THE VALUE OF THEIR FUR 



&quot; TV T O W that s serious business enough for 



JL il one day,&quot; declared the King ; &quot; Jack, 



you may tell us about the fur, and perhaps some 



of the others also have interesting tales to relate.&quot; 



Whisky-Jack hopped down from his perch, 

 and strutted proudly about in the circle. 



&quot; Mink,&quot; he began, snapping his beak to clear 

 his throat, &quot;you can chase a silly, addle-headed 

 Fish into the mud and eat him, but you don t 

 know the price of your own coat. Listen ! The 

 Black King s jacket is worth more than your 

 fur and all the others put together. I heard 

 the Factor at Wapiscaw tell his clerk about it 

 last Winter when 1 dined with him.&quot; 



&quot; You mean when you dined with the Train 

 Dogs,&quot; sneered Pisew. 



&quot; You 11 dine with them some day, and their 

 stomachs will be fuller than yours,&quot; retorted the 

 Bird. &quot; Mink, your pelt is worth a dollar and a 

 half c three skins, as the Company Men say 

 when they are trading with the Indians, for a skin 



