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the same scarlet material was crossed
upon her hosoin.
But the odd-looking procession is now
mt ruiiln, anr t us take a look at it as it
lilos otf over the brown lowlands.
l‘ll‘.s( comes the main herd. l'ollowe(l
by the shy, red-browii lawns, whieli
.‘l(‘.I]l'l')'illl(i dodge about. giviiigtlie shoi -
legged l)El‘(iSlIl(‘Il plentv of exercise in
kl iiiiq them in the t
Next coin s the lriim (tout), packed,
together with the lriTl!ilt‘ll pole-i which
support it, upon the biii-ksof two rein-
oxen. who lHIV(‘. ii(‘wilIl0 so tl(7('.llN‘[(1Il‘le(l
to this iiiual iiii,-,rratioii that tliey other
no resistaiice as the bulky and rather
lieavyburdcii is laid upon them. The
Iiou.elioliI lltPlISll<, the ladies, boxes.
wooden bowls. oiip-e and liorii-spoons,
and wha '. ll-ftorer ot' their winter‘.-i
stock iifelioiisi- zuiil xiii-at-liaroly (‘ll()ll,L[lI,
perliai , to resioli the ]([l’.‘If(jt.U1‘I.'< (llltI‘l‘-
cliaut ‘) ildill-‘Ht on the ooast <.tiitl'od
pronns uously into a great wick:-r ba-
ket, a nil oi‘ panni r, and swung upon
' t‘t'IlllIlI(il(, w
iron pot, wliiii in ihi: winter s supi
sIri'cr (clieesi-) is to he inaile, biilaiicus it
mi the other.
Behind these, and in iiiiiiieiliatm:li.iri.;e
of Madaine lljoe herself, stalks along
with sloiv and steady stride the imiiiiilizp,
or oldest rcinrow in the herd, f‘roin
whose sides two very curious-looking
li:ig.;s are tlziiigliiig.
. rer inspection discovers the
round, dark faces and bright, blae ' ey
oi‘ the oild little baby Quaiis just peer-
ing froiii the apertures in their ,i’mzIlm.i
(cradles) like two young tointits from
uilc alter the iii:iii-
nur cftlie Finlaiider sled,-.50, save that
the bcttoiii is left open. There is also
an arch over the top, to protect the in-
I'aiit’s face from storiii and sun.
Tlic hotly, foriiiod from thin lmztrils of
iirwood, is tirst covered with loiitlier,
then stnifed with bog-iiioi-is, soil and
elastic. and lined with a silk
l'awii-skin, which makes a bed
young prince indeed.
It h-is the :l(lVlIlltE.If.1e, too, of sccurel
holding its little ininate in any position .
mid it is no uncoinnion thing, where
there are several fainilies dwelling to-
gether, to tind two or three of these curi-
ous cradles, looking like little inuiii.ny-
cases, diiiiglinq froin the branches of
some low trees, while the
bars ot’ the faiiiilies are absent milking
the hard.
This position secures the babies l'roiii
the attacks of any prowling wild beast,
and to be rocked geiitly to sleep by the
lulling, soothing motion oftlie trees.
their peiidulous no t
iese jrictl.-its ai
tit for it
Ansen Iljoe had left his fur winter
garments, his polka, his stilts, reiii-liar-
11 sees, and whatever articles he would
not require for suiiiiiier use, stored siiu-.:-
ly in his log ina-ga7.iiie, or storelioiise, at
his winter home on Porsangcr I-‘Jord, to
await his rcturn in the autumn
t was now the birtli-iiiontli of the
northern summer. The bjork (bircli-
tree) was be inning; to send out leaves
from its - e ranches, beneath the low-
est of which, trailing along the ground
in matted clusters, numerous ptarinigan
(the white grouse ot‘ the north) tind
shelter for nesting; and ever and anon,
as the clattering cavalcade swept on, tho
shy creatures were startled from their
covers, and lluttered oil‘ into the heather,
or thicket.
Small t hes of snow dotted the
brown lowl.-uids, tho valleys now show-
ed a tinge o C-gI'(‘(.‘lI, while the niouii-
t.ilns in the d ' nice still presented white,
shining suiriiiiits to the bright sunlight.
Shimiiiering little lakes were seen in
every Llepre. ion, forined by the Hull!-
lng of the winter‘: snows, and not vi-t
absorbed into the <.old - -li
llocks of long "led du flew up i 'tli
loud, wild cl. ir. A snlitarv bald buy.
7.'ird, perched in the top ofa tir-tree. rose ,
sliiggislily from the bent lioiiglis at the
zipprnacll ot' the troop. and after a few ro-
soiiiidiiig llaps, soar!-Ll silently otT to-
ward the iiiountaiiis.
But Ansen II.ii10tl’ll!l;.'1!tl stolidly on.
having no eye for iiiiytliiiig; save his
long, trailing herd of broad-lioriiwl deer,
tossing; their antler , snillinir the pure,
invigorating air, and siialcliiiig iiioutli-
fuls of lieriiago as they strode aloiig.
And well he may i‘.Ni,l‘0lll tboni, for his
is fully seiisiiile to what (‘.Xl.l'Ili.lllS1'1)llI-
fortablo exislt-iioo depends upon ihi-irs.
I
sh his food for the greater,
(if all gariiieiits worn
n the Arctic rogiiiiis, noiii-I-oinp:ire with
his pocsk, lmllulrx. I-iiiiiiiyi-i-.w and IHll1.‘<-
era (frock, [WHi‘.'4t'l“I, tilllii--K and iglovi-si),
all made froiii its very thick, dark ooat.
ie big
Vouiig i
other nieiii- =
-%79aGOLDEN DAYS:-e3‘-i-I-3e
Then, too, does he depend upon this
, faitliful friend to take him in his pulk
i over the otherwi 2 mi 1 "Il)l0 country,
l uiidor the (lashing Norillys, or the ole. r
l li 'lll of the 1'iiIl moon, or whoii the ii in- l
ter storins howl lll‘l‘(‘.4"l)' and the snow
lies (lL‘I‘[) and white on iiiouiitaiu and
iii Valle,‘ Iiidtied. without its :1
mice the Xrctic dwellvr would be but
l poorly cquippeil.
ave i iii:i'i oyvrcd an-
, sol and lVt‘f, and its
full, niild,dai'k B“'i‘N,IiII'll‘lIlll1‘t‘I'lliIS no
points of bl-auty about him. tin the non-
trarv, he is a most 1l“'li“'i1l‘Il-l()l)l(lIl"
‘ t, with large head and short, thi k,
“l4l(' '[)l‘(‘:t4llll‘.[ legs, uli . li)“(.‘i'(‘l‘,
llI'h[)ll!‘ ilIt‘lI‘l uiiisy look, i..in get over
the grouiid u itli aiii: .iii;; rapiilllv.
Its g(‘Il(‘I‘;Il milor in u'lll!(‘l' isa ,, as sh-
hrown, approai-liiii-,: a gr: Hll-“llIf(‘Ul]
,the iivek and I-i-i-asi. Ii-oni whioli de-
- peiidsa tuli oi’ long h. si-rviiii; to pro.
l teet it iiioi-i- wiiiipli-ii-Iy iroiii the void.
1n siiniiiier iis in-ii mat is soiiiewliat
darker, but IlIllt‘iI ihiniii-
I’oi'i'votly u lIlli- ilm-r are met with in
soiiiol sot l-‘iiilani uid or ixioiially,
si < .ui- iln latii.-r i-,
sill:-roll oi‘ igri-iu ialuv for iiiaking into ,
I lit-aiitiliil gariiiriil-.
Its yilllllu. “'lll4‘ll are liriitlglli. ivirtii in .
May, are "1‘l)t ly ioi-iiiml ratiliiiw. but it l
is the [)l‘L ll i eusioiii of’ tho couiitr
clii'ist0ii tlioin aiww 4-auli roar. so that
1 whii.i . a ealftlilal yea ,bi-i-oiiii-s. in
the Fiiini-ili tongue, a mi‘w.vi' tho st-ooiiil,
lit-in-il: the third, wot-iii‘rn the l'oni-tli,
i(]ro!vi.<t the lil'tIi, and so on. After the
’eighth tlioy are all iiiiiiiiilupx.
‘ V ly thev iuain tho ago oi‘ iiftoeii
'ears, iuid are p: t iisi-i'iilii ten or
; twelve.
: 'I‘liou;.;li tlil-ir l)l'lll4'l]I.'Il food is tho
‘ iiioss or lIl‘iiH‘lI, whii: i gi-ows in s '
iiieiise irai-t in the int:-rior of
yet they brow. ‘tho yonii,-.5 liorliagc -i
louder mount sliriibs with evidi-iit
t.t'2iclioii, and Illl'll‘ siiiiiiiitir snstt--
iii is ino-i i-niiri-Iv oi’ the latter,
food, as rt-ry little or no iiioss<
the iiioiiiitanis and islaiills to w iieli tlioy
epair.
And wli
la ruuiiiiatiiigz iiiiini
i has a pt iai apiu
‘ or nioniitaiii-r;u, nhioli, iii soiiie y
ovorruiis the oouiii
Thus Anson lljoo iid his herd jot
noycd slowly on lH'l‘l' dr - , i '
ed stmtcliiis aiiil iiioiiiitaiiis, think u tli
'r anil bjork lN’,("l, till the liI'tb day,
when they ovi-rt simm--oappi.-ll
,siiiiiiiiit.s oi‘ the iiioniiiaiiisovorlool<iii;;
Wargosuuil Strait. sopzii-aiiii: o-linid
mm the wiiiliiioiit, llll - ‘ -. orti
li:ilt, allowin;; tho lIillI::i'i' hi-rd to In-in so
‘the tciidor, igiw-ii l‘oli;r.:ie ol a di-ii
l thicket lower down tho in ti-rn -li-xiii-,iit,
land the Quail and his si-i
‘ take of Nlfiiti‘ and ,l’lI.N'l(’A' (p.nii,
idoer were agaiii pin in motion for the
: - - now but :i -4lliIl'L ilisr II4‘L) aw
’ Wherei.l1(5y:Il‘l'li‘0IlMill early ‘
i ‘Now all was oonlnsioii. The dot-r,
frcshciied and iiii'iy.:orati;iI by the siroiig
l salt breeze, riislioil iiiadly abinil, siiiirll
’ing wildly, aiiil i'ol'iisiii;; all i'i-straiiit
from the (-Liiaiis. who I
brandishing their po
their xx sqiieaiky riiioes aiiiidsl tho
deat'(-,iiiii;,r din of i-,l:iiIt-riiig hools and
Cl:1Sllll‘lg antlers
! Then the Oi 101" of Ill(‘. lit.-rd, iiiicr on. :
lga;,ing I]lllll(‘l'iills' boats l'roiii.-;oiiio>;o l
Iiappersi (shore l.:iplaiiil
at this tiiuo ti hing liir.
along the .o: t, p.
curely in tliein, and. i-ral of the lll‘(‘l',
wcakeiied froiii the long joiii'iiL-y. were
tied to the boats‘ steriis zo' "st thoiii iii
,;.vettin-,: at-ro u this ‘itl':tit, zli at this
. ‘.'ii'H-ly ll mile and a halt’ in
E
.-3
2
f
I . iiovirl and (’,‘((‘lIlllQ st":-,iiv folliius.
‘ 'l'ho iiiuiii lit-rd, 4-spur , the vows, soo-
ing their Ittllllly-lllllII'll[lllL[ 1‘JllVt'H i:ro<<-
‘ big, and In-int; lIl‘L(t‘Il xiolieiitly lbrwilril
by the slioiits and stout pohis of tho
tguaiis, togctln-r ii ith the wori, IQ,‘ ol'tlio
‘ <log.-i. siiildciily liotiikt-, Illl‘llISl‘lYl"4 to tho
, nail-raiiil swini light] and lu.ldl,i'al't--,r
i this l'1f(‘,NlllIu‘ luiats,l Iii-iiiii-Iiiiiq ani-
l lcrs lookiiiu like ii i; it in oi" -.:iiarli-it
i and twisleil Lriio-tops ll4milll‘.( out to sl-.i.
, Arrived on the 4ip]iiis'lI - Nlll)[‘0, Aim-ii
Iljoe pitched his Iwm in the ili-iepslia-
dow of list]:-4 (im-, inouviiiiiii. wlio.<i-
Isiiow-covered or at ri. t‘oui'thni
li-i- bore the strait: and along this ‘-
row iords, which [>l‘Ht‘Il';l[4f l';ir iillo tho
is It‘, the (l(!l'r ilmiiil ‘ imliii;
grouiiil, and i>ri- ion‘-5 ihie I , ll‘
, deep in tho illI‘4llit‘>N ori ‘-lllilkllltf.
' o little Ix'l;nid and I IP4 w -4 wrin-
lllllltsl llH' cart: ol the Iloek oi" youiig
.,..
I
w :
-‘tiiint with Jaiiilns 1‘oiii
. (Ill in am Villzligi‘.
fawns, after their were marked and se-
parated t'roiii the cows, and it was with
exoiivdiiig watelil‘uliicss that tliey were
guardeil.
And here we will leave them in their
,.reeii valley, 5 i ely stiuldud with the
biittt-r<-lip, to t-iijiiy the salt wcst lirci27.i2
and short iiiiil. llIllIlCI' .i-imiiri, till the
Llllll ' and chill st-a-iiilsts
w.ii iii ’ east“ rd. and
seek in slitelteriiig tori I liaven from
the tiercti lilastsotaii Arctic winter.
fs
THE TIN IBOX.,
BY HORATIO ALGER, JR.
L‘llAl"l‘l<JR X XV.
'l’lllt(l“'I.VH >I'hI’lt'Il).V ox ii.iiiiiv.
lini-ing the day, (foloiiel ltow’
ii(.'(‘:Nil)ll to look into his trunk oi‘.
lltts‘. l'lu.irly, he had no siispieioii that
lit‘ bail IIIk‘l with a lo-us.
It niav -iriku the reader as ullrloils
that l'liilip bogiiii Lo beiiiipaiit-iit to have
his l':ulwi' Iliztkt‘ the disl:ox'ei'y. A ii ini-
poiidiiig blow alw . leails to a state of
suspeiise whicli is by no lllL‘lllI‘
able. Win-ii the blow fallsa 4-iii a’
lief ‘felt. No Philip knew that the <l'
cover) would he iiiallo sooiinror l:ti.('l',
and liv waiituilto have the iiiatters ttlml,
and <'lvar liiiii.s'vlt'at UIIN’ l'i-oin suspicioii
by llivtirtiiig it to Hill’! Hillicrt.
In the hope that l . iur would liiid
out his loss, lie llll;:(‘l'(‘Il round the liouso
llIl’Illlf.;ll the al'teriuioii. lllliiu; up the
' as well as i)('('.Irlllil. lfsiisilly, he
uould iIlH'I‘ Ilimittl at ta part of the
-on-, but the lai-
1.
iur llllti L'UIll‘ to lllttf Ly.
“ liiiii'l Will ll-vl iii-ll, l’Iiili1i‘."‘ iisluiil
his nioilio .
i-(‘l iinlyl What iiiak s you ask'."‘
“ You don‘t Lfi?ll1‘l'llll)' stay it lioini, al
the al'ti.-riiooii.“
"Uh, well. there isii'i. auytliiiig going
Vflioro is that ll’i(‘IILl til" your. who is
stir iig at the lIiill'l ‘."'
“lie wont away this iiioriiing to the
city."
“ Isii"t ho (:oiniii;.; I)ai'k'.’"
“Oh, yes, I supp .‘(t.s‘()l
“I ii] i: von i’ (ii lonely without
‘ ..iiil li, iiothor.
J’
-’.
j
"llzuw you WWII aiiyiliiiiI,; of l'iinl(:
Oliizil latoly,“ ‘Vlilul M‘ Ross, iii;ikinj.;
- -' ury I':u-oas sln- proiioiiiii-,uil tho
Iiiiilliiig the ri-l:uloiislii i.
Iiiui uzilltiiig with tho
i.it I
vs. I
till In-rt boy tho oilil-r i-i'viiiii<,,
“l)iily(iii.s]w:ik lo hiIii‘."’ -
“No; I just iii-ililml. I don’t care
iihoiu ;.1I'lKillLj: intiinate uiili him. I wish
lii-,'d l(“lI'U towii."
. . lil yas not he-‘ll use upallhis
iiioiiiiy, and then eoine on your iather
ilir I1‘ ii."
father won't give him an
tliiniz. then," said Philip.
“I uni williiie; that ho slitiuld giro liiui
0lll)llL'll to get him l'l('il( to Illinois. llc
ls iii-vor to have heft tliori-. If ho
thinks we are goiiig; to pavliis board
"l‘liat s llm talk, nia. iaiii glad vou
don't iiii-an to be iiiipi , upon. I.5up-
pose old “'ilkiiis thinks you are solt,
and won't S00 liiin as-iill'er. You'd better
ktbttli a still’ upper 1i i."
‘‘ill‘ will know iiie better after a
whili-, d Mrs. llo
'l‘lii- al'u-roooii wore iway, and supper
caiiii-. l’hilip partook as usual, and
waiti-d :iI'ivi'u:ii'il in tho coiitident ex-
, tioii that his l'ailier would open the
small trunk. is not iiiistakeii.
‘pon l'i‘lll'lll;(l4i his spe il apartiiient,
(‘oloiii-l ltoss tool: up the triliih. and
pi-iiiIii<-iii: tho km’, opt-,ii(-,d it,
It so ll:l'i[N‘)lI I that he i aftcrsonio
1l.l[il‘l'N‘. and did not iiniiit-,di:itclv take
up llH' t‘IH'l’lIl]ll3 :-oiitiiiiiiin; the ;,?ovcrii-
lllttlll bonds. l’Iiilip was rather t. d
he wouldn‘i, and w-iitiirod to remind
Iiiiii oi" thiciii b (Inwtioii.
“ II:-w iiiaiii"goviriiiiiwiit bonds have i
"" ho ask
you in that Liiu
" un-
F
i
I
:.n'vrl-ll l‘oloiio
“Will you let nii- look at min? I want
to Kim how it looks."
'l'lii.< 4[ll1'SllIlll h-il llivljiillllllll to open
IlH' riiioltipl-. lit? took out ii bond and
hanilod it to l'Iiilip.
“Are lllvsti noiipoiir-i‘."' iisked Philip,
May 23. 1882.
l who knew perfectly well, but only
wanted to fix his liitlicr‘ ‘ tciitioii.
“Yes, they are proiii my inter-
. est seiiii-aiiiiliiilly. Iii .Iaiiii:ii'y' and July
I cut oil’ ono of tli ' 'ps, and re-
cciv tho iiiii-rust it repro cuts in gold."
‘ "hat‘s very t‘UllV(’l)l0lli., isii t it "
"Yes, for I (tau get the coupons caslied
I at any bank or ii.-..i;i-.-:- <)Xllt'0."
l Aliiiost iiiecliaiiii-all, hc Iiogziii to
id couiit IlI(‘lll.
over av,:aiii
but each time the
on two.
iats sti':iiig0," he said, in .1 low
toni-.
“Wliat is straiigu, p: 5"‘
" 'l'ixo lN)ll1l.N'$(‘(‘Ill to lie Iiii sing,"
his l':itli<-r, in :i [one oi‘ ('4)ll('('l'lI.
, “ I've got one, you know, in my
liaiiil.“
“Yr.
ws, 1 rt koiic<l that.“
they? Is it much
-- llow largo were
of .'l lo-is?"
liuiidrcll dollars apiece, iuid
a lninilrvd and tllieen dol-
aroouiit of the preniiiini. Do
you know :uiytliini.; about lll(’lll 7" and
Uoloiii-.l Ross iixud it piercing eye on his
Son.
‘A I, pa‘? llow should 1 know any-
Illlllg‘ alioiit theni? “'liy, I iliilnjt know
oxa lv lion‘ tlioy looked. “'hcii tlid
vou o theiii al ’t‘?”
tt I.-a-‘t eveiiiiig. I liappcned to count
them tluin. 'l‘li(=y iiiust liave been taken
l'i-oni the trunk since tlii,-ii."
"'l‘ll(‘ll Iaui almost sure I know how
it liappviii=d." .' lit Philip, siillileiily, as
it‘ a light had dawned upon iiiin.
“I should like to have you tell me,
tlii-ii."
“You renioniber, pa, you lel't the keys
on 1llt‘tlt‘>l( 2"‘ '
“YIN. but there was no one here (‘X-
i-opi you,‘ -ind again the liitlior had sus-
[il('i<ili mi‘ lll mi.
“l ho N‘ you don‘t think I'd do such 11
thinqas that 1"‘ said Philip, virliiou '.
" liut I iuiiaIi'aid it is iiiylaiilt, for I
hilt the outside door uiilocltod all night.
A uy oiio iiiij.;lit have coiiic iii and slolcli
the litlllt "
. true: but why didn't they
iiiom or all 7 on didn't see any
round when you went to lied, did
, I did,“ answered Philip, with
igiioil (":lj,,'(‘,l’ll(‘,.K.V. “. ust
to lIt'(i, I wont iiitothe next room
“'ll(‘l'1'ilIl7 Iriiiik is, and turning to look
out of the window, I w
to sun llarrv Hilliort
“'lIl4l(l“‘ ‘
4 1 co close to the
'l‘Iic light sliiniiig tliroiigli the
1 t was quite strong enou;;Ii for
, . to tho trunk and km ly IL: on
, your desk. lL's:ls . - lltliilllli.
, lietirok the bond.-i. -,]m 00.11.]
; slip in aI'ter I went up siaiis,
was iiotliiiig tn preveiit. lilo iiiiglit
liave lN'l’ll lurkiii-,3 :u'ouiid ulieii you
I WON‘ 4-xainiiiiiig the boiills l:i
night,
and saw yoii place them back in tlic
II this riboiit‘.”' asked Mrs.
ll:.’,’4i.ll0 room at this point.
x‘ oxplaiiieil iinl she in.
stanlly ailopti-,d her son‘s vi w.
“ l’hi s hit lll(‘ nail on the head, I do
X (t d. ‘-1 didn't think
i was so sliarp. Coloiiel ll:-am, I have
, iliiilbt Lliefiillieit boy tool: the hoiids."
l “ ilI(‘Il why (litlii't he take iiioie?"
, (lSlx'(,'ll Ito .
“Ull. lil) got ri‘
heard an "s . oi pt
would not be discoi
only took two.
iciiiiu Ii."
Philip and M [toss assuincd so con-
fideiita tone that Colonel ltos-xi, [li<)lll.(ll
ii’ ti st he wasiiicliiieil to d credit the
ellizlirge, ended by bolieviiig it very prob-
I
55
itencd-tliou;.:lit ho
ips he thought it
eicil so quick it’ be
There are reasons
f”l’Iiis thing must be atteiidcd to," he
said.
liatarc you goiiig to do about it,
ial as-kerl Pliili l.
“I x
'. 'Slriciiin, and
the “'illow (ill-
liiid aiiything, I
t‘(
a sizriipo, llarrv Gil-
(l I’hlli]>l4i iiiiim-ii‘. Ill ” -
u s ‘l;5o:iIoii;: uilh you, iii,
l he said aloud, “and 3 , ‘r ,i;..,.(.5 jun.
; grave has got back iroin tho city.“
(7ll.xl"l‘l<Ilt xxxvi.
HARRY IN‘ l‘Il.Il4lilIli “'Il'I[ 'I'llI-IVT.
l’liilipi- l
lt‘ll at ilic hotel, aiiil inquir-
otl, with i-oiisiilt-rablo coiiliduiico, if“ Mr.
Loii;;rei'e" was in.