The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-08

.ert mUcnte The clI came from ,.s uouarrran friend. One sourest of lu uourhs uni was mailed at pan- ou ou tbe lStb of September The letter wac somewhat pathetic and eas as follows
 "pear Stroller
 .t beeomes my painful duty to again r.m.nf you chat Che sel- .on for ra,. painting is draw irr uear as thc sod of day s drop-
 ping down Che crimson North a. troueh reluctant to bid adcau
 ,o trc uercI hU and grassy
 v.Ies of Che Yukon But every day .arr.e. Che un farther north
 and brings closer rhe umc when
 he rut.ororrcd rrass win no
 Iorrcr b. -rcru ou Che grave of
 my loved and iof one. Limpiu'
 Grou.. Na you we'll known.
 promised her during her last sick
 ness Ilat ! would always keep her
 euve -rrcu when it Is not coy-
 e-ri witch snow and there IS ol-
 ways a period each au and spring
 after Che grass dics and before
 snow au. and after snow goes
 and before grass comes th1t i'm
 order trat ! mly keep sacred my
 proms. always paint her grave.
 Also vu vUI remember that
 nineteen years ago you promised
 me hat you would furnish Che
 paint .o tong as lived ] was
 .k when rou made lhat promise
 and tou tid not think would
 1.-Two hut short tme But ! sur
 n-..I yor fIdut lf
 "A. ever yourn.
 Is.er..I .sorr.at of An Coughs
 AIT m. statements made by thc old man tn Che above letter arc true ru, t-u. ft ua. m Tom Chisholm ...rr furnishing" store thrt th' sr.Ie- almost nineteen years ago Hr formed the acquaintance ol th' srrref of An Coughs and hear. r. nehIr interesting story which i h.r tnI One Stroller rrmembe0 t r m. language or One narrator
 .I won't ... where was rH'.c. or what ms name Ie huf when vas years od shipped from rr...r .or fnr Arctic Ocean on . whaling s.rae. We wcrc wrecked
 rm.ah.-. or tfr siberian eoae and | m1aecI n. eet my nInneu O,
 .n.f and nner riding it thrtec, day. and r.ent. ! bumped un aeaIns .rmr.r.r- .oUI 10 oas Che A'assa coast Indian. found me almost frozen and cared for me hu. ] d' not ar. for m. Arctic tribes so mad. my way br easy stages un th Yukon -t.r uuU U arrived at Moose h.de uH.re | met iimp.u Grow and discovered m her my a0ui.y.
 -Fn- moro tlnu forty year. w ugeI uuI lowed and ure .o u. was o are urr sweet dream Limp.u Grous. was good provder and had nothing ro do hrt enjoy che com or.. al uIe which she s.t before mc taking mo thought for Che morrow ! uu her frt and only eousidcra uon. ! eeu -emomhe- on.r when bank nm which ! was standing sav, way and rr.pfa'ei me into th, . n.t.-. 0. He Yukon and how was h..ne rapidly carried down
 stream she kept pace ou Che baui with mr for seventeen miles shout ing words of cheer and ever am. anon singing Ku ac 70 hu a ii um E.sa mu. sum esse fui which meant Come back to me. sweetheart and ..s. me as before
 .Nor. chan once she saved md from death by drourns four time. arc Jumped into Che tray and res rr.I me when bears bad fru mel .on. or me. and once when Woolue. William un amuck and was iu th, a.t or ...inInr me- she nId h.u stark and namd with a club
 -Arf Lmp.n Grouse could hat. with ms much rvor as she could love She reser forave Seam squ.r rI Annie for making owes nc m, and one. when Ber.h'er Elizabeth sent an icc worm pudding to our v.ruam ahe went over and inter- viewed here and Che benoh-lceEed one u.. Iu snuurs for three months She had mo tagged and when sh, would say Hm my man Che other Nootehe. know what she meant and orIy Che moro daring or them would venture any eaIrtes with me when LmpIu Grouse was near and. be- Ieye mc she was never very iai away Could ] be indifferent Co such affection as that. Nay. vcrly.
 "It was whom she lay dyue on a moose rohr in our uiswam chat shC thu. addressed me.
 .rhe Iis is mp with your choc olrte drop. The north winds aEh rhout my uIthcrcI limbs. A few moro suns and shah nu amid Ono oiemu hush of Che forest and my place vW bc vacant shall tread Che walk. of thc happy hunting
 grounds and inr glad hale.ulah. .. .... r.. H...H. H..HM nnr nnH HMH