New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-29
SWALLOWED BIZ A WHALE;
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esswaliowed by whale, Tim Oh, the devil
what nonsense, said Counter Jumper, laughing
boisterously. sr5-s sr55 t-l e. "a rftszl3Js ~ i
cay, my lads--swallowed, boat and all, by
the d----dest, biggest sperm whale as was ever
seen IN -"~ A'-s s9Se' f4n'A''sa-E l2e -
"You see,'' continued Tim, rolling his quid
from one cheek to the other, shifting his posi-
ton, hitching up his wide sailor breeehes, and
giving his tarpaulin q knock to the back of his
Uranium, and slightly cooking his starboard eye,
ss'twas aboard the old bark Hump Back in
forty-nine, while were cruising off the Por-
tigese Grounds, the circumstance that | am go-
ing to spin QUIT you lhappened--not egsactly
aboard the vessel, but only when she was out,
you understand 55..7- ~ ~ T.. - = r fa 4
"one day-I think it was the Lords Day
while we was for ard in the forecastle, maxim q
dinner off dough and mahogany we hear little
Jack Moon Rikers piping voice come downto us
from tgallant cross trees, where be was perched
like crow, for all the world, lookin' out for
whales, Thar blows! Thar blows!' a
Z" You see, we had been out more'n six months,
and hadn't taken moren two blackfsh, an in
fact, afore this, for about six weeks, we hadn't
seen even SO much as a blackfsh, grampus, nor
porpus, which made Cap'n Fine mighty mad,
to have sich internal luck; and we was all
mighty glum- looking, too, for that same But
Cap'n Fine, he TUX it the hardest. He couldn't
stan it no more n o fshin' smack could stan up
agin spankin' nor wester BLOWN great guns,
seein' as how he'd alters been used to good luck
81 had seen him come up from the cabin, and
after perrin all round, seein' nothin' but the
wide, sleek ocean, skite his old beaver hat on
deck, kick it for'ard chock into the eye of 'Old
Baby then aft, chock to the taffrail, cursin'
an swearin' as II Davy Jones had got hold on
him. But, Lord, he was only kiokin' his old
beaver for nothin', seein' as how it did no more
good, as far as bringin' whales about, as to
whistle agin a stiff nor'east breeze. So, my
lads, you may imagine what excitement was
rized up at the sound O. the voice O little Jack
Moon Raker, singin' out: Thar blows! thar
blows!' SA* @ s.
g All on us in the forecastle dropped our
sdough and mahogany quicker, and tumbled
up on deck like q set O. ull-dogs; an thar. no
more'n q dozen cable lengths off, was the big
lgest school O. humpin, 1ukin', blowin', spoutin'
sperm whales ever did see, an I've been @
Whalin' more'n twenty years, man an boy.
4 8" 1t was at this time blowin' @ nice little COM
PORTABLE breeze, SO we had to heaye the main
yard aback; but won't tell you any thin about
that, nor how the boats went down, nor how we
pulled away like set O. whale killin' blood-
hounds, seein' as how all Of you has done the
likes of it yerselyes, and, Of course, knows all
about it.. You see, my lads, the whales was
runnin', not fast, though, but kind O. quiet; &C
I it TUX some time to pull up anywhars near 'em
but we pulled hard, tell you, to get on afort
: the mate. was in the second mates boat, ant
have all the glory. M iz79s 'aa
'sKeep quiet, boys, an pull easy; they'r
+ beginnin' to come to. Oh-h-hl if we can ge
that ar fellow that's just humpin, I'll give 20,
: all the bacca you want, when we git aboart
agin Oh! look around boys, did you see that
: My eyes! what q rouser; more'n hundred bar
reler, I'll betn said the second mate, who wa
: steerin' q fya sz=Ji n lsF..57 s. ii #stz
/, ".Lie-lie! keep cool !; there he is layin o.
top o. the water, almost waitin' for us to com
], up. Look out, Pat!i (this was to an Irishmal
in the boat) D-n you, if you make any nois
= I'll throw you overheard Ga SIS laA=
y "eNoB, boys the mate kept tellin' us, star
by, and when give the word, take to yourioar
d like devils; an, George, have your irons a.
Il right and clear, an give 'em to him deep; an
4 mind ye,, my lads, when ! sings out, STAN al
stan' with yer might. Oars, don't pull ye
though, till signalize ayisi
sesHes comm around now, boys, look ou
. STAN by STAN up, George Now he's tail Of
u Pull--spripg to it-make her jump-giye it
him, Jo-both irons. Stan all, stan all--har
: you lubbers, he'll stave usl Hardship, wel
s. Paddy's oar. thought we was goners-splas
: splash, tumble, blow, splash again! whir-
lie went the line. sWet the line,' sung out Il
!. mate wet the line, you 1ubber! do you wal
Or it to take fire THAT was to me-whir-r, n
: eyes, how that line run outi
in "sHell take it all with him. Hold on 7 a
we did hold on; an of all fast goin', that tin
3 beats all. He TUX us along so fast that tt
le boat cut right down into the water, pilin'
) about two feet on each side Of us, but we W;
le goin' so fast that it hadn't time to tumble in
, the boat. / tell you, that was an excitin' tim
re "H eslacks up now, well have him yet lGi
him little more line--we'll have him yet, So
. the second mate, blowin' like porpus. Al
or mayhaps, said to myself we'll have him, if
. doesn't have us afore we gets through-an'
a, for his being skeered, an only leetle hu,
why, d-n my eyes if I don't think he's me
.l.I d---nedly skeered and hurt, more SO than
ever was afore. ,e.p.lsz. r5,,,szz e+
cat last the line Stacked up, an when
broke water he wasn't moren't two ships leng
= off, Woo! what blower he had / expect
ms at the time when l saw him come up, to hayl
j. little trouble with him afore we got him kill
: couldn't tell you, my lads, all about how
vi worked with that arwhale, for you have all Sc
the likes o. it yerselves, but this will say, Il
nary whale ever yet did show fight afore hs
= one did we efastened to. ,z=f55H e.4 s9
ks ss 1t took all our strength and skill to nlant
and yer out O. his way. But it wasn't no use, W
i all our skill and strength, for We was doom
-. boat's crew. You mayn't believe me, but VII
I. ~ i Ifetches proof, you may one Q these days.
II g 1t was while we was pullin' round thisN
so- and that way, to get chance toput lancei
sst him, that afore we knows it, he makes dive
- us, opened his big jaws, and shut down on
Il ism like flash O. lightnin'. Away we slipped dc
isst his throat boat an all like goin' down take
n down to-China. AL knows is that it
.e,. right dark on a sudden, and the smell of Ewh
was quite visible to the il-factory naryes
es the land 1ubbers say. You mayn't believe
= an don't expect you will, but it's "a faSt
mp how, that we was, boat and ALL alive and kicl
At. in the whales belly, The whale that swallo'