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Show (IlltlSIUtS IN III i: MICIK. HOW (lilt I LV AND llltl AkfcOt IATI I'ASel'D IT IN lSbl. 'I think Chrlilmu. ISM, wai mt moit memorable mur," tatd Genera (Ircety.tlte famnua Atitlo eiplotir, to a reporter of the Ilufuilo liprcil. With my oommand 1 wns proetedtng anulti ward In the hope of obtaining hulls nnd about thn 20lh of Oclubor we en-tcontel en-tcontel ounvleet Inn little. hutat Cnpn Siblne. Our auiply of food wnt run-nliig run-nliig vity low, and wo wero on very thorl rati .lit, every one. being allowed Juttenouiih food In Kelt tnenty-four nouratu tuitnfu life. Under Unto de-prtttlng de-prtttlng clrrumttiincer. arid amid Hie uwfulillincncf the I'olar night the (luerfulneta that wu contrived to maintain wai teniarltable. At the Clitlitmtt i aton a i roached wu all looked forwarJ lo It with euter nutltl-tatlon, nutltl-tatlon, hotouly ntafettal day who.e attoclationt and momorlea would to miuio intent vary tho wearltomu minotonyuf ourllvet, but lerauto we knew that the winter aolttlrn would fall nliout Dec. 22, and Hint then thn tun wculd return titid the long dreary I night tin nt nn end, 1 "Chrlitmat day tamo at latt. Chrl-tmat In the Arctic ngloni! AtO o'chek e lint our bit akfatt thin toup mado of fva-, carrott, hlulitier and iwtntoet. Our Chrlitmaa dinner waeteiveilnt 1 o'clock, ilnraeu toour menu, lint loune, n tlew of iol tnent, onion-, blubber, (wtatoet nnd bread (.rumba. Seem I courte, aerved line hour after tho lint, a tlew of railm, I lubber nnd mil';. Dmtort, u cup of hot (hocolnte, Tho be.t and moatClillitlanllku foaturuof thl meal wai that wuwe'e allowoj n aullk-ltut iiuantily of It to tallify the innge of lunger. "Oour enjoyment of the demerl I u tup of cliocolnti wu tried to pro-uga. pro-uga. muchna potalble. Over It wu dlenohnther Chrittitai atorlet; we tchanged rtmlnlicenctt of bjgono 'litlilmii-o ut homo with the loved niea to faraway. We dlicuitel the irobablllty of our ever rtaohlng our iwn llrcld( again, nnd wu entered into an agreement that If wo got Lick to civilisation Iwfore unolher C'hrl.t- we would (jail the day together In memory of that awful Chrl.tmat we vuru then t; ending In thu realm of the lettntlcH h klu,. Alat, imiiy of Ihoiu brave fullowa never lled tuteu another t'hrlnlniai. " ritoti we hail toina tinging. There were toino good tlngere among hi, end of Ullltirenl nallonalltlet, t).i, to we hnd tonga In J-ngllili, 1'renrii, Danlih and Uerniau. And then w received tho ouly Chrlitmaa rtieiil thai wai vouch. add to ui that J ear. Unu of our iirty Klillugburo by name ha I tomutobiccu ttlll left, and, kuowuit that most of the men wiro dettltutu oi II, he very kindly undo n cigarette for eaih of our little party. I will wager that In nllChrlitendom that day not aprcimtwat given or received that guvu audi Interne delight to the re-clpleut re-clpleut na did thoio liltlo rollt uf lolxcco and piper. Tne wi re quickly all irne and being UfeJ away at fur dear life, nnd thui my moit mentor-ablu mentor-ablu Chrlt mai a Clirlitmaa near tho north ole ended In tniolte." |
