The San Francisco call., 1907-02-03

rounded chin. These marks showed hsS
% be woman, and to be worth trum
two to three OF the native male inhAbi-
iants OF the Arctic zone.
FirsN the visitors had breakfast n
ycu stop at an Innuit village In your
travels you are welcome to their
,canty fare. They expect you to sx-
tend the same courtesies to thsm when
they visit you- And you always DO no.
After. breakfast they plunged into
the business OF trading, . business
which Is at the same time their most
alluring recreation The men OF the
rhetis used the few Innuit words nc
their command with n wastefulness
that was not In keeping with their
scanty store. But the Eskirnos prefer
TO hoard whatever English words IL
any they have acquired from fifteen
years or so of missionary school teach y
ers.
1t was several hours before II oo--
surred to Ittok that he was one OF
the central figures of romance IL
was Tereedlok: who finally drew her
self reluctantly away from the delights
of trading and suggested that the
umalik be asked to marry them sos
with the aid OF Tommy. the interpreter
from Cape Prince of Wales. they went
bashfully into the presenes OF Captain
Hamlet
1t was surprise to the captain 20
have natives ask to be married He had
Joined many couples. principally white
beachconbers and native women In the
holy bands of matrimony. but always
heretofore at the instigation OF the au-
thorities on shore. So he was delighted
to grant their request. j.. il.
The captain set the time for the we'd
ding at O'Clock in the afternoon and
sent messengers all over the ship with
verbal invitations. Then the ships
company took charge of ali ths ar
rangements. It was found that the
bride had come from Point Barrow
with her trousseau on herb back. Neither
she nor Ittok had change Of clothing.
What is the use of Juggling clean cloth
ing around for a year or so with no.
chance to use 1t? =.
Gowning the Bride
So they found an old skirt that had
been brought from San Francisco to
trade with some native for n polar
bear skin or perhaps n Russian aabls
or two. They made her waist by
winding part of bolt OF spottsd blus
calico about her and pinning It hsrsf
and there to make IT look as much as
possible like Delineator wood-cut.
The bridal veil was mosquito net
when the Thetis was stationed at Hon
olulu. :.
The bridekroom looked very uncom-
Portable In a cutaway coat aud trous-'
ers, part of a white shirt, collar. neck
tie. old campaign stovepipe hat and
fancy vest that he mustn't touch with
his hands on account Of the black
marks that hands always make on
! loud vests.
He placed on the finger of his bride
ring with sparkling gem, a ring
that had attracted the eye OF one OF
, the crew OF the Thetis as It lay on the
counter of and 10 cent store in civ-
! ilisation, and Captain Hamlet pro
nounced Ittok and Tereedtok husband
!, and wife amid the clicking OF cameras
and the cheer of the ships company.
! Then the principals had to stand in
: line and be photographed On the right
, of the picture Is w. N Landers. As
sistant District Attorney for the Nome
district, vino gave the bride away. Next
, comes Tereedlok. then Ittok. Next to
!, Ittok is Captain o. c. Hamlet U. S. r.
, c. S., commanding the q. S. S. Thetis.
/, and United States Commissioner for the
| Northern District OF Alaska, who rep
) resents the newly discovered law OF
( God or man, north OF ffty-three." On
! the extreme left, on the other side OF
the hose real. stands Mr. Thomas lilo
| yak. whose name alone shows hts
familiarity with both the English and
[ Innuit languages He was the best
man. He is one OF Mr. W. T. Loops
natives from Cape Prince OF Wales and
I now helps teach the school children at
= that settlement. Lopp understfnds the
natives. has devoted his life TO them.
j has never tried to use them for his per-
!, sonal profit and. as result. his ma
a tives show progress and the settlement
! at Cape Prince of Wales is prosperous.
r clean and happy.
After the ceremony Captain Hamlet
provided wedding breakfast OF candy
and chewing gum for the Eskimo
; guests, and then the wedding party got
into their umiak and padded merrily
toward the shore. the bride welding