The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-11-10

with a feeling akin TO reverence. She
did all these 1lings. aided and abeited
by her husband. from a heart fun OF ioNe
and charity toward humankind ana
gave services worth more than thelr
weight in gold at such time IN such
country where no one knows anything TOT
or against any newcomer. and what Is
done in kindness must be done In the
broad spirit that marks the brotnerhnod
Of man For these poor and suffering
men she sewed; she gave away her turS
ana provisions; she ministered 10 IHeih
with kindly hands: and for 1t all Moiile
Dexter would never receive penny IN
payment Surely the nature OF the little
Eskimo teaches a lesson to many
Later the Dexters moved into hotel
built by Mr.. Dexter. and now being OPP
rated nv a company. This hotel was al
WAYS a glad milestone when reacnen py
miners on the way from Dawson 10
Nome Mr.. Dexter moved to Nome In It's
earliest DAYS and was fortunate In the
selections OF claims that paid from the
beginning and are now promising MUCH
greater values.
Fortune has given him many ups ana
downs of late years. and ne Is not ho"
the enormously rich man he once was
Though still a man of means. which the
rich claims at Nome bid fair TO largely
Increase and to restore him to his old
DAYS If fortune again. Many Of the I'M
fortunate among the population of the
new camp at Nome will also remember
the name of Dexter with feeiibgs OF
warm gratitude, as none there were per-
,nitted TO want for food or shelter while
Nellie Dexter and her husband could
1--WE Il 10 them Surely no better Held
Tor philanthropy and kindness or one
with wider demands could have oeen
found than the one in which Mollie Dex-
Tor has filled a never TO be Forgotten
place.
Her own troubles weigh upon her now.
and the good angel needs the KINDNESS
and sympathy of others, for In adoitloh
IN the illness of her only child, VINO Is
with her. her husband has been for the
mast wear or SO suffering from that slow
iv crceping disease locomotor ataxia. de
could not come with her on this her sec
ond trip from her own country and peo-
nIe and she will not see him again till the
winter sun is shining over the frozen
north.
Since Mrs. Dexter married out OF her
own tribe she has taught her people
habits of cleanliness and civilization, and
brought out by her influence many OF the
good and lovable points I'm their charac-
ters. She has also induced the members
of her own immediate family to adopt
the American style of dress as far as pos
sible. In learning the ways OF her Amerl-
can husband she showed the true char
acteristic of her own people, evincing but
little enthusiasm or surprise at things
new and unfamiliar. but simply accepting
them and making them as far as, she
could part of her own mode Of life.
There were many things to take up the
young wife's interest after her marriage,
not the least Of which must have been
the somewhat irksome task OF introducing
herself 10 American styles in dress. That
she is still Interested Is evidenced by the
fact that she, on her last and first visit
to San Francisco, took home with her
many pretty gowns, which must have ex-
cited the envy and wonder OF some of her
northern friends. How she has grown to
like in eatables more varied and palat-
able bill of fare is best told I'm her own
words: my people eat dried fish; in bad
time when no fish, eat walrus hide, seal
oil and whale oil. Home we go fishing,
hunt berries for breakfast. Bad years.
sometime starye. like American eating