, 1885-11-19
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There you GO" whispered the oil
man as a strong, loud pub came over
the water and n faint cloud Of spray
driftcd from the crest of Il wave.
STEADY and the old man let the sheet
run nnd seized his rifle. The neNi mo-
mcni "A round blue white hide Popped
up ust OF the Team. There was a
era sh as If a amor had exploded, and
the huge form OF q beluga rose l'odily
tour feet ut least into the air, and fell
back with a sounding crash.
winged him. shouted the old man.
The animal was whirling about in M
srrati, manner, beating the water with
'errihc blows with its powerful tail
90, ont for him! Hes a comm
md with n blind rush the round bullet.
head truck the boat q sounding blow
thai lifted her prov atove water.
"a immo the sheet shouted the fish,
erman, who was pushing on The oar
,iiit answered for a rudder. The pas
senger got the rope, and amid Tie spray
from ihn dying whale the loaf shot out
nj danger, and the old man rose and
sent another bullet into the white tar
get They're hard to kill if You don l.
fetch EN- urst shot. 80 he said. Now,
jou pull up and I'll give him the lance. '
rhe whale was still making the water
fam when the prov Of the boat ran
alongside. A quick blow-the water
was %discolored by the blood of the lean
tiful creature. A few more blows and
IT. was dead. A barrel was dashed to it
and the boat fell away for another.
There's your chance, said the fish
erman. as a puff came a hundred yards
away. Yes, that's too far, but you
can tell now Just where he'll come up a
second time. Pint your rifle over there, 30
continued the fisherman, pointing to II
spot 200 feet in advance Of the place
where the animal had appeared. The
sportsman followed instructions, and a
moment later, almost in front Of the
rife, rose the white head. ! fired, and
ly one of those remarkable chances
that come sometimes to green hands,
the bullet struck the white whale in the
heart. A single leap in the air and
1t was dead. The old porpoise-
shooter dropped the oar and in
sisted on shaking hands. wall,
you've been at this business before.
There amt no use a denyin of it; you
never could have hit that %critter eff you
hadn't So greatness is thrust upon
some people, and, as / did not shoot
again, l came away with a proud record
asian old beluga-shooter
The others took two more whales be
fore the day ended, and for of hant
shooting it must be said that tho exhi
bition was a fine one. 1t was interest
ing to note how accurately the fisher
man gagged the power Of the animal =
remain under water. He hit it every
time, and his own statement that lie
rarely missed could be well taken. The
whales were finally taken in tow and
hauled upon the nearest beach.
The white whale, better known as the
beluga, is very common in the gulf Of
st Lawrence and several hundred miles
mp the river. The adults are about hf
teen feet long, OF a pearl blue white
color. the young being spotted or mar
bled. The beluga Is quite valuable in
trade, the oil being adapted to certain
kinds of machinery, and the skin is
made into a curious kind of leather.
The meat is eaten by some, and it is
said that a company is forming to N
port it like beef, and in reality there is
no reason why il should not be done.
The beluga is a milk giving animal, and
the meat is good and nutritious. and
not al all tishy.