We had yet a half pound of the pea
meal that we had carried for some time.
We were to start early, and seeing Mr. Hubbard still weaker than he
was last night, and was not able to go any farther, it was late
when we started. We were so sorry to part, and almost discouraged
to try and go any farther, but we thought we would try our best any
way to help him. We were only going to take a cup each and a
little tea pail. No blanket. Found too weak to carry anything,
but Mr. Hubbard made us take a part of a blanket each. We only had
two pair blankets. My blanket I had left behind a few days ago.
So Mr. Hubbard told Mr. Wallace, "If you don't want to tear your
blankets, you can tear my blankets in half, and each have a piece.
It will be only one and half pound each to carry. Then I can use
your blankets while you're away."
Then we tore Mr. Hubbard's blankets, and Wallace and I took each a
piece. Also he made us take the rest of the pea meal and little
tea. We left him little tea and the bones and piece of flour bag
we found, with little mouldy lumps of flour sticking to the bag,
and the neighbour of the other moccasin we had eaten.
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