The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-11-26
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low had it all his own WY. The captain was
IN favor o trying him from the >h;p, but fl
nallv consented for lis to attack him a.rain
from boat. With picked crew. VT a-ain
approached the wlalc, NOW lyin- perfectly
>till, apparently rr,l. t,r anno;l,cr attack, as
the event proved Seem. our approach he
iaricd toward rs with his mouth wide orrn
his PonleroH> Jaws coming together every
moment with tremendous rm,r-v. Iraye the
word to stern all which was ob.ycd in good
earnest.
AS passed ;he ship heard the captain
cNcialm', there goes another boat Sh,. did
90 to bc sure, through the water .wi,lp ah
speed hu, fortunately not To d,.>trurtion-
The moil>tcr chased u in this way for half
mile or more, 'iurin. which tim, hi, INV, wrr,
within SIN or eight inches o; the boat. Every
time hc rrou.ht them together the cop.,,.,i;,,,
could br hrare! at the distance OF at least half
mHic, | intended To Jump overheard if he
caught the boat. Told Mr. Mahy,,. tb,. "a
mate VIII" hct,j the steering oar. tlla; the whale
would turn oFcr soon 10 ~i,ouf, and that then
would be tie ;iinc TO Kill him. Alter bc,
coming exhausted he turned oycr to spout,
and at the same instant We >,upred our boat
and buried our linrcS deep in his life. une
tremendous conNul>i5n OF hi frame followed
and all was sill. lie never troubled a, more
We lowed him TO the ship, tried HIM o,.t, an
took ninety barrels of oil from him.
When We Were cutting him in. W.. tan,.l
two irons IA L!s l4i,, marked with the shin
barclay, and !.c.un.ing To the mates boat
We afterwards learned that three months ba
fore, when the sane whale was in lat. = :.
Ion los W, hc was attacked by the mate OF
the ship Ear,.ay, who had desperate stru.s-
glc with him. IN which he lost his lifc.
Capt Morton, a; the time OF the adventure
with this whale, had seen some service. bur
= he freely conic>>rS that never before. nor
since. Uhough he has had the buttons bitten
off his shirt 10y a Whale has hc come in con-
= tact with S,ich an ugly customer as this
''roguc whale a. lac w,,> termed In sailor
parlamrc- He scented Possessed of the spirit,
: of demon, ana looked Is savage a. a hungry
= hyena. Ga" readers may inla-;llc the effect
: such an encounter would l.asr pi,yn a crew
= of"-rcen hands" nurin- tie fIiighlill chase.
OF the loat hy the whale their faces were of
' liIiI white, anl their hair stood erect. On
their arrival At the first port They all took t.
r the mountains, ami few If any Of them have
: ever been seen since.
y Capt Morton informs us that whale was
never iriorc known 10 attack a loat before
, hcin- struck Ia ili> case the whale had rv
, identity experienced much trouble from tie
irons left in liz loly- anl took the first ol,-
{. ror'n'i'y which ir,~yntc,! t'orrcrcn-e. TAX
|, en- altogether Ur think this Will rank high
r among the Whaling stories Of The day.
# >H"EIN" II"E~l~,-1he following are the
r''.,ullIi"nS OF The British amy uIon this sub
Il l"rt They were prepared ly mixed conf
Ia MISSION "i officers as4i eminent and vxlrri-
"nrcd professional men. and have recently
+ been issued. Il. The shoe Is TO be bcvcll,,I
Il of - a. 10 leave space and prevent pressure
" II 'he sole >. Il l. not so lr rroov..l or t;t-
+ tered iu; simply punched, and the n4l-
-oun;cr->unk- = Calhin il to he applied Ia
: The hind shoe only. and i 10 h,. ro:.l:I.,I +,
: the outside heel, lie inside l.c,l Is to l..
i thirhcnr,i in larora.ti"a- 1. The weight of
u the shoe l. 10 .c :rom = 20 - ounces. accord
: M to the >ize oi lLe horse =. Horses ar.
4 To hc >h"l with not less than six nail, in the
i torp, and seven in the hind shoe: nor is the
T shoe To be attacked with les than three nail,
on each side e ln preparing the f,,ot foi
the shoe. As li;,l" - :,r>>illr should ln. pare
- ont: am'! i'e operation >hoa,l bc confined tc
u the removal ui tlI. cNioliitinr parts OF the
81 loot only. :. Both The fore and hind shoe,
are to L.. made with a >in,lc clip at the toe,
These rules may hc OF >smc ,auc to black
: smiths, lircr1 m'.n and horse owners
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