The Nome nugget., 1903-01-14

dressing was little the best 1 ever ate, while the fish friccasee, stewed nigSer heads, tundra grouse, etc, etc., were as nicely done and as palatable as though served at the WaldorfAstoria. To Mrs. Calvin belongs the credit of baking the cakes, and of the five differ ent kinds it would be hard to say which was the best. Probably the potato cake was the best: and then such pies. You remember what kind of pies we used to get at Nigger Jim $ at Dawson? Well these lemon, cream, custard and pumpkin pies were just such. 1t was the greatest meal that 1 ever sat down to in Alaska, and l never expect t9 ~tt down to one where 1 will enjoy it Ill ire than I did thi, one.
 'I had my guitar there and Sam Ras- sett had his violin. There were also three or four harmonicas in the crowd. Stemlpe can play the violin pretty well and we have had Bassett' s violin here which gave me little practice on the guitar: so after the dinner was over, or rather while the last "1able' was eat ing we made the woods with music ring" After everybody was filled to overnOwing the table was moved out of the room and as we had it here the "deck was cleared for action Mike Moran volunteered a recitation entitled "Shaughnessey O'Brien," l spoke a piece learned while yet school boy entitled "The Lightning Rod Dis Dispenser Capt. Whistler spoke a very pathetic piece entitled Mary Queen of Scots" Dahl and others vol unteered few words on behalf of the occasion, and Fred White, Capt. Whis- tier. and Teddy favored us with a num- ber of vocal trios.
 "Everything went off so pleasantly and enjoyably that we forgot for the time being that we were up here be- meath the Arctic circle, but rather at home among orr friends. But after the songs were sung and the speakin. done, seven boys tied white handker- chiefs around their arms who with Mrs. Calvin made the eight ''ladies' who with their partners stripped the light fantastic' to the strains of music from Stemple's violin.
 After dancing until about 10 o'clock we all repaired to Hlnkeman's. There we were served to an elegant lunch and also did justice to his rum punch, Tom and Jerry, Scotch whistles, benedict ines. etc. Again the music was brought out, more songs and more speaking, and again more dancing.
 About one o'clock the crowd was still one and all able to go their way" but about a half dozen of us thought it pruGent to go then or we might possi- bly, need assistance later on. This morning we learned that not ten min utes after we departed orders were given by Olsen to lock both doors, let nobody out and give everybody any thing and everything he would drink, keeping the doors locked until day light. Olsen told Hinkeman he would pay the bill, and Hinkeinan obeyed him to the letter. How many were able to go home without assistance l have not been able to learn, suffice it to say that all will remember Christmas 1902 long years hence. don't think there were any but needed Paul's injunction to take some wine tor thy stomach $ sake" but singularly enough not one Of the 3S men present but what could ably take care of himself, and with the eX- ception of one or two could it be said that he was any the worse off. Whis- key, wine. beer, punch, lunch, every thing was free, and yet everybody "kept their feet"