The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-04

harpoon or lance, aud look up at tile wbalers with
twlnklng eyes. Then he VIII suddenly disappear,
come w long way or and blow on until he sees
the boat coming Tor him, when down he will go
again beyond reach, stay there looking up at tho
whnlemcn Tor while, then disappear and come M
again near Ills ORIGINAL locality The willy, mali
ciors creature viii keep Playing that zane for
hours ard finally becoming weary OF it,. he will
suIdthy come up right under the boat and
KNOCK IT mon IN AIR.
Al other times the sperm hull will attac: boat
on sigh'. charging upnn II with desperate fcrocitY.
As he comes on, he tutns back downward, drops
his HUGE junk underneath. runs his long saw.iihc
under Jaw over TIE boat and cuts II square IN two al
single craunch.
sniP STOVE AND SUNK nv 4 Sperm mill
In 1851. Capt. Du Bots. Of the Ann Alexander
sent boats crew after large sperm bull. AS soon
AVID bit the boat In two. The captain, being az
pucky as the whale, picked up his men, and then
gave chase With the ship Tho bull accepted the
ciaiienge. and retiring far enough TO get good
senaon he CHARGED straight down upon The vessel,
and struck II dead In the bow with sucn force as to
throw the captain and crew rom their feet, and
make the ship culver from end TO eud He then
wore on and Capt. Du Bots giving chase agIin, the
whale made wide circuit, and then tearing down
upon the vessel like tornado, struck 1t plumb in
the side. and stove 1t beyond all hope OF repair. The
than but as the Ann Alexander begun to sink
rpidly all hands had TO take to the boats. and the
whale got OF, carrying the hnrpoons in his body
The boats were picked up the next day by whale
slLp, and all hands got safe home About three
months aiterward the whale was captured with the
Ann Alexanters irons still IN his body. When at
tackled, he oiin't show tic least sign OF pluck or
temper. The reason Of this was discovered on cut
ting him up; his brain was infatuated. Thst pro-
digious conclusion with the bow OF the Ann Aexan.
der had given Lin his death blow.
THE PEOPLE OF rHR PACIFIC
are as interesting as its whales. Elisha landed on
Pleasant 1and one Of the Kings MIL group, twelve
miles north OF the equator when he was n years
old, aud lived there nine years. lie and bis Whaling
captain had had an unpeasan tnoss which rendered
Il necessary Tor one or the other Of them to quit the
ghu hraNy tla iigl Inf I'm hofu
SO, ashore, or rather on q reef which runs around
the island he was set upon by the natives who stole
his tobacco anl other portable property, and exhib
tied disposition to make
PUNcHBowL OF HIS SKULL.
AMER getting fairly toe island he was taken
to chiefs house, aud the chief, taking a Lncy to
him, anecionaley set hs teeth in bis check In re-
urn for this attention Elisha thrust his thumb into
the Chiefs eye whcreat the Pleasant Islander let 20
he hold with his teeth, and set up irShtul howl.
Ilis brought crowd TO his rescue, who held
Elisha's arms In order that the chief might wreak
vengeance upon him by
GSAwiSG OFF mrs NOSE.
But the american was game Leaning back on
those Who held him, no threw up his reels and
planted them productivity in the countenanco of the
advancing ehiei, sending him yehemently to grass
md setting the ruby copiously flowing. At this, q
| heavy retainer of the chief advanced smngly upon
Eli,ha's nose, with cleaning teeth; but agsin lying
oaek upon his captors, the American boy sent his
right heel percusSvey into the retaines mouth and
split the smile Ia twain Seeing that nothing could
be done While his heels loose the natives threw
to toe. The cnior seeing that everything was safe
advanced upon his helpless victim, aud things
looked dubious Tor the boy; but ia the nick OF timo,
cnIEF's sIsrtR.Ix-IAw
came upon the scene and taking fancy 10 the Young
America, insisted on his being handed over to her.
rms was finally done, and Elisha provided with
all the comforts OF a home, Hcludins Wife Who
was princess from ncigh6orng island aud much
esteemed by the chieTs family, with all Of whom
tae ehiel nc,gded-the American became sum.
cieGtly friendly.
TnE AMERICAN SAILORS sew HOME
Pleasant ls'aud Is named because 1t appears
20 beautiful when Seen rom the sea Its native
name i AnavaioT, aud its inhabitants are known as
kandkas. II is about twenty miles IN circumference
The population is from 1900 70 90. The island IS
volcanic The slope Of tue land is from tue sea in.
ward to the centre, the middle being Tie hiches,
portion The soil il mixture OF coral sand and de.
cdyed vegetable m. tter Iuc principal productions
are cocOauuis panlamas, pumpkins watermclons.
ana a nut c,lcd the dit-tu'i, which has kernel like
The live stock consists of rigs, dogs. hens. and
ieN ducks. TurScys were triei, but could not ne
made to lTop gate or thrive and there are none now
been few the island within licllst dczsn years
have tried to keep cattle and horses, but the
Ives and lie, are too c sS not want mem
tolerate their possession By strangers.
the COCO tNur
is the chief and most valued product Of the island
u furnishes lumher, fool, drgk, clothing, orna.
mrnts' itht' aud - also al article OF commerce
Furthermore the Inherent In .cuuiiy -! man which
is shared eyon by the kanaka, has enabled the
natives 70 extract and manufacture variety Of fer.
merte and alcholic drinks lrom ths seemingly in.
noceut vegetable. Inc KANSAS fond OF tobacco
and whenit is scarce t.cy will Awe 4 taonsand
cocoanuts Tor pouni o, H. TIrJ haze bvea known
20 20 even iurthcr and give
THOUSAND cocoASuTs ron 4 rtrG OF ronAcco.
A vltc man who had q cocnauut oil iletory on the
Island had acclniulhtcd ak hundred thousand nuts
and eighty barrels OF oil, and, no ship touching
there for nearly two years, be nIlly ceased buyin
cocoanu'- Nto-etncs except al the rate Oi one cew
OF tobacco Tor q thousand mus, aud few Of the
natives submitted even to such % shave ~ that, in
order TO satisfy cir unappe sable cravings for to.
b1cco. Ia estimating ths fact II must be rcmcm.
hcrei that 1t j. liyh' job to gather a thousand
eocotnut- and carry then nom one 10 taIoe miles,
| Tor chew OF 70 Jacc1.
ToDDr AND AGuARDIEvTE.
| The natives make a drink called toily or caro-.
way from the cocolnut by binding up mo pod OF LIZ
tree so 1t viii not burst and then Sa,tlax oE the
| end. The sap, from which the milk OF the cocoanui
comes, runs nom the bound aud cut pod clear 40
crystal Many pods will be running at the same TIM,
us there re from one hundred to tour hundred coo-
nuts on tree The sap flows froin two wcek6 v
| two mouths, and every pod Yields about a quar-, n
day. The ends OF tie pods are cut oil every morn.
ing, noon, ana evening, 80 as TO keep them from
closing up and stolping the flow.
Tie SAP Is sweet aud palatAble. The
| CHILDREN AND PIGS
fed aud at,ed It while 1t is fresh. 1t Ia then
exceenihs y nutritious aud Wholesome. But It soon
| lelmcnts and turns sour and alter two lays it be-
comc- alcoholic. aud viii nuAicLte. In tbs state
it Is known az toby caro- way. which is the M
uoral beverage aud stimuant, The sap II also dis
| tlcd, ana kind of rum u m1ue irOm il. which is
known rs coc0lnut aguardiente that TO say cocauu,
brandy. This is not 20 polulT the to nv and ~
drank mostly By burnt GU. olG solkcrs and foreign
| ers who touch at tie Island.
| ROWS, ouARRELs, AND WARS.
| stranger might live among these people foI
| months without secipg the least s"n OF iltcmper
| or ferOcity and come to think the kanskIs the
| most peace ible iok the face OF tho earth; Lut
| that woulu he an utter deuson. Some dav, or more
| likely some nislt he would suddenly he startled by
| the nrug Of gun, or fierce yell, or bOth, and al
most Immediately lie whole ISLAND would be in blaze
| Every man would be banging away from the door o
his own cabin and fierce cries and yeils would HI the
air. This would continue for several hpurs, per.
haps oil night all daY, and when the cause should
be nscernncd, II would be ION ID that the entire ira
| cas- was founded ON an unexpected quarrel between
| two mothers as to which ones baby Was the hand
| soonest
As soon "a the'qulrrel begins the friends and rola
| tves OF the respective parties take sides 1t doc
not take long for some one to become ungOyernl hi y
| enraged; blow Is given shot fired; and tn,
| moment shot IL fret, every one seizes his guI
and biZes away from his door, at random, as &
| keep belligcrents at a distance.
| CUTTING UP A BOY AND sMoragRISG GIRL.
| Occasionally an intoxicated or brutal man com
| nils some intolerable offence that calls Tor ven
| Such "A man meeting a boy about clever