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

with a feeling akin to reverence. She
did all these Jlings. aided and abeited
by her husband. from a heart full OF love
and charity toward humankind, ana
gave services worth more than their
weight in gold at such time in such a
country where no one knows anything Tor
or against any newcomer. and what Is
done in kindness must be done In the
broad spirit that marks the brotherhood
Of man. For these poor and suffering
men she sewed; she gave away her turS
ana provisions: she ministered to them
with kindly hands: and for 1t all Noble
Dexter would never receive a penny IN
payment Surely the nature of the little
Eskimo teaches a lesson to many
Later the Dexters moved into hotei
built by Mr. Dexter, and now being op-
Grated by a company. This hotei was al
WAYS a glad milestone when reached by
miners on the way from Dawson TO
Nome Mr. Dexter moved to Nome In us
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 he Is not no"
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
DAVIS of 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 feelings or
warm gratitude, as none there were per-
rnitted to want for food or shelter whiie
MolIie Dexter and her husband could
give Il TO them. Surely no better field
Tor philanthropy and kindness or one
with wider demands could have been
found than the one in which Mollie Dex-
Ter 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 ADDITION
to the Illness of her only child, VINO Is
with her, her husband has been for the
past year or so suffering from that slow
iy creeping disease, locomotor ataxia. He
could not come with her on this her sec
ond trip from her own country and peo-
nile. 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 In their charac-
tiers. 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 Ameri-
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 frksome task of introducing
herself to American styles in dress. That
she is still interested 10 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 in 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 starve. I like American eating.