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Show A SHOCKING SECRET OF POLAR HISTORY REVEALED. The Buddington parly saved much valuable manuscript from the wreck of the Polaris, but Smith of Tessuisak is said to have documents which belonged be-longed to Captain Hall, quite as valuable valu-able as any others likely to have been left by him. Hall and Bessels both frequented Smith's house, and meeting there one evening, came to very strong language regarding each other. Subsequently Sub-sequently Halt confided to Smith four boxes, some of which referred to his researches into the fate of Sir John Franklin. Hall had never permitted these notes to be published, being determined, de-termined, be said, to keep the secret till after tlie death of Lady Franklin, out of regard to her feelings. The suppressed sup-pressed data were to the awful purport pur-port that Franklin's party were reduced re-duced to eating each -other.--The discovery dis-covery or evidence of such a calamity, awful as it was, would of course have added a great exploit to the list of Hall's achievements. To keep ever about witli him these precious memo-' randa for which he had sought so arduously, ar-duously, to delay, as it proved, beyond his own death, the full realization of his fame, out of regard to the feelings of the aged and mourning widow, makes altogether an exhibition oi real chivalry that attests the true hero stuti'in this man. Jt is not alouc hi3 ice-hewn grave that challenges the world. Tlie heart within it was both brave and tender. Springfield Jic- pxf'i'-tll). 1 |