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The Indian stopped at this point to ascertain the effect of his remarks, but only a few faint "ho's!" greeted him. The councillors did not feel quite sure of their own minds. His remarks about peace and war were not palatable, and his suggestions about trade were a novelty. Evidently Nazinred was born much in advance of his time.
In a forest, as Nazinred suggested, the high crest might have been inconvenient, but out on the floes the unencumbered immensity of the Arctic sky afforded the boy room to swagger to his heart's content. Another discovery of great interest was the carpenter's cabin.
The girls, pressing forward to see what it was, likewise presented grinning faces, which formed such a contrast to the grave countenance of Nazinred, as he stood there in all the dignity of superior knowledge, that the whole party went off into uncontrollable explosions, which fed upon what they created until the tears were running down the cheeks of the Eskimos, and the Indian himself was constrained at last to smile benignly.
The party retired behind a hummock and prepared for action. "Will the man-of-the-woods go first and try the spouter?" asked Cheenbuk. "No," replied Nazinred; "the man-of-the-woods prefers to watch how the men-of-the-ice do their work. After that he will use the spouter, which we call pasgissegan. The white traders call it gun." Harpoons and lances were at once got ready.
At last, everything being completed, Nazinred closed the door, plastered it well with snow round the seams, so as to render the place air-tight, wrapped himself in his blankets, took the bladder of snow to his bosom, laid his wearied head on one of his bundles, and prepared to slumber.
Indeed, it is not unlikely that his subsequent remark to one of his comrades, "we told Mozwa it was very good of him to come to meet us, an' the place would do well enough," was more like the sentence to which he had reduced it. But whatever he said Mozwa seemed to be quite pleased with it. "By the way, Tonal', ask him about his friend Nazinred."
The something turned out to be the chief's sledge, which the bears had unpacked; eating whatever they had a fancy for, scattering about what they did not want, smashing the sledge itself to pieces, and twisting the leathern wraps and cordage into unimaginable knots. Nazinred did not discover all this at once, being too much excited by the unexpected visit to note trifling details.
There is therefore no occasion for the young men to look fierce or go on the war-path." Having thus tried to throw oil on the troubled waters Nazinred came to an abrupt pause. Instantly one of the younger councillors, named Magadar, sprang to his feet. He was unusually excitable for an Indian.
Thus many days were passed without any reference being made to a fight with the Eskimos, and Nazinred, believing that the fancy to go on the war-path had passed away, set off on what was to be a long hunting expedition with three of his comrades who were like-minded with himself. Among other plans, this party intended to visit the establishment of the fur-traders on Great Bear Lake.
That will enable me to carry food enough for a long journey. I will take my gun, of course." "But what will you do for fire?" objected Isquay; "there are no woods on the ice." "I will do without it." The poor woman was so amazed at this reply that she gave up further questioning. "You have plenty strong moccasins ready, have you not?" asked Nazinred, "and pemmican, and dried meat?" "Yes, plenty.
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