. American boys in the Arctics; a trip to the far north by a new path. o-morrow! said Roy. Why, we must try to get out of herethis afternoon. Again the superintendent smiled. It will be more than three days, good friends, be-fore you canescape us. Thatice will not breakup before a slept inthe superinten-dents house thatnight, in a roomwith solid woodenshutters to keepout the light, andwhen it was earlymorning by theclock they startedfor the one wasarmed, and eachone carried a stockof provisions and seal-skin clothes upon his back, while a half-dozen dogs, loaded like s
. American boys in the Arctics; a trip to the far north by a new path. o-morrow! said Roy. Why, we must try to get out of herethis afternoon. Again the superintendent smiled. It will be more than three days, good friends, be-fore you canescape us. Thatice will not breakup before a slept inthe superinten-dents house thatnight, in a roomwith solid woodenshutters to keepout the light, andwhen it was earlymorning by theclock they startedfor the one wasarmed, and eachone carried a stockof provisions and seal-skin clothes upon his back, while a half-dozen dogs, loaded like somany miniature pack-mules, carried the tent and robes. In the summer the ground was bare about Fiskenaes, and they wereobliged to walk a little way to meet the sledges. The superintendent added his little daughter to the pack upon hisback. The boys thought she was a boy, for she was dressed in herEsquimau seal-skin clothes, which made her decidedly indignant, till herfather explained to her how hard it was to tell men from women, whenpeople first came to STARTING ON THE PICNIC. 78 GREENLANDS SELF. When they reached the sledges it was snowing, and they were all ofthem glad enough to put on the seal-skin clothes. The rest of the burdens were securely packed upon the heaviest
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