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property shall you and I wax fat�察�and�察�further�察�we shall introduce amongst 



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them   new   institutions   that   other   peoples   have   worked   out   through   great 

travail and suffering。' 

     ;But Moosu understood dimly�察�till the shaman came forth�察�with eyes 

flashing and a threatening note in his voice�察�and demanded to trade with 

me。     'For look you��' he cried�察�'there be of flour and molasses none in all 

the   village。   The   like   have   you   gathered   with   a   shrewd   hand   from   my 

people�察�who have slept   with your gods and   who now have nothing save 

large heads�察�and weak knees�察�and a thirst for cold water that they cannot 

quench。      This   is   not   good�察 �and   my  voice   has   power   among   them�察  �so   it 

were well that we trade�察�you and I�察�even as you have traded with them�察�for 

molasses and flour。' 

     ;And I made answer�此         �'This be good talk�察�and wisdom abideth in thy 

mouth。      We will trade。      For this much of flour and molasses givest thou 

me the caddy of ;Star; and the two buckets of smoking。' 

     ;And Moosu groaned�察�and when the trade was made and the shaman 

departed�察�he upbraided me�此         �'Now�察�because of thy madness are we�察�indeed�察�

lost�    �Neewak maketh hooch on his own account�察�and when the time is 

ripe�察  �he   will   command   the   people   to   drink   of   no   hooch   but   his   hooch。 

And in this way are we undone�察�and our goods worthless�察�and our igloo 

mean�察�and the bed of Moosu cold and empty��' 

     ;And I answered�此       �'By the body of the wolf�察�say I�察�thou art a fool�察�and 

thy    father  before    thee�察 �and   thy   children   after   thee�察 �down     to  the  last 

generation。      Thy wisdom is worse than no wisdom and thine eyes blinded 

to business�察�of   which I have spoken and whereof   thou knowest   nothing。 

Go�察  �thou   son   of   a   thousand   fools�察  �and   drink   of   the   hooch   that   Neewak 

brews in his igloo�察�and thank thy gods that thou hast a white man's wisdom 

to make soft the bed thou liest in。 Go� �and when thou hast drunken�察�return 

with the taste still on thy lips�察�that I may know。' 

     ;And two days after�察�Neewak sent greeting and invitation to his igloo。 

Moosu went�察�but I sat alone�察�with the song of the still in my ears�察�and the 

air thick with the shaman's tobacco�察�for trade was slack that night�察�and no 

one dropped in but Angeit�察�a young hunter that had faith in   me。                   Later�察�

Moosu came back�察�his speech thick with chuckling and his eyes wrinkling 



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with laughter。 

     ;'Thou art a great man��' he said。          'Thou art a great man�察�O master�察�and 

because of thy greatness thou wilt not condemn Moosu�察�thy servant�察�who 

ofttimes doubts and cannot be made to understand。' 

     ;'And   wherefore   now��'   I   demanded。          'Hast   thou   drunk   overmuch�拭�

And are they sleeping sound in the igloo of Neewak�察�the shaman��' 

     ;'Nay�察�they are angered and sore of body�察�and Chief Tummasook has 

thrust his thumbs in the throat of Neewak�察�and sworn by the bones of his 

ancestors to look upon his face no more。              For behold� �I went to the igloo�察�

and the brew simmered and bubbled�察�and the steam journeyed through the 

gooseneck even as thy steam�察�and even as thine it became water where it 

met the ice�察�and dropped into the pot at the far end。             And Neewak gave us 

to drink�察�and lo�察�it was not like thine�察�for there was no bite to the tongue 

nor tingling to the eyeballs�察�and of a truth it was water。             So we drank�察�and 

we   drank   overmuch�察  �yet   did   we   sit   with   cold   hearts   and   solemn。   And 

Neewak   was   perplexed   and   a   cloud   came   on   his   brow。        And   he   took 

Tummasook and Ipsukuk alone of all the company and set them apart�察�and 

bade   them   drink   and   drink   and   drink。     And   they   drank   and   drank   and 

drank�察  �and   yet   sat   solemn   and   cold�察  �till   Tummasook   arose   in   wrath   and 

demanded back the furs and the tea he had paid。                 And Ipsukuk raised her 

voice�察�thin and angry。         And the company demanded back what they had 

given�察�and there was a great commotion。' 

     ;'Does   the   son   of   a   dog   deem   me   a   whale��'   demanded   Tummasook�察�

shoving back the skin flap and standing erect�察�his face black and his brows 

angry。     'Wherefore I am filled�察�like a fish´bladder�察�to bursting�察�till I can 

scarce   walk�察  �what   of   the   weight   within   me。   Lalah�    �I   have   drunken   as 

never before�察�yet are my eyes clear�察�my knees strong�察�my hand steady。' 

     ;'The    shaman     cannot    send   us   to  sleep   with   the  gods��'   the   people 

complained�察  �stringing   in   and   joining   us�察  �'and   only   in   thy   igloo   may   the 

thing be done。' 

     ;So I laughed to myself as I passed the hooch around and the guests 

made merry。        For in the flour I had traded to Neewak I had mixed much 

soda   that   I   had   got   from   the   woman   Ipsukuk。    So   how   could   his   brew 



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ferment   when   the   soda   kept   it   sweet�拭   �Or   his   hooch   be   hooch   when   it 

would not sour�拭�

     ;After   that   our   wealth   flowed   in   without   let   or   hindrance。  Furs   we 

had without number�察�and the fancy´work of the women�察�all of the chief's 

tea�察�and no end of meat。         One day Moosu retold for my benefit�察�and sadly 

mangled�察�the story of Joseph in Egypt�察�but from it I got an idea�察�and soon I 

had half the tribe at work building me great meat caches。                 And of all they 

hunted   I   got   the   lion's   share   and   stored   it   away。 Nor   was   Moosu   idle。 

He made himself a pack of cards from birch bark�察�and taught Neewak the 

way to play seven´up。 He also inveigled the father of Tukeliketa into the 

game。      And one day he married the maiden�察�and the next day he moved 

into the shaman's house�察�which was the finest in the village。                  The fall of 

Neewak   was   complete�察  �for   he   lost   all   his   possessions�察  �his   walrus´   hide 

drums�察  �his   incantation   toolseverything。        And   in   the   end   he   became   a 

hewer of wood and drawer of water at the beck and call of Moosu。                       And 

Moosuhe set himself up as shaman�察�or high priest�察�and out of his garbled 

Scripture created new gods and made incantation before strange altars。 

     ;And I was well pleased�察�for I thought it good that church and state go 

hand   in   hand�察  �and   I   had   certain   plans   of   my   own   concerning   the   state。 

Events were shaping as I had foreseen。               Good temper and smiling faces 

had    vanished     from   the   village。   The    people    were    morose     and   sullen。 

There were quarrels and fighting�察�and things were in an uproar night and 

day。    Moosu's   cards   were   duplicated   and   the   hunters   fell   to   gambling 

among themselves。          Tummasook beat his wife horribly�察�and his mother's 

brother objected and smote him with a tusk of walrus till he cried aloud in 

the night and was shamed before the people。                Also�察�amid such diversions 

no   hunting   was   done�察  �and   famine   fell   upon   the   land。   The   nights   were 

long    and   dark�察  �and   without   meat     no   hooch   could    be   bought�察  �so   they 

murmured against the chief。            This I had played for�察�and when they were 

well and hungry�察�I summoned the whole village�察�made a great harangue�察�

posed     as   patriarch�察  �and    fed   the  famishin

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