The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-23

n seat. and on each side were place,
stone lamps. in which blubber va
oratc her head and igloo for years t,
come.
Another had given her benrskin mitt,
for needles, and conveyed the idea tba
she had the long end of the trade. A ia
youth, with only a smile. displayed will
Glee TWO bright TIN cups. one for himself
and one for his prospective bride. All o.
this glitter had been received In oxchang,
for an ordinary ivory horn worth 1bou
ninety dollars.
The Yacht AGnip A1ont.
The midnight tide lifted the yacht on ar
Icvcn keel from her makesl.ift drydocl oil
the beach, and she was pulled out into tho
hay and anchored for few hours Coma
moi was but one of Six villages in which
the tribe had divided its two hundred and
fifty people for the current season.
To study the people. to further oncour
aee the game of barter and TO enjoy the
-lrc sport of yachting and hunting in
mans northernmost haunts. we prepared
10 visit rs many villages as possible
In the morning the anchor was raised
and the yacht set sail in hight wind head
cd for moro northern villages, 1t was n
gray day. with 4 quiet sea. The speed of
the yacht was NOT fast enough TO he excit-
ing. so Mr.. Bradley suggested lowering
the launch for a crack at ducks or a chase
of walrus. or 2 drive at anything that hap
pcncd TO cut the Waters
The horpoon gun was taken. as it was
hoped that whale might come our way
but the gun proved unsatisfactory ond
were able TO run all around the yacht rs
she slowly sailed over Wolstenholme
Sound
Ducks were secured in abundance Seals
were given chase but they were able TO
escape our craft Nearing Saunders
! Island 4 herd of walrus was seen on n
! pan of drift ice far ahead of the yacht
The magnetic was pushed. the carburetor
opened, aud out we rushed after the
shouting beasts.
Two with splendid tusks were obtained
and two tons of meat blubber were turned
over TO our Eskimo allies.
The days of hunting proved quite
strenuous. aud in The evening we were
-. =
cabins when roast elder duck had filed
.a large gap.
An Eskimo widows story.
Among the Eskimo passengers pacing
the deck was a widow. who, in tears, told
US the story of her life. story which
offered peep into the comedy and
tragedy of Eskimo existence. She had
arranged q den under a shelter of seal
skins among the anchor chains. We had
and n place between decks as n better
nest for her brood of Youngsters, but She
refused, saying she preferred the open
air on deck
To my question rs to now the world
had used her she buried her face in herl
hands and began TO mutter to her two
boys. the Youngest just in pants. l knew
her early history, so could understand her
story without hearing all her words be
tween sobs
She had come from American shores
and. Gs II foreign belle, her hand was
sought early At thirteen Ikwa intro
duccd her to a welded life not strewn
with blubber. He was cruel and not
always truthful sin for which his
brother, the apgiSok. or doctor. was with
ont his consent put ont OF harms way
rwO girls graced there home One was
now married When the youngest was
put Of her hood, Ikwa took the children
md invited her TO leave, saying that he
I'D taken 10 wife Ahtah. a plump maid
nd n good Scamstress.
Nance had neither advantage, but she
tcw something of human nature, and {
oil found another husband, a good deal,
der, but better than the br5t Their 6
G. was u hard one. for Nordingwah was
good hunter. but their home was {
uccable, quiet and happy. Two children |
yened it. Both were Mt her side on s
yacht, a boy of eigh., the only deaf &
nd dumb Eskimo in all the land, and
IN. pale weakling Of three. Z
A Tragedy OF the Arctic. c
Both had been condemned by the Es-
mo law of the survival of the ittest, the
st because Of insufficient senses and q
Second because il was under three and
on its mothers back when the father 4
ID away They were not to pnrtic- q
in the strife Of life. But an un- a
mother loved them.
fcw days before the previous winter al
Id father, anxious TO provide wnrm ~
skins for the prolonged night. had ~
urcd alone far up into the noun
s. His gun went of accidentally So
he never returned 81
nc executor of the brother of Monee'sI -,
uer husband was kind to her for the oil
B. night and kept famine from her "
p In the summer day she had been 70 70
TO keep herself but who could pro-
for her for the night to Gomez Her ar
resource was to seek tho chilled "a
RI of her former husband. and we ",
% performing the unpleasant mission wi
lkine her to him as wife No ,.
When we later saw Ikwa he did not ~
INK US for the trouble we had taken, as
ut we had expected no reward cd
The speed of the Yacht increased as
ne night advanced A snow squail fo
-osfed the decks. and 10 escape the ICY bl,
.r We sought our warm hertbs carly. n
[ four o'clock in the morning the gray W.