New-York tribune., 1871-06-22
- ~. terrlolo fuhes, and showed us

,r iny hy & syn ronsed "Iay OF" roarcd the Mate,
Snd , a.. kee Ssy Se waning for the whale made an
Swn 6geaee 6 s sea- and twas well that the boat
y, wa Mas yeias CSyni fes as he med around and made
That VF was s s astcrn and shpuates my heart sweied
A. t SP lc ~ l saw: The Amber Whale was lashnS the
And two Of his undredbarrel guards ready
In 6oody lgbt; aud with open jaws they came to their
Then we knew that the Captains boat doomed,-but
tie crew didn't seem afraid ,s WA saw |
Standing up to sond In his rous as soon the whales
Then we hoard the Captains order "IIesve ana IA"
Az the whales closed in with their open jaws; sock
Was ali that was heard then looked to see the ere"
But nothing was there save dull red patch, and the
boards Of the shattered poaV
But that was no time for sroVng the other TWO D0a''
And one got fast on the quarter, aud one aft the
q, h nfeOPG HhSr Whale for minute he paused. ms IL he
were in doubt -. - a,. arov on 10 tla
" d ae I sVe him lance the boat shot in, and the
| Mate, wien he his chance . at.
OF sending IL the vtals four times he buried ms
Minute more and cheer went up. when saw that
For the snce had struck in lfcspO and the whale was
But now came The time of danger, for tho school of
Had raised their fakes and the cry raised, Look
Outl they're going 70 sound -, A., 49,.
And down they went with sudden plunge, the AMBER
Whale the last,
While the lines ran smoking OF the tubs he went to
Before you could count your fingers hundred fathoms
And then be stopped-for a wounded whale must como
10 the top and spout.
We hauled IN slack as we ;et him rise; and when he
And spCuted teF blood we cheered again, for we knew
He was isshtened now, and his fight was eone-right
round and round he spun,
AS If ne was trying to sight the boats or nne the pest
But that was the minute for work the boats hauled
And dragtus the stern to tire and hold
! him back.
| troubled glance
AT the sinking sun and muttered, "Boys, must give
orGe run m nigat, and II he heads to wlndard in the
Won be forced loose and leave him. or else lose
so We hauled 10 closc--two boats at once-but only
frightened the Whale,
And. lie a hound that was badly whipped he turned
With his head right dead to windard; then straight
As hGEgry shark for swimmer; and bending his
! head,
Like a mighty plume, went his bloody spout. All ship
Worth ifs at sea 20 witness In hs wake the
As you've IT after steamers screw ehurning up
like fOauiuC yeast;
And the Kissing along at the rate Of twenty
| knots al least,
With water flush with the gunwale: and the oars
While the crews sit silent and qmc watching the long
That marked the line our passage We hailed the bark
And toid them to keep sharp lookout from the head of
And ii Vero not back by sundown," cried the Mate,
At the royal crossiiees If he dies may stick TO the
past we swept with apeat, and waived our
Of lin. mon WHO stood IN tbc to0rai watching eur Am
As he surgCJ ahoad just as if he thought he could tire
was almost sorry shpmates then to see after each red
That the great whales strength was failing: the sweep
] m Of his 1akes grow slow; . , .
was weak and low.
Then said tie Mate to his boats crew. "The vessel is out
To ceward Boys, shan cut the line, stick to the
"wen stick 20 jhe whale!" cried every man; "Let the
other boats 90 hack
10 the 14ls ana Oe' 10 "h' ara aS wen Us '"oy e"n III
Twas do1e as they said: the lines cut and tLo
| crews ,rted out, - (iood-speed,"
As We swert along the darkness, dragged by
That surgod ahead with the dogged hope that he'd tire
But even tie strength of Amber Whale must break
before human VIII.
BY little and little his power had failed as he spouted his
Till at midnight the rising moon shone down oil the great
! fish, as he lay,
Just moving his dukes hut at length he stopped aud
raising his square black head 80,
| Ovcr-deadl
Aud then rose shout OF trumph-a shout that
| like a Vhrse
Than an honest cheer but shipmates the thought in
And twas punished VITA bitter suffering. We claimed
| the whale as own,
And said that the crew should have share Of the
| wealth tlat was ours alone.
We said to each otlcr We want their help till get
thc whale aboard,
60 ven ct en think that they' have share till we get
And then ven pay them their wages, and send them
ashore--0T 0itO0t
II iicy shoc thar temper. All shipmates, wonder
| twas, that boat
AID It's selfish were cursed that night Next day we
sail,
But the wind aud were rising; still held to the
| drifting whale
And dead whale drifts to windward-going further
, away from the Shp, - oo,,,,.o o.. ,-.,,o. ,.a,.o,
| with leaSt or lip
That had planned and spoken the treacbery; the wind
blew iItO gale,
And il screamed like mockiDg laughter round boat
! and the hubCr Whale.
That might fell dark the starving crew, and hurri
| cane blew next day,
Then we cut the line, and cursed the prize it
As il some power under the towing 1t out of
coming night
For three DAYS that hurricane lasted when 1t passed,
Aud the strongest one Of the living had strength to
| raise his head
When his dreamy swoon broken by the sound of a
And he a shadow fall the boat-t fell from the
And when he heard their kindly Words you'd think that
With joy at delyerance; but he cried like a little
Ana 6d face his poor weak hands-for he thought
And he prayed God 10 forgive them all And, ship
| mates, am tIat NAH
The only on, the selfish crew that ever beheld his
For before the cruise was over all the rest were under
It's aftecp years gone, shipmates said old Mat ending
I And often pray that III never see another Amber