Muff, the Affectionate Mother Dog 207 



some robes. Arranging them in position, 

 we there carefully deposited Muff. We so 

 arranged the top buffalo skin that she was 

 well covered up except her head. Then we 

 carefully piled around her the heavy articles 

 of our load, and left her in charge. 



As great northern wolves were sometimes 

 known to infest that part of the country, 

 my Indians and I tramped around a good 

 deal in the snow. We did this to keep the 

 wolves away, as they are very suspicious 

 about human tracks that are under twenty- 

 four hours old, and I knew that in less than 

 that time I would have Muff relieved. 



Muff having been thus well attended to, I 

 drove my dog-sled alongside of my tired out 

 beloved brother, and with the aid of my In- 

 dians, placed him on my sled and carefully 

 wrapped him up in robes. At once he fell 

 into a dreamless sleep. 



Then we resumed our journey. We did 

 not travel very fast. We were very weary, 

 as before beginning this home stretch of 

 twenty miles, we had already travelled sixty 

 or seventy miles that day. However, the 

 longest journey has an end and so had this 

 one. 



We met with a cordial reception when we 



