FromthistimePencroftdidnotletasingledaypasswithoutgoingtovisitwhathegravelycalledhis"corn-field."Andwoetotheinsectswhichdaredtoventurethere!Nomercywasshownthem.

           TowardstheendofthemonthofJune,afterincessantrain,theweatherbecamedecidedlycolder,andonthe29thaFahrenheitthermometerwouldcertainlyhaveannouncedonlytwentydegreesabovezero,thatisconsiderablybelowthefreezing-point.Thenextday,the30thofJune,thedaywhichcorrespondstothe31stofDecemberinthenorthernyear,wasaFriday.Nebremarkedthattheyearfinishedonabadday,butPencroftrepliedthatnaturallythenextwouldbeginonagoodone,whichwasbetter.

           Atanyrateitcommencedbyveryseverecold.IceaccumulatedatthemouthoftheMercy,anditwasnotlongbeforethewholeexpanseofthelakewasfrozen.

           Thesettlershadfrequentlybeenobligedtorenewtheirstoreofwood.Pencroftalsohadwiselynotwaitedtilltheriverwasfrozen,buthadbroughtenormousraftsofwoodtotheirdestination.Thecurrentwasanindefatigablemovingpower,anditwasemployedinconveyingthefloatingwoodtothemomentwhenthefrostenchainedit.Tothefuelwhichwassoabundantlysuppliedbytheforest,theyaddedseveralcartloadsofcoal,whichhadtobebroughtfromthefootofthespursofMountFranklin.Thepowerfulheatofthecoalwasgreatlyappreciatedinthelowtemperature,whichonthe4thofJulyfelltoeightdegreesofFahrenheit,thatis,thirteendegreesbelowzero.

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