New-York tribune., 1871-06-22
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,,IpnR VEALE-A HShP00NERS
STORY
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". wer down in the Indian ocean, after sperrn' ana
WHO 1ast TX months the tropics, and looking in vain
,s o6 men IN on the roy yar3s wcsy of stFalnns their
nd Ssa eyefy day ike broterjus morning and noOn
o,siSg sS 10 ErosS The samenes water and wind ana
Moorie.s gentle and bazlprneyers change IN ne Sne
Tvery day Lie ito brother; when the hooho"S 'e"F
ss ne ye.terdayand we seemed 10 know that to-
r,e fe,cWas, SSads hsI lazy time theFo wasn't
Tho sbp wa painted tarred down, and seraped and the
mates ay$d d ai sSseS and ratnc tin there wasn't
An, III W Nc sona do wss watch and pray FOR sperm
%n9 sibIs ue OF the vest tort. and though many
r.St Ss watch below on the lockout, never whale
,iesnt Of the kind We wanted there lots of whales
x,SIs and nhacls and such like If they enjoyed
@, s sesing vbaloshp idle; hut never lowered a
Tor Iess than baekash; there's oil in killers or
There Vas Tieh reward lockout uentobacco for
ArS barrel Of oil for the lucky dog who'd be first to
The crew was mixture every land, and many "
And When they sat in the focastc enjoying an evening
There were tales told youngstor would make you stare
OF deTiiasS in the Pace and rehtwhalcs away at the
There was one Of these focase yarns that We always
KalSks, and Maori aud Yankee, ard all would lend an
To that strange old tale that always new-the won
OF AN old Dow3 Fsern barpooneer who had struck an
Amber Whale ,,..-...-o go
Ay thai was tale worth hearing lad; IL twas true we
Or If t%as Yarn old Mat had span TO vile the time
away.
Its afeen years ago, said Na,, since shipped as
On beard a bark in New Bedford aud came cruising
To this wlaline-Touud where we're cruising now but
And not Ike now when We scarce get oil pas for the
1heTe o"t wfsf S64 nS' ,e o. t1 9Hg'e OH "' running
Oil Wells in Peunsy lyara: bat sulphHr-botom and
Were plenty as frogs in mud-bo'e, aud all Of en big
One huGdrcd barrels sp rm-~aes, and for sulphur
You could M pick small one-the fttlest calf or
HAD more oil in 'eln then Than the big bull whales We
We We're more to the east OF Straits, little below
SSndsiSadiye to the eastari. and mine degrees TO
Aui that vas os GOOD whaling erorud for niddins-
A. any In aii the ocean; and twas always white with
ron Scotland. aot Hall. aud EaglaDd-fOr the
Apd twas re tro6le 10 kt 'en then, they lay
Al every i,it we'd go visiting the other whae-ships
o. P,E,ps we'd strike ou a Drtchmau Gained OF the
T,srgap5e or Batyla with plenty Of schn1pps 10 sell
Ioa ta yhole's Teeth gallon of oil aud the attest
Aud IN cyor; ship OF that wAalms Gs.t there just
~ Eov an. Amber Wna'c lad bccu that wear that was
And one Nh. ll's " scochmar, said he'd seen, away
hg ,,I pol OF -rrti. sud whales spout was twice
Aud we lis ';t tiat was tbe lubcr Whale. for we'd
Ina his sro, vas twice tes the rest, and hun
And offoa wt5a the lookout men cried "IIe blows -
Iiri'ed tyary heart vith the greed Of gold, Tor We
t0us!t OF tae amber Naaie.
Bat never sight OF mis- spout saw. tn the season
hud The sbs ran down 10 the soathird another wha
W. STAYED to jhe iast of Java and then to the
To get our recruits ~ Maurus, md give the crew
Fvd days we ran IN the trade Winds and the boys
or fIcr tse a. hore and whether thcy a have a donkey
Ana het,ar tlgyd spend their money in wine, bananas
Or d7e lie sugar plantations dance with the Creole
But they soon got something to tax about Ave days
But the sixth daJ iogbook entry change from an
For that was the day the mast head made every face
witt the cr, that veal had dreamt about" He B1ows
TIE AMBEE WUALEi
And every man was motionlcSa-Fnd every speakers
Just Stopped as st was with The word haIf SAID there
TIL the capfain hailed the masthead" WBereaway is
Ard tie cry came down again" blows about four
And three miles or sr-there he blewsl he's going to
And thch We .rapg TO the rigging and the great
whale al last
Al shipma;cs, hat sight to soe-the water was
And IEesS wSs tie monster rolling with school of
NtI IT fflr .s.ar
They looked lIC Ii osh reund a sharlas if they
And spua;c, the spout Of that Amber Whale high
There never vegf @hslomen worked 50 quick
When Tie captain shouted Swing The boats and ready
10 lower away"
Then. ~ pgli the weather braccs, mem let her head
And of lie swu6e vita quarter breeze pulling the old
ships joints, go
crews stood ou tlc rail,
Slowing the lines AID irons, and fixing paddles and sail.
And wien a N1s ready ne ieait oh e boats andlOOked
Tlst went up ike monster fountain, with sort of a
IAks = taal,and railroad engines pulling away their
smoke.
Against the -ides of the great stiff whale; be
iug south by-WcFt--
For the CAPE Io douOt--lor a whale shape
Wei as thc est.
Or se he ba ond that was the last OF Bank Of En-
gland Whale.
"Ltt her luf" said The Old Man gently; now, lower
And pail Tor a nile then paddle-and mind that yea
make no ueisc.'
minute more and the boats were down. and
the huli Of the bark
They shot with Of the oars, like dOphins
away from a shark.
Each officer the stern and watched, he held
tse steering oar,