The Red Cloud chief., 1880-06-03
An ADVENTURE On An E,se.NAR.

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An ADV ENTuRE On An Es'..sth
J-- h,-d With h. father. Chrisiopl
jansen. hg Ect~. f>sshsr. iasr. and IA
49,. sister. Ilsc. her faes-~- snsmssaAc
in = little hat On the southern sC>ss 7"
Iceland
Ihts -. ~as built 81 LAYERS Il si"f~,
up three or iuaf -. fpsn the gros'nd
9th turf be;wcyn the ay--- ~ kccl
out the cold Then above this ws- :
/ sluping ru-l of ws-l covop~d With turf,
which, In thc.c long sum, dsy- 81
June. had .pr~i~si ~ thlck with grass.
making il rss MITE = green hillsSk
more thai n human dwelling And. IN
| decd. their only c~r-a pr-seni 90 hf'
| tie Use frpm her Uncle Guiihari. whd
lived inl-ni and owned foCks II sheep
and oows-would cf,-u climb the FAINT
~ mansion. and. clinging whh her sharp
hoofs Ia the turf. uibhie n breakfast
with much contcntmcnt
Christoph Jansen ~as n hsbcruiin an.
| and sp-n, the greater II his time ia hts
boat. settirs nshing nets. vt gathering
in quantities II Aaido-s and s~si-hsh.
and preparing them Ia d'. "n the
beach. And he constantly had - Keep
n sharp cye over his game. for Is lchi
UNIV atched. she pilicrny ravens. n",
uuircqucnily, would come in large
hocks and dcyour whole catches st
once.
but the business fnbm which the n>h-
crman derived most prfi' VS. from
his cgg-var. And iirst | must errl.in
To some If you just what Nh cgg-var -
All along the west coas, Of Norway
and the southern coaS. ~ Iceland there
are numerous islands. som. - them
situated nj a considerable Distance. from
the main land. but Others within a bow
shot Of IL. These islands are of two
kinds. many 81 them being nothing
more than high MASSES of rock. while
Others are ast. or nearly n The form
er arr called hoirns. the latter Udr
Upon thes. var the eiier-iucks cUn-
gregate in large number, for laying
Eggs and rearing their young; for when
nesting on the mainland they are much
disturbed by the cunning Arctic fo..
who ~ a. great an epicure In his cold.
northern haunts as il the red ioN In
New England. IL would not be- unrra.
sonabl" To- suppose that his appetite.
from the colder climate in which he
lives. would be- considerably the kccnrr
and the young elders. or the rich eggs
which he DEITY cracks with n stroke IL
his paw. make one IL the dainticst meals
REWARD n procure.
Yet Mature teaches the d~efcnseless
bird tina, she can. nj least. protect her
self against this one of her many enc
mics by nesting In places impossible for
him TO reach.
The high price set upon The feather
Of the eidcr-duck renders these islands
very valuable. and they have been in
the possession If icelandic and Danish
families for many generations.
More than twenty-five years z Ice.
land exported between four and five
thousand pounds Of eidcr-duwn in "A
single year. and IA great care has been
taken to promote an Increase of the
supply, the q sold has probably
more than doubled since then. The
down 1. worth from three To
four dollar. per pound. anil IL j. said
that enough down for a bed ~coyerlct
would not weigh more than n pound
and n half.
The laws of the country are very strict |
in relation To the ownership 81 ;h.
and the poacber. u caught. il |
punished with n fine II thirty dollars for
the seizure of a single duck. Even an |
egg cannot be stolen with imbunity.
But the yar-owners have other poaeh-
FRS to deal with. for whom the Law has
no terrors-the raven and the great
These birds II prey max.
sad havoc among the young elders. in
spite of the vigilance used in protect
them-the eagle sometimes even
of the old ducks Themselves.
Christoph JaBssn's var was but n
short distance from the main land. and
looked after entirely BY the fisher
wife and Jan. now eleven years
Did.
Now be of. good Jan. for il is get
ling late. said Mother Jansen, a. III.
BOY wa about to set of to the var one
early in June. land D.. quite
'ure. my son. not TO disturb the old
and 10 not forget To Gu, the
Ot't'~s ~ 'sAfb /
Let little ilSe 90, too, mother"
Jan, who did not like alway.
alone.
Ndi. ma" returned Mr.. Jansen.
- Il-e is but a wee thing: she would
stumble over the rocks. And have We
the raven hat perched on the
gable only yesterday fear. Jan. n.
Joded Us iIlt' and she gazed solemnly
u the tiny. blue-eyed fairy playiu,
With 4 string 81 blown egg-shelis. then |
Iway across the dancing waves. whittier
Cbristoph had been gone since early
to fish. However" she added
-eeiDg JAMS disappointment. thou
NJ a careful boy, my Jan. add. since
nus go To the beach To help your
a;her when be comes in she may go
With you. But mind and h.; nothing
her; lead her carefully over The
"sa!Ja!Je2 rar' Nes, yes. 4 winD |.
the delighted boy; and aitired ia
N elder skin jacket aud scarle, cloth
.ood. baby Use went laughing and skip
ing toward where the boat was drawn
Ip on the rocky beach. Jan following. !
With the basket and bag bag on hi. arm.
Lifting little llse into the boar, Jan
across the narrow strip Of water
operating the island from the main
and.
The sun wa- vet high. although !,
vas nearly eight o'cloc. n the evening.
Nd u they Approached the island ihey :
amid whole focks Of the elder
lrakes, shining white IN the sualigh,.
'lunging ADD tapping. and sending the
pray sparkling high 10 the air. (,
Now. Ilse," said Jan. after ,ying
lie boat 20 = stone, Icing 20 my back
nd III be your pony" and climbing ,
he path that wound oTer and about III.
idge Of low lava cliffs which ran
through the length sf the island. he