Down North and Up Along 
Glooscap's whales appear to have been de- 
ficient in power to see the land as they neared 
it, and depended upon their august rider to tell 
them in time to prevent bumping their noses 
against the shore. But this Glooscap never 
did. Wishing to land dry-shod, he urged the 
poor whale to its utmost speed, when it landed 
itself high and dry, greatly to its chagrin. But 
Glooscap was not ungrateful, and putting the 
end of his bow against the whale, with a slight 
motion of his arm he slid it back into the 
water. His whales had a great fondness for 
smoking and sometimes asked Glooscap for a 
pipe at parting. This he willingly supplied, 
when the whale went its way, smoking, to sea. 
Glooscap is said to have had a famous revel 
on Partridge Island which the Micmacs speak 
of with awe to this day. It was upon the 
occasion of a visit from a young magician bear- 
ing the name KTtpooseagiinow. Glooscap in- 
vited the guest of the distinguished name to go 
fishing with him by torchlight, and got in readi- 
ness his monster canoe built of granite rock and 
supplied with paddles and spear of stone. Ac- 
cording to the legend, the youth caught up the 
boat as though it had been a birch-bark canoe 
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