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He had studied them intently, ranging from one to another and back again, and I could see that there was uncertainty in his mind, and bepuzzlement. HE HAD STUDIED THEM INTENTLY RANGING FROM ONE TO ANOTHER AND BACK AGAIN AND I COULD SEE THAT THERE WAS UNCERTAINTY IN HIS MIND AND BEPUZZLEMENT
le, and, in so far as it was possible for an Indian, becoming a white man even in his mental processes. As he phrased it himself, he had come into the warm, sat among us, by our fires, and become one of us. He had never learned to read nor write, but his vocabulary was remarkable, and more remarkable still was the completeness with which he had assumed the white man's point of view, the white man's attitude toward things. We had struck this deserted cabin after a hard day on trail. The dogs had been fed, the supper dishes washed, the beds made, and we were now enjoying that most delicious hour that comes each day, and but once each day, on the Alaskan trail, the hour when nothing intervenes between the tired body and bed save the smoking of the evening pipe. Some former denizen of the cabin had decorated its walls with illustrations torn from magazines and newspapers, and it was these illustrations that had held Sitka Charley's attention from the moment of our arrival two hours before. S BACK ON HIS OWN PEOPLE AND IN SO FAR AS IT WAS POSSIBLE FOR AN INDIAN BECOMING A WHITE MAN EVEN IN HIS MENTAL PROCESSES AS HE PHRASED IT HIMSELF HE HAD COME INTO THE WARM SAT AMONG US BY OUR FIRES AND BECOME ONE OF US HE HAD NEVER LEARNED TO READ NOR WRITE BUT HIS VOCABULARY WAS REMARKABLE AND MORE REMARKABLE STILL WAS THE COMPLETENESS WITH WHICH HE HAD ASSUMED THE WHITE MAN'S POINT OF VIEW THE WHITE MAN'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS THINGS WE HAD STRUCK THIS DESERTED CABIN AFTER A HARD DAY ON TRAIL THE DOGS HAD BEEN FED THE SUPPER DISHES WASHED THE BEDS MADE AND WE WERE NOW ENJOYING THAT MOST DELICIOUS HOUR THAT COMES EACH DAY AND BUT ONCE EACH DAY ON THE ALASKAN TRAIL THE HOUR WHEN NOTHING INTERVENES BETWEEN THE TIRED BODY AND BED SAVE THE SMOKING OF THE EVENING PIPE SOME FORMER DENIZEN OF THE CABIN HAD DECORATED ITS WALLS WITH ILLUSTRATIONS TORN FROM MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS AND IT WAS THESE ILLUSTRATIONS THAT HAD HELD SITKA CHARLIE'S ATTENTION FROM THE MOMENT OF OUR ARRIVAL TWO HOURS BEFORE
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