Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-09-05
KANGEGATSUK.
BY RALPH GRAHAM TABER.


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signs liks som. sound .lsener slowlv
wakeninr. and cracked and ground q,
covering Of White tossing huge fr.0.
m.nts mon and and allino The snowy
ocean Main With hills and knolls.
which scintillat.a with dazzling luster
beneath the bright morning sun.
In the shadow Of a loftv Ella. upon A
h,nl ~ deenlv drlft.d snow w.r. AZ
white mounds which MIGHT have AZ.
,rootod No attention .xcsnt n.rh.rs
nv their regularity ~ form
From one az thesa there emerged.
unon all fours the abort soust fcurs
ofan .oed man who rosa sr.ct tossing
N. LONG urizzlsd hair back from h,s
eves ,mnstientlv and turnsd 70 nd.
dress another following him
",Twas who said Il. Kup.. did I
not?' he demanded.
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attached 10 wbicb WINS a lone thong Of
wslru. bIde swinging In loose coils
from h,s mittened hands,
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.,r.;ch. hl.oL h.,r n,src,rc ava, AL
ro..s md short stature. nroclaimed
th.,r raos q thar dr.as and eouin.
msnt would mt bav. ham sufflci.nt,
~Th. tool,sh how hos rot rs,urn.d y
continued tho eldsr IN ths Esouim Al
touou. "Ths timo was N and moth
ing could be gained. | said it, but the
stripping Knocked at meme, Msuterjek
the Oldest Of the tribel Was not
shaman before this cub was born?o
Softly, master; we must be of to
find the meat to-day, so let the trouble
lie, II Is not good to feed the empty
stomach on idle thoughts 80 thou thy
self hast said. Thou art my mothers
husband, the never falling hunter, the
true Of aim. Our time will come. Shall
va let our people starve while tooktoo
(the DEER vet may roam the hills?
Sikeepa NAV have found him while we
talk"
THAT he will mott" the shaman
cried. Take which way thou wilt
the deer is mine, II any may be found"
And swinging his long gun to his
shoulder he started of, with agility
surprising in one SO old, and soon was
lost to sight among the drifts
Sikeepa had started ont the day be-
fore, in spite OF storm Of driving wind
and biting hail, in search Of anything
that might be found for food.
The deer had disappeared across the
land. the seals become exceptionally
scarce, disease had visited the camp
and robbed him Of his father, the
chisftain of the tribe, whose native
Judgment and instructive knowledge
Of right and wrong, combined with
strong will power and kindly dispo-
sition, had made his wish law with
those he ruled, enabled him to settle
all disputes and yet retain the loving
veneration OF his people.
The diving chief had let them under
stand TINT Sikeepa, though vet youth
In wears, had met and slain Nanuk, the
water benr. and earned his right to be
their Kanreratsuk.
The father had then cautioned and
advised him. INV son. thoult have
short time 10 mourn nv death Sick.
n.ss and famine. twin.born. are upop
ia Thou wilt he env,ed and thv
action. yatcbad tbat soma cause NAV
no found Tor thv disnlacement
nco u thor canst and Al, the csmn
with ,ood, 90 shalt thou nrove thv
worth and earn affection. Take on
thvself the burdens of the whole nor
scsk To rule thv elders; but advise
them.
"Cro,, not the shaman Paw him his
tribute as A Oift deserved by reason Of
the mv.terie, he knows; but be not
ruled thv,elf bv lesser ones When
thou dost know the right way, hold It
fast, and be not turned aside though
every mans hand should upliit against
thee"
Thinking of these, his fathers dying
words, sikeeps forced his way against
the wind, narrowly watching for some