Northward over the great ice : a narrative of life and work along the shores and upon the interior ice-cap of northern Greenland in the years 1886 and 1891-1897, with a description of the little tribe of Smith Sound Eskimos, the most northerly human beings in the world, and an account of the discovery and bringing home of the Saviksue or great Cape York meteorites . nd, he soon worked his way into our good took upon himself the care of the large room,sprang for the broom whenever he saw the leastdust or litter, and told the other natives they mustnot brine dirt in-to the palace ofthe
Northward over the great ice : a narrative of life and work along the shores and upon the interior ice-cap of northern Greenland in the years 1886 and 1891-1897, with a description of the little tribe of Smith Sound Eskimos, the most northerly human beings in the world, and an account of the discovery and bringing home of the Saviksue or great Cape York meteorites . nd, he soon worked his way into our good took upon himself the care of the large room,sprang for the broom whenever he saw the leastdust or litter, and told the other natives they mustnot brine dirt in-to the palace ofthe Great WhiteMan. He saidhis brothers igloowas uncomfort-able for him be-cause it was sosmall ; moreoverhis brother talkedtoo much, and hisverbosity was aweariness to theflesh. So K y oasked if he mightsleep on our floor,and I accordinglygave him a coupleof blankets and let him curl himself up at night in acorner of the big room. In the morning he wouldcarefully fold his blankets and deposit them in anempty box outside. One day there came to us from a little settlementto the north, a widow, Klayu, and her three daugh-ters. They were with us only a few days, but thiswas long enough for Kyo to become enamoured of thewidow; and one star-lit December noon, Kyo sud-denly discovered he had business south, and wentaway with her. He told us he was going for his deer-. KYOAHPADU. 166 Northward over the Great Ice skins and that he would return after ten sinnipahs (sleeps). It was nearly ten times ten sinnipahs before we saw his oily face again. He seemed very ill at ease when he re-appeared atRed Cliff Houseon a blusteringMarch day ; anda little later thewidow, now Kyoswife, reached thecamp with herdaughters. Theysettled down atRed Cliff andmade it theirhome until we de-parted on the Kitein August. While Kyowasaway we heardsome remarkablestories about spoke well ofhim. By most ofthe natives he washated and was said that hehad murdered aman and that hehad twice been a wid
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