84 HUNTING WITH THE ESKIMOS 



us to get her back to the shack, where she was found 

 to be in bad shape one hand was frozen slightly, 

 and part of one breast. After a half hour of quiet 

 she became rational again, but the attack left her 

 very weak. 



In the meantime I went over to her igloo to look 

 after the child. There I found the poor little picka- 

 ninny without a stitch of clothes on, crying her eyes 

 out, while five of the wolf dogs, which had broken 

 into the place, were eating everything they could find. 

 After driving out the dogs, and quieting and caring 

 for the child, I went to the nearest igloo, which was 

 Kudlar's, and called his kooner. The other Eskimos 

 were not yet aware of the occurrences, and I had 

 much difficulty in making her understand what had 

 happened; but finally she did, and in a little while 

 every woman in the settlement, with two of the oldest 

 children, were in our shack, filling it with wild con- 

 fusion, all of them talking and shouting at once. 



It was near morning when quiet was again restored 

 and I returned to bed, and eleven o'clock when I 

 arose. I had scarcely finished dressing when outside 

 there arose a loud shouting. I rushed out and found 

 all the women and children gathered in great and 

 joyful excitement, pointing toward the north. 

 Through a light snow that was falling I could make 

 out three long, black objects trailing slowly toward 

 us over the ice. Women, children and myself ran 

 out to meet and welcome the returning hunters. 



The hunt had been very successful. All the 

 sledges were heavily loaded. Fourteen deer, six seals 



