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brought their warmest furs�察 �their strongest dogs�察 �their best meats�察 �but I
sold the hooch with discretion�察�and only those were favoured that brought
flour and molasses and sugar。 And such stores poured in that I set Moosu
to build a cache to hold them�察�for there was soon no space in the igloo。
Ere three days had passed Tummasook had gone bankrupt。 The shaman�察�
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who was never more than half drunk after the first night�察 �watched me
closely and hung on for the better part of the week。 But before ten days
were gone�察�even the woman Ipsukuk exhausted her provisions�察�and went
home weak and tottery。
;But Moosu complained。 'O master��' he said�察�'we have laid by great
wealth in molasses and sugar and flour�察 �but our shack is yet mean�察 �our
clothes thin�察�and our sleeping furs mangy。 There is a call of the belly for
meat the stench of which offends not the stars�察 �and for tea such as
Tummasook guzzles�察 �and there is a great yearning for the tobacco of
Neewak�察�who is shaman and who plans to destroy us。 I have flour until I
am sick�察�and sugar and molasses without stint�察�yet is the heart of Moosu
sore and his bed empty。'
;'Peace��' I answered�察�'thou art weak of understanding and a fool。 Walk
softly and wait�察 �and we will grasp it all。 But grasp now�察 �and we grasp
little�察�and in the end it will be nothing。 Thou art a child in the way of the
white man's wisdom。 Hold thy tongue and watch�察�and I will show you
the way my brothers do overseas�察�and�察�so doing�察�gather to themselves the
riches of the earth。 It is what is called ;business�察─ �and what dost thou
know about business��'
;But the next day he came in breathless。 'O master�察�a strange thing
happeneth in the igloo of Neewak�察�the shaman�察�wherefore we are lost�察�and
we have neither worn the warm furs nor tasted the good tobacco�察�what of
your madness for the molasses and flour。 Go thou and witness whilst I
watch by the brew。'
;So I went to the igloo of Neewak。 And behold�察 �he had made his
own still�察�fashioned cunningly after mine。 And as he beheld me he could
ill conceal his triumph。 For he was a man of parts�察�and his sleep with the
gods when in my igloo had not been sound。
;But I was not disturbed�察�for I knew what I knew�察�and when I returned
to my own igloo�察�I descanted to Moosu�察�and said�此 �'Happily the property
right obtains amongst this people�察�who otherwise have been blessed with
but few of the institutions of men。 And because of this respect for
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 o
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