Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-12
From he Broo!.l II Eagl,.

1--WE are now in LONGITUDE 100 DEGREES fifteen
minutes. and latitude egty-three degrees
tn'ity-tive minutes. raid the doctor
Yes. said the captain.
''We have yet 1852 miles. twenty Yards fif-
teen feet and II re inches of ice to cross before
we reach orr ship" said the Doctor
Exactly" said the captain.
''ln that case, it is time we were off" said
Hatterds
We have left from the explosion 2 900 pounds
OF roa't turkey. fourteen kegs of baked beans
and eleven gallons OF appIe-jack," said the
boatswain.
Pack EN- on the sledge at once" said the
captain.
and how long viii our provisions hold out"
asked The doctor.
The afrle.jacS will probably last until morn
inec" said the American.
And after that"
We shall have TO send to New Jersey for
more"
.'Eut how?"
leave that to me-" said the American.
''lioW IS the tenrera uEe:" a ked the captain.
"one hundred and ten below zer0."
Good. Hand he my Cal-n.ulTS. Are we
ready:"
We are" soil his companions.
TO tAr nnfth, cried tie captain, eXerufing
a song and dance and kichinra Polar bear Of an
cehHrr.
To the north" shouted his companions.
CHAPTER SECOND.
''tli "a not vet lost" said the cantain 81
have Just taken an observation. We have yet
itW thousand miles to go. Shall We push on.
gentlemen:"
1--WE SHALL cried his companions.
I'VE are down to our last drink" s"lcd the
Ava.
City tor fresh supply. fit arrives in time we
are saved There is not cold enough in the
Arctic regions to stand up against Jersey CITY
whisky"
I'VE have not eaten anything for seven
weeks" said the doctor
But shall We turn back for trIars:'' asked
Iiatteras. Doctor. you must have a plan Has
your science gone back on you at this critical
moment?"
Give me- two weeks in which to thinl; over
our situation" said the doctor. Seat.nr h,m-
So: on a Gaze OF ice and ftlli.n. TITO brown
study
Bears" said the hoatswan
~ herc?" asked the captar cycitnf,ly.
''Ihey have been at our heels for thu. last two
MONTHS said the bUatSwain
The apple jack" said t,!c doctor
MAGNIFICENT said the carta,n
'on" sip and they are at our mercy" said the
bOatawan
saved said his COMPANIONS
CHAPTER THraD
I'VE have now occupied this scoored- out ice
berg Cor three years" said the doctor
And there has been moaptoay about our
existence which does not arrre with my love OF
excitement" said the American
You fsT~et the whist" said the Contain.
You know always prefer poker" sad the
America
1T is simply national prejudice" said the
clrtain.
Gentlemen. you viii not quarrel with the
temperature eco below zrlo' said the doctor.
= Remember we are now 5000 miles from the
Pole. Save ynur breath for our final effort"
- We Will. said tie captain. shaking the hand
~ the American and setting up the blubbrr oil
for the crowd.
CHAPTER FOURTH.
we seem to lie drftin, into seethinr whr,-
pool" sad the CAPTAIN.
Yes. if we keep on this course five minutes
'on@er we shall probably all be lost" said the
doctor. Let Us take an observation" and he
went forward with his instrument while the fraiI
boat on which they were sailing whrled around
at the rate of two Thousand revolutions a min
ute and then suddenly shot out at irht nnles
as though fred irom a hundrr,i-ton gun.
"A narrow escape. said the Doctor. quietly
pocketin" his glass and yenturinG aft.
How long is it since we lost the American
Overb0ard:" asked the bOatSN ain
about four months" SAID the Doctor
1--WE are now close upon the Pole" said Hat
teras.
As near as l can make out that must be over
there" said the Doctor
''lou are right" sa d the Captain s.To Enr-
land shall belong the glory of it's discovery"
But this has strange look said the Doctor.
gain" h:ongh his glass. Perhaps It's the fault
OF the Polar sea atmosphere "
1t is covered with STRIPES cried the CAPTAIN.
puliin" his har and leapng ashore as the boat
grounded upon the beach.
"Can it be that ;!astardly Yankee has"
'Shave. gentlemen" asked the American.
stepping out III his baIber-sliop at the base OF
the North Pole.
''ie has" yelled the English Captain. as he
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