, 1889-03-28
4 short Chapter on Classified Amcri
can Liars.

The ornamental lar IS one who
tolls a good joke for the sake OF
laugh, and cannot be looked on - IA
unmitigatod evil. He IS medicine to
the melanchoIic and mConstruck. He
is an inspiration TO the imaginative.
He is good for digestion. His com
pany is welcome to all.
Then there is the hearty, thorough
paced liar. We met one the ether
day at Dodd's corner, where tie an
cient mariners love to cCngreGaio to
swop lies. He was telling Us and
some others, that he had been y
great traveller in Europe, Asia and
Africa. He had been aide-de-camP
to Persian Prince and at one blow
had stricken of the head of The king
OF Eavimania, on horseback. He
said that in the course OF his travels
he had seen phoenix and said they
are not uncomOn ii some parts OF
upper Egypt. He had been chief
officer in the harem Of the Sultan of
Turkey, and had resided in Ccnstan-
tinopie sixteen years. We think lie
made pretty suro OF bis company,
and found in Us implicit listeners,
but when he went on to affirm that
he had actually sailed through the
legs OF the Colossus at Rhodes, it
really became necessary to mako 4
stand One af tho listeners remarked
he had read that the Colossus had
been destroyed long since. Our hero
comedies that the figure was little
damaged, but he had made an offer
to purchase it for old brass"
It was only necessary to listen to
his tales, bnt lie could not brook in
terruption.
His dreaming fancies transported
us beyond the ignorant present, and
for while we revelled in all the
glories of a fairy land. He was the
greatest liar we have net.
Then there is the honest liar. He
deprecates old sailors yarns, and de
nounces as lies, every story but his
own.
We encountered one of this kind
on the wharf yesterday. He was en-
gagged fishing for black bass. We
stopped near him, and this is what
said:
Il read in the ARGUS what Capt.
Johansen said about the whale
which towed the schooner C. II.
White fifty miles of Cape Flattery. |
Now, this is simply n blamed lie. |
The vessel was at anchor IN a. Gale |
of wind and chafed OF her CABLE. |
which was Il seven inch manila h.y-I
ser. Now, how could z whale oct |
foul of the end OF ropo and get it
fast to himself SO that be would tow
that steamer fifty miles? NonserseI
lts Gil slush. Sometimes whales do
get into queer contact with vessels,
but it Is very seldom. l can tell You
q fact which occurred 10 a Glouce,-
ter schooner oGce on Georges Banks.
she let so an anchor just as a school
)f whales were passing under the
vessel and the 1uke of the anchor
struck q whale right on top OF Lis :
lead and buried itself down IN his 5
Ilow- hole, where it held on. The |
whale started and ran five hundred ! 4
ncheS before hs was exhausted. hui ,
t finally killed him. They had no
ryworks on board tic schooner. as
he was fitted for cod fishing. SO !
beg could not save The blubbar and u
.ad to cut the whale adrift. Nov, :
his story Is fact and yoa can .iud 1
in tho annals Of Gloucester, vol q
me two, pa9e 45 or is, [ FORGET G
inch. But ii. idea OF ii whale tax ?
- Johanssn's :; :hor in his month d.
ed towing the ,aaooaer iifty mites
u. no such TIL, it couldn't be
one" "
Why not? Did not n wb,Ia /
Tallow Jonah and what's the reas "
IN a whale could not swallow an an. L
loi % e"ay Us ae took down old 81
We'll, he might, but, all the same I,
don't believe it. but what | told n
1u about the whale on GEORGES st
ank is the honest truth" il
We think the Gloucester fsharnoen Il
e coming to the front with their q
I'D fahhugs, and Il the old bench ~
oGhd 'od9s corner don't overs >,
'Gi the loSho"ks Of their memories >,
ID step nip briskly and recite fhe;r tr
oxen remarks about old voyages, q:
ey will go TO tho wall sara. Is
lle class On sea serpcDts and dey- +l
ish san now relate their exper- x
ice. We will pass all whaling in' m'
rms for the present. a.