Soon
After The Weather Moderated; By Undergirding The Ship
With Chains, St. Paul Fashion, The Leaks Were Partially
Stopped, The Steamer Reached Her Destination, And Was
Sold For 7,000 Pounds A Few Days After Her Arrival.
In
token of their gratitude for the good service he had done
them, the Company presented Mr. Wyse on his return with
a gold watch, and the chain he wears so gloriously outside
the silk tartan waistcoat.
And now, good-bye. I hear the click-click of the chain
as they heave the anchor; I am rather tired and exhausted
with all the worry of the last two months, and shall be
heartily glad to get to sea, where fresh air will set me
up again, I hope, in a few days. My next letter will be
from Iceland; and, please God, before I see English land
again, I hope to have many a story to tell you of the
islands that are washed by the chill waters of the Arctic
Sea.
LETTER V.
THE NORTH ATLANTIC - SPANISH WAVES - OUR CABIN IN A GALE -
SEA-SICKNESS FROM A SCIENTIFIC POINT OF VIEW - WILSON - A
PASSENGER COMMITS SUICIDE - FIRST SIGHT OF ICELAND - FLOKI
OF THE RAVENS - THE NORSE MAYFLOWER - FAXA FIORD - WE LAND
IN THULE
Reykjavik, Iceland, June 21, 1856.
We have landed in Thule! When, in parting, you moaned so
at the thought of not being able to hear of our safe
arrival, I knew there would be an opportunity of writing
to you almost immediately after reaching Iceland; but I
said nothing about it at the time, lest something should
delay this letter, and you be left to imagine all kinds
of doleful reasons for its non-appearance.
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