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served to described Jack's tail, a Couple more now
will oven more accurately describe Karsuk’s
whole body;—
“ Ilia breast was white* liis toiude back
W eel olad m J eoat oJ glossy black.”
In build he closely resembled Jack, but lie wa$
a trifle smaller* To look at Jack and Erebus,
you would think the latter the best bred dog of
the two. This was not the case, however, judging'
them by theiv actions.
There was nothing mean about Jack\ there
was about Erebus. For instance, he would bite
a dog that was down and piteously whining
for mercy. This Jack would never do; but he
was so modest and dignified that lie seldom got
a dog down, and up to this time his character
was, perhaps, not fairly tested, nor even fully
formed. Then Erebus would slacken his trace
when the driver was not looking. This Jack
would not do either.
My first care, as soon as the dogs were turned
loose upon the ice, was to divide them into
