LIFE AMONG THE ICEBERGS. 91

 

offering to thank the Indians who have
done him so great a favor.

You may wonder why the Indians
allow the bear to take such a liberty.

“T’d turn the fellow out of the boat,”
you say to yourself. Well, the Indians
would be very glad to get rid of the
company of such a passenger. But
what can they do? If they offered to
turn the brute out of the boat, it would
no doubt cost them a pretty rough
handling. Just as likely as not, the
monster would give the Indian a hug, if
he offered to touch him, which he would
not forget as long as he lived. So the