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Europe, and sailed through the Arctic Ocean to
the Russian frontier; this portion of our journey
within the Arctic circle extending over nearly two
thousand miles. We fraternized with the
Laplanders, “assisted” at the milking of the reindeer,
and at the blubber peeling and cutting up of huge
Arctic whales; and altogether enjoyed experiences
of Arctic life and scenery that but lately were
open only to the hardiest and most adventurous of
travellers.
In the southern overland portion of our trip
we hired about two hundred and fifty strange
horses and an equal number of strange vehicles,
with still stranger rigging to represent harness;
the ladies themselves drove six-sevenths of these
over the mountain roads, and up and down some
hills that a professional English coachman would
refuse to attempt. Some of these ladies never
held reins before, and yet we escaped without
breakdown or collision, or even the most trivial
accident.
The narrative will show how all this may be
repeated by any other ladies endowed with sound
health and the usual pluck of Englishwomen.
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