The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-05-17
A Whale Attacks q Bark in Mid
Ocean.

From the Baltimore American.
The bark Anna arrived in ballast
from London yesterday to Read, Lau-
der Il Co., after q most eveutful voy-
age. One Of the principal incidents is
entered upon the captains log book as
follows: February %. 3p. m., lati-
tude AZ deg. 81 min. north. longitude
35 deg. west. hard gale blowing and
ship running under lower foretOpsail
and mainsail. sighted large whale
over bows. The fish bore down on US
aud struck ship Oh the port side Of the
stern and knocked the foreport into
matches and kindling- wood sounded
pumps, but no leak whale went of.
leaving track Of blood behind" Cspt.
McPhail states that he wss surprised
ut the whale dashing right into large
vessel in mid -ocean. He saws that
when he first saw the fish she was roll
ing and spouting water fifteen feet
high. He had not then any idea she
would charge his vessel. but soon dis
covered that the whale meant business.
As the whale came on he luffed lit
tie to prevent it from striking the side
Of the vessel and rippinga plank of.
1t dashed by and Just gave one slap
with it, tail that fairly knocked the
cut water of the boat of from the
eleven-luch mark to the keel. He
thinks it was stunned and hurt.
Suffering tor tho Comforts of Home
Brooklyn Eagle.
"Think it'll be any use for me to
put an advertisement in this paper p
demanded an iron faced wOmsD, glar-
ing across the counter at the clerk in
attendance.
s.Shouldn't wonder. What is it
about 7"
81 want nv husband to know that
il he'll come back all will he forgiven.
Just say in your paper that | offer
four dollars reward for him, and that
he squints and is red headed and
hasn't earned q dime in eighteen
months, and If he'll come hack alone
LII forgive hmm till he's black and
blue from his scalp to his ankle. and
il he's fetched I'll bile him ill he's rs
red q a lobster. Can you get that
inf"
I'm try. said the clerk. Chow
did he come to 60"
"Go!" snarled the woman. "He
didn't have the energy to 60. He
Just fell away. He's. 10 derned lazy
that he sleeps with his head Oh the
floor aud his feet on . chair. SD he
can wake down 10 the morning. If it
wasn't for me his blood would have
stopped circulating ten years ago. and
it's only through my exertions that
his hair has grown an. inch since We
were married"
Il shouldn't think he was worth
four dollars,T suggested the clerk.
drawing up the notice.
"No, nor he amt" snorted the
woman 'but he's got to die in my
house, If be bursts off the roof. amt
going to ut around and hear nv neigh.
bors shyiug copper pots and iron skill:
lets 1t their husbands and then lean
over my back fence and tell me what
. comfort it 10 to have . man around
to console 'em when the chimney don't
draw and the FIRE hack leaks without
enjoying some of them mercies my
self. Just put down at the bottom
there that want public opinion sus.
pended till I gA hold of him, and
then anybody wanting some new pat
terms for fireworks will do we'll to up.
ply to me before going elsewhere.
amt going to be. married without
some Of the blessings. if l have to jam
his head into the pit Of bis stomach,
nov yoa hear my viewsl" and the
soh hearted sufferer kicked over . news.
boy, and drove Q car conductor half
way to Red Hook becsuse he wouldn't
give hse change for pewter quarter.
We hsvs speedy and positive cure
for ectarrA, diphthsria, cankes mouth and
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Prios 50 csats. Sold By your druggist.