Douglas Island news., 1920-03-12
ESKIMO LEGEND
 RESEMBLES BIBLE
Story of Northern Strong Man That Is Like Bible Story Of
 Samson

".N. ."INI|N. NN.. or ON" NININ aI samson whose fcas or strength won. equal to those Of tho bible hero. and who was betrayed by woman. lThe EsHmo strong man lived m tho North long, aeo The natives believe .ho story implicitly and as evidence .1f ia authenticity point to Che ruins of be IrIoo which are near Kotzo- .huc sound
 This 'ronr man. whose uomo was nuenut waa yov largo and thc fingers oi hH hands and toes wore eobbed usc hose of duck Uo .as n great hunter and fisherman and performed many wonderful fonts. In. could swim out In thc soa and Nu seaIa aud ha strength was so erol ho could km bears as easily la thc modern small boy cam kil % rabbit uuaIded it is said he chased down and onueht l vhale Ho had brother who was aiaoa very strong man. but he d.d not possess tbo web . lcrl or Uac Eskimo samson. and lived ar mand from Che soa near tho .H.aluafeu Of Che Nobuk
 The troas man had many wives. .HH n.oo was oiled with them and .houeh hc was good uaurod and aca.em h.s wiye. feared him roat- .Ir Au thc people also feared him. Ono night while hc sicpt they bound him VIn thongs from Che skin of Na'ras and carried him to tho top .ra oiHU and ume him into the sea. Hc did uo. rrs.aL but when hc
 truck th. uator huu. bis thongs H,c marsh grass and swam back to Tho yHIaee
 Tho people wcrc very much afraid m. n. told thom not Go fear him lat nm Hc Jnr.I was to live u
 ..e Uu Ma Uat scared thcm rar. hau ever and it was moi long .r.r thIs mu nj. wives bound him and. taking a stone knife. attempted 10 ut off his hands Tho pain of Tho frs. easb awosc him and broal- ne HH bond. he talked kindly Co H.m. telling ihem mot to fear hin. urt nj. u.ve. and fho people with whom Ho lived continued to haaH him urW his disposition grow mor- ... and uhm Inc found comedy
 woman whom Inc liked bo would kim 0.r husband and arr her oT To h.s .a'nn
 TH manrHIoi fho people and h. amr determined to NU him. r0.r aHa.tei hm in force n many
 omat Ue was appraised by his ead o. no.r coming and taking off .hIs rur.a hc .moroi b.s body with nmnn fo. having nrH collected a nI. o. h.e .hau ro.Ea near Che aea- shore \. he expedition approached he wont down to the beach and ull- .f To nj. enemies. rur
 .s.. .fe .o-.. on my body am m and auro. rs.a. you , am at
 mr mar.r
 And an he people looked wIth as- .or.rmrr. at his fostering body Tho. nH down ner bov and me.u and drcv noaror to get a h.um u.W And .bcu whom they W.r. dom enough and before they
 HIr.I ncr lmecr ho hurled ,ho
 n ton. at ncm wb such
 r. tnat he boan wero pierced
 and sunk and an Che invaders drowned
 TH. nunHF. of his adventures .or.r many mova Al one time ho
 bo. by thousands of hIs onc- mics and doraicl them with Che bono o. n wha'. which he wol oa .l m.ne ar. Ue bad frequent on. counter. vI,h those who sought hia Ur and was maily Nuod by fha ro..hory of one 0f his w.vet whom Inc had forced .o his .e'oo from a hborue r.hc
 Tho woman bound him with her hr. which sha had allowed to grow worry long and thick Hc was m- ahI. 'o got Ioo.a and Che woman rorr.I boiling whale oil into h.s .l.. and mr mI hr died -EN.