The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-25
ESKIM0S ARE JOLLY NOW.
FRosr AND SNOW NAVE GLAD
DENED THEfR LITTLE HEARTs.

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rho Cole snap vvorks a Mig Change IN tho
Drseptng Spirits or the Arctic nnva,iaa NJ
Reiievue Hlsspitnl-sun They Dou,t Th,pk
Oar sssw Approaches the Real Arctic ThtnE.
Not since thoy were taken to Bellevue Hospi-
tai. on Oct. 30. have the visiting Eskimos of
Peary's expedition been In such good spirits MS
they were yesterday. 1t was the cold weather
that did 1t. A good touch Of frost is what they
have been needing. All Of them have been suf-
fering from lung trouble. having caught cold,
or. rather. caught warmth, for 1t was the heat
that affected their lungs, n short time after
their arrival. They were as bright as crickots
yesterday, and although they are not yet al.
lowed out OF doors, II Ia probable that by the
time the next snow furry comes they will have
. chance to go out and enjoy an arctic afternoon
on the lawn.
Suspicion was mingled with their pleased sur
prise when they awoke on Tuesday morning
and beheld what appeared to be snow on their
window stills and showing white upon the ground
below. While the mon, having arisen and
crowded around the window, were discussing
1t, Auehnr, who has been suffering from pneu.
monia. and tho twelveyear.old girl. Awuhar,
came running In from the women's quarters in
great excitement.
Its snow, real snow" cried Aughar, speak.
ing ~gleefully the Eskimo word which has only
been pronounced In tones OF r~egretful reminis.
cence since the party arrived here.
Can there be such q thing as snow in this
wretched country - skeptically asked Mooktur,
who. in his forty-hve years of life, has grown
cynical. In his own nome Mooktur keeps Ice
on his head for fear Of sunstroke whom the Their.
mometer rises above zero. He looked at the
whiteness outside .discontentedly. Its some
other kind Of stuff" he said. 49,
No, its snow" said Awuhar eagerly. IT
Whuhu, tho young man. lifted the window,
sWufiii u" Thats sood fSS' he Observed.
ri gees way too auiek,S objected AWphaE;
gone now. Nothing is like It at home III
,"Thankless onef rebuked Aughar. did
down the stairs where ice lies in small berSs,,
and let you play there :,
not the kind of ice that stays. Somebody made
those 6ergs. and unless one watches them all
the Tim they vanish away. A man told me so"
1 n9,ysasT g boz; W 9sn WIZ has aIsq boon per;
down on a cake q 1t. it grew wet and mail. 1t
to-day" said MooEtSr. who had been pokins his
head out OF the window and drawing deep, sat;
as II | were breathing flame and smoke. This
When they bring us. our meat" observed
T mntn wiiI tas snail doo ses Z mine outside to freeze.
No meat here is good" complained Mooktur.
1T 10 all too tender. One does not know that
he has his teeth in anything before-plof! it is
But 1 die. - said little wonncy in an aside to
the girl Awuhar. 1T was that which the doc.
tor wears upon his feet, and l found IL under
one OF the sleeping places that stands upon four
sticks. At the first IL was good to the teeth,
but as l chewed there came off from it a black
substance very evil to the taste. SO that l was
obliged TO put 1t away lest / be taken i'll, as were
you when you, ate the hide of the seal with the
fur still on it," And Wenney grinned.
And / heard that doctor speaking replied
Awuhar sharply. for this "Reminiscences dis.
letting a puppy loose around here One has
been SShswing az my boots and licked the black
This is an evil place." returned the boy sulk-
lily, where good, tough meat Is painted black
my home"
wait, little man, - said Mooktur: eve shall
all see tho white fields and the green bergs
again. There is life In this air"
Tho gods OF our own country grant It." said
the woman. Aughar. with a sigh. My years
begin to weigh upon me-"
well, what do you think of it }" cried Matt
Hansen, their guide, mentor. friend, and general
attendant, ,cheerily. coming into the room.
why, this1l DO q regular North Pole in a week.
Wei have polar bear meat for Christmas"
Before he went away he had the entire COM
pany so cheered up that they wcro planning an
expedition to spear seals through the ice In the
East River as soon as the doctor would lot them
out.