The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-02-21

from the sea. his whole monttrous
i naip n revealed w,ass his tins 0a''pr'af like
A moment he remained poised APP
parently on the very end Of hb fiukes;
then down he came striking the sea
like n thunderbolt and sending the
spray flying 10 white. blinding shower
all around him.
Now. Hindok-give III to himw
screamed Williams.
A line OF stecl-blue light went
through the air. then apother. and we
were fast.
Hindok had put both irons in the
whale at the distance OF six fathoms.
With backward rush the monster
nearly struck the boat. Tho vapor
from his spout came into our faces.
and the boat thrown over upon her
starboard gunwale. was nearly cap
sized.
Down went the whale the next mo-
ment. sounding and away went the
boat as il drawn by lightning. with the
line humming and drumming round
the loggerhead. aud her gunwales near
ly on the level with the water.
Nearly at the same moment the
storm struck US.
All around us the wind howled with
terrific fury. and the foam and spray.
almost binding US. drenched every
man To the skin. The ocean seemed
one mass OF white. boiling water. in
which the dragged boat was buried SO
often that we were nearly swept from
our thwarts, while the tub oarsman,
whose duty II was 10 bail. vainly en-
deavored 10 keep the craft dry.
The air had darkened with the ny-
ing rack and scud. which. in torn
masses. were blown hither and thither
like phantom demons come to seize US
aud drag us down to the depths below.
At last the whale came up. and wo
hoard old Williams give the order to
"Haul line therel"
Haul we did. but IL was like hauling
along under the surface, for the boat
now was almost continually buried.
In fact. when we were near enough TO
enable the captain--who. according 20
custom. had changed places with Hin
dok. taking his station IN the bow--to
hurl his lance. the boat was full OF
water.
Williams, however. standing I'M
moved. threw the lance. The whale
felt it, and. writing. turned. making
straight for the boat.
Stern sternm screamed the cap
tain, as he spoke again planting the
lance In the monsters body.
We endeavored 10 obey. but n great
mass OF binding water. with spray
and foam. struck us. aud over went the
boat
was Capt. Williams. seated astride the
capsizcd boat. churning away vigor-
ously ut the whale. Then | lost con-
seriousness.
When came to became sensible OF
a sort Of dying motion. rs II were be-
ing borne through the air.
i opened my eyes to- see myself in
the arms OF Hindok, who sat astraddle
the capsized boat. which was dashing
along through the water. drawn by
the whale. The storm was still raging,
and the effect of the black aud scud.
with the white boiling sea. lighted by
the CHASTITY glare OF the sun struggling
through the vapor was so weird and
singular that for moment | half be-
lieved myself in some unearthly region.
Hindok. with his black hair stream
ing on the blast, and his wild ewes
flashing lambent glare. added 10 the
strange effect of the scene.
Where am I?" / inquired.
"All rightln answered Hindok.
Boat capsize; capting hurt whale so
he no can 30 down. All right We
get whale."
Where Il the captain?"
Don't know. Guess other boats
pick up"
How camc You to pick me up?"
Boat strike you on head. You 20
faint Mo by you. Me pick you up
and get on boat with YOU.
As had now fully recovered my
senses Hiudok. cautioning me 10 hold
on hard TO the boats keel. lot go of me.
scrambled along behind him and
there we two were cinging To cap
injured that il could not sound, drag
ging Us onward.
On. on. on.
The seas dew up around us. aud tho
spray nearly blinded us. yet we chung
firmly TO our hold.
! glanced behind me several times to
see the other boats almost out OF sight
astcrn. tossing in the cauldron OF
waters. their crews evidently Watching
US. Still further asicrn. with the black
rack almost hiding her like curtain.
lay the good ship under close rcefed
main.topsaI aud fore-topmast stay
sail.
Meanwhile thcrc 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 vet we were obliged To maintain
IT, as any motion sideways would in-
sure the rolling OYER OF the boat. which
we could not then hope to regain.
Ii seemed To me rs II the speed OF