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1861 Sept 3 Tues
15th Enc.  3d day  26 Day out

Allokee is still in Tu-pik with us.  We have moved ours to-day - the ground [[strikethrough]] was [[/strikethrough]] overflowing with water.  By my advice ^[[the Tupik was]] carried to the top of grassy knoll by the water's edge (when tide is up) that seemed to drink in all the rain as fast as it fell leaving the ground above dry.  The change is liked much.
While I am doing my present writing Allokee is chanting his matin song.  Every night when he retires - every morning when he awakes he spend 15 minutes sometimes a half hour singing Innuit way.  He does it as regular as many people ^[[repeat]] [[strikethrough]] ?sing [[/strikethrough]] their prayers.
I hope on the morrow to find return of pleasant weather.
To-day Koo-jes-se using some pepper (which I have [[ along with me as condiment)]] in his soup, Ko-mung desired to take it ^[[(the Pepper)]].  Koo-jes-se kindly (?) gratified her wonder & wish.  He sifted pepper bountifully into her open hand.  Koo-munk run out her taste organ & lapped in a dose.  A moment elapsed only when all the contortions ^[[grimmaces]] - jumping & spitting

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1861 Sep 3 Tues
15 Enc.  3d D  26 D out

imaginable began on the part of poor Koo-mung.  Tho' Koo-mung did have a [[underlined]] strong taste [[/underlined]] of Pepper, she declare such vile stuff shall not enter her mouth again!
The same occurred, an hour later, with Old Allokee.  Twer-oong & Miner had just passed out of the Tu-pik to return to theirs.  Allokee seeing that there was something still remaining in China Saucer as Tweroong held it in her hand in passing out, called to her to let him have what I had left.  Now I had placed on one side of the saucer in the eating of Salmon, a little pile of Seasoning - Pepper & Salt - the major part of this I left.  Of course [[underlined]] left not a particle of Salmon. [[/underlined]]  But Pepper & Salt were unknown to Allokee - so he supposing ^[[them]] some of my choice eating licked it all up in quick time.  The result [[underlined]] must be imagined. [[/underlined]]  Tho' sick, I almost split my sides.  The same of Twer-oong, Miner & Koo-mung.  Old Allokee got a [[underlined]] double dose [[/underlined]] - Pepper & Salt, while his Ko-mung got but Pepper.