The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-12-20

nera. All silenfe ar ehhiiausness was there Z
ore, no longer Of use. Paddles were drop
'ed, and oars cams loudly iptp play. And q
iill putting At bic pipe, stubb eheertd on hi' :
rev 10 the assault
Yes, mighty change had come over the I
ish, All alive TO his jeopardy he was going
head outi" that part obhqusly projecting
from the mad yeast which he brewed.
"Start herl start her, my menl Don't
hurry yourselves take. plenty pf iime-but
start her start her like thunder olaps, that's
all !" cried siabb spluitoring Nout the smoke
as he spoke. "s,art her, now give 'em the
long and strong stroke, Tashiego. Start her,
Tash, my boy--start her, all but keep cool,
keep cool l---cueumbers Il the word--eAsy, ea-
~.
"woo-bool wsbee % screamed the Gay
Header Ia repiy, raising some old vAr-~hooP
TO The skisEi AH-ryrry oarsmss iH tle strained
boat lnvoluntnrily bounced forward with the
ono tremendous leading stroke which the en-
ger Indian gave
Bot his wild screams wera answered by
Others quite A. Wild. "Kee.heel Kee-hee 90
yelled Daggoo, straiuing forward and back
ward In his seat, like pacing tiger in bis
cage.
"KA-ia' Koola bowlod Queequcg, As if
smacking his lips over mouthfil of GrenA-
dier's steak. Aud thus, with oars and yeils
the kecls cut the sea. Meanwhile. Stuhh re-
tnining his place in the van, still encouraged
his men to the onset, all the while still puff
ing the smoke frou HE mouth, Like dcspcr-
ADDE'S they tugged and they strained, ill tho
welcome cry was hcard--"Snnd up, TAshte-
go!--giye Il TO him !" The harpoon wAs hurl-
cd. "siern all r. The oariman backed wa
teri the same moment something went ho,
and kissing Riong every ono Of fhoir wrists.
Il was the magical line. An instant before,
Stubb had caught two additional turns with
IL ronnd the loggerhcNd, whence, by reason
Of its increased rapid oirclings, hempcn blue
smoke non jettcdl mp and mingled with the
fumes from his pipe, As the line passed
round and round the losgerhead so also, just
before reaching that Po'at, it blisicringly
passed through and through both Of Siubb''
hands, from which the hnad-cloths,or squares
or quilted canvass sometimes warn at those
times, had accidentally dropped. il vas like
holding an oncmys sharp two-cdgcd sword
by the blade, aud that enemy NIL the t'a'e
striving 10 wrest Il out Of your clutch.
"Wct the line! wri the limo :" cried Stuhb
TO the tub oarsman, (him seated by the tnb }
who snatching OF his hat, dashed the sea wa
ter into il. More tnrns were taken, so that
the line began holding it, place. The boat
now flew through the bOiIing water fife 4
shark all fins. Stuhb and Tashicgo have
changed placcs--stcm for stcrn--a siagrcr.
ing business truly in that rocking cowmoiion
From the vibrating line extending the cn'
tire length Of the upper part of the boat, and
from lis now being more tight than harp.
string. YOU would have thought the crail had
two kcels--one clcaying the water, the Other
the air--as the boat churned on through both
opposing elements At once. A continued cas-
cade played at the bows, a ccasclcss whirlinl
eddy in her wake and, at the slightest mo
ton from within. even but a little finger, tho
! vibrating, cracking craft cantcd over her spas
nodc gunwale into the sea. Thus they rush
ed; each man with might and main clingnG
TO his seat. TO prevent being tossed 90 the
foam; aud the tall form Of Tashtego at tbs
! steering oar, crouching almost double, in or
der to bring down his centre Of gravity
: Whole Atlantics and Paci6cs seemed passet
, as they Shot on their way, till at length thu
I whale somewhat slackencd his fight.
: "IIaul ih--haul in ~ cried Stubb TO tb'
\ bowsman;and, facing round toward the whale
: all hands began pulling the whale up to him
a while yet the boat was being iowed on
4 Soon ranging up by his flank, Stubb, frml.
Y planting his knee in the clumsy clcnt, dartc'
c dart after dart into. the flying FISH; at th
n word Of command, the boat alternately stern
s ing out of the way OF the whales horrible
e wallow, aud then ranging up for nnotho
c fling.
a The red tide now poured from all sides Of
I the monster like brooks down hill H'
tor,nented body rolled not in brine but j
= blood, which bubbled and scethed for fur
= longs behind in their wake The siantin
sun playing upon this crimson pond in tn
sea, sent back its reflection into every faces
4 that they all glowed to each other like re
Il men. Anu al tnb Nhici Joe e''N' JSN W '"'''
smoke was agonizingly shot from the .spirael
!, OF the whale, and vehement puff after puff
!. from the mouth ofthe excited hcadsman; =
at every dart, hauling in upon his crooke
:, lance, (by the line attached to it,) Stub
: Strengthened it again and again, by few raj
), id blows against the gun-walo, then again an
:, again sent IL into the whale.
k "PulI up-pull up y he now cried 90 u
;. bowsman, as the waning whale relaxed in h
/ wrath. "Pull up l--close to J" and the hoi
1t ranged along the 6shs flank. When, resel
= ing far over the bow, stubb slowly ehnrne
e his long sharp lance into the fish, aud koI
Y it there, carefully churning, as il cautiousl
II seeking to feel after some gold watch that IL
whale might have swallowed and which b
J. wab fearful of breaking Gre he could hook