The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-17
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| body, maybe an innocent bystandor. We'll
\ IN ono OF these villages there was a
| De3utcous maiden. Now, gentlemen. YOU
,bcr, sCIhu ~ l am simply repeating what
| lhoy told me up there. and they didn't
| crack smile when they said IL There
] was a bcautcous maiden in ono and i'm
| ltv Sltv Y'ntI there was young man who
coulo outruu, outspcar or lick any other
| man IN that section OF the leo box nc
! cofdlnE TO claims OF his felIow-citizsns
end. Of course, they set great store by
MN. lhls here mighty man OF yalor was
scootin' around ono day when he hap
pened 10 meet the beauteous maiden
Ioresald. who had Inadvertently strayed
from her parents Christmas castle i'ho
result was tho same as usual Tho Fski-
NO man was smitten sore and the Eskimo
nlald WAS clean gone on him before the
aurora borcalls could give warning We'll,
thc young Teller made all kinds OF over
lures 10 the girls pa; offered him walrus
tusks and husky dogs. and the Lord only
knows what elcs. for the young woman.
9gt the old man laughed him TO scorn.
Then the youngster played what no
thought was a winning card-rolled in a
barrel OF Standard oil, enough To feed tho
family oil winter, and offered to swan
even. This staggered the stern parcnt
ana no came pretty near maxim a deal
but the neighbors buttcd In about that
ume and the whole party chased the lover
out or tho city limits. He went back
home, swearin', by jiggers. he'd have that
maiden lt nc got his feet wet In the at
tempt, and that. they say is a terrible
Wei. nftcr considerable hggerin' and
nosin' around no decided the only way 10
get her was TO sneak In at night. or when
thoy was all asleep. and carry her of By
mc UP there. these Esklmos don't sleep
In feather beds like civilized people, but
they crawl into bags, pull tho draw
string tight over their heads and snoozc
until the alarm clock rings. Young Loch-
lnyar he puts out from town along about
10 o'clock In the evening. accordin 10
EHH aFEElH VlHf q. IT,
over tho Ice. climbin' "A mountain. slidp'
down n glacier, and crossin great
chasm on log he reaches the land OF
the foe and the homo OF the girl Hc
OF hnlr oil and then slips into the snow
palace Of the obdurntc sire. OF course
tho whole family was slecpln' in the
reception hall That's n way the Es-
hmos have, they told mo up there They
say its warmor and more sociablc. But
when they're all slespln' in sacks and
together adds TO tho difficulties OF making
selection. But LochlnYar didn't hosi-
state. Could his heart be mistaken
about which sack contained his beloved?
Gosh No He picked up tho liKclicst
bundle. threw II over his shoulder and
hikcd for tho suburbs IL was q pretty
hefty package. and there was evidently
some objections from the inside OF IL,
but our hero toilcd steadily homcwnrd.
IL was risky job 10 skin across that
chasm on slippery log with such
lOdO. out ne ulQ II, NUO ne Clinbtu tnc
glacier md he scaled the mountains.
Long about Gctjln UP tlmo he staggered
into his own village and up TO his own
hut tired out but safe and victorious.
Now, by jiggers, the benuteous maiden
was In his possession. Now he would
feast his eyes upon her shining counten-
ance Now for ono long. fond embrace.
Trembling with impatlenSe he tore open
the sack
Gentlemen" said the Missourinn. as
no paused 10 rclight his cigar, IF what
they told mo up there is true, tho shock
must have been terrible"
"Wcll. don't keep us In suspense ex
claimed the rcd-headed man. what was
in the saclc2'
The Mlssournn blew three smoke rings
and then calmly replied:
His heart was mistaken. II wns the
old man he had carried ON