The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-18
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STORM HAD NO
TEREOES FOR HER
David Strait was crossed In a Hindstorm
which kept Up fC- days. and one day.
while AhuIClitn's mother was reading 70
h"r i'm tEu cabin there came a gust Of
wind wilder than auy before.
Il was followed by q great crash on
deck. Z. shower of broken glass from the
cauiu skgiiEht. tho shouting OF the cap
tain Go his men and tho running OF the
sailors obeyiuE his orders.
AHuisEito'S mother was frightened. but
hardly had the glass stopped falling
when Ahu=hito cried: Go on with the
story mother
she had been in 50 many storms at sea
that she was not tho least afraid, and
took everything that happened on board
ship as matter OF course.
The captain explained afterwards that
the ship had been tossed on the waves
Ike a. ball. and in the storm and fog had
come - near q great iceberg that when
tho man ON the lookout saw IL she had TO
be brought round the shortest and quick
est way 20 keep her from being dashed
10 pieces against its frozen sides.
This caused the bags pf coal lashed on
deck 10 break loose and slide across the
deck. smashing everything in their way.
The first stop in Greenland was made at
Goahavn. the capital of the country
The Inspector of Danish Greenland. the
Governor Of Gudhavcu and an assistant.
with their families. arc the only white
people in Tho city All th" other inhabi-
Jants are EskimUs- A. Ahai-hito said.
"Oh. mother. h"w funny % is TO look
over there and sec only "a few frame
houses one and "a half stories high. "a tiny
frame church with a school bill ON top.
and then only mounds of turf with win
dow stuck ia the end OF each and chin
noy put on one side-auu TO think this
Is "a capital city"
The mounds OF turf shn spoke OF are
the native Euts. They arc only ono story
high. and built of stone and turf. half IN
and half above the ground. Tho turf with
which the stones are chinkod IS allowed
iu grow until the stones can hardly be
seen Tor grass.
HER DESCRIPTION OF
GOOD OLD EEpEEEG.
Among tho Eskimos who came nockinE
20 tho ship To- trade thojr top kayaks and
slolr"s FOR coffee. siEgr and biscuit was
am oil man named E-oJcr- who had seen
AhlliShito whom she WIS "a baby and again
whom she wIs wears old.
lie first knew her father In 1856. This is
how She describes hiIa iu her diary:
He came toward Us and shook hands
with mother and INC. and said. Nc very
fr'.tA '.'t- A"a Lah'IAF N|E now. All
you look plenty well. Aie hope YOU find
Icary all same well. Nc go my house.
catch yuU kamiks. You uickauiuuy feet
keep plenty warm g. good kamiks. No
cold. You wait. me see"
While old ErubcrE had gone 70 see n he I
could catch pair Of warm kamiks our
lined h5ots) for AhniEhito. she WAS greeted
10y others of her old friends. who. as soon {
as they heard it was Peary's ship and
that AhuiGhitO was aboard. showed their
delight 10y bringing her the best they had.
and they wanted her to come ashore and
visit their pickaninuics.
one man brought his family close 20
where the ship lay that AhniEhito might
see what fine children he haG.
Tho little Eirl. child uf 3 years. had on
short white leather kamiss. with long
scalskin stockings coming 10 the thlgh
hut the tops Of the stockings above the
boots were covered with white lace
trimmed pautalots made OF muslin.
Her little seslskin trousers had bands
Of white leather embroidery in rel down I
the front uf each lCE. and her ton gar
ment made like a sweater. vas Of red [
and white figured calico trimmed about I
the neck and wrists with black fur and I
lined with the soft, warm breasts Of the 1
cider duck.
The baby VAS dressed very much Ike 4
the babies at home, oaly the feet and legs !
were uut into a. fur bag covered with /
bright calico.
PHOTOGRAPHED As THEY
STOOD HAND IN HAND.
AhuiGhito pleased them by taking their 4
pictures as they stood there hand in hand. /
The Windward left Godhaven before old I
BroberE succeeded in catching any
hanks. though he besou=ht tho captain /
10 wait until his daughters could make a 1
pair. assuring him that they plenty /
quick sew"
And now for many days tho ship
plowcd slowly through the ice. The Ice
berSs were especially Interesting 10 All
niEhitO.
Sometimes she saw them turn somcr-
sIuits. as she called it. This was caused l