Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-05-25

a do Holland Gin
tie bbls. American Gin
ty cask Claret Wine
he quarter-casks Teneriefe Wine
re LEASE Irish Whiskey
! eye glancing like diamond along the
FURNISHED tube. On swept the greedy
monster as with the speed Of wings; but
when within afew yards of his founc-
ing prey, he warily yeered from his
direct course, and spun several times
round our motionless boat, as if recon
noitering its dangerous propinquity
/ At length hisinsatiate voracity triumph
ed over his wiser caution, and dartine
like an arrow upon his helpless victim,
with one clasp Of his shear-like Jaws he
literally catt out q huge segment of its
living circumference. He hadevident-
ly reachedesome vital organ, for, after
a arief yet violent struggle, the man
gled carcass foated stirlessly upon the
bubbling and incarnadined water. So
sudden was the creatures attack, and
SO Immediate his recoil, while craunch-
ing his first cory mouthful, that no OPP
,portunity was offered for closingin with
him to advantage. Again he swept
round us in a narrow circle, Il could
have almost leaped upon his back from
the boat but in the twinklingof an eye
returned, and ashe hung upon the bate
fora moment as if to gloat on his temp
ting least, large portion of his huge
body lay fairly exposed above the rip
Ipling surface.
philips right eye!' shouted Ned,
as he lodged ball obliquely in the
small fierce orb Of the rapacious ami
NAL.
'Fair play and no gouging, my hear
ties responded the old whaleman,
with most grotesque grin of exulta-
Ition, as his whizzipg shaft was buried
to the shank in the thick muscles of
his terrible victim. 4 rather guess
chuckled he, we shall be pretty con-
sid'able near cronies for one cruise at
least: you'll tow US into the of1ing any
how, fore we part convoy, my larkip!
'And up Salt River, perhaps inter-
rupted Ned, with ominous POPULARITY.
The instant he was struck by his da-
ring assailants, the maddencd leyiathan
threw bis whole length'clear Of the wa
ter, and falling with a frightful splash
back into his native element, be shot
away across the sound with an appali-
ing velocity. shall never forget the
shuddering hiss Of the coiIed line as it
was running out over the smoking gun
vale ofthe little boat, which tremGled
the while like living nerve, as if con-
scious OF the peril momently awaiting
her.
Give way, for Gods sakeH cried
the excited harpooner, tossing an oar
to Ned, and plying the other with
might and main, give way-puIl for
dear life, my hearty! We must get
Roadway on the petrol, or when that
ere coil brings up, twill take the bow
out Of her-ay, her very eye-tceth.'
ltwas fortunate idea Of Halls, for
had we lain still half minute longer,
we should have heenineyitably swamp
I'd, at the first strain Of the spent warp.
AS it was looked upon speedy wet
Jacket as a most rational probability,
Notwithstanding the vigorous remigra-
ION OF my companions; but the little
bark bowed herself to the shock with
out groan or the fracture Of a splinter,
md darted away in the trail of her sea-
charger with GREATNESS velocity.
'Aint she raal bunkum?' exclaimed
Hal, hitching up his aabby waistband,
md Htting the polished tafTrail with
MS sunrburnt hand. Blame my eyes,
{ b'lieve streak o. lightning could
start a pin-feather out o. the little pc
rel. Keep her trim, my hearties; she
goes it braveIy; and dye see, Mr..
Iandon, steady the helm amidships, or
But the caution came too late, for
n changing my position at the moment,
had carelessly given the rudder an
'blque direction, and the consequent
assistance Of the inert medium through
which we were hurriedwith such reck-
ess impetuosity, upshipped it 10 ap IN
tant.
IIa!ha! commodore your pet has
ost tail-feather,' laughed Ned: look
nut for plucking by-and-by, when
We get into rougher attitudes
sThc fresh water!' muttered the We
Gran, nettlcd bymy inadvertence, with
ut seeming to notice the joke Of his
Terry banterer. But the cloud passedtl
rom his Sswart colnfenance imneili- &