The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1875-02-12
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vy@es wsWsSvev, sssssssesessvestn
u brcast and sent him Tying over the
SunwAle into the wstcr.
The mates boat picked up the houn'
dering harPooner and pulled up 70 rem
ente hin In his former position, when q
large cow.whale pushed her back up be
tween the two boats. The boat.stcerer
stepped back OF the latter, and ron
thence iMsscur lpse II.f-. :.
-" Why dcws yvs .snss thss whsle 7
roared captain Mayhew 10 'he mse.
"Tm afraid she'll stave your boat, re-
piled the ofIicer;
sAsve Be hasshF cs'cd the captain
give II TO her"
Thus counseled, the mate ordered MS
boatsteerer y strike the whale, and &C
spsdmqyH ont nm iron downises ne'
back. As soon a. the wha'e eit the sung
OF tne iron' she no"nceu W ''o'enuy ~
70 separate the TWO ooae anu .aP'A'n
Mayhem, being now IN tne neao OF our
boat ioo-en'ng lance the COW wns'e
finally threw hersc'i on her oack ana 'e'
MprdG ~ heav.y~eo w'
'ofour boat Inc headw inc oc"' aus
appeared, and IN thrice we were All ]"
the water.
Inc captain tne captain "ne'e
opssn Anynew . cesn,u '"e ma.
Every man 'ooAeu a'ouau nm, ae"r rs
tne captain was no"ne'e W e sec". ,"'
iragmen. 2, Tue s'o'en ooa' wei. .o'snt
on the o'cooy ""'e'' '"' "o '"P'-" ""'
tnere' ,,.
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,.s.;,,,.nd ;d;o.,nc,.c;e. ~ Ospt.in Nav.
her were discussed and finally specula.
t;on. were ba,ardcd IN regard to our
future under the command of the first
mate, who was suspected by more than
one Of the ships cres Of being afraid Of a
whale. -..
On the next day the crew were all
summoned an. The first mate, Mr..
Coffin, in few words alluded to the less
Of Captain Mayhem, srd stated that,
owing to shat catastrophe, he himself was
now captain Of the ship, and that he
should expect to be obeyed as such.
All that was a matter of couise but
Townsend Hawkshurst, and old man-o'-
wars man. who had been Q a uartermsster
in the navy, thought himself privileged
To reply.
Accordingly, taking off his Scotch cap,
he stepped forward q little in advance Of
the rest of the crew, and making bow
to the mate, went on thus: r ed
"The crew think. sir, that you had bet
ter On ;rto mort and engage some captain
to take charge of the ship" ~
awbv sor demanded the aston;sbed
mate
ap.c.r.s air ,hev ,b;ul that vou are
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60. -. o,..e-.;a
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ma ~. -. "a A.. ~ $3.50
ho., no.. ,.esn thirteen whales the .ec.
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