The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-10-15

saw The stump Of an old iron 10 bic back
and another 10 bic sidc
Madagascar Jsckr' ! exclaimed. Ths.s
the shsle that billed the mate OF The
Dysde.
Az, Madagascar Jschl echoed several
voices iron ibe other bosi.sA description
OF the whsle vas current anone whaismen
10 these wster.
I'm Madagascar Jack himl exclaimed
Andrews Give way sharp.
lie stood up. barpoon In hand. and at
the whales second spout We laid the boat
alongside bin
Another shoot. boysl whispered the
nste. Put me ju.t past bis hump. He
dsrted the hsrpoon and buried il to the
bitches, shouting. Down to your ossl
| Feeling the iron. the whsle sounded
and ran of perhsps seventy Ave fsthoms
OF our line, not more. when the stvsid sud
denly stopped.
Back wstsri mut,ered. the mate. He's
coming upl Hand me that lance. blacks
smith Haul line for'sic'
Suddenly we felt tremendous shock
nnaerfoo,. and next moment we we're all
turning somersaults In the air The whale
had bresched with vengeance. In the
swashing aud confusion OF the moment
canpo, say exactly what happened it was
every man for himself.
| struck out for the boat OF the first mate
Mr.. Cummings Our own boat, badly
shattered, had fallen back bottom up.
Three men contrived TO dock Themselves
astride il, and Andrews appeared TO have
csuehts grip on the shank OF one OF the
irons in the " hale. He held on there for
some minutes.
The whale meanwhile moved slowly Tor
ward, mousing for the boat; then, sudden'
ly, with single clsck Of its great jaw,
crushed il to fragments
The three men sstride 1t 6ived of 10
| time 10 avoid the blow and swan Tor Us;
but still Andrews held fast to the bar
poon, or to the line ct the whales side.
One poor fellow had disappeared.
The we're now Ave OF rs with Mr.. Cum
mipgs, and his boat was crowded. How
TO rescue Andrews from bis perilous situa'
iion was now our only thought. We dread
ed to attract the whales attention. and
dared not approach. Audrews could swim
like fish, as We knew. and atlength Cum
mings hailed him.
Better take q header upder him and then
swim for usl be advised.
Put inl Put 10, man, and iasten to him
Andre Wa shouted back. You're not goin'
to show the white feather. be YEP
It's not my duty. replied Cummings.
With boat loaded down the gunwale! II
you want to get back 10 the ship with Us,
make hastel be again hailed.
Andrews let go the whale. which was
still thrashing the fragments OF the boat
il pieces, and swam Of to us. Bot he was
very angry.
Cummings headed for the ship. Most
OF the men we're bsdly scared.
Meantime the Captain bad ordered out
another boat. We met il coming off An
drews. wet Ms he was. jumped in and took
command.
i'll kill that whale. or that whale kills
mel be shouted. But If ther's any man
here who cant swim, or is afraid, be had
better go into Mr.. Cummings boat.
Four Of the crew lost no time 10 tumb,
bling out; but two Of ne. who had been
with Andrews before, took their places.
Andrews seized an oar and We started TO
pull back to the whale.
The first mate. by tho Captains sdvice,
put bis wet men aboard and then FOL
lowed slowly after us, to pick us up. be
said.
Boys, cried Andrews, as We nesred the
whsle again, I'm going to put another
iron 10 him. II be makes for us Jump
overheard swim a few strokes and then
tread water. We wore around the whale
and got within half ships length OF
bin, when be settled little, rose with
a half breach and came straight toward
us again.
We as rapidly backed water and tried
TO sheer off but in q moment the furious
levisthan was close astern OF us.apd threw
out biz terrible jaw.
Jumpl shouted the mate. aud we all
went overheard.
For some reason the whale missed bis
blow st the boat aud rushed BY, going 10
,he direction OF he ship. As We swan
We could hear the shouting of board.
Cummings got bis boat to lee Of The
ship. The whale coursed back and forth
exhibiting unmistsksble evidence OF angry
de edance. They feared that be would run
them aboard.
On our part, we saw that our bost re
mained uuiDjured. and returned TO IL; the
las, but one Of us Was clim mbing In. when
the mate again shouted. Jumpl Hes com
ing!
1 took . long header ont. on the side.
mkt the ship, and I" rose. heard
crash bebind me. The whale had re'
turned and made ~ end Of the bost this
time.
We all swan 10 the direction OF the ship
and Mr.. Cunminss's boat stole cautious
" round the bows and picked Us up.
Meantime, MsjAgsscsr Jack" was thrash
ins the fragments Of our second boat 10
pieces; there could be no doubt ~ 10 bis
fighting qn.iity. We had already lost one
man aud two bost.. sndtbs Captain deem
ed suy further .G,rti TO kill him unvise
aud eltrs brz rjoar. s, thought mpst OF
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