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the collection. And yet love has its be-
ginnings among the Eskimo young peo- |
pie much as it does in more civilized
communities and in many instances
brings happiness to tho twain, as in |
other lands.
The boys and girls do not write love |
letters to one another for obvious rea-
sons. put the Eskimo youth sees the lady
Of his heart home from the Eskimo sNCia-
bles and the two exchange love tokens. |
rho girl makes highly ornamcntcd tobac- |
60 pouches and mittcnS for the boy and
arctic Jim Dandy presents his Ruthie
Belle with frozen seal livcrS and choice
bits OF deer fat from tho animal which
his own prowcss has slain. Then as Gu
pd's dart sinks deeper the youth eocs to
the homo of tho maiden and offers her
INC finest doersiiu coat tarteka) which
his wealth can buy. Ii shc accepts this
and puts it on the engagement is re-
gardcd as announced. tho young man
bowers the parents with such goods rs
ne can procure, and leads his willing
bride away.
IT. on tho other hand. she refuses the
artcka he plants himself by her side and
remains there until she Yields or his
patience gives out Generally he fights
IT out on this line IL it takes all winter,
and in tho end the girl usually yields,
but not always. Parents never interfere
in this Thcv fought II out themselves
in the same way and it is tho custom of
the country. II there is a rival Suitor he
comes and sits on the other side of her.
and if possihle brings moro goods as the
prospective dover for the norcommittal
father and mother. 1t is then up to"
the first lover to increase his own offering,
for this has nttou much weight with the
lady The details after All arc not so
far different from those in the tclnpcratc
zone.
Alas for bog and sirl or boys and
girl as tho case may be. Too often the
Shaman whose wealth seems TO give
him the rrivilorc or overrul;uw social
custom, swuops down upon the dovecote
land bears the uostIing away nv force
lin spit, of her scratching and biting. to-
grace his own igloo The power Of his
wealth and unrsnnv knowlcdve is ycncr-
'allv too great for parents or lover to
brave. ana wealth conquers love even
In the remote arctic
In many instances too. tho cirl seems
to MAKE. mo- choice i'm tho matter hat sub
mits To- tho viii Of her parents who sell
her as :, moro child TO some person of
wealth who brings her no either for his
own wife or to soil again to some one
else who becomes smitton as she reaches
muturitv Sorry hut Liughable withal
is tn. story II Igar,lh. or Dusky as the
whnloman called hrr was being brought
M hv II Point Hon. native for a second
wife. or for sale She had been sold to
him by lor parents, natives of the
Kcvalirvc Village of the interior who
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