The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-23

a storm, with a whale so injured that it
could not sound dragging US onward.
On, on, on.
The seas flew up around us and the spray
nearly blinded Us, yet we chung firmly 70
the other boats, almost out Of sight astern
tossing In the caldron Of waters, their
crews evidently watching Us. Still further
astern, with the black rack almost hiding
ner Ike curtain, lay the good ship under
close reefed maintopsail and forstopmast
staysail
Meanwhile there was the whale. our
ocean horse" drawing US on, his spout
ascending now and then with the noise Of
thunder
The sharp keel made our position very
uncomfortable, and yet we were obliged to
maintain 1t, as any motion sideways would
insure the rolling over OF the boat, which
We could not then hope to regain.
1t seemed to me as II the speed Of that
whale would never relax. Away he went
to the leeward. now and then rising out of
the water, revealing his great body with
the swo irons sticking In 1t. i had never
before obtained such a good view OF the
whale in motion.
The vast back of the monster was fully
showd every time he arose from the creamy
waters. There was his hump. SO thickly
covered with barnacles as 10 resemble a
| hillock Of oyster shells, with here and there
broad cut. which had healed up, but be-
tokened that this was not the first time he
had felt the barbed iron. Ii was, however,
| the singular appearance of the huge head
which most impressed me. Long and i'll
shaped, with its diruinntive eyes, there was
something so unearthly in its appearance
every time it was lifted up that involup-
| tarlly thought OF the fables Of sea monsters
which had read when a child, and which
had first inspired me with the desire for a
sea life.
Drenched and shivering, the situation of
Hlndok aud was, meanwhile, anything but
comfortable, with a rushing pain in nv
head, about the region of the temple, which
told me that bad been struck when l first
tumbled into the sea.
Oa-Cn-StilL on.
| Now glanced behind me, no more TO see
ship or boats. All were hidden by distance
and the black rack of the storm.
The speed of the whale, however, had now
begun to abate. His motions were palpably
more feeble, and his spoutinR became weak
| and less frequent, aud sounded mournfully
'Soon die now-hoorayi" cried wild Hin.
dok, as the whale at last spouted blood
The blood came every moment thicker
and slower. The boats speed now was
nearly stopped.
Finally over went the monster on his
| side, the blood now rising scarcely six
inches above his spout hole. He swan
feebly, describing half circle, and then
! he died.
Got whaleF' cried Hiadok, moving his
"Ay," answered, "but where is tn,
shipr'
"Never mind ship" answered the wild is
lander his mouth fairly watering as he look
| ed toward the vast, upheaving body of tn,
monster. 1--WE got whale"
| We now coutrived to right the boat and
bail it out, when Hindok dashed it to the
whale.
And thus we lay, outriding the storm, fai
away in mid-ocean, not knowing when oil
how we would be picked up.
By night the storm had abated, but there
was as yet no sign of the ship.
We were both hungry and thirsty, but
every drop of fresh water and all the salt
meat and biscuit usually carried in whale
boats had been spilled out by the capsizinp
of the light craft
| We did not sleep wink that night
In the morning still no sign of sail.
Another day passed and now our parched
tongues Glove to the roof Of our mouths.
On the next day we were nearly driven
mad for want of water. Hindok's wild
| eyes rolled in his head and several times
saw him fasten them on me with a sort OF
hungry look, and l knew the vulture like
! feeling that animated his breast.
| Another day-still no sail
At midnight of the next day, which had
passed as the others, lay weak and help
less in the bottom of the boat, when saw
a pair Of eyeballs flashing into my face
1t was Hindok, who now caught me by
the throat, his uplifted sheath knife CLEAN
ing.
Vainly struggled. The point of the
knife pricked my flesh, when the fellow
suddenly released me.s
The sound of creaking yards and block.
was heard right ahead.
Improved to be our ship, which soon picked
us up.
We found the captain and all hands safe
aboard and told our story.
As soon as we had partaken Of refresh
ments the captain shook hands with Hindol
and complimented him for 30 pluckily hold
ing on to the whale.
AS to the men, they gave three cheers ant
carried US into the forecastle on their shout
ders to listen again to our story Of that wilC
ide on the capsized boat.
OLD HuTCa,S CRHEn