The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-01
CHEERSUL MR.. C4lTsELL.
A Manager fsr the Hudson Bay Company
with Prejudice Against APPetitcs.

1 IVY -
A Manager Nsr the Huasou hay Company
| with Prejudice Against APPetitcs.
WINNIPEG. Oct 1a "A few days ago there ar
rived small party OF men in the service OF the
Hudson Bay Company. They had como down to
taste whiskey and civilization. Their wonder
at the electric lights the horse cars. the stately
breweries. the glittering bars. the SNOWY
shops, the fire system. and several other
things that they had never seen before Was re-
| freshing. M
The head Of this party Ia Edward Camsell.
once an officer in the British army and for Q
long time ON duty In India; now chief factor
in the Hudson Bay Company's service. Ho has
q post Of dignity, fair enolument, but not
much fun. Hehss lake named TOR him In the
far north. but he is one Of the last people
In the world to he taken for Hudson
Bay man. for most OF the fellows Mt the
| northern posts are big. stout. fierce eaters and
| ofuproarious health. Mr. Camsell Is ebout 80
years old. OF average height but seems less
because his stomach has caved In and he has
| followed himself around It He wears long.
tangled. brown beard. He is covered with
| flannel checks. His cap Is soft and double-
peaked. also British and checked. He surveys
the arctic wilderness through q monocle. and
ha talks in 80 faint q voice that you have nearly
| to touch your ear to his mouth to hear him.
His pleasure ct being among people Is almost
pathetic. and while HE companions 60 about
In Q daze OF wonder. almost afraid 10 touch
anything unless 1t comes out OF bottle. no
scoms to DO removing. as with some puszlng
| difficulty OF memory. his acquaintance with
tho ways Of civilization,
Don't stay over there" he begged OF the
| writor. rs theS sat in Q public room together.
Come over and be sociable like good fol-
low." greed for conversation was on him.
aud his part Of the talk was full Of interest.
"Pvo just been in to dinner" said he. with a
| wry face. Tho boys insisted on 1t, and I
went in to keep them company and kill time.
II asnns to ns hSg this ss habit e st1
ii ii i%ssiastioS; this Iass sSat YOU y got Z
the ugly ds in the dictionary At home a'o once &c
II want to keep IN good trim and not ovor-
Gsys sat nv eon in tp
my men ut Fort Simpson. or would ii il wore
tor nsrs II sau them to
w IL po e oWky
aSSs ss We Hh tns ddGss
W saSns sSs ssss Sr ta asys sS s
poet at az other heXeysr and sent
TheaSh these fellows had ' Been - only sf fo IT,
eight hours without food, II was the first thing
travel before then. They begged 50 hard that
at The rations ike . wolves S''"'' Gnu ''' ~"
,T%sDo We have enough f eat ct Fort Simpson,
WhE q cSHrs e usually 81 s chy IL
t6e Lizard and Mack ensie rivers. and / raise
all the garden STUFF need for my own table
tatees. start Under glass. but they come up up
We had e aSs RaSe Ses DsRRE
Beg sss ss ell ssv st
s s sugar; beer a al tines: but ny ticSTy
and and 'ps te
e. Vii NJ hsae ana
Sss;s ss ~ sss s4s Ssss
T ts qne
Won! Women from another fort There - were sboat
f0w sent ' ns1e s te fsses s and
~ ssad fnS tsy sst
Ss:s 4 e. FL $tsstsst ?s$ss
was with the half-breed women. some OF them
fat as butter. who went about wringing their
hands and declaring that we were all going to
die OF starvation before the spring set in.
They came at me every morning. crying for
every four days. Finally said:
1T seemst to me that you are making entirely
toe much talk about trifls like this Now
!. yh to d. Ny sn y
I am going to put all OF you on one meal a day
until, you come down to my weight You
should have heard tho outcry. I got out and
went fishing put the plan partly Into opera,
brought in fat buck or a good string Of fish
Mr. Cpmsell. by, the way. iss, the one who
u %SSs or
ears OF the marines. and he denoInces the
n9bleman as a humbHg: s,
ttted out at FoFt sHrso oid and claims
sell. Apart from. the fact that he did not |
know how to walk on snowshoes. which is
worth thinking about when you hear his story. |
he simply couldn't have made the time. Why.
Obliged to make 200 miles . day. VIVA
What do we do up at the fort? Well, we |
arc there to work. and we have some work to |
do. We 60, around among the Indians. to SEQ !
away from them; We nav have supplies to store
and break out and issue: we have goods to |
pack and send away; we have men and dogs |
to feed; We have meat to- cure, wood to cut,
make. hunting. fishing. sledge Journeys for |
winter. and cart and canoe journeys for SUM
meI aud we amuse, ourselves occasionally
with games and reading. ana especially with |
races Besides. there's tho fiddler and tho |