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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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