The long months on the " Fram."
Borne of those on board the From gtate thai to tired did they become of seeing the same faces and hearing the same voices day after day in the coarse of the alow drift northwards, that in the end a feeling of irritation was produced. Finding it almoit impossible to endure the sight of one another, they would let off on long walks over the ice, each man by himself. Their description of the terrible depression whioh affeoted them throughout the long months of perpetual darkness was pathetio in the extreme. When spring oame their spirits rose, but the oheerfulnesß was not of long 'duration, for the constant daylight soon became as oppressive as the winter darkness had been. Various schemes werev devised to while away the time, . The sewing-machine in the saloon was in particular in constant requisition and tailoring was a favourite pursuit.
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Manawatu Herald, 21 November 1896, Page 2
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151The long months on the " Fram." Manawatu Herald, 21 November 1896, Page 2
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