New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-14

, o.r .horr, should think 80. At last got
TIA ., the buttend. dragged the gun out,
turned round in sitting posture aho oo'A0N
the shot barrel Tho bear was standing ho' wv
wards Off ready to make an END 10 my u'e
Kaifas There was time to lose III cocn'"e
the other barrel, so gave 1t charge Oh '"''
behind the ear and II fell down dead DEWEY"
US" 49,
This Is only one episode out OF a score III WIN"
the men found themselves In crises OF d hh.u'e
calculated to utterly crush their spirit i
they never gave in, and not only fought ."'''
bears and walruses. the latter proving soe'''''
particularly nasty customers but mahaseu "
casionaly to photograph their enemies So'i'e
inimitable walrus stories VIII be fouhu J." '''
second Of these volumes. The gigantic brutes
have an etiquette of their own when Nahse"
observed at the closest possible quarters when
a number Of the creatures are lying asleep VI.
the ice and a stranger lifts his forbidding head
from the water at the edge OF the hoe' the great
bull presiding over the family bellows at nm
and digs lis tusks into him until the newcomer
bows his head and lies motionless In submis-
sion BY and by the latter is allowed 20 COME
closer. In the long run he is taken into the
charmed circle, but invarlably-and Nahseh
witnessed the proceeding many times-the htt'e
human rertinacty and intelligence. Wheh 'he
,rimals wore not causing trouble to the travel
lers the elements were arrayed against them
Whom they reached the open on their return
journey ard had land In sight, their kayaks
got adrift while they were walking on the ice
and danced merry away with all their posses
sions on board. hansen gave one glance at the
receding craft and handed JOhansen his watch
Then off went most of his clothes and he plunged
into the icy sea. The swim was terrible. ana
by the time he reached the kayaks and tried
to pull himself up into one of them uhey were
bound together) the whole OF his body was so
stiff with cold that he could not do it, AT last he
managed to get one leg over the deck ana hoiSteu
himself exhausted into the boat Al this point
mos; men would have been content to paddle
back to the foe. hansen saw two auks' ana re-
membered that he and Johansen were IN WANT Vi
food He picked up his gun and brought tieH
both down. Johansen watching from the ice
and seeing this performance thought ms ieauel
had gone mad. But the terrible trial was ehoeu
at last and in that ending, in the meeting be-
tween hansen and Jackson at cape flora lies
one Of the most eloquent episodes In the "hoie
oxrarionce Of three adventurous years Nansen
heard the Establishments voice before he could
see him among the snowy hummocks Ihes
met and shook hands with simple HOW 40
YOU do?" Then followed this BADLY Impressive
cooquy. Impressive when 1t is remembered 'ha'
Nansen had not spoken with any stranger io'
three long years Jackson began
I'm immensely glad TO see you
THANK you: also.
Have you ship here"
mo- my ship is not here
How many are there of you
81 have one companion at the ice-edge
Suddenly he stopped. looked me luii III ''e law
and said, quickly:
Aren't you NansenT
YES l am"
"By Jove! ! am glad to see YOU