St. Mary's beacon., 1862-02-13

We ssrelaeais s,s1uf hsaausy, hse,ip
briSht lsSlksss 81 ~ re-appcsr,pss Z
''rt.rs ,lssy .rs. ~. ssseo,." ..i,
ne a2ss. ss8eely. psinsing il shore, wker
ne gIl1eeniNg 81 white wst.r sbowed shs
4 9 ssmbss sf the seadesssipss mare ,sv;
!: !: ;:;!I ''ss.:''z 4. =: =:
There's something broke water jus
ahead. said the boas.sseerer.
Pull easy. lads I see him. Ther,
way enough-shcre's his back"
''S'ern a!l I" shouted he, as he d.rtet
his iron int" back 10 broad a sa,al
sperm whales.
Stern ALL Back wascr-baek water
every man. And the infuriated beas
made desperate lungcs in every diree
t'"n. making the white water ay almos,
equal to 4 whale,
We could nov see the whole shape O
the creaisre. a.. in his agony and sur.
prise. he raissd himself high above she
snrface. We all recognised at once the
hippepetssnus. as he l. represented in
bs'sks Of n.sulial history.
Our subject se..n e., . little eeolsr,
and giving . savage r.,ar. best his head
round - he seised the shank of the iron
between bis teeth. With one jerk. he
drew It out Of his bleeding quarter. and
shaking It ssragely. sank down 70 the
bottom. The water was here tut sbcus
two fa'ho'hs deep. and We could See
the dirsetiou 10 which he vas travelling
al"ng By liss of btood. as well ~ by
the are bshbles which ross to the sursace as
hs breaihsd.
Give me another iron. Charley; and
we'll no, give him = chance to pull i.
out Rr1t tiasc"
The iron ras hande.i up. aud We
slewly sailed in the direction which s,.r
prise was following along the testsu,.
Hers two or three Of theu ss,ern Of
u" said the boat -stccrer.
just then TWO mare Pose. one on eth
er SIDE OF the boat. and ~ rather snplea.-
ant proximity. and before VIC had BE-.
gun to realize our situation, the wound.
cd beast. usablc any longer to stay be-
meath the surface. eane up TO breathe
just ahead Of Us.
"Psll ahead = iit.ic--les us get out of
this snarl. Lay the loat around, so.-now,
stern all" and the iron Was pI.h.sd deep
in the neck Of our victim.
With raar louder than dosen of she
wild bulls Of Madagascar. the now mad.
aeued beast made for the boat.
Back water :--back water. I sag .1fake
DOWN this boat-,ail. and stern all-s.crn
al. for your Erss :" a. two more appeared
BY the bows. evidently prepared 10 as-
.iss thcis comrade. he was making the
wsser dy IN oh directions, aud having
aided 70 reseb NE boat. MAS now vainiy
sssaying - grasp ths i<ss. which the |
nate had pnrpesely pst into his short ssek. |
70 close . bic head shss b could not
Ees i isse kis mousA.
''Stiek est line siii ~s get clear OF the
school. and then veil puil up on the atk@r |
'ide Of this fellow. asd I'li scas sstsle xi~
sith lance :"
This wae doae; and ~ ve sg.in hauled
,pes the still tsrions beast. tho mate pois.
d hs bright i.nes s"r . nomens, shep
ens it deep into his heart.
With tremendous roar and . desper-
se snsl struggle of scarcely . minsss's
luraiion. ous prise gave up the ghost, Il
nd. afser sinking momenssrily. rose again
. the surface. lying upop his siIe. just as
he whale does when No dies. |.
His compositions had left as, aud we
ow giviag three cheers for victory. tow =
! the carcass to the not iar distant shore. :
Was luckily high tide. aud We got the 4
'dr up-so higA-waser mark. where the
'eeiily reeeeding tide leit it ashore. Il
On ueasariog. We fonnd our psise 20
} Q few iaehes less tia, ffteep feet ?
ng. from biz head to the commence 8
cnt Of bis short. hairless tall. We {
aid mot measure his girth. but his halk J, :
~ cnormaus. His legs wers d;spro-
rtSonassly short. gising him. eonioins-
with his short neck asd very large +
I'd. % s~kward. etolid appearance. D
lieh the agility be dispiaysd 10 ihs water ..
10 means justified. iH
We had not heen long on shsre. when :,
reral natives made iheis4 appearance.
'ey sessifea wseh jey Il the sight Of esrl .
ze. and went though most lkvciy pan. !.
mime. from which ne gsshered that the ].
'sis we're . gTess plagus TO them. ahas y
} neat Vas goodae eat. aaa that shey :.
uld like portion. The hins was not 81
{ upon us. who had not tasted fsssh beefI -
six months. q 1s!'sE 1 =
''wbst ssy you, boys; viii sou try . m
'ieee OF hippnSesausss strsk y proposed n
} mate. and a. no one disscnfed. we rot ve
, axes. and after eolsiderable ehoppinr =,
! backing. gaf eaf the bead. when Ne !.
70 enshled = eat ourselscs about twen.
evs posnds Of what appesred y Be Ftsa. mr.
bly tender neat. UG The fore.auarser of q
sninzi. i.,-......z-.....-...''-- IL.
Dur steaks we're esated 5cr supper. hSa ;i.s
ether Il was tbst Ne were blcssed wssA sk
unssaslly gced sppeise. Or that the
Il wsA actually vslI- favored. eeysAio Il, W
sAat tbey ssssea del;e;oss. aui tAas - lei
s6eUttlD - theD:st y aatH.s GO \ Ia
saN. sal@