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for her husband's supper. Upon the husband's return the blood was served up to him in a bark Dish, but upon putting a spoonful to his mouth, he detected the malice of his wife, and only saying that the blood did not smell well or good, threw the Kettle with its contents about her Ears. Night coming on, the Man went to bed and told his wife to observe the Moon about midnight. After the first nap, the woman awakening was surprised to find that her husband was gone. She arose and made fire, and lifting up her eyes to the Moon, was astonished to see her husband with his Dog and Kettle in the body of the Moon, from whence he has never descended. She bitterly lamented her misfortunes during the rest of her days, always attributing them to her malicious invention in preparing her own blood for her husband's Supper.

Mackenzie's River Dep^t

7^th Dec^r 1808

George Keith

Roderic Mackenzie Esq.

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