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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  famishing。      Moosu       made    harangue 

likewise�察�and because of this and the thing I had done I was made chief。 

Moosu�察�who had the ear of God and decreed his judgments�察�anointed me 



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with   whale  blubber�察  �and   right   blubberly  he   did   it�察  �not understanding   the 

ceremony。       And between us we interpreted to the people the new theory 

of   the   divine   right   of   kings。  There   was   hooch   galore�察  �and   meat   and 

feastings�察�and they took kindly to the new order。 

     ;So you see�察�O man�察�I have sat in the high places�察�and worn the purple�察�

and ruled populations。         And I might yet be a king had the tobacco held 

out�察�or had Moosu been more fool and less knave。                 For he cast eyes upon 

Esanetuk�察�eldest daughter to Tummasook�察�and I objected。 

     ;'O brother��' he explained�察�'thou hast seen fit to speak of introducing 

new institutions amongst this people�察�and I have listened to thy words and 

gained wisdom thereby。           Thou rulest by the God´given right�察�and by the 

God´given right I marry。' 

     ;I noted that he 'brothered' me�察�and was angry and put my foot down。 

But he fell back upon the people and made incantations for three days�察�in 

which   all   hands   joined�察  �and   then�察  �speaking   with   the   voice   of   God�察  �he 

decreed polygamy by divine fiat。             But he was shrewd�察�for he limited the 

number   of   wives   by   a   property   qualification�察  �and   because   of   which   he�察�

above all men�察�was favoured by his wealth。                Nor could I fail to admire�察�

though it was plain that power had turned his head�察�and he would not be 

satisfied till all the power and all the wealth rested in his own hands。                 So 

he became swollen with pride�察�forgot it was I that had placed him there�察�

and made preparations to destroy me。 

     ;But it was interesting�察�for the beggar was working out in his own way 

an    evolution    of   primitive    society。    Now      I�察 �by   virtue   of  the   hooch 

monopoly�察�drew  a   revenue in   which   I no longer permitted him  to   share。 

So he meditated for a while and evolved a system of ecclesiastical taxation。 

He   laid   tithes   upon   the   people�察  �harangued   about   fat   firstlings   and   such 

things�察�and twisted whatever twisted texts he had ever heard to serve his 

purpose。      Even this I bore in silence�察�but when he instituted what may be 

likened   to   a   graduated   income´tax�察  �I   rebelled�察  �and   blindly�察  �for   this   was 

what     he  worked     for。   Thereat�察    �he  appealed     to  the   people�察  �and   they�察�

envious     of   my   great   wealth    and   well   taxed    themselves�察    �upheld    him。 

'Why  should   we   pay��'  they  asked�察  �'and   not   you�拭    �Does   not   the voice  of 



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God speak through the lips of Moosu�察�the shaman��'                      So I yielded。       But 

at   the   same   time   I   raised   the   price   of   hooch�察  �and   lo�察 �he   was   not   a   whit 

behind me in raising my taxes。 

     ;Then      there    was    open    war。     I   made     a   play    for   Neewak      and 

Tummasook�察�because of the traditionary rights they possessed�察�but Moosu 

won out by creating a priesthood and giving them both high office。                         The 

problem of authority presented itself to him�察�and he worked it out as it has 

often been worked before。             There was my mistake。            I should have been 

made   shaman�察  �and   he   chief�察  �but   I   saw   it   too   late�察  �and   in   the   clash   of 

spiritual    and    temporal     power     I  was    bound     to  be   worsted。      A    great 

controversy       waged�察    �but   it  quickly     became     one´    sided。    The     people 

remembered   that   he   had   anointed   me�察  �and   it   was   clear   to   them   that   the 

source of my authority lay�察�not in me�察�but in Moosu。                   Only a few faithful 

ones   clung   to   me�察  �chief   among   whom Angeit   was�察  �while   he   headed   the 

popular  party  and   set   whispers   afloat   that   I  had   it   in   mind   to   overthrow 

him and set up my own gods�察�which were most unrighteous gods。                          And in 

this   the   clever   rascal    had   anticipated    me�察   �for  it  was   just   what   I  had 

intended forsake my kingship�察�you see�察�and fight spiritual with spiritual。 

So   he   frightened   the   people   with   the   iniquities   of   my   peculiar   gods 

especially  the   one  he   named   'Biz´e´Nass'and   nipped   the   scheme   in   the 

bud。 

     ;Now�察�it happened that Kluktu�察�youngest daughter to Tummasook�察�had 

caught my fancy�察�and I likewise hers。                So I made overtures�察�but the ex´ 

chief   refused   bluntlyafter   I   had   paid   the   purchase   priceand   informed 

me that she was set aside for Moosu。               This was too much�察�and I was half 

of   a   mind   to   go   to   his   igloo   and   slay   him   with   my   naked   hands�察  �but   I 

recollected   that   the   tobacco   was   near   gone�察  �and   went   home   laughing。 

The next day he made incantation�察�and distorted the miracle of the loaves 

and fishes till it became prophecy�察�and I�察�reading between the lines�察�saw 

that it was aimed at the wealth of meat stored in my caches。                     The people 

also read between the lines�察�and�察�as he did not urge them to go on the hunt�察�

they remained at home�察�and few caribou or bear were brought in。 

     ;But I had plans of my own�察�seeing that not only the tobacco but the 



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flour   and   molasses   were   near   gone。        And   further�察  �I   felt   it   my   duty   to 

prove the white man's wisdom and bring sore distress to Moosu�察�who had 

waxed high´stomached�察�what of the power I had given him。                       So that night 

I went to my meat caches and toiled mightily�察�and it was noted next day 

that all the dogs of the village were lazy。             No one suspected�察�and I toiled 

thus every night�察�and the dogs grew fat and fatter�察�and the people lean and 

leaner。     They   grumbled   and   demanded   the   fulfilment   of   prophecy�察  �but 

Moosu restrained them�察�waiting for their hunger to grow yet greater。                       Nor 

did he dream�察�to the very last�察�of the trick I had been playing on the empty 

caches。 

     ;When all was ready�察�I sent Angeit�察�and the faithful ones whom I had 
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