The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-06-19
y OF THE PEOPLE is THE SUPREME LAW.
NATCHlTOCHES, La, JUNE 10, 1880.

La, il
b0RR0 WING 4 SnlP.
At the pump on the common they
were filling the last OF the water
casks with the name Atlantic" on
them, and, getting . glimpse be-
tween the houses, I cav that the
ship had her sails bent and lying |
slowed on the yards like % many !
streaks of snow, 80 that she would
probably 20 down the river IN y day
or two.
There was no time to lose; and
stepping into the office where Capt.
Wilder himself happened to be at
the time, I made the best bargain l
could putting down my name on
tho whaleman's pHpeI Tor the one
hundred and seventy. fifth clay"
This meant that I was to have 9
one hundred and seventy filth Part OF
az r ias s ri ,a Sss three hundred and
flity tons. and would stow about
twenty.seven hundred barrels.
When We got to sea, I found that
the Atlantic had a. queer medley OF
hands on the main deck; but as thts
was my first voyage, / did not re.
realize how greatly In this respect
she differed from q merchantmen.
I had reched my sixteen birthday
only a week before We sailed. aud
was the youngest person on board.
We had oil manner OF greennorne
fellows who had never Thought OF
going to sea until within the last
forthnight-a lawyer fleeing from
whisky-a farmer ruined BY hard
cider and mortgages; q Oo0k agent,
an essence.peddler, q dilapidsted
schoolmaster; q minister's coo, put
on board BY tho despair Of bic pa
rents, and Two or three boys Of eight
cen or nineteen. just out OF reform
Officers and all, We numbered
twenty.three, tho Atlantic being
three.boat ship, with OH men for
each boat, and five 20 remain on
hoard tha veaaal chen all the boats
wero down
VIZ T,Ha .hin. kaarer-the man tho
hc. ommInd IN thu ahaAnoe ofthe
captain and bis metee-yas . Jolly.
FAT old fellow named Smith, who han
been q privateereman, . man'of.
War's.man. and everything else
which q man can be before the mast.
Ho vomId aimoat hsve hrokon down.
. torcsiisnt.vard nm m merry
hr,S co,,i1 r. have mounted "a
ILL., ILL. h,,s . az H. he verv seldom
Ian u' s sS contentine himself With
,n.".ir0 his Snssf mn al NM mon
.u scr.. ~ m n's ~ "a q vere IA.
inc Il dovn or nm erasplna Q brace,
~ h:,vsrd or hnntline. IN q manner
~ ths 1. .n,te ~ :, itseif
'I Sm;.h Eeut : lo9. and Il vaa done
4, :hin.ahane sfvia. too. Sometime1
~ ~ i h.o,,oht. Il m irorn the Steersae-
10 w. v :. !. r. shs sfeersce' IN oomnsnv
~ !. 20. 70 - nc AT steersfs that ma shin.
Sa ssu ~. eiCsvs hnnks-snd IN ~
n~A AZ "nnorfnnifv oP aeein9 F
wS.,.msnss Ia. :
XfterVards I learned that they On
.,~svs kent IN Tho aame manner
Ma comfses and Veaiher were %
cnrded AN nv day. and on the mar
Gin. opposite the account Of those
Ava IN vhich ve had aeen whales
n:,osrad TIA nictuce az 4 leylathan,
str,,ck ~ith an inkei stamp.
III % hsd seca,red the prize. thel
, the cut shoved figures 10 Ito centre
, made With n Cen. corresponding
. ~ith the number Of barrels Of oil
v ~,c 4 snd the nicture iteelf VA
.r~s ~ amall. .a0c0rdinR 10 tho 70
a sativa hulk ~ the vhala.
!. Il "a had s'raiood'' whale. but. no
|. canoht them. INA marRin oppoeit'
!. the dsv;s record showed only d.
anpearfnr ''6ukeS. {" etanding otreigh
}nn. as the great ''oeerbeast'I took +
4 the ocean'e depths,
Romnd 10 The Indian Ocean, y
: nessed the Cane ar Coed Hope cite
= lon0 nasssoe Of one hundred an
thnee daYs Sayinn. IN tho meantime
faken four Observation-Disclosures, maxim
altocether ono hundred and sevent
nAfT4uAS 0U0 OI EUS3 xUUE w
= eichty Anal the other three ebou
) tSirtv barrels each.
}: atandinc alonQ the eastern Ohol
d NJ xfrica and cafckine = fity.boIr,
Vhaie. Ve eoon found ourselves
i. uo1smhinue Ohannel. Vhich hAD
D ienath Of = thou0ond miles, and u
y rieS m kreath Rom tVo hundred
70 Ava hnndred. I
{. .Here. eariv ono morning. Il beiu
q me s:look. ort'' at ma m1In.topRn
u nt.cross-treea. While there We
others at the fore ond miI5en, I n
q. Fl, wh esI shont 4ve miles OF.
y IA the trxde. nina had died q
1t cain "a oonld nos vork toWar
I'd tint lin 9TH the ship. and IN 8 mono
Do fhe three bossG Vere Railing for BIZ
Q He M havin9 8 GOOD time al
himeeif nov turning flukes and &