The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-26
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of the prophet without honor in his own
country, and don't know whether Law
renee is going to give me an audience
tomorrow or not"
Assured that late Represe ntative Cald-
we'll was as sure of an audience for the
two lectures the next day as of votes at
Republican primary, Mr.. Dyche re-
sumed HE enthusiastic talk about the
land of the Eskimo.
"Thsy knock out lot of our theories"
he said.
"For instance, they live on meat, raw
meat, but they are never angry or pro-
fame; there is nothing savage in their
whole makeup.
"They have no Sabbath in fact they
have scarcely anything which CORE
spends to any of our Institutions, though
they do have a religion.
They pray TO Great Spirit for spring
to come, and they believe their own
spirits go north at death.
ITO go back to my theory of how the
earth was peopled from the north-soB,
get papa that map"-and as the little
boy did his bidding, Mr.. Dyche went
down on his knees and spread out the
map on the polar bear skin to show me
point in north Greenland where a
species of mouse is found which is not
found in south Greenland.
1T is claimed that the Eskimo were
driven north by savage tribes; was that
mouse driven north by savage mice?
SO, Pm sure there could be more
interesting point for an ethuologist.
''If the pole has bsen discovered there
could be no more interesting trip from Il
scientists point of view than this one 10
the polar regions, and I-oh, yes,
shall GO agaio, in any case. [ snail ar
range to remain four or i've years, if
necessary, next time.
"ProbabIy you would not like to stay
long that2N haffinpiV-
"But you haven't yet said l could 60"
l answered.
"No; we'll, don't know when Pm
going yet; my plans are not made.
"You might get permission to go with
the man who is going in the balloon.
There's an exciting experience. that
ought to be a chance for your descrip-
tive powers, Miss Sharp"
Evidently, Mr.. Dyche did not stop to
tn ink that my powers of endurance might
be equal to his, though l really believe
they are.
Mr.. Dyche is a most interesting talker,
and was equally as interested a listen
or, and believe l might have been lis
| tening yet to his description of the coun-
| try and the people up north, if Mrs.
Dyche had not announced tea.
| Although he did not say no, but grace
fully got out of it every time, l believe
| that if l want to go with the expedition.
1 must first petition the Legislature to
resubmit the suffrage question, and make
me as good" as any man, or else dia-
guise myself as one of the stronger sex,
and even then, spend several years be-
coming a graduated scientist.
An ordinary college course is not
enough to help one toward the pole in
| this case.
l fear my only hope is to organize an
expedition of my own to make the de-
sired trip, and I'm thinking of that
strongly, now.
AS babe adieu to Mr. Dyche
and his interesting family, with Mrs,
Dyche's cordial invitation to visit
Thorn again. sounding in my
lars, and Mr.. Dyche holding the door
open to light me down onto the street as
he admonished me to not fall down the
steps, knew ne must be glad that for
| the present at least, he safe in such
| a home instead of on an ice foe.
As l walked back toward the depot,
was struck with the beauty of the Kan
sas moonlight, but my desire to GO on
polar expedition was not one whit di-
miuished, because still unqualified, and
was rather sharpened by Mr.. Dyche's
entertaining description of his expert
ences, BECKY SHARP.