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by the tusks of the Walrus.
When Allokee (the brother of Ar-tark-pa-ru) died, his widow some time after married an Innuit who was a great hunter.  But soon lost his life in attempting to fasten to a Walrus - was struck in the neck by its formiable tusks wh. penetrated quite through & thus instantly killed.
Now IV P.M. Whalers all in - have seen one Whale - some of the Boats approached near it but not within harpooning distance.
Smith, the Commander of one of the Boats, says that there is considerable ice on the other (W) side of the Bay - making off the distance of 1/4 mile & that it is of a character that it with great difficulty & risk that a Boat is pulled through it.
On my return to Tuk-oo-li-too's Tupik yesterday from my call on Twer-ong, she (T) asked: 'How long before the ship would leave for the States?'  I told her that it might go in two or three days - & that it might be 10.  I noticed that she hung her head, burying her face among the Took-too 

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bedding that was before her enwrapping the infant wh. was then slumbering in her lap.  I soon found that she was weeping.  I told her to cease doing that - to cheer up & talk me.  I asked her:  Why she thus wept?  It was sometime before she could stifle her grief to answer me.  At length she answered by asking: 'What shall I (T.) do when you are gone?' - She continued: 'You have been so kind to me & my wing-a (husband) that we know not what to do without you.  Ebierbing's (T.'s winga) health is very poor nearly all the time so that he cannot work - & 'it takes me all the time to care for our babe' - (here she wept again - her heart too full for words)
I done my best to cheer this noble Child of the North, [[underlined]] who is worthy a higher sphere in the World's stage than she now occupies. [[/underlined]] What a glorious auxilliary this Soul of hers to a band of devoted spirits from the World of Civilization to Educate, Civilize & [[underlined]] Christianize [[/underlined]] her people!  Shall the day [[underlined]] ever be [[/underlined]] when efforts will be made to place this