 1860 Ki - U - Ku - lik (our flora) added "Six" to the family,[[underscored]]Felida[[/underscored]], last night, on board S.H. Pretty, little pups! Your cry is as melodious to my ear as- any other dog-music! [[underline]] Canina[[/underline]]- the dog tribe-which includes dogs,([[strikethrough]] the [[/strikethrough]] ^my^ six [[strikethrough]] more dogs [[/strikethrough]] ^pups^ too!),wolves, jackals & foxes! It is said: the dog is the most useful conquest man has made, that it is the only animal that has followed him over all the earth, ^ that^ he is, emphatically,amongst the lower animals, [[underline]]"The friend & Companion of Man".[[/underline]] Then how tenderly & attentively should be our treatment to these dear little ringed, streaked & speckled creatures! Duco- the leader- who showed himself at midnight, is a fine-bouncing-ling- ^-Esquimaux-^ baby-dog! Last night, I expected to visit Capt. Parker ^to-day^ in company with Capt. B., but-the spirit not moving exactly right,no preparations or appearances of going. The remark was made that a good many "scrapes" had been gotten into by visiting English Vopels- one whale lost ^ by it^ once! I fear I shall not meet Capt. Parker, ere his departure! It is most undoubtedly all for the best! Early this morning, it was announced that [["Ugan?]]" & his crew were crossing the Bay toward ^ the harbor where one the^ Parkers. While engaged completing a letter to my noble friend & patron, H. Grinnell, Stenny came to me (XI o'clk AM)^ saying 'Both the Steamer & Barque [[strikethrough]] were [[/strikethrough]] ^ are ^ going down the Bay'. This was as a thunder bolt to me!-but recovering myself, I exclaimed: [[strikethrogh]] I am going going[[/strikethrough]] [[underline]] I regret this, [[/underline]] but- [[underline]] I am certain it is for the best.[[/underline]] Though the opinion was quite general that both [[vipels?]] were on their way to England, yet I ^expected & ^ [[underline]] hoped [[/underline]] the return of the Steamer, [[underline]] on the ground [[/underline]] that both father & Son, Capt Parker, Sr. & Capt. P. jr. told me the Steamer would not start for Home till 10 days had expired after the departure of the "Truelove." At 12 ^(N)^ when the Boats came in, news came to my dear friends & loved ones can go ^ soon ^ as on [[strikethrough]] the [[/strikethrough]]wings. God is good.- If no complaints escape me. 'Let every thing that hath breath, praise the Lord'! Yesterday the [[strikethrough]] wit [[/strikethrough]] wind blowed strong all day from N.W. Temperature & [[strikethrough]] has [[/strikethrough]] weight of him, at a stand, also, all day. I told Capt B. ^yesterday^ that a spell of moderate pleasant weather was a indicated by this. My prediction proved true. By VII last eve, wind died away, -to-day very moderate-- really pleasant weather. Boats went this A.M. & some ^this^ P.M. "Puk'-e-ne-ye-ring,'" name of ^ a pretty.^ Esquimaux girl. The outrageous variation in the pronunciation of it by the men of the [[Craft?]] & other [[Kopels?]]! Let the curtain drop-other[[strikethrough]]s [[/strikethrough]]^names of Esquimaux^ equally & [[underline]] disquietingly distorted [[/underline]]! The friend of a celebrated Esquimaux "Joe" his Innuit name with his wife. A fine looking fellow. He was taken to England in 18 By of ship where he & wife were exhibited in London & the principle places of Eng. Indeed he has been in the presence of Queen Victoria! I asked him if he saw the Queen when in Eng. With great dignity & [[braveness?]] he ans'd he had I asked if she was good looking? He replied 'Amen luvley[[?]]!' This eve snowing. The ^moon^ halo has brought it as predicted by Capt. B. yesterday [[Ban.?]] now ^(IX o'clke)^ stands 29.175 Then 19 [[degrees] Wind modt. from N.W. [[Ugan?]] says that my boat the one [[strikethrough]] I [[/strikethrough]] obtained of Parker is with the Steamer & awaits my call."
