Trailing and camping in Alaska . and I heard himmurmur: Too late! Too late! As I walked away I asked myself: Did she love him? I doubted. CHAPTER XXVII Round brightly burning campfires, they would sit andspit and spit,While the tales of some old liars, or perchance a bit of wit,Would cause the laugh to circle; then for encores they would call,For campfire laughs and stories are the heartiest of themall Here are a few reminiscences and campfirestories: A small husband and his very large wife attemptedto cross the Valdez glacier in 1898, by the man pull-ing a hand-sled and the woman guiding. Whe
Trailing and camping in Alaska . and I heard himmurmur: Too late! Too late! As I walked away I asked myself: Did she love him? I doubted. CHAPTER XXVII Round brightly burning campfires, they would sit andspit and spit,While the tales of some old liars, or perchance a bit of wit,Would cause the laugh to circle; then for encores they would call,For campfire laughs and stories are the heartiest of themall Here are a few reminiscences and campfirestories: A small husband and his very large wife attemptedto cross the Valdez glacier in 1898, by the man pull-ing a hand-sled and the woman guiding. Whennearly exhausted, the little man sat down on the sledand, wiping the sweat from his face, said: Mary, dont you wish you were back on thefarm? No, I dont! It was Alaska, Alaska, if youcould only get to Alaska youd make your fortune;now, confound you, lets see you do it! Get in thereand mush on! And with a sigh the poor little fellow replaced thecollar over his head and mushed on. When an Alaska dog-driver addresses his dogs 340. Trailing and Camping in Alaska 341 by the word, Mush, they readily understand thatit means Go! If working, they pull harderwhen so addressed, and if in a tent, they go outside. Two Irishmen were watching a dog-team the leaders actions when so addressed,one turned to his companion and said: Sure now, thot dorg Mush is a foin puller! Faith, and they feed thim on the diet of mush,and its the promise of it thot moiks thim pull, heanswered. It is related of an Alaska dog-driver that afterdriving a team of dogs all winter, he came down toSeattle, and entered a restaurant for breakfast. Thewaiter, as is customary, inquired Mush? and thedog-driver, looking up in astonishment, seized hishat and walked out. The same dog-driver was once lost on the glacier,and when asked why he didnt consult his compass,he answered: I threw the blamed thing away. Why did you do that? was asked. 11 Because it wouldnt point north, he answered. Prospectors generally ar
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