ing this way."

Archy hurried on, leading his companions. The stranger advanced towards
them. When he was still at some distance he stopped and seemed to be
examining them, doubtful of their character. Archy raised his hands and
beckoning, the stranger once more drew near. From his dress and skins
and harpoon in his hand and a coil of line and spears hung to his
shoulders, Archy guessed that he was an Esquimaux engaged in searching
for seals. He was accompanied by two dogs, who rushed forward barking,
but retreated when called by their master. The native having apparently
satisfied himself that the approaching party could do him no harm, came
up to them, and looked with an inquiring glance at their eyes. He at
once seemed to understand that they had been struck with snow-blindness,
and he made signs to Archy that he could cure them. Archy inquired
where he lived, when he pointed to the south-east, and beckoning to him,
led the way onwards. In a short time they reached a large seal which
the hunter had apparently just killed; he pointed to it, and signified
that they were welcome to eat some of its flesh. Archy intimated that
they were weary rather than hungry. The Esquimaux appeared quickly to
make up his mind what was best to be done. Clearing a space in the snow
he called Archy to assist him, and at once began to build an igloo. He
was greatly delighted when Archy produced the carpenter's saw, and
apparently well accustomed to its use, he set to work to shape out the
required blocks. In a short time a hut was completed, into which he
dragged a considerable portion of the seal. From his capacious pocket
he took a shallow bowl, in which he placed some moss wicks, and filled
it with seal oil, produced by his chewing the blubber. A light was
quickly struck, and the much valued lamp soon shed a genial warmth
through the snow-formed habitation. A large lump of blubber hung over
the lamp, continued to feed it as the oil supplied by the first process
was exhausted. He now melted some snow in the seamen's saucepan, and
explained to Archy that if his blind friends would bathe their eyes in
the water their sight would be restored. They followed his advice, and
at length the pain from which they were suffering gradually subsided.

The Esquimaux seemed greatly surprised at their preferring their own
dried food to the raw blubber on which he and his dogs regaled
themselves. Yielding, however, to their prejudices