rs
of frolics at which I have had fine times. My two windows look out on
the roof of a church; it is all I can see; the noise of a wheel never
reaches my ears. It is an ideal room to write books in.

I am surrounded by pictures of boys and girls, and many older friends;
they look down upon me and cheer me, and when I write they all seem to
say, "Go on, Paul," and at other times, they cry, "Stop, Paul, you have
written enough to-day; go and take a walk, go and see people and life,
dine with friends; you will work much better to-morrow. 'All work and no
play makes Jack a dull boy.' We shall be here to welcome you when you
come back."

How good it is to have friends, no matter how humble some of them are. I
love them all. No one ever has too many friends, and life without them
is not worth having.

Now, as I am ready to lay down my pen, I draw a long breath--"The Land
of the Long Night" is ready for the printer. I am just thinking: all my
books have been published in New York, and all but two have been
written, in the dear old city.

Your friend,

PAUL DU CHAILLU.

Contents

Chapter Page

I. On the Way to "The Land of the Long Night."--Homesick.--Tempted
to Return.--Girls and Boys Say "No; Go on, Go on,
Paul."--Decide to Continue my Journey.--Winter Coming
On.--Don Warmer Clothing.--From Stockholm North. 1

II. Snow Land.--A Great Snowstorm.--Fearful
Roads.--Snow-ploughs.--Losing the Way.--Intelligence of
the Horses.--Upset in the Snow.--Difficulty of Righting
Ourselves.--Perspiring at 23 Degrees below Zero.--Houses
Buried in the Snow. 9

III. Halt at a Farmhouse.--Made Welcome.--A Strange-looking
Interior.--Queer Beds.--Snowed In.--Exit through the
Chimney.--Clearing Paths.--I Resume my Journey.--Reach
Haparanda. 17

IV. Good Advice from the People of Haparanda.--Warned against
Still Colder Weather.--Different Costume Needed.--Dressed
as a Laplander.--Lapp Grass for Feet Protection. 29

V. What the Arctic Circle is.--Description of the Phenomenon of
the Long Night.--Reasons for its Existence.--The Ecliptic
and the Equinoxes.--Length