Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-07-20
A oou STING THOMAS.
The way W. asiern Man sat Down ON n
whaling Csptain.


We had bee dn In New Bedford ten OF
twelve days. atnd had selected our par
tlcular se, ca plain and listened Ia hall
IA dozen of hik yarns without betraying
the slightest evidence Of doubt Of any
statement. W I,en ~ stranger from IN,
far West arrived aud rather forced his
presence upoh our coterie We wer'
on the back ,crunda of the hotel. tiu
or six Of ns aud the old whaler. and
the latter had just started IN ona story
when the Wdsiarner came out ~ the
smoking rooih and drew up chair.
Now 60 ahead. Captain" b,
brasquels observed. as he lighted .
fresh cigar.
well. geh pts. began the captain.
after an une,[s loo, around. II wa
going 10 tell you abouta whale as
What sI n.cies Of whale?" inter
rupted the : stranger. There ARE scv
eral species you know. and you ha'
better desig iate.
"a right whale. sir
"oh, Tn ai : all right; go ahead.
I'VE were lying to aud drifting whil'
trying out u iish captured the day he
fore. aud nh wind WAS from -"
WAS thi : on Lake Erie or the Al
lantic OceaIlP put in the stranger.
''On the Atlantic. Of course.
Then IN with you. didn't kno'
but you w. ,re whaling on the lakes
Better locate the spot IA little close
however.
.'It was ,In the coast Of Brazil" r.
piled the captain, in an indignant vote
THAT will do, but Il il u long coa-
Go ahead. and never mind which wa
the wind blew"
1--WE we've drifting. as | said. co
timied the captain. as he swallowed
lump in b + throat. when the man
the masthead called -"
Excuse me. captain. interrupted Il
stranger. .Ibut II all hands were tryil
out why all you have lookout al u
masthead?
..Let him 60 on. called two or thr
voices.
20. certainly. but he must be sure
his facts. Gi0 ON. captain. you had
man at the masthead. where he didI
belong at the time. but perhaps y
y managed things that way. He sudde
liz sighted IA whale. didn't he?"
The captain would have retired. !
we looked at him 50 appealingly u
. he decided Ia make one more effort.
! ..Fhe Il dekout hailed the deck u
said that large whale was beari
dawn on our starbonrd broadside.
said. after two or three swallows.
nj once lc;Iped ---'
: ..say, I aptain." softly inquired
stranger. ..was the lookout a man
veracityP'
..Of course he wasl
All right, then; but have kno
y lookonis \ no would lie like IA trott
!, horse aboii hales. Coon. You WI
: going to say that you leaped ov
!. !, board. What happened theu?"
.,Gentld men. I can't stand thi
protested the captain, rs Ne rose up.
.Wbat' the matier?" asked
"A. stranger.
..You ] eem 10 doubt my word. 81
he Glands alive. but how did YOU
". that idea ON the contrary. have
all most entire faith ia what you say.
al the way. Captain, what year. mor
20 aud day ~ the week was thisF
ss was the iame OF your ship? Are
i'd of the 9 T,ew willing TO go befor
IN nagisira1 1e aud make athuaNlts
Dg should al Eo like
&c But tn, captain had turned his b
IS aud walk ed away. and our pleasant
in liar new .r returned 10 us. lie
he been SIN bihered by the stranger.
Or, We had Ia hunt up aud listen To
o. yarns Of a mate, who couldn Y
gh warn without his face giving him IA
i'm every lin le he pulled leg Of truth
tel of joint n. y. sun.