The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-07-12
HUNDREDS OF WHALES.
A School OF Leviathans and No At.
tempt TO Happoon Them.

a. r.. -. a.. a. a.
ieas, Important 'ac.or III 'ne s.ory u Una.
u Is true. When itbecame noised abroad
that the captain had n yarn TO spin,
IA. was souah, no Herald re,or,er
VINO hnhiiy iouhu nun on 'he steps vi
shippers supply house on South street,
gazing intently nj Brookklyn's sky-pierc-
In. ch,r,b st..,lcs Tho ,,pt,,n was
"s 80, -. =. IT,. -.
nttired VI piaok alpaca cont ngh' trou-
sers and vest, and as he stroked his flow
ing brown beard, was the very personiu-
o.,,on ., ,,a ,d-s.sbto,ad downoas,
o",'o" y" wv ''''e'
SKIPPER
" Did you see any whales on your
yoynpe from Union islandy,' abruptly
osiod ,ha ronor,or
Yes, dlu, responded tine captain,
as he brought his dexter eye to bear on
the reporter. "and II I'd sail the ocean
A.. .,.,,,.a, A.. A.. .,,,-,.,
.no"s"nu years III nu"'''o' " '"o '"'r'!
I've spent on her bosom would not see
the like again"
..Tell us about n. - was the next re-
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p",rrs,,, .a a.. - ,,.s a.,
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Pi.'".,t ~. -. ,i's.' ,.,..,iL
is,n, an.E a""s III ~. ,,,a anGm " , ne ~
;, n'tS,,apI v, g"'s wv" o""''s
!" hod ;ns, s,nishad ;,l,,, nth. o,s.ry.
ton Of he n,sriJi.n last Eridav AMI
,ownd hat va ,xara n, ,a,i,,da AZ da,or aas
~ minutes ,onciinde II de",ees M min
v,as VIII rana IIa,,aras bssas,n,. san.h-
uas, h,, .,as, say.nt, ,,,ios and an ~,
sdae ~ ,ho G,IS s,ras,, mhnn nv v ,na re
Wr Raed cai,ad 10 mo 70 com. an dact
/ aid so md having no idea VIM was
wanted,hut ~, IonLipg over tho ado saw a
whaie from thir,vstiva tn forty foo, Iona
Icing v,ithin tbro. foot Of H.. schoanaT
III h"ct yas nortialiv clear If water
and no WAS mn,ioniass 10 cloSa was M,
that / measured bis lenotb on The rail Of
The vessel / could bave taIan a ten.foot
nole and laid IL On hrs bact II wasa
dead calm. there was moi n ciond in the
str and The surfaco ~ ths sea w,as ,iLe
an his had d as nieiniy ~ II ha wa Spo nn
dact
.After remaining ouiet for twoo r three
,,,nntes Tho whale rolled ovar siowiv
so slowIv ms not to rinnIe Tho water-np-
iii bis beIiv was nnnarnost Tban he
commancad IN sinL tail frat mill he
Stood nernendicularlv in The water with
bis .bloy' hole n foot above the surface
looking inoniringly Mt ns as II to nal
who was going 10 he The Democratic
noni,hee IoI tne Presiuenoy; Asnort IN
speosio" sa'i s,.1 .iu', anu nc sooh con,.
and o goi,g W. dawn s hasd snrssuost a. ~
n a gonng uoMn heau loIelnos.; As nIs
,,,u, Ga'he up ,mey sPiasneu tne wafer
a,.ei WIZ. ~. ne sou'ieu on a lou
vi w anu lopoateu .no sa,ne ,naheuvels'
,, Nv a. III ,ha" ,hnt ~ VAIL
hs 'n5 h,'t ~ s,,a ,na mo.,o ~ aao,n ns
urs on1 s uu' U. .,as aa a up Nv T,s uePst.
une' : ,yd"u ah"' .ne s e,, 10 ~ US .ne
w. vo" WAR; sn,t,ns ~ o d;ra tne
unoy WIZ ePou'.nS III al uIectiohs.
$1,000 say .naI 'n '.i,,. VIZ osei one
,naat .,. eRvan ma' ~ uou ., ~
,Hat % i've "ele ~ heaI Tue sesses
. thav la vvI hnn e VU'"suu .Ie" r rS
naes Ia" ~ ue1 III i lnn eboush. mose
sn., s " ss ~ iensah, iLvn .hsay "
,v.y iuoa, ~. .no'I , mnn sseP. tui. li
as ~S w haet " X JTss mUa ,ne s,ne
a,, ,Ie u a%n,,t un ee eS moic
o i.ha "o o' aPp.Hauns ,he sonooner'
"'.nV %sr t no" d., a' pa any ,eai
u,raa ,.a,,iJ arnroao,, ~ y t;,"a ay os
teo muu,a aPPioa ,,d al ~ .,ne, anu, as
VIZ au thaw r .hoya th o s .Sso'n asd
n',n..,, ny iosu ,iS ,uo eaou anu
amo,ns, hovossai,s 49, fro,; o T ave
aSar 90 ' hoJ boar IN tha saIno, s o
Hua on,;na toy,ara ,,s ,.,;,b s,.aat
veloc,ty and fearfni Lest he would fri
.ne sessei, whrnsu me mate anu crew
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