The Republican journal., 1880-09-09

miles u day. When seen late in the even
ing the ship is steered during the night
according to the observations and often
finds the school in sight in the morning,
when the boats are at once sent down.
This course was not followed on the
evening in question. 1t was not a school
we saw, but a 'lonc whale and one Of
extraordinary size. The night promised
to be a rough one, and the whales mo-
tions were strangely irregular, as if he
had lost himself in an unknown sea.
| There is something solemn and mys-
terious in the sight Of Clone whales"
and marvellous superstitions are current
among the whalemen respecting them.
| Through spending year after year on the
| great waters, whalcrs become more inn
| presSiCnable to supernatural things than
other seamcn and long observation UT
the shoals or schools of the vast creatures
! they pursue, tends to fill them With
| amazement and awe when they meet
With d solitary icviathan who has aban-
doned all fellowship with his kind. who
| lives by his own law lonely, mighty and
terrible.
soon after the Guy from aloft We saw
the whale from the deck, only a short
distance from the Ship, and we might
have seen him long before had not his
white, busl-like sprout been lost in the
angry Whitrncss that was fast spreading
over the Ell.
For Il moment all eyes We're fastened
Oh the long body, like a great black tube,
over which the waves washed. Every face
WAS wonder-st stricken at the immense size
ot the whale.
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thrnIlah ! nlass whirh bn hanIrI IN tn1n
tn rarh nf lis nttirnrs
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inn,irnI nf tho tirs+ ',at,, ,,hn ,,lauond Il
Xxx yI,n ,ri an.,ynrnd.
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fellow vail nnIrI. srn bim ao,in
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mon ,nd nt th. van,n n,ind rbnrn v,,y
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man
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the Sim the }ong hody Of the Whalr,
even blarkpl than the sen. Mas nlujnIy
Seen in the ruddy olare ana litr N.ls 9dj
ed to the immense scene Nv f,lu wl;te
specks -the whalrboat~ rlusing tn 4
point As they drew near the norinnlr,,
monster.
It Mas NOT until the boats Ind left tir
Shin That we realized how threatpning ,yas
thc Weather Every moment He scns
came NijJrr and heayirr arajn>t thc
vessel. unll now and ara;n, us thry
Mere lifted On a sca, rouId We r..tcb sjahr
ot the brave Ijttle boats Thr hrrcIe
yrew stronger every mjntItp. AHA. before
the first boat ncarcd tle W]laIp. N3s
Nhistlinn tbrnnoI th. lir,rir1,, in thn. .,yilJ
u.AtLal Tells OF, n ro,niuG 5alr Th,.,.,n-
tajn rr.rrrtrd the lnwrrinr of thr bnais
aua soon signallcd them to return. But
tlr mru were excited .nd rrtiisrd IN JIM.
the signals. Filled TO tic oInWalp. tile
Seas Iashing over them ryrry moment. on
they Went where only a thing au nearly
perfect as Il WhuIcbudt could Keep diIoat.
As the first boat swung round to run down
to lecwa.d of the whale. the Ied sun Stood
fairly on the black ticId OF ocean
Talk about bravery otsoldiers in hattie;
u of men ashore in any enterprise You
please, what is il TO the bravery of such
deed as this 4 thousand miles from
E'hG, sIA men III Il Illl!e lWeil'y-el-llt-ioot
SIIeii, toully 9oili1 gown ~ Il stormy sea
Y No nat'I' Wlth tAe ml9lltlrSf created
dIlflidl II Is Ille extreme ol human fooi-
neSS a!lu courage because y = ing eA-
IRENE OF Danger. ne solder latcs one
peru -tht puIlet. ! ne Wha!emAn i'll sUrh
. ciae as thlS' mas three mighty enemies
tB ilDfnt lIlA SEA. me tT;llF ana the whale