A BRAVE MAN'S PRATER
Rip.do;ix was imr.e.'vc 1, and wliei
morningc line lie conlde.it no break -
f is.. Palmer kik’c a g<Kxl meal, and
was appare itly as calm and collected
as when he drove from High Blue
neighborhood the previous morning
with his train of mules.
Shortly after bre ikfast they were
taken out to be shot. After they had
been placed in position the captain
asked,“Have either of you anything
to say?” “Yes,” Palmer replied, “I
have.” “Go ahead then,” brusquely
“but make it short.” “1 only wish
to oTer a few wordsof prayer,” said
IV1.nen. aim y. There was someth i g
impressive i ■. the cairn,c truest face of
the young: a ui as it was raised town d
the sky,am! i ivoluntarily the capt In
remove 1 his hat,and several of the
firing party 1 owe 1 tl cir l ea’s.
1, :ter. Ripatoax said it was the m< r-t
w«> u’e-ful prayer lie had ever he .r *.
Palmer was as firm and assio g s
a ro k. and praye'l for himself, for
Rip t>ux, and for the soldiers a.
stca ’v and eiruestly as though he
we e site in his own home.
W ho 1 the prayer endc T.tlic firing
party waited for the word of command
from the captain. Hut it did not come.
The captain was plainly affected .and
after a few moment ofinde isiongaw
orders for the execution to he
postponed. Liter, he went to Palmer.
“ 1/) >ke he e ” he snl,“ I don't
want to kili yo i two men. In spite
of the c i le ice II ere re you are in
no:eut. I will send you under an es
cort after a while: t due care of your
selves if yo t can. ’' They knew what
this meant,and late in the afternoon,
when taken out,they slipped away
from uuobserveat gnurd.and re iche i
home in safety.
This was more than fifty years ago.
Kipaloux lived to be an old man,and
this was o::e of his favorite stories.
Palmer is still living in Missouri at
this writing,a man nearly eighty yrs.
old, and is loved and respected
thruout his portion of the country.
Concluded
From S.S.Times.
REINDEER CAMPS
The. second annual convention of
the Herders of the Kuskokwim
District will be held in Akiak the
first week in January. Besides tl:c
discussions relati: g to the deer.
There are spo ts or rather contest
wlii li arc as follows: — Freighting'
te u i with :.o less than four deer to
o. e man-.spec 1 races by apj net ices
h • ers; << r.estiula isoiug,exhibition
of the deer a d c iu;p:r.e;.t.
There will ul.jo lie :>porv; by ,he
tc y e ol Jr.-, v. gc\ AM deer met
. c v. elco.ue.
W ii AT THEY SAY
The foho.v! ,g from so no of o ir
sabs:fibers. “Thank you very much
*or ti e sample copy of the Northern
bight. ! thi .k yor.r enterprise, and
also .the little paper splendid.
1’lc ire put me o 1 your list of sub
s 'rile s. My older pupils, as well as
ny e i will look forward to each is
sue v..... i .te est’.”
“Iam certainly pleased with your
little papo ■ “Northern Light’h It
should le . ve y profitable and pleas
e t way of co.ntnunicating with the
d . ; fere at schools. You can co mt on.
me for what ever amount of space
you deride to let me fill for you.
I have always thought it a good
plan to have the natives do something
of that sort. Keep it up.”