Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1851-06-20

10 tell all hobui p''"k - 1 'N-'''
starved TO death in the whaleboa,. "Ah,
shipma,e, )" said Harry. mournfally shaking
his head, "thsi's a long s'ory-harj times
,ho.s-no grub. no vaicr, nothing bu, the
wide, blue ocean before yoo; above, nothing
bu, day and night, aud an occasional sca'blrd,
who looked down on US as !, ncw screaming
past"
On being pressed to relate the particulars,
Ls commenced as follows, whlls his watch.
mates slowed themselves around hun on the
windass and forc.halch
About sundovn one huo day we saw
whales to lccward, and our plain being de-
,crmincd 10 keep up his rcP ia'icu for short
and successful voyages, el' ircd away the
boats. When prudent man 'ould have kept
them ., tho da,iis. belonged to the second
mates boat, and 4 slov,, hearty crew We had
We soon struck large whllc,who, On Be-.
ING wounded, cuulinucd 10 play a1ui the boat
for minute OF two, when bee Slowly turned to
lccvard and followed on after the ~l,ool, now
sccn blowing abou, a male oil Th,linc was
rapidly hauled IN. aud the lance hurld by the
sincvy arm of the second mate, Pe,s,ratlng
the u,lls or the hugh monster as he vas sur.
rins heavily through the bubtlrg wtcr, by
our side.
Oac single jc, of thick, cloucd bloo,, spout.
cd up from his massy head. when lh' ,ecm-
ingly unwicldly mass OF Oh and blub'rr sud.
denly turned toward. W, and rushing like a
tornado TO wlndUarl, taurhtenng the line a.
be went, Ia moment, bclure vo knw the
cause, vc were are all prccIPla'cd mo the
water that was tainted with h, lie blood --
II was now nclfly DARK, aud ihc mouscr, a.
though NO, satisfied with his Vengeance sod.
denly turned, and s,tll spou,ing thick coh.nus
ofbooJ, circlej slow ly around Us Thcb-:
lay perfectly helpless, noiiins on the water
while SIC were seated on the ilvar,s, 9th
the oars la,hcd acrus, the cunOalc io hcrP
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lns whale. Knowing that hi, death struggle
would soon take place, and lha, m h.s " hr.
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W. had ,ll watched the movement. Of m,
whale with 80 much anxiety, that al thought,
of the ship had been baul.hSt On looking
1, vlrdwah. no shin could b. seen. 10 lee.
ward. m VS. DARK M, a trace Of the ,hrp
could b. ,csn arau,, the murly ~. a. We
strained our eve, to catch ,ou,c g.,my,g OF our
fparn, home. To make our situation ID,
morc dt.,rrccablc, ,hr wind. which ulI nov
laI been blowing only gentle breeze, lu.
crossed. nm We were nearly dead with cold
being thoroughly drgpchri lrl uy 60 uur m.d
Jl, in water.
I cannot aurmpl 10 drscr.b, lbe horrors Of
our situation, as rhc cot,icton forced il,s.t
rnon rs that vc were l,,, Uur lantern ~,
taken ifum ,h, Acs. and uc attempted to light
10. ba, our FIRE implement, were cuurcly ~.
med by the water. Match after m.,ch va,
,cap,i ara,n., the iron hoor, of the Lrr ir
the vain hon. Of prLgr,Dr l,hr. bu, ar
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n, ,hc shin, waving
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