River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-02-02

tly undulating waves; while still 9th
ers, in perfect abandonment to til,
frolic of the moment, shot through
the air like an arrow and, performing
the most wonderful gymnastics, ros,
and fell, and skinned along the sur
face of the water, pierced the crest OF
the wave and rose again. Then round
and round they circled and sailed and
seemed never to tire of their sport.
Suddenly from portion of the decl
there comes GALA whale!" "a
whale!' "Come see the whaler' Ii
moment that quiet, orderly commu
nifty is thrown into the greatest ex
element and commOtion. All rush
toward the spot whence the call was
heard, eager to see the object for
which, during the voyage, they had
looked so many times, but had looked
in vain. "Wherel" "Whereg' is the
general cry; and as two lines of white
foam are pointed out, there comes the
refrain: .0h yesl'' Il see Them
1.-TWO whales chasing each other, .
"0h isn't it charmlngl" "Just see
them racel" "How glad | am did
not miss this!" Great Is the excite.
ment, and high the enthusi asm, and
the happy discoveries expand with
pride and Importance. All watch
anXiously the motion of those racing
lines OF foam and look eagerly to see
If the whales will spout. Away they
speed nearer and nearer the shore,
needless of the danger before them.
The excitement rises every moment.
"Oh, they will be stranded" "They
will be dashed against the rocks!''
Finally, without warning, like buck.
ct of water upon an excited woman.
comes the information that those lines
of white foam are only breakers. For
a moment there followed dead calm.
Then there arose a laugh-such a
laugh-inspiring laugh-most hearty
from the quiet doubters, most sickly
from the enthusiastic believers The
discoveries were suddenly taken with
fit of longing to be alone, and disap
peared with a most heepish-looking.
sickly smile upon their faces. To the
great disappointed of many, those
were the only whales seen during that
voyage.
All this time, the vessel had been
making progress, and the passengers
as they turned away from the break.
ers, which had been so deceiving
their attention became gradually alb
sorbed in IA row of houses, just com.
ing into view. Most strange looking
houses they were, one built exactly
like the other, all joined together
making a straight row at the very
edge of the water; while the hills rose
almost perpendicularly, Immediately
behind them. Like a row of large
pointed martin houses they appeared
to the passing strangers Their queer
looking walls were pierced with many
square windows in two and three tiers
Upon their roofs, just at the edge
like so many sentinels in row, stood
still queerer looking chimney pots
varying in number from three to five
or even more. Their. round, symmet
rical forms, together with their clean
clear color of yellow and red, produc
ed most novel effect upon the minds
of the observers. The whole scene
seemed the very embodiment of those
simple, yet charming pictures, famil
lar to every one, of quaint European
villages. In fact, novelties were the
order of the day. Almost every turn
of the vessel brought to view new OBJ.
jects of interest.
The ship had finally reached the vii
lage of Neville at the north of Ireland.
Here several of the passengers left on
a special boat that came out to meet
them. There was shaking of hands,
some expressions of good wishes, a
good bye and good luck, waving OF
handkerchiefs till the comrades pass
ed out of sight, then with sigh, al
the departure of few of their mum
bers, the remaining passengers con
tinued their observations.
(To be continued.)