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To my friend Air. Krieger I felt myself more
obliged than I can express for the very flattering
reception I received on the renewal of our acquaintance
after a lapse of a few years ; and I have
strong reasons for believing that he was equally
gratified at the unexpected visit of one whom, in
all probability, he had forgotten. As a proof of
his desire th a t the recollection of it should not
altogether escape my memory, he begged my
acceptance of his Icelandic snuff-box, regretting
that he had nothing about him that might be
deemed more worthy of my acceptance ; to me it
will ever serve as a memorial oi as worthy a man
as I believe exists.
Icelandic Iv o r y Snuff-box.
These snuff-boxes are in common use among the
gen try ; they resemble somewhat the muU or
sneezing-horn of the Scotch, but are made of ivory,
mostly of the morse or seahorse teeth, and are
neatly mounted in silver.
There is another person, to whose unwearied
and unceasing kindness I can never repay the
debt of gratitude I owe him—Air. Knudtzon, the
worthy cousin of our worthy companion Broder
Knudtzon—a name indeed which I believe I may
with safety say is a sufficient passport through all
Europe.
We set sail on the morning of the 20th of
August, and with a light breeze reached the Aleal-
Sack late in the evening. At night the wind
freshened, and we were well clear of the land before
morning, ivhen we encountered some very heavy
squalls from all points of the compass, accompanied
with showers of hall. At mid-day the weather
improved considerably, and we got a steady breeze
on the beam, which carried us through the water
at the rate of nine knots an hour. The night was
clear, and we enjoyed a fine sight of the Aurora
Borealis, which in this high northern latitude is
seen to greater perfection than we southerns have
an opportuni tyof seeing it, more especially in the
smoky atmosphere of London. During the 22nd
we were terribly rolled about in a very heavy sea,
without a breath of wind—one of the most unpleasant
situations imaginable to a landsman, or, I
believe, to a seaman either.
The calm continued till midnight, when we were
lucky enough to get a strong and steady wind on
the beam, which enabled us to continue running
upwards of ten knots day and night, under close