Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-03-18


previous night. Therefore the ship was
ransackcd fore and aft for the missing
animal and although we searched in every
nook and corner, he was not to be found.
While we were all wondering what had
become Of him, the man at the masthead
sung out that there were whales astern.
The mate ordered the boats to be lower
ed, and before we had scarcely time to
divest ourselvc. of the idea that We were
looking for the dog, we were padding in
the wake of u large fat bow-head The
whale made straight for field of ice in
the distance and went down as he had got
in the middle of it. We followed him
almost to the spot whore he disappeared,
and then lay motionless and silent, wait
ing for the next rising.
Large masses Of lee, flashing glorious
Iy in the carly rays of the sun and mould
cd into a thousand different shapes, sur
rounded our little craft on every hand,
floating by with majestic sIowness, AMI
now and then crashing against each other
with force that caused some Of them to
be rent asunder.
Strange, beautiful monuments are these
fashioned by the hand Of naturc-monu-
ments Of the frozen mariners who sleep
below.
There it goes again." said old Bill
Butler, in whisper.
"What p asked the mate.
i" THAT barking noise" replied Bill |
have been hearing it ever since wa left
the ship sir"
The mate leaned against his steering
oar and listened.
Beg your pardon, sir replied Bill ;
"b.t | never heard seal bark like that. ;"
'sGoo1 Heaven. :" exclaimed a Portu-
gucse 50 loud that the mate was obliged
to rap him on the head with his knuekIes.
." Good Heaven = he added in lower
tone, "me think that one dog"
Good Heaven, MkeeI me tink'c
same, replied another Portuguese lit
tie fat fellow by the name Of Pat Punk
et
1T does sound mighty Ike a dog"
said the mate as the barking became more
distinct.
=. efAaPS IL IS u 'aSco on an ice cake
turning the BOAT foahd VITA ms steering
oar ahtli the BOWS pointed Ia the aire0',
ion oil the noise the mate now ordered
US to pa die ahead. We obeycd AM the
boat set forward with an easy speei.-
The barking sounded nearer every mo-
meat' ua'i We "eFs quite e2nFiaeei o}
Its peen'iafttI th3t 1t eMaRated IRON no
otAer tAE9at tA'h tat oi l5iHsco'
= b1t where Wss ne
luis was th4 question: 'aaf no" arose
10 our ms. " c GO Aa near him ht"'hIy'
but eouId see nothing OF him: by the
sound OF his eaFN' We Should lua se 'hat
he stood on TIE summit OF an lceoers we
were taen aaproaea,9g ana was ou' il lew
iatAom' distant. et' notwithstanding
TINS no b'asep vas there VlS'2ie: :" NAT
coaia 1t mean had some meFtn"Id CHARM
cl the dos INTO 'hVisi9''i'y
W conilaued to approach: Lac barN,
ing became marh too.'er' anu was ia'l oil
frantic Joy. ne 'eeoerg--a rather large
o1e-trem9ied as though unaer the in-
haense oi aa cPiieRuc ht'-s'ill' tAere
was no bIuseo IN stsAt'
Oar boat struck against the iceoerg.-
\ par OF eyes glealHed at us through a
chlnk IN the crytai WaiI-fhey We're the
eyes OF bin'co Inc mystery was eX-
p'athed' us monument oil ICE WIS hol-
low folmlng rude Il'tie chamoer' III
winch tue dog was snu5'y enseoneei.
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n'1 - lp't wa 9'a@" '..1 "'' own -, l h.,.I1
p'', Ih I;" .; sl,i3 iIi;as'a, ;,b a1' 'nab %
t I 's' aa1et n',ea ".' ,' p".in;n H. ;a Joy w.,
% ~ e't aaN;','et.s, 9; h,i a,,5on, I Ta
lon, Golden hair falJina about her face
and tho si,ken lasbas yeilin, her beautiful
cves he cav tbe nnmist,k3gblc tirure of
I;ttle Li.i,n
WIN \ few blovs Of our batebet we
soon succeeded in effsctina am opening in
the ico.wall The little girl and Blusco
were taken ont and placed in the boat
We laid back uaon our oars with all the
strength we possessed, while the mate
drawi 2 brandy flask from his pocket,
poured few drops Of the liquor do
Liiian's throat. BY the faint pu!sations
OF her heart he knew that the currents OF