ou would spear me some Sir I would Be very
thankful to you Sir.

Calls to visit the sick are continuously received. The following are
genuine examples:

Reverance dr. Grandfell. Dear sir we are expecting you hup
and we would like for you to come so quick as you can for my
dater is very sick with a very large sore under her left
harm we emenangin that the old is two enchis deep and two
enches wide plase com as quick as you can to save life I
remains yours truely.

Docker--Please wel you send me somting for the pain in my
feet and what you proismed to send my little boy. Docker I
am almost cripple, it is up my hips, I can hardly walk. This
is my housban is gaining you this note.

doctor--i have a compleant i ham weak with wind on the
chest, weakness all over me up in my harm.

Dear Dr. Grenfell.
I would like for you to Have time to come Down to my House
Before you leaves to go to St. Anthony. My little Girl is
very Bad. it seems all in Her neck. Cant Ply her Neck
forward if do she nearly goes in the fits. i dont know what
it is the matter with Her myself. But if you would see Her
you would know what the matter with Her. Please send a word
by the Bearer what gives you this note and let me know where
you will have time to come down to my House, i lives down
the Bay a Place called Berry Head.

These people are made of the same clay as you and I. They are moved by
the same human emotions. They love those who are near and dear to them
no less than we love those who are near and dear to us. The same
heights or depths of joy and sorrow, hopes and disappointments enter
into their lives. In the following chapters let us meet some of them,
and travel with Doctor Grenfell as he goes about his work among them.

XI

UNCLE WILLIE WOLFREY

One bitterly cold day in winter our dog team halted before a cabin. We
had been hailed as we were passing by the man of the house. He gave us
a hearty hand shake and invitation to have "a drop o' tea and a bit to
eat," adding, "you'd never ha' been passin' without stoppin' for a cup
o' tea to warm you up, whatever." It was early, and we had intended to
stop farther on to boil our kettle in the edge of the woods with as
little loss of time as possible, but there was no getting away from
the hospitality of the liveyere.

There were three of us, and we were as hungry a