Late on the evening of the following day the fur-clad hunters arrived at their village with shouts of rejoicing—hairy and happy—for they brought with them many a carcass of walrus1 and seal wherewith to replenish2 their wardrobes and larders3, and banish4 hunger and care from their dwellings5 for a considerable time to come.
Be not too ready, most refined reader, to condemn6 those people for their somewhat gross and low ideas of enjoyment7. Remember that they were “to the manner born.” Consider, also, that “things are not what they seem,” and that the difference between you and savages8 is, in some very important respects at least, not so great as would at first sight appear. You rejoice in literature, music, fine art, etcetera; but how about one or two o’clock? Would these afford you much satisfaction at such a time?
“Bah!” you exclaim, “what a question! The animal wants must of course be supplied.” True, most refined one, but a hunk of bread and a plate of soup would fully9 suffice for animal needs. Would your refined pleasures have as keen a relish10 for you if you had only to look forward to bread and water between six and nine? Answer, ye sportsmen, how would you get through your day’s work if there were not a glorious dinner at the end of it? Speak, ye ballroom11 frequenters, how would you skip, even with the light of brilliant eyes to encourage you, if there were not what you call a jolly good supper somewhere in the background? Be honest, all of you, and confess—what you tacitly and obviously admit by your actions every day—that our mere12 animal wants are of vast importance, and that in our ministering to these the only difference between ourselves and the Eskimos is, a somewhat greater variety of viands13, a little less of toil14 in obtaining them, a little more of refinement15 and cleanliness in the consumption of them, and, perchance, a little less of appetite.
We feel impelled16 thus to claim for our northern brothers some forbearance and a little genuine sympathy, because we have to record that their first act on arriving was to fly to the cooking-lamps, and commence a feast which extended far into the night, and finally terminated in lethargic17 repose18.
But this was not the feast to which we have more than once referred. It was merely a mild preliminary whet19. The hunters were hungry and tired after their recent exertions20, as might have been expected, and went in for refreshment21 with a will. They did not, however, forget the Kablunet. Eager expectation was on tip-toe, and even hunger was forgotten for a short time in the desire to see the foreigner; but Okiok had made up his mind to give them only one glimpse—a sort of moral appetiser—and reserve the full display of his lion until the following day. Just before arriving at the village, therefore, he called a halt, and explained to the hunters that the Kablunet had been very much wearied by his recent journey, that he would not permit him to be disturbed that night; but as he was to dwell with Angut, and was at that time in his, (Okiok’s), hut, they would have an opportunity of seeing him during his brief passage from the one hut to the other. They were, however, to be very careful not to crowd upon him or question him, and not to speak at all—in short, only to look!
This having been settled and agreed to, Okiok pushed on alone in advance, to prevent Rooney from showing himself too soon.
Arriving at his town residence, the Eskimo found his guest asleep, as usual, for the poor seaman22 found that alternate food and repose were the best means for the recovery of lost vigour23.
Nuna was quietly cooking the seaman’s next meal, and Nunaga was mending one of his garments, when Okiok entered. Both held up a warning finger when he appeared.
“Where is Tumbler?” he asked softly, looking round.
“Gone to the hut of Pussimek to play with Pussi,” replied the wife; “we could not keep him quiet, so we—”
She stopped and looked solemn, for Rooney moved. The talking had roused him. Sitting up, he looked gravely first at Nunaga, then at her mother, then at her father, after which he smiled mildly and yawned.
“So you’ve got back, Okiok?”
“Yes, Ridroonee. And all the hunters are coming, with plenty to eat—great plenty!”
The women’s eyes seemed to sparkle at these words, but they said nothing.
“That’s a good job, old boy,” said the seaman, rising. “I think I’ll go out and meet them. It will be dark in a short time.”
Here Okiok interposed with an earnest petition that he would not go out to the people that night, explaining that if he were to sit with them during supper none except the gluttons24 would be able to eat. The rest would only wonder and stare.
“But,” he said, with a humorous glance, “would it not be good for them—especially for the gluttons—to be prevented from eating too much?”
It was evident from the blank look of his visage that Okiok did not understand his guest. The idea of an Eskimo eating too much had never before entered his imagination.
“How can a man eat too much?” he asked. “Until a man is quite full he is not satisfied. When he is quite full, he wants no more; he can hold no more!”
“That says a good deal for Eskimo digestion26,” thought our hero, but as he knew no native word for digestion, he only laughed and expressed his readiness to act as his host wished.
“Remain here,” said Okiok; “I will come again.”
Not long after the hospitable28 man’s exit all the noise ceased, but the seaman could hear murmuring voices and stealthy footsteps gathering29 round the hut. In a few minutes Okiok returned.
“Angut is now ready,” he said, “to receive you. The people will look at you as you pass, but they will not disturb you.”
The sounds outside and Okiok’s words had prepared him for some display of curiosity, but he was quite taken aback by the sight that met his eyes on emerging from the tunnel, for there, in absolute silence, with wide expectant eyes and mouths a-gape, stood every man, woman, and child capable of motion in the Eskimo village!
They did not stand in a confused group, but in two long lines, with a space of four or five feet between, thus forming a living lane, extending from the door of Okiok’s hut to that of Angut, which stood not far distant.
At first our seaman felt an almost irresistible31 inclination32 to burst into a hearty33 fit of laughter, there seemed something so absurdly solemn in this cumulative34 stare, but good feeling fortunately checked him; yet he walked with his host along the lane with such a genuine expression of glee and good-will on his manly35 face that a softly uttered but universal and emphatic36 “Huk!” assured him he had made a good first impression.
When he had entered the abode37 of Angut a deep sigh of relief escaped from the multitude, and they made up for their enforced silence by breaking into a gush38 of noisy conversation.
In his new abode Red Rooney found Angut and old Kannoa, with a blazing lamp and steaming stove-kettle, ready to receive him.
Few were the words of welcome uttered by Angut, for Eskimos are not addicted39 to ceremonial; nevertheless, with the promptitude of one ever ready to learn, he seized his visitor’s hand, and shook it heartily40 in the manner which Rooney had taught him—with the slight mistake that he shook it from side to side instead of up and down. At the same time he pointed41 to a deerskin seat on the raised floor of the hut, where Kannoa had already placed a stone dish of smoking viands.
The smile which had overspread Rooney’s face at the handshaking faded away as he laid his hand on the old woman’s shoulder, and, stooping down, gazed at her with an expression of great tenderness.
Ah! Rooney, what is there in that old wrinkled visage, so scarred by the rude assaults of Time, yet with such a strong touch of pathos42 in the expression, that causes thy broad bosom43 to swell44 and thine eagle eyes to moisten? Does it remind thee of something very different, yet wonderfully like, in the old country?
Rooney never distinctly told what it was, but as he had left a much—loved grandmother at home, we may be permitted to guess. From that hour he took a tender interest in that little old woman, and somehow—from the expression of his eye, perhaps, or the touch of his strong hand—the old creature seemed to know it, and chuckled45, in her own peculiar46 style, immensely. For old Kannoa had not been overburdened with demonstrative affection by the members of her tribe, some of whom had even called her an old witch—a name which had sent a thrill of great terror through her trembling old heart, for the doom47 of witches in Eskimo land in those days was very terrible.
Next day, being that of the great feast, the entire village bestirred itself with the first light of morning. Men and women put on their best garments, the lamps were kindled48, the cooking-kettles put on, and preparations generally commenced on a grand scale.
Awaking and stretching himself, with his arms above his head and his mouth open, young Ermigit yawned vociferously49.
“Hah! how strong I feel,” he said, “a white bear would be but a baby in my hands!”
Going through a similar stretch-yawny process, his brother Norrak said that he felt as if he had strength to turn a walrus inside out.
“Come, boys, turn yourselves out o’ the house, and help to cut up the meat. It is not wise to boast in the morning,” said Okiok.
“True, father,” returned Norrak quietly, “but if we don’t boast in the morning, the men do it so much all the rest of the day that we’ll have no chance.”
“These two will be a match for you in talk before long,” remarked Nuna, after her sons had left.
“Ay, and also in body,” returned the father, who was rather proud of his well-grown boys. “Huk! what is Tumbler putting on?” he asked in astonishment50.
“The dress that the Kablunet made for him,” said Nunaga, with a merry laugh. “Doesn’t it fit well? My only fear is that if Arbalik sees him, he will pierce him with a dart51 before discovering his mistake.”
“What are you going to begin the day with?” asked Nuna, as she stirred her kettle.
“With a feed,” replied Okiok, glancing slyly at his better half.
“As if I didn’t know that!” returned the wife. “When did Okiok ever do anything before having his morning feed?”
“Well, father, and what comes after the morning feed?” asked Nunaga.
“Kick-ball,” answered Okiok.
“Ay, and eat like whales,” added the husband.
“And sleep like seals,” remarked Nunaga.
“And snore like—like Okioks,” said Nuna.
This was a hard hit, being founded on some degree of truth, and set Okiok off in a roar of laughter.
Becoming suddenly serious, he asked if anything had been seen the day before of Ujarak the angekok.
“Yes, he was in the village in the evening,” replied Nuna as she arranged the food on platters. “He and Ippegoo were found in the green cave yesterday by the Kablunet. He was out about the ice-heaps, and came on them just as Tumbler saved Pussi, and Ippegoo saved them both.”
“Tumbler saved Pussi!” exclaimed the Eskimo, looking first at his daughter and then at his wife.
“Yes; Pussi was tumbling over an ice-cliff,” said Nunaga, “and Tumbler held on to her.”
“By the tail,” said Nuna. “So Ippegoo rushed out of the cave, and saved them both. Ujarak would have been too late. It seems strange to me that his torngak did not warn him in time.”
“Torngaks must be very hard-hearted,” said Okiok, with a look and tone of contempt that he did not care to conceal55. “But what were they doing in the cave?”
“Who knows?” replied Nuna. “These two are always plotting. Ridroonee says they looked as if worried at having been discovered. Come, fall-to. You must be strong to-day if you would play kick-ball well.”
Okiok glanced with a look of care upon his brow at Nunaga, shook his head gravely once or twice in silence, and began breakfast.
After the meal was over he sallied forth56 to join in the sports, which were soon to begin. Going first to the hut of Angut, he found the most of his countrymen and women surrounding Red Rooney, who, having finished breakfast, was seated on a sledge57 conversing58 with Angut and Simek, and others of the chief men of the tribe. All the rest were gazing and listening with greedy eyes and ears.
“Hi! Okiok,” exclaimed the sailor heartily, as he rose and held out his hand, which his former host shook heartily, to the great surprise and delight of the crowd; “have you joined the gluttons, that you take so long to your morning feed? or have you slept longer than usual, to make you a better match for the young men?”
“No; I was in dreamland,” answered the Eskimo, with profound gravity, which his countrymen knew quite well was pretended; “and I met a torngak there, who told me that the Kablunet needed much sleep as well as food, and must not be roused by me, although other fools might disturb him.”
“How kind of the torngak!” returned Rooney. “But he was not polite, for if he spoke59 to you of ‘other’ fools, he must have thought of you as one fool. Was he your own torngak?”
“No; I have no torngak. He was my grandmother’s. And he told me that the Kablunet was a great angekok, and would have a torngak of his own soon. Moreover, he said the games must begin at once—so come along, Ippegoo.”
As he spoke, Okiok caught the slender youth in his powerful arms, laid him gently on his back, flung some snow in his face, and then ran away.
Ippegoo, entering at once into the spirit of the fun, arose and gave chase. Excelling in speed as much as his opponent did in strength, the youth soon overtook him, managed to trip him up, and fell on the top of him. He was wildly cheered by the delighted crowd, and tried to punish Okiok; but his efforts were not very successful, for that worthy60 put both his mittened61 hands over his head, and, curling himself up like a hedgehog, lay invulnerable on the ice. Poor Ippegoo had not strength either to uncoil, or lift, or even move his foe62, and failed to find a crevice63 in his hairy dress into which he might stuff snow.
After a few minutes Okiok straightened himself out, jumped up, and scurried64 off again over the ice, in the direction of the berg of the green cave, followed by the entire village.
It was on a level field of ice close to the berg referred to that the game of kick-ball was to be played. As Rooney was not yet strong enough to engage in rough play, a pile of deerskins was placed on a point of the berg, slightly higher than the heads of the people, and he was requested to mount thereon. There, as on a throne, he presided over the games, and became the gazing-stock of the tribe during the intervals65 of play. But these intervals were not numerous or prolonged, for most of the players were powerful men and boys, so thoroughly66 inured67, by the nature of their lives, to hardship and vigorous action in every possible position of body that their muscles were always in the condition of those of a well-trained athlete. Even Ippegoo, with all his natural defects of mind and body, was by no means contemptible68 as a player, in those games, especially, which required agility69 and powers of endurance.
First they had a game of hand-ball. It was very simple. The players, who were not selected, but entered the lists at their own pleasure, divided themselves into two parties, which stood a little apart from each other. Then an ordinary hand-ball was tossed into the air by Okiok, who led one of the parties. Simek, the mighty70 hunter, led the other. These men, although approaching middle age, were still at the height of their strength and activity, and therefore fitting leaders of the younger men in this as well as the more serious affairs of life.
It seemed to Rooney at first as if Okiok and his band were bent71 on having all the fun to themselves, for they began to toss the ball to each other, without any regard to their opponents. But suddenly Simek and some of his best men made a rush into the midst of the other party with shouts and amazing bounds. Their object was to catch or wrest72 the ball from Okiok’s party, and throw it into the midst of their own friends, who would then begin to amuse themselves with it until their opponents succeeded in wresting73 it from them.
Of course this led to scenes of violent action and wild but good-humoured excitement. Wrestling and grasping each other were forbidden in this game, but hustling74, tripping up, pushing, and charging were allowed, so that the victory did not always incline either to the strong or the agile75. And the difficulty of taking the ball from either party was much greater than one might suppose.
For full half an hour they played with the utmost energy, insomuch that they had to pause for a few seconds to recover breath. Then, with one accord, eyes were turned to the president, to see how he took it.
Delight filled every bosom, for they saw that he was powerfully sympathetic. Indeed Rooney had become so excited as well as interested in the game, that it was all he could do to restrain himself from leaping into the midst of the struggling mass and taking a part. He greeted the pause and the inquiring gaze with a true British cheer, which additionally charmed as well as surprised the natives. But their period of rest was brief.
Simek had the ball at the time. He suddenly sent it with a wild “Huk! hoo–o–o!” whirling into the air. The Kablunet was instantly forgotten. The ball came straight down towards a clumsy young man, who extended his hands, claw-like, to receive it. At that moment lppegoo launched himself like a thunderbolt into the small of the clumsy youth’s back, and sent him sprawling76 on the snow amid shouts of laughter, while Norrak leaped neatly77 in, and, catching78 the ball as it rebounded79, sent it up again on the same side. As it went up straight and came down perpendicularly80, there was a concentric rush from all sides. Ujarak chanced to be the buffer81 who received the shock, and his big body was well able to sustain it. At the same moment he deftly82 caught the ball.
“Ho! his torngak helps him!” shouted Okiok ironically.
“So he does,” cried the wizard, with a scoffing83 laugh, as he hurled84 the ball aloft; “why does not your torngak help you?”
There was a loud titter at this, but the laugh was turned in favour of the other side when Ermigit caught the ball, and sent it over to the Okiok band, while their leader echoed the words, “So he does,” and spun85 the ball from him with such force that it flew over all heads, and chanced to alight in the lap of Red Rooney. It could not have landed better, for that worthy returned it as a point-blank shot which took full effect on the unexpectant nose of Ermigit.
The spirited lad was equal to the occasion. Although water rose unbidden to his eyes, he caught the ball, and with a shout of laughter flung it into the midst of his own side. Thus the play went on fast and furious, until both sides were gasping86. Then with one consent they stopped for a more prolonged rest—for there was no winning or losing at this game. Their only aim was to see which side could get hold of the ball oftenest and keep it longest until all were exhausted88.
But the fun did not cease although the game did, for another and quieter game of strength was instituted. The whole party drew closer round their president, and many of them mounted to points of vantage on the berg, on the sides of which groups of the women and children had already taken up positions.
It may be remarked here that the snow-covered ice on which the game of ball had been played was like a sheet of white marble, but not so hard, for a heavy stamp with a heel could produce an indentation, though no mark was left by the ordinary pressure of a foot.
The competitors in the game of strength, or rather, of endurance, were only two in number. One was Okiok’s eldest89 son, Norrak, the other the clumsy young man to whom reference has been already made. The former, although the smaller and much the younger of the two, was remarkably90 strong for his age.
These two engaged in a singular style of boxing, in which, strange to say, the combatants did not face each other, nor did they guard or jump about. Stripped to the waist, like real heroes of the ring, they walked up to each other, and the clumsy youth turned his naked back to Norrak, who doubled his fist, and gave him a sounding thump91 thereon. Then Norrak wheeled about and submitted to a blow, which was delivered with such good-will that he almost tumbled forward. Again he turned about, and the clumsy one presented his back a second time; and thus they continued to pommel each other’s backs until they began to pant vehemently92. At last Norrak hit his adversary93 such a whack94 on the right shoulder that he absolutely spun him round, and caused him to roll over on his back, amid the plaudits of the assembly.
The clumsy one rose with a somewhat confused look, but was not allowed to continue the battle. There was no such thing as fighting it out “to the bitter end” among these hilarious95 Eskimos. In fact, they were playing, not fighting.
At this point Simek approached Rooney with a smiling countenance96, and said—
“There is another game of strength which we sometimes play, and it is the custom to appoint a man to choose the players. Will the Kablunet act this part to-day?”
Of course our seaman was quite ready to comply. After a few moments’ consideration, he looked round, with a spice of mischief97 in his heart, but a smile on his countenance, and said—
“What could be more agreeable than to see the striving of two such good friends as Angut my host and Ujarak the angekok?”
There was a sudden silence and opening of eyes at this, for every one was well aware that a latent feeling of enmity existed between these two, and their personal strength and courage being equally well-known, no one up to that time had ventured to pit these two against each other. There was no help for it now, however. They were bound in honour, as well as by the laws of the community, to enter into conflict. Indeed they showed no inclination to avoid the trial, for Angut at once stepped quietly into the space in front of the president, and began to strip off his upper garments, while Ujarak leaped forward with something of a bounce, and did the same.
They were splendid specimens98 of physical manhood, both of them, for their well-trained muscles lay bulging99 on their limbs in a way that would have gladdened the sculptors100 of Hercules to behold101. But there was a vast difference in the aspect of the two men. Both were about equal in height and breadth of shoulder, but Angut was much the slimmer and more elegant about the waist, as well as considerably102 lighter103 than his adversary. It was in the bearing of Angut, however, that the chief difference lay. There was a refinement of physiognomy and a grace of motion about him of which the other was utterly104 destitute105; and it was plain that while the wizard was burning to come off victorious106, the other was only willing, in a good-humoured way, to comply with the demands of custom. There was neither daring, defiance107, contempt, nor fear in his countenance, which wore its wonted aspect of thoughtful serenity108.
After this description of the champions, we feel almost unwilling109 to disappoint the reader by saying that the game or trial was the reverse of martial110 or noble. Sitting down on the hard snow, they linked their legs and arms together in a most indescribable manner, and strove to out-pull each other. There was, indeed, much more of the comic than the grand in this display, yet, as the struggle went on, a feeling of breathless interest arose, for it was not often that two such stalwart frames were seen in what appeared to be a mortal effort. The great muscles seemed to leap up from arm and thigh111, as each made sudden and desperate efforts—right and left—sometimes pulling and sometimes pushing back, in order to throw each other off guard, while perspiration112 burst forth and stood in beads113 upon their foreheads.
At last Ujarak thrust his opponent back to the utmost extent of his long arms, and, with a sudden pull, raised him almost to his feet.
There was a gasp87 of excitement, almost of regret, among the onlookers114, for Angut was a decided115 favourite.
But the pull was not quite powerful enough. Angut began to sink back to his old position. He seemed to feel that now or never was his chance. Taking advantage of his descending116 weight, he added to it a wrench117 which seemed to sink his ten fingers into the flesh of Ujarak’s shoulders; a momentary118 check threw the latter off his guard, and next instant Angut not only pulled him over, but hurled him over his own head, and rolled him like a porpoise119 on the snow!
A mighty shout hailed the victory as the wizard arose and retired120 crestfallen121 from the scene, while the victor gravely resumed his coat and mingled122 with the crowd.
Ujarak chanced, in retiring, to pass close to Okiok. Although naturally amiable123, that worthy, feeling certain that the wizard was playing a double part, and was actuated by sinister124 motives125 in some of his recent proceedings126, could not resist the temptation to whisper—
“Was your torngak asleep, that he failed to help you just now?”
The wizard, who was not at that moment in a condition to take a jest with equanimity128, turned a fierce look upon Okiok.
“I challenge you,” he said, “to a singing combat.”
“With all my heart,” replied Okiok; “when shall it be?”
“To-morrow,” said the wizard sternly.
“To-morrow let it be,” returned Okiok, with the cool indifference129 of an Arctic hunter, to the immense delight of the women and others who heard the challenge, and anticipated rare sport from the impending130 duel131.
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