The Irish standard., 1910-01-22
dogs. The Greenland canine is the

dogs. The Greenland canine is the
best sledge animal in the world, and
as ours were cross between the ma
tive pup and the majestic Dane, we
felt quite proud of our outfit. The
west coast strip, you know, is free
from permanent ice and snow and
varies from 100 to 60 miles in width.
The Eskimos live on this ribbon Of
lowland and avoid the interior, where
the iceman could quarry from 1000
feet to a mile before reaching real
soil. That's what call ice.
1.-THE travel was pleasant and exhil-
arating, and lib was all enthusiasm.
If can pinch bevy of these slightly
wags I shall form them into a brass
band, my child. Only think of the
effect down in Utica!' he remarked
one night when we were near the in
terror limit of the coast strip and were
lying in our tent, smoking.
"Our henchmen were mild-man-
nered people, entirely unfit for rail-
road work because Of their penchant
to absorb all the fat and oil in sight.
And they were abominably given to
gong. They kept us awake two hours,
chanting sagas, all in one key. At last
they let up, and we sank to rest as
softly as two babes in the woods.
1.-THE next thing l knew lib was
digging his honest knuckles into my
sides and murmuring: And there we
saw the giants, the sons Of Anak; and
we were in our own sight as grasshop-
pers.'
II awoke to behold the sun-and
then about score of the biggest men
ever saw. I thought at first must
be romancing in some spectacular
dream. AS 1 lay on my skin couch
they looked, to be between eight and
nine feet tall, while the leader was
equal to three of the Broadway squad
spliced together. In color and build
they resembled our North American
Indians, and were armed with whale
bone bows and ivory-tipped spears of
unnecessary length. After having
Toasted our eyes on the amiable, squat
faces Of the Innuits, they looked aw-
fully fierce and unwholesome.
It's not dream! We've found
'em! I cried, staggering to my feet.
It's no dream groaned lib; only
they've found us. wish, Billy, you
were snugly eating ice cream in the
States
zone glance revealed the situation
All Of our Innuits, except the brave
hearted and badly scared interpreter,
had scented trouble in the night, and
for fear Of hurting our feelings had
silently INDUCED in caitiff flight. The
sons of Anak had evidently given no
pursuit, being content with their two
souvenirs from the States.
lib then regained his nerve, and
Strengthening up his rotund form asked
Emma, the interpreter, if he was
heavy enough to fiirt with the stran-
gers patois. We called him Emma as
it was impossible to- climb over the
bristling hedge of consonants in his
real name. He shivered and said he
could nibble away at the edges and
complete the job by the sign Ian
| guage, as he had met several of them
on the coast.
"Tell EN- commanded lib, stoutly
that I have come to take some OF
them home with me, but that they
shall all be returned here in good con.
dition, and that will give each man
who goes with me a whale
Emma drew in a long breath and
tried to break into their lingo. I no.
ticed he eschewed the polysynthetic
CAB of his own tribe and rippled along
with flow of velvet vowels that
sounded like subway construction
gang during the noon hour.
"Then for the first time the tallest
stepladder gave hearty 'Wow!' and
began a rapid fire back 1 felt chilly
as saw the sweat stream from EN-.
mas face and heard him give a few
mournful boots, indicative Of great
sorrow.
"'Will they come, Emp asked tt.
berius eagerly.
Ono come groaned Emma. Say
white men be killed to Black Dog
Shaman.'
Kindly phone me what that all
MEANS begged.
1t means, my boy explained lib,
sadly, that these uncouth gentlemen