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which the dogs would eat if in their 

 usual hungry condition, must be put 

 inside the snow house or fastened to the 

 top of a tall pole, stuck upright in the 

 snow, so that the dogs can not reach it. 

 In the morning, when the dogs are 

 needed for the day's work, the boys have 

 to scamper around with two or three 

 harnesses in their hands, catch and har- 

 ness the dogs, hitch them to the sledge, 

 and then start out after another lot. It 

 frequently happens that some particular 

 dog takes an especial delight in giving his 

 catchers just as much trouble as he possi^ 

 bly can. As soon as he sees that the 

 other dogs are being harnessed, he will 

 trot away to the top of some high ridge, 

 and coolly sitting down, will maliciously 

 watch the efforts made to catch him. 

 Of course, every body now turns out. 



