Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-04-02
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ling the opposing water as If it we're moth
ing more than air, we were dragged along
for half a mile, when our game brought to
abruptly, as if paralsed, and, under the
seeming influence galvanism, his tnassy
form quivered and twitched.m & i
Haul on!p was the mates command,
and selling a boat-spade. he drove itthrice
into the back Of the monster as we came
close to him, the certainty and yigor of
the blows depriving him of much further
exertion. The fatal lance arrived at the
seat of life. In the mad career of des-
perate dash at the boats quarter, strength
failed him, and sinking quietly he grazed
our keel, and then rose on our opposite
side, to that which he had gone down.
Lay around, my lads, and let US set
on him!" cried the mate; his spirit is
broken at last" @ a" 4ai1 ESD.
"Spade and lance were needless now.
for the work was done, and the dying an
imal, struggling in whirlpool of bloody
foam, tinged the ocean far around with
the dye of crimson.
Stern all!' shouted the mate. as the
whale began, in the strong spasms of dis
solution, to turn round impetuously in a.
circle, beating and flashing the water with
his head and hukes, while with crashing
sound his teeth were smitten furiously in
their sockets. Stern ALT" shouted the
mate as the whale began in the strong
spasms of dissolution, to turn round i'm
petuously in a circle, beating and lashing
the water with his head and Hukes, while
with crashing sound his teeth we're smit-
ten furiously into their sockets. Stern,
all, or we are shivered to bitsP' As the
command was given, rising in a large
spout above the half seen form of the ex-
piring brute, stream Of black clotted
gore fell in shower and drenched us
with blood. 'H1 Foi q f5a
"Therel thick as pitch! Stern every
soull-hes going in his aurryW M srf
/ In tile commissions of the hmai parox
ysm. the monster tossed his huge tail in
to the air, and for the space OF some min
utes beat the water right and left will
powerful and most rapid blows the con
cussions sounding like the discharge o
heavy ordinance. Heavily and slowly b,
!, turned away on one side, and stretched {
dead mass on thesea-the bubbles as they
oozed from under his carcass. and burs
with a slight hollow noise, being the sol,
signs Of SO lately furious contest.
Hes fin up at last!' screa ed thu
mate, at the top of his lungs. r
"Hurrahl hurrahl hurrah!" we all shout
| ed, and the mate, as we'll as several of the
crew. taking off their caps, sent them a
flying aloft into the air, at the same time
jumping from thwart like maniacs. /
leaped on the whales back, and planted a
wafe pole deep in the flesh, then looked
up with warm gush Of delight at the lit
tie canvass flag waving at the top. and
telling the captain the Importance of our
prize. To splice some tackle on the
whale was the labor of ten minutes, and
taking advantage of a breeze that had
now sprung up, the ship stood towards us
and soon lying to, brought US close under
her stern. This whale, your honor, was
the largest we caught during that trip;
for he measured more than eighty feet
from his noddle to the tip of his fukes."
Jack Thorpe was silent. He had reel
ed off his yarn for the sixth time-being
the sum, in decades, of his own years.