Koona, the Eskimo Leader 1237 



He would run from a dog much smaller 

 than himself that showed any spirit or pug- 

 nacity. But unlike Rover, who was ever a 

 lover of peace, Koona was never happier 

 than when he was getting other dogs into 

 rows, and the bigger the fight the more he 

 enjoyed it. 



One thing that ever gave him the keenest 

 enjoyment was to get up a battle-royal be- 

 tween the dogs of the mission and those of 

 the Indian village. To do this he had to 

 use a good deal of cleverness and secrecy, 

 for he well knew that if detected while de- 

 veloping his plans, a second thrashing 

 awaited him. And many a one he got, and 

 yet do it over again he would if he saw a 

 chance. 



To understand his favourite method to 

 bring about a big fight between the rival 

 forces, we must explain that all the mission 

 premises, including the dwelling house, 

 church, school house, stable and other out- 

 buildings, were all built by themselves on a 

 few acres of land that, peninsula like, pro- 

 jected out a little into Playgreen Lake, with 

 little bays on each side. The little neck of 

 land joining the mission property to the 

 mainland was only a few hundred feet wide. 



