, 1877-02-10

e. = tlcn." Then, car3ng down. lie md James
siIn x{er u, '1'gain to turn tis wnls:a r. his ton
the email llawtcrs tllRt led over tic
bows. in litt1o muse than three
minutes thcse hawscrs wcrc drawn In tight.
and !ess fast. ~ Intervals, when s,r. isyd"r
could find l,reat he informed inc that the gay
h!!cd .nnpnrttncnta In tho towa and stctns
served to prevent tho boats from sinking too
became greater md greater. while they were
raising the whales fnorc and more out Of Their
natiye clement" Just rs lie gaspingiy cnt,-
tludetl sl,is Information. ] caught u glimpse Of
l!u1c todteA, short distance from tic bowd
In another lnetncHt the whole Of the
BACKS uF TIE TwU MONSTERS
were distinctly visible ahorc tic surface.
Ihc ranges nf steamers and boats on each
alae Ind caused tl,c open apacc to DO transform.
cd lrotn comparatively rough waves TO a long
aud narrow Mtrror-like cxpanse that was scarce
y moro rus'lcd than n deep, tranquil, flowing
1; rsser; consequently tl'c water was 20 smooth
IRON their heads io their tails might be plainly
acen 70 great advantage. Those spectators who
wcrc near coul seu that two huge collars GU
gl1eled the flccks Of the whales nl,out four feet
from their heads, and TINT from these collars .
backs, terminating at broad band which
tart. and Just III fFuut Of tho catdnl fins.
10 t..e backs ot the cellars were made fast tl,o
by HcaE,a u which the monsters Fero coaxcl
IRON unseen depths, until moro than half OF
tl4cr huge bNtles met the sight Of tho sur-
rounding multitude: Then, also, GUILD tho
The sides Ut the boats were tnuuc fast near tho
extretnftfcs Of their hoses to sUine ingenious
kind Of BRIDES. llavlng Fiscn the. spectators
ample ttmu to rxuniilo as much of his huge,
Annt11 n n1,tI
alsY their equipments, Afr. lsyt1er, with the nil
ot Ills son, held up d large strip Of bunting,
on botl, sl!es Of which, II large let1
tess,, wcrs these words: "l>ook outl l
nm about to
Then fo made motion to his wifc and
daughters, wllo ut once let slip tho rope that
held their boat to the buoy. At the same In
stant tlte female NydeTs east themselves looae
slackci otT somu itllun1s of their bow. .hawscrs;
ant thcrcupo,,, feeling themselves foosene1, tho
wllalcB started ut towards the east, towing tile
boats after them at such great speed TINT VIC
s aeaa i GS III s sss sesers ssss s0sS sn ba aa
tic Ryttcrs, fatlior nhl sous, lad mt brought
their tlrags Into immediate use. RusiiinE to
tho sterus If their respective buats tley slacked
OIL tic aHl Lowered tue draEs into the
making tho ropes inst tic lraKs wero brought
will their hruailest st,r!ace In contact with Tho
wakes of the bouts. The Instant that the dense
maases Of Irlnc calnc fllonnE against TUG drugs
the whales iclt tllut they were retarded; and
tliey elaGkcpct their speed, not finding 1t easy
to t1saw 50 large portion Of boston Bay after
them. by the time thu drags Wcre lowered mud
brought iMto their upright rctardinE positions,
the whales lad tOwc&l til inure tlIaE, q mile
nl,ead of all tho s.cnnlers and small boats.
When tic first OF these came up with US, SIr.
Ryder and Ills e0u presented another strip Of
bunting, adorned with tllis announcement: ~
will now turn rountl to the norttWard, and
co BACK TO stY sTANTtN1.potNT."
This being lowered, tho drag attached to tho
southern boat was drawn up out Of the water.
n,4l tho whule harnessed thereto, feeling herself
released fron all stra9n Gut firth, firth hsr powrrs
tho northern boat, not feeling herself freed
from rcstruints, remained stationary, and this
caused hce nate TO turn gradually around
towards tho s,orth,:-tl!o retarded boat, and
stationary pivot, round which she SWIM,
towing her deferred mate with her until
their heads faced towards the vest. When this
mancuvrc was accomplished, and tho c3fa Of
both weFc looking directly toward tho buoy
TINT held buck tic plvot-Lolt was drawn up, 80
TINT 1t ccnsed to t1etain tle towing whale, and
she Immediately, upon feeling thu restraint re-.
moved, started oH at full speed, sldo by side
decd, With such speed did they swim westward
that our boats would have been brought In con.
tact with several Of thusu containing epcctatQ5s
II they had not inadc great haste to get OUTFIT
Our way.
Just as wo wcrc about halfway back to our
etarting-pulnt the drags were ngaln lowered,
and, ~ sUon as tho whales ceased swimming,
the windlaascs wcro put tn motion, aud tau
y'onsters wcre once moro raised unttl ticir
heads ana backs could be eren. Two largo bags
we'll filled with somo light aud very strong
smelling substance we're lowered into tue small
boat, and after them descended NJ. Ryder, bis
sou, and myself. Tho Kytcrs pulled forward,
the northern one was reached. ,Tukfng hold Of
tic brtdie close to her n08c, the son Ac1d the
boat steady, wlio tho father, opcuing
tug bas, took out With largo scoop about q
gallon of Its contents. Al soon as tl,a Wbaie
saw or smelled 1t,
SHE OPENED HER MOUTH
wide enough to swallow not only tho bag, but
also the b1at. DOWN this yawnIpg cavity ftllat
looked % Though It might truly lcuti !uto " the
belly Of hell n-Jonat. H., q her feeder caat tho
ler much qualification. The other whnle was
then fed Iii like n,auner the spectators shouting
with delight at the spectacle. Tho team having
been fea according to the programme, WI
out delay, Mr.. Ryder, mounting to. tho hshcst
part Of 4, shouted tt, tho multitude: III have
now performed oil that tlle nna supcrlntend-
cuts promised, hayo notfn "No, nut" some
to tic lcftt,, 81. Ryder apswcrcd; 1ohI % hoi
limits sot Well II! tiuw turn them to the right
and ]eft-look out for yourselves, ono anl all! u
Turning. to hts sons In tho other boat, be bale
them hoist un their drag Us quickly rs possible.
mud, moInelt after, their whale, feeling her
self unretardea, laslsed ahead; but, being held
back on ons aiac by aler mate. she swam AROUND
northWard, mud, 10 soon AZ aie had made
half a circuit, tue drag was put Oh
to her, mud ours fnkou uIY, whercat
OUT, whale performed q similar half-circuit,
80 that BY these two eyolut!uns tho whales and
boats made course III the bay
RRsKMuLINO THE auAPE or THE LETTER .,
and came 10 near running down several boats
tint tho careless, curious, exaetlng spsctatoa
who we're III them sefrained from Requesting
further exhibition of right and left turniugs,
aecing that tho crowd appeared TO hare enuu.h
ot the serpentlne peFfornanre, MF: Ryder and
hts sons tOy expcrtly hoistiug aud lowering tho
drags alternately, and also by simultaneously
drawing In and stacking OF the hawsers that
with tho utmost nlvctY back to and past
the buoy, until tho boat containing
hs wifc and daughters was brought
nearly up to It, and then bo.h drugs were drop
ped 10 suddenly that ons Of tho Misses Ryder
was enabled to catch the buoy.rtng with Guat.
look and hold It whie her 4I.tur made small