The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-04-19

buSSet1 OuI HIsb HiHtt, Setiitu SVhtS
mad, his eyes starting from their sock
cts, teeth clcnched, and lrlreheaded.
could see the veins IN his forehead
and great biawny arms swell almost
to bursting. as the fever heat of the
chase came on. pulled the after oar,
aud as-he guided the boat with one
hand his other, at every stroke,
caught my oar, throwing 1t against
my breast, while its long blade quiver-
cd like piece Of springing steel,
Still the other boat gained--creeping
slowly abreast Of rs.
Pull. men-oh, if you love money.
pull Don't let that boat pass us!
Oh, spring, every mothers son of yon
boys, if you love me, pull. A keg
of tcrbacker among We, if we get up
to this whale. All, he blows. Oh,
God, what a lack-broader'n the old
woman's parlor Steady now, mell-
not Il whisper II We want to live.
One more strike-stmid up, harpooner.
Don't yc miss him, boy! look out
when he rounds np--cool, my boy,
cool-give it to him."
| Down under my oar-blade | saw a
huge black body, and the boat struck
something harder than wave.
"Starn all, >tarn! tell ye," thun-
dered grim old Nickings and | knew
that We were fast. Heavens. how
Tie line flew out, as, maddened with
pain, the mo-tcr plunged downward.
two-tlIee hundred tatlloms Of
line ont. not u sound in the boat, save
the cracking OF the line as it runs
smoking around the loggerhead, the
mate tightening it every pound it
would bear-eyery man blaccd firm
in his seat. s,fl>ping his oar and wait
inr. But now tile slender cord slack
els, for tired and breathess, our prey
is coming up.
| As lean over the gllnwale, the wa
tiers We're clear as crystal, and fan
cicd could see to immense depths IN
the calm and tranquil element. Is it
possible Il more than tablcd giant il
coming thence to battle with us?
And in few moments will it be his
blood or ours that shall turn this pelu-
cid blue to turbid crimson? A shout
startled me, and looking around,
there, lashing the sea to snowdrifts,
rolled our prey. And what an antag-
omit! At least eighty feet long, and
of huge girlh, he lay on his back (tlle
fi,vorite way of fighting Of tile cache
lot, his head depressed, and jaw, full
fifteen feet long, elevated in the air
and bristling with sharp, cleaning
white teeth. His roaring was fearful.
! Down to Wtr oars, and in a moment
orr mate had his lance at work.
Keen as Il razor blade, that long
thin lance found its way through hide
and sinew, past piled u flesh and rib,
burying its head in the very vitals of
the monster. Ills throes Of agony
were terrible and pitiful. At every
lance-tlrnlst his huge body would
quivcr along its entire length, and the
bright red blood, hot from bis heart,
rush in torrent from his spiracle.
In vain he turns upon lls-the we'll
trained crew slip the boat ont from
und.r his very law. AS he sluts II
down to crush us, and as he rl,sles by I
ooain the lance cuts its cruel way.
No NAV. fills kind of hunting No
long-r4lnced rifles fired from q safe
distance. A hand-to-halm combat.
graphing the greatest living animal
IN a life and deaib struggle, Noplace
in flat boat for weak neryes. These !
be earnest men. snatcbinp Subsistence
for their families from ont of the sea.
and conolpring its king. lie strives
to escape, but the iron + CALLING. and
shouting ten gallons of blood at every
breath, he is growing weak. The
blood has covered us; and our old mate
looks like the butcher he is. Oh! old fel-
low--your enemies have closed nnon
you and know no fear. II il yo,,r
lite or lhcirs, and man triumnhs over
thc brute
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