Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-28

through. and when his hood was pulled
down and he looked through the little
holes in the wood IL was almost like wear
ing fathers automobile goggles.
Soon after this Dooloo's father stopped
the sled and. taking the bearskin and long
spears from it. turned ii upside down.
Then he showed fl into the snow so that
the dogs couldn't run away with it. and
he was ready to hunt for the seal Now
Robbie had seen a seal out at the ZOO.
perhaps just as You have, but no matter
how hard he looked around him he
couldn't lind single one.
Robbie had never hunted Tor seals be-
fore and he didn't know the seals Were in
the water under the ice. and only cam"
UP 10 breath every little while. Even then
they didn't come W on top Of the ic,.
but scratched holes In il and breathe,i
through them. Now often these hos
We're covered with snow, and Dooloo's
father couldn't tell Just where they were
hidden. But his dogs cou-d smell the
seals. and when he took the harness of 81
one Of them il walked over the snow am
stopped At a tiny little snow drift smiling
inst as You have seen dogs do
Dooloo big brother begged so hard to
he allowed TO catch the seal that MS fatl-
- finally said al right and went back
u the sled TO watch him. Then his BROTH
whose name was Manikto, scraped
the snow very carefully until he could
the water underneath. But ne mad
10 put the snow back very quickly 20
that the seal wouldn't know he was there.
and Ire frightened away. He stood by the
hole with his spear IN his hand and Wait
Cd 10 hear the seal bow when lie came
up for d breath. Suddenly ne stood ~
straight and. raising his spear high Ia the
air. sent il right down into the hole
Robbie was excited that he almost
screamed Tor they could hear the sea-
inc
ing IL get away. But YOU the spear
or ''harpoon.' "a Dooloo called II, had
leather rope fastened to il. and when the
point Of the harpoon went into Mr. Sea
the rope went with Il. 80 there he stru2
gled trying 10 get away. but the rope
held him fast.
Hurry. bring the big sled It's a big
one,' shouted Manikto. His father drove
the sled down close to the hole and fas-
tened the leather rope TO it. Then tho
dogs pulled and finally up came the seal
through the hole in the ice But. my.
how they all did laugh for il was a little
baby seal, and Manikto mad made them
drive the sled down TO the hole just 10
pull out a tiny seal.
Robbie laughed with the rest of them.
for Nanikto looked ashamed and dis
appointed lie laughed and laughed So
hard that his head felt dizzy. and when
he could see again he found himself sit
ting up in his own bed at home. There
stood the Wise Dream Man on the win
COW sill. and waving his hand. he said
Goodbye. Robbie BE good boy. aud
We'll 20 10 the Dreamland OF All Coun-
tries soon again.
But. Mr.. Dream Man. what did You
tell me the real name is. called Bobbie.
for he had forgotten the name that ne
was 10 tell mis- mother and father, 50
that he could visit IL In the daytime.
TO-, had md
Bobbie made up his mind that the next
time he went 10 the Dreamland of All
Countries he would remember the name
OF the big white building.
Those little Washington boys. however.
who haven't forgotten that il is the Ma
tional Museum can go over any day
and see all the wonderful things that
il holds If you look among the cases
YOU will lind all the Eskimos that Bob
bic met during the dream day. There IL
Dooloo and his father and mother and
the dogs and the sled. and down GA
the ice is Manikto. Just pulling the 1T
tie baby seal out Of the water, while
they all laugh at him
Perhaps Ii you look very hard around
the museum. you might find the corner
where the Wise Dream Man lives. Should
you see any people in those cases that
YOU would like TO know something about
read their names, then close Your
eyes very tight and think of them very
hard, SO you will be able to write
them down. Perhaps when the Dream
Man sees you standing there with your
eyes shut very tight he viii take you
for a dream day in their country.