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Greenland-Esquimaux Vocabulary   31 Visit to Kalli at College   32 His Amusements and Occupations   34 Baptism of Kallihirua   36 Stanzas by the Warden   43 Kalli at St. John's, Newfoundland   45 Death of Archdeacon Bridge   47 Intelligence from Newfoundland   48 Allusion to Prince Le Boo   49 Accounts from St John's   50 Letter from Kalli   51 Kalli's Illness and Death   52 Legacy to a Friend   56 Kalli's Funeral   57 Intended Memorial   58 Practical Reflections   59 Conclusion   60

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ILLUSTRATIONS

Portrait of Kallihirua	To face Title Page
Map, including his Birthplace	To face Page	10
Entrance to a Snow Hut	Page	15
Esquimaux Striking a Narwhal		18
Seal Hunter		24
Walrus and Seal		35
St. Martin's Church, Canterbury	To face page	39

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KALLIHIRUA THE ESQUIMAUX.

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Kallihirua, notwithstanding the disadvantages of person (for he was plain, and short of stature, and looked what he was,—an Esquimaux), excited a feeling of interest and regard in those who were acquainted with his history, and who knew his docile mind, and the sweetness of his disposition.

Compliance with the precept in the Old Testament, "Love ye the stranger [1], " becomes a delight as well as a duty in such an instance as that about to be recorded, especially when we consider the affecting injunction conveyed in the Epistle to the Hebrews, "Be not forgetful to entertain strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares [2]."

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Her Majesty's Ship "Assistance"

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Erasmus Augustine York, whose native name was Kallihirua, was brought to England on board Her Majesty's ship "Assistance," Captain Erasmus Ommanney, in 1851. Captain Ommanney was second in command of the expedition under the orders of Captain Horatio Austin, C.B., which was dispatched in