Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-07-12
A DoueriN0 THOMAS
The Way western Man sat D.
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The Way western Man SAL n A
wishing CspsaIa. ri
We had been Ia New Bed ord (.
twelve days. aud had selected M =
ticuiar sea captain aud listened \, ~s
dozen Of his yarns without be, ~
the slightest ey violence OF DOM, NV
statement. when stranger fro,, \,
FAR West arrived and rather foroaa "
presence upon our coterie. We =.
on the back Seranda Of the hote, !
or six Of rs and the old whales ~ ~
the latter had just started In on \ IN
when the Westerner came on, u
smoking room and drew up a chat
Now go ahead. Captain IA
brusquely observed. as he liob,aa
fresh cigar
well. gents began the cau,.,.
after an uneasy loo. around. u
going to tell you abouta whale as
What species OF whalegn in,a.
iupted the stranger. There ara i,
eral species you know, aud You hsl
better designate.
"A right whale. sir
Oh That's all right. 60 aheaas
I'VE were lying TO and drifting whi.
trying out a fish captured the day Il
| fore, and the wind was from -''
WAS this on Lake Erie or the Il,
lantic Ocean? put in the stranger
.'On the Atlantic. OF course.
Then am with you. didn't knos
but you were whaling on the lakes
Better locate the spot u little closer
| however"
at was off the coast OF BRAZIL RI
piled the captain, in an indignant voice
| That will do but il is long coast
Go ahead. and never mind which wat
the wind blew"
I'VE were drifting. as said. con.
tinued the captain. as he swallowed j
lump in his throat. when the man al
the masthead called -
Excuse me, captain. interrupted I'M
stranger. hut il all hands We're trying
out why did you have lookout at thu
masthead!
Let him go on called two or thre,
voices.
20. certainly, but he must be sure 0
his facts. Go on. captain. you had
man at the masthead. where he ddn'
belong at the time. but perhaps yo
managed things that way. He sudden
ly sighted whale. didn't hep
The captain would have retired. bu
we looked at him 50 appealingly tia
he decided to make one more effort.
The lookout hailed the deck an
said that Il large whale was bearin
down on our starboard broadside.
said, after two or three swallows.
ut once leaped ~
SAY, Captain" softly inquired Il
stranger, was the lookout u man
vcracity?'
"Of course he was!'
IAN right, then; but have know
lookouts who would lie like "a trottil
horse about whales. Go on. You we
going to say that you leaped oyt
board. What happened them
, Gentlemen. | can't stand this
, protested the captain, as lie rose up.
/ whats the matier?" asked
stranger.
You seem to doubt my word. sil
LANDS alive! but how did you {
that idea! On the contrary. have
most entire faith in what you say.
, the way, Captain, what year mon
and day of the week was thisP WI
was the name of your ship? Are q
5 of the crew willing TO 90 befor'
1 magistrate and make affidavit?
4 should also like"
But the captain had turned his h'
Y and walked away. and our pleasant
2 liar never returned to us. lie
= been smothered by the stranger,
a we had to hunt up and listen to
3 yarns of a mate. who couldn't &c
> yarn without his face giving him AZ
8 every time he pulled a leg of truth
it of Joint N. Y. Sun.