Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-10-31

still thrashlng the fragments OF the boat
in pieces, and swan OF to!us. Blu. hc was
very angry.
Cummings headed for tie ship. Most
OF the men were badiysarei.
Meantime the Captain had ordered ou.
another boat. We met it coming of.
Andrews, wet as he,was, jumped ia and |
took command.
"In kill that whae, or tha. whale
kills me-" he shouted.- "But if there's
any man here who ean's swim, or is
afraid, he had better go into Mr.. Cum
minss boat"
Four of the crew lost no time in tum-
bling out; but two ofsus, who had been
VIII Andrews before, took their places
Andrews seized an oar and we started to
t pull back TO the whale.
The first mate, by theEaptain's advice,
put his wet men aboard and then fol-
flowed slowly after US, to pick US up, he
said
Boys cried Andrews, as we neared
the whale again, "I'm goin to put another
iron in him. Ii he makes for US jump
overheard, swim few strokes and then
and got within half ships length of
him, wnen he settled little, rose with
a half breach, aud came straight toward
| US again.
We as rapidly backed~water and tried
to sheer off but in moment the furious
leviathan was close astern Of US, and
threw out his terrible jaw.
Jump" shouted the mate; and We all
vent overheard.
For some reason the whale missed his
blow at the boat aud rushed by, gong in
the direction of the ship. AS we swan
we could hear the shouting on boarl.
Cummings got his boat to lee OF the
! ship. The whale coursed back and forth,
exhibiting unmistakabe evidences of
angry defiance. They feared that be
would run them aboard.
On our part. we saw that our boa: re-
NAMED uninjured, and returned to it;
the last bat one OF US was climbing in,
when the mate again shouted: "Jamp!
He's coming
| took long header out, on the side
next the ship, and as rose. l heard a
crash behind me- The whale had re-
turned and made an end of the boat this
time.
We all swan in the direction Of the
ship, and Mr. Cummings's boat stole
cautiously round the bows and picked US
up.
Meantime, "Madagascar Jack was
thrash!ng the fragments OF our second
boat to pieces; there could to no doubt
as to his fighting quality. We had already
lost one man and two boats; and the
CAPTAIN deemed any further effort to kill
him unwise and extra hazardous. So
thought most of the men.
But the second mate held out and ex
claimed:
'sIs there man who will 20 with me
( a sc. At that old man killer, or will
| "a see me 90 alonel" p
e The Captain did not exactly forbid it:
4ad three Of us, Coles, the blacksmith,
G .;oat-steerer named Preston, and vol
: s;:teere1 to accompany Andrews to make
! thirl attack On the whale.
t We pulled around the bows in Mr.
!, Ct. nmings's boat and heard the whale
n at little distance, near where he had
stove the last boat.
i \ few drops Of rain were falling, and
| the mist had settled again instead OF
f clearing.
4 ship your oars aud take the paddles,
I'D Andrews. ''Dip easy"
y He picked UP the boats lance insteat
/, Il the harpoon 'If we can creep u
$ where can get good Sc. at him jus
behind the hump, it's all l ask, : he con
in tiaucd, under his breath.
): Immediately we espied the black baci
r 0, the monster Though the mist, no
half cables length away. He SCENE
10 bc lying there as If on the watch fo