(*Footnote. The First Alvine Discharges After We Received Food Were, As
Hearne Remarks On A Similar Occasion, Attended With Excessive Pain.
Previous To The Arrival Of The Indians The Urinary Secretion Was
Extremely Abundant And We Were Obliged To Rise From Bed In Consequence
Upwards Of Ten Times In A Night.
This was an extreme annoyance in our
reduced state.
It may perhaps be attributed to the quantity of the
country tea that we drank.)
November 9.
This morning was pleasantly fine. Crooked-Foot caught four large trout in
Winter Lake which were very much prized, especially by the Doctor and
myself, who had taken a dislike to meat in consequence of our sufferings
from repletion which rendered us almost incapable of moving. Adam and
Hepburn in a good measure escaped this pain. Though the night was stormy
and our apartment freely admitted the wind we felt no inconvenience, the
Indians were so very careful in covering us up and in keeping a good
fire, and our plentiful cheer gave such power of resisting the cold, that
we could scarcely believe otherwise than that the season had become
milder.
On the 13th the weather was stormy with constant snow. The Indians became
desponding at the non-arrival of the supply and would neither go to hunt
nor fish. They frequently expressed their fears of some misfortune having
befallen Boudel-kell, and in the evening went off suddenly without
apprising us of their intention, having first given to each of us a
handful of pounded meat which they had reserved.
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