New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-11-20
The Greenlander.

Our friend is up early in the morning,
and. unheeding the smarting frosts on his
sore face, he puts on mis- water proof jack
ct once more to try match with fortune,
and after SO many days of ill-luck W ill
let him catch an enormous seal, of
great regsuk When he is seen coming
back there is a shout from the shore of
''Aao KalSgpok!" Adam is towing! When
ne, lands there will be hands enough to
drag the seal ashore and up to the house.
1t would be better for the owner if there
were not SO many, but remember, it IS
the season of famine. The greedy young
sters OF the place gathered round his
i wife, who is already busy fensing, and
has distributed about tie half of the skin
and blubber in tit-bits, s!tamorasats, to
the children of the place. Then there
are some very urgent presents to be made
OF the flesh, either raw or boiled. How
ever, they will not forget themselves, and
IN the hut all IS topsy-turvy with excite
ment and JOY. The lamps are relighted;
the diamonds are gone! On the stove
which IS fitted for cooking purposes, the
pot sputters and steams; the precious
blubber is used for fuel. The rest of the
skin, with the remainder of blubber is
precipitately brought to the shop Of the
Danish monopoly, there to be exchanged
fur other articles not half its value, but
which dainties now belong to the daily
wants of lhe natives whenever thev can af-
fordt hem. So the urchins now eat away st
biscuits from Copenhagen and figs from
Symrna. The coffee, from Rio Or Jama1-
ca, is roasted in the out-of-doors kitchent
represented by two large flat stones od
the ground, and roasted with will.
The house wife has resumed her seat
beside the pot, and stirs it with as much
ease as If she never had been out of thu
habit. Delicious, most blessed kitche
smells fill the room, and tnere never hav.
been such happy lot Of people as these.
II now, perchance, the husband continues
bringing seal now and then-say every
third day-the family will soon be
metamorphosed with regard to its appear
ance, and the household will be furnished
with the most necessary utensils, such as
pots, pans, teacups, spoons and SO forth,
all Of which will probably be failing at
the same time next year. And why not
sell your pot and spoon when YOU have
nothing to cook in your pot and nothing
to eat with your spoon? The future ac-
cording to EsQuimau philosophy, must
not be considered when you can get a 4
morsel of dried fish or blubber to appease 4
your immediate cravings in exchange for i
his valuable iron pot or copper stew pan, /
even though it cannot be bought for twice q
or thrice the value of the morsel of food I.
for which he has sold it. That the Green \
lander cares nothing for just now, and /
never will, I an afraid. Besides, there is 7
this consolation, that some day lie NAV Y
have the chance of getting another's top 4
or pan, or boots, if he happens to have I
two pairs; or even-but this must be said
in very low whisper even his kayak
for a tit-bit of some kind or other. 70, H
tunately, there is still so much ambltior h
left that this very seldom occurs. Bu i
there is no end to the light heartednesei,
OF these child people, and our friends iri
the miserable hut will in no way tax
their recent bereavements as a warnin,9'
for the future. When Summer comes
round they will enjoy themselves in Their
usual easy gong, careless fashion; it v
all come right-"ayussassim i
is what they would say if ever though =
Of the coming Winter should cross TIL
minds, which, however, it will not. l. {
all manner of danger they will resign q,
fate the same as in the time of famir
and one of the remarks we often hear il +
must submit to tb. ]
will of the Lord.-Ihe Field. A