Left on Labrador

n.-Palmleaf falls in with the Esquimaux, and is chased by them.-"Twau-ve!"-"

they had dropped the anchor in forty-three fathoms. It was a cloudy morning: every thing had a leaden, dead look. We were about half a mile from the shore; and after breakfast, having nothing better to do, fell to examining it with our glasses. Shelving ledges rose up, terrace on terrace, into dark mountains, back two and three miles from the sea. The whole landscape seemed made up of water, granite, and ice. The bl

eating something

oked

quimau dog, is

s," observed Kit. "Besides, their do

quite black," Raed remarked; "as black

t it was fu

black bear," said Kit; "but I have never heard o

to me to be too

k of that animal?" Kit ask

Mazard

lf," he replied. "It's too large for a fisher, isn't it? I don'

of the fisher being met with, farther west,

her," said Raed; "too thick a

u're all right for distant posterity. That's what some of our enterprising young naturalists, who swarm out from Yale and Cambridge, seem to think. Only a few weeks ago, I was reading of a new sort of minute infusorial insect or mollusk, I don't pretend to understand which, bearing the name of 'Mussa Braziliensis Hartii Verrill.' Now, I like that. There's a noble aspiration for fame as well as euphony. Only it's a l

cried Raed. "You've

e rocks!" exclaimed Wade. "That's a bear!

u can see now that the

considerably larger than a

here's going to be a brush!

re he don't want to giv

o him. By George! did you see the black one jump at him? Bear sent him s

that is," said Raed. "Captain, have the boat let

her bear-skin," observed

, sitting up like a dog, watching him. We worked up quietly to within about half a cable's length (three hundred and sixty feet) without disturbing them. It was a pr

hing at all like i

ould prove to be a new, undisc

d to be true," replied

, and barked gruffly. The bear look

dvised Raed. "Wash and I will fire a

would permit, and fired nearly together. The be

go!" exclaim

, galloping like a hog. The black animal

uick!" sho

he shore. Jumping out, we

view. "There he goes! take him now!" for we had got a momentary glimpse of

ovan! Let's we three go after the bear. They'll ta

sedly, that it was hard telling where he was. Hundreds of kittiwakes were starting up all about us too, with such a chorus of cries that it was not very clear which was dog. Presently we lost sound of Guard altogether, and wandered on at random for ten or fifteen minutes, but finally met him co

im!" cri

ng about. "If we only had a big pry here, we mi

h to use as a lever within a hundred mile

of reach and out of range. The hole was scarcely large enough to admit Guard, and the dog did not seem greatly disposed to go in. We fired our

rved Raed, examining the crevices about the rocks, "

only way to get

k to the schooner fo

Guard stay here and watch him. W

to the beach, found Wade, with Weymou

ur bear?" K

uth, "you were one of th

uch speed for us

ur new species?

right,-up he

drove him away," pointing down among the rocks,

n animal was th

r got killed among the ice, and the waves washe

Putrid, isn't it? Why, that beas

after the powder in our places, and came back

another bear-hunt,

like ole massa down Souf. 'Spression very much like his whe

de exclaimed, to hector him. "He would hav

oose ought ter come," muttered the affronted dark

, we went up over the ledges to where Raed

ny demonstrati

nder this top rock. This on the right is the one to mine, I think. I've clear

while Kit and Raed sifted in the powder. The tow was then la

es off," advised Raed. "He may jump out

ity. It flamed up, and ran along the train; then suddenly went nearly out, but blazed again, and crept slowly up to the powder; when whank! and the rock hopped out from

t killed hi

over between the rocks. Instantly there was a scram

on him, and tried to defend himself. But the bullets had riddled him. In an instant, Guard had him by the throat: he was dead

uth were not large for the body. The teeth seemed to me much like those of a lynx. I have no doubt that it was a glutton (Gulo luscus), or wolverine, as they are indifferently called; though none of us had at that time previously seen one of these creatures. Donovan and Weymouth undertook to skin it;

eaded eagle, is

struck it; for it flapped over, and came toppling down till within a hundred feet of the top of the crag, when it recovered itself, mounted a little, but gradually settled in the air till lost from sight behind the crag. Thinking it barely possible that it might fall to the ground, I sent Palmleaf with Guard round where the acclivity was not so great, to look for it. The negro had seen the bird fall, and started off. I let him take my musket, and, with the rest of the boys, went down to the water, which was dis

tered Raed. "What could p

le kept flying o

or twenty minute

he rascal's got lost

, I should imagi

or fifteen m

e, a great shouting and uproar arose, accompanied by the barking of

ens is up now?

uskies!" cr

y are after Palmleaf,

g run, with a whole crowd of Esquimaux only a few rods behind, brandishing their harpoons and darts. There were dogs, too. Guard was running w

m!" shouted Kit.

tearing down toward the water, running for his life. He had lost the musket. Seeing us, he set up a piteous howl of terror. He had distanced his pursuers a little. The savages were now six or eight rods behind; but

with you!" Raed

e of rushing, breathless savages, who seemed not to have seen us at all till that moment, so intent had they been after the negro. Discovering us, the fro

outed Donovan, fl

ordere

Esquimaux, bade them "Twau-ve" ("

t seen. There must have been thirty or forty in the front groups; and others were momentarily rushing in from behind. The do

they were beginning to brandish their harpoon

pon us before we can get i

ds, to gain time!" s

ged it for the boat, and, tumbling in, were shoved hastily off by Weymouth. Before we had got twenty yards, however, the sav

retty close shave!" exc

"I didn't suppose they had so much ferocity about them. Tho

to a different tri

to the schooner. The savages and their dogs kept up a confused medley of h

e rail, waiting. They had been watching the f

ain as we came under the stern. "Wh

mleaf,"

d the captain. "You didn't

d. "We fired high

n't kill any of t

happened, Palm

hem? or did they com

you know," said the African, still

es

as you said he'd be; but he flew up 'fo

m," added Raed. "Well, wha

ng ways. I meant

f a

; should

at the eagle

n a ledge, an' fired. He flew

to meet the Huskies?

to de hawk, when all ter once I come plump onto two ob

ds," said Ra

lookin', wid dere hai

you, I suppo

a bit, an' cast my

''tention' to them, then?"

topped

hem on your own acc

an' tell dem dey needn

Kit. "Let him tell his sto

it, an' hollered as lo

captain beg

s too much for them!" exclaimed

whole gang ob de men cum runnin' up, wi

said Kit. "We

of my muske

ink I mus' ha

like that,"

exclaimed the captain, turning to him:

oo, sar," sa

children had come. A pack of wolves could hardly have made a greater or more discordant din. We went to dinner, and, after that,

can be waiting for

and made off. After watching them a while longer, we went do

iting for," said he, pointi

Esquimaux were collected, a whole fleet

ir boats," remar

coming of

really have hostile i

I should say that it was not impossible. No knowing what n

they've got any, have told them t

hree oomiaks coming along the shore!" said K

re have caught sight of

d observed. "This must be some nasty superstition

ave to defend our

'n't let them boar

d. "It would be too bad if

them out of it in s

e howitzer," Kit suggested,

r, when they saw that nothing ca

ball, then

bad as shooting th

o be very likely to hit them,"

charge, and skip the ball,

ry it,"

pushed across to

vy charge in there now," said Wade.

port; but I doubt if they saw or heard any thing of the ball. It doubtless went a thousand feet over their heads; and jus

ain!" excla

pping shot this

on the water off four or five hundred yards, and ricochetted,-skip-skip-skip-skip-spat into the loose shingle on the beach, making the small stones and gravel fly in all directions. The Huskies jumped away lively. Very likely the pebbles flew with some considerable violence. But in a moment they were swarming about the ka

ried Wade. "Let

l near the shore, when it skipped once, and bounded to the beach, going among a whole pack of the howling dogs. A dreadful "Ti-yi" came wafted to our ears. One, at least, had been

her!" exclaime

grees this time. The ball hit the water about half way to the shore, and, skipping on, struck under the stem of a kayak, throwing it into the air, and, glancing against the side of the

o a cocked hat!

them were kill

red them properly. Lord! just see them hake it, as Palmleaf says, up those rocks! Give 'em another before they g

eir heels, and were scampering off among the hillocks. Kit then fired a ball at an elevation of twenty

ed. "No blood shed eit

an see him lying there. Wonde

Kit. "Even if some of them had been hit, it

have slaughtered any of the

they may come back,"

to enable us to get away till three o'cloc