The Nome daily nugget., 1910-11-15

several heated debates were i'm prog
ress. As the thermometer exploited
the fact that the temperature was for
ty blow all of the old mushers were
nLsgin2 tn" stove. Martin Metz was
tipping his chair at a dangerous angle
away from the stove in his effort to
make known the fact that the cold did
not distress him.
Cold" said Metaz dissustcdlv. why
You fellors don't know what cold IS
This d, Weather reminds me- of sum
mer
Wolf Manitou. a French Canadian.
took up the affirmative side of the dis
cussion.
"SaY-you look here. Meester Metz.
YOU know plenty well that you aren't
seen these Alaska winds much Golfer
This hayer weether are as chilly as it
ever be aroun' hayer"
Metz ignored the breeds remark got
up from his seat by the fire and after
huttoning his bear-skin coat tightly
about his person. left the room
Il like tell YOU story bout that feeler
MIR. Metz, | amt much story teller hut
YOU leesten hayer," said Wolf
Bout ten year ago. Meester Metz
he hire me to guide him down through
the Yukon way. deedn't lake his
looks none so much but he offer me big
moneys so I say alright. He git um
heeg outfit an plenty dogs"
The breed stopped to gaze at his
audience and noting the attentive coun-
tenances of the assembled continued:
We leave Dyea one morning when
the machine it avs that weather is
zero. | never feel so cold but this ere
Meester Metz he sezz it dam cheely.
give him a heavy squirrel parka an
wear my light cotton one. meself. So
We start.
I'VE have sex dogs in our team. but
they he strong an healthy. We travel
with light load as the trails be sof' an
we carry nothing but proveesions. BY
an Meester Metz he seq it too dam
slow. To mex it worser. he all the
time keck about cold. say naw-
thing"
Again Wolf stopped for breathing
SPELL and filled his old clay pipe
"Wellsir, on eight day out Meester
Metz ha oct purty mod oooin ~. A.
weather it git colder He seq that he
wish he an all of the mine claims I'm
the countree was in hell an that he
wisht that he wuz back in his cabin by
the fire. I smile an he see me an
seq dirty names at me. Also he seq he
Kill me some day for that
We'll by 'embye night come on an
after fex him deener and pitch him
leetle tent, I turn in. too. sleep as
soon lay down but not for long. Purity
soon ] heer Meester Metz call mo so 7
ask 'um what he want.
Let me have your blanket. Wolf
I'm so cold he whines Now 7 he
purity cheely meself but I feel sorry
for Meester Metz so give um blank
cts. II was not so cold as II es now
so 7 walk 'roun an keep warm
TN morning when Meester Metz h
get up an fex 'um sled pack. I no.
tice oud provisions they run short an
We have ten more days mushing. I
tell um Meester Metz hut he laugh
an say I know not what talk about.
Alright. no care
"one week after that UNI day our
provisions nearly all gone and we have
um three days more goin.' again tell
him an he just say that the dogs an
me eat too dam much. He seq we eat
no more till we get 10 um place Al.
right. We no eat
Mex day dogs an me. we no travel
80 fast and Meester Metz he beat team
with whip handle. I no like that an
! seq he cut it out. just lake hear
um saloonman say. He tell me To go
to um place where he oncet wanted go
hut l no lake him beat dogs.
What's matter with you am dogs.
80 slow he say To me an told um he
eat all the food an We hungry can't
travel same. He git mad again an seq
l be worse'n baby. I git mad an hit
um over face hard an tell him I kill
um IL he leek dog again.
We'll, by'embye we git to end and
he pay me an seq me no good guide
I tell him like he tole me-go hell an