Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-11-06
\ DOUBLING TnoMAs.
Tho Way Western Man Sat Down ON .
Whaling Captain.

The Way Western Man Sat Down ON a
Whaling Captain.
We had been IN New lSeforh ten or twelve
days aud had selected our tartls.,lar Saa can
tain and listru,vi 10 tulf a dozen OF his warns
without hetray ing the slightest evidence Of
doubt ot any statement when n stranger
from THE far west arrived and rather forcad
his presence upon our cotrrir We were on
tho back Neranda of the hotel, i've or six Of
u and the old whaler, aui the hitter had Just
started In on story, when the westerner
came our OF the smoking room and drew up a
chair
New, 20 ahead, captain he brusaucly
otSerNei, as he lighted a fresh cigar
Well, gents, began tha captain. after am
uneasy hook around, Il was going to tell You
about whale ns''-
What species of whaier INTERRUPTED the
stranger There are several species, YOU
know, aud You had better Designate
"a right whalc, sir !"
"ohl That's all right 20 ahead
We were lying 10 and drifting while try
ing out tish captured the day before, and
the wind was froma-
Was this on lake Eric or the Atlantic
oceanf put VA the stranger
''on the Atlantic, Of course"
Then am with you didn't know but
You were whaling on the lakes. Better locate
tue spot a little closer, however"
1T was on the coast of Brazil. . reulied the
captain IA mn indignant voice
4 That will do but IT Il q long coast Go
ahead. and never mind which way the wind
| blew
We were drifting, rs / sail," continued
the captain, A. he swallowed lump in his
throat, when the man at the masthead
| cnliein--
Excuse me, captain INTERRUPTED the
stranger, but II all hands were trying out,
why did you have lookout at tho mast.
| headf'
Let him 60 ont" called two or three
voices
oh, certainly, but he must be sure OF his
tacts Go ON, captain You had man al tho
masthead, where hedidnt belong at the time.
but perhaps you managed things that way.
lie suddenly sighted whale, didn't her
The captain would have retired, but we
looked at him 10 appealingy that ne decided
to make one more effort
The lookout hailed the ,ln-h and said that
large whale was be.if s,oan on our star
board hroaasidc," br sad. after two OF three
swallows. II at once ieaped"--
Say, captain softly inquired the stran.
ger, was the lookout IA man OF yeracityfn
"of course he Mas!"
"Ali right, then, but | have known look
outs who would lie like trotting horse about
whales. Go on Seu were going to say that
you leaPed overheard What happened
them"
Gentlemen, can't stand this" protested
the captain, as he rose up.
What's the unatterf asked the stranger
"iou seem Ia doubt my word, sir. {"
Lands alive! bat how did YOU get that
deaf On the contrary, have the most en-
tire faith IN what you say. BY the way,
captain, IN what year, month aud day Of the
week was thisi What was the name of your
shipt Are any of the crew willing 20 go he
fore magistrate and make aflidayitl
should also like
But the captain had turned his back and
walked away, AMI our pleasant old liar never
returned to tls. He bad been smothered by
the stranger and We Ind 10 hunt mp and listen
10 the yarns Of mate. who couldn't tell
yarn without he face giving him away every
time he puleSi leg Of truth out of joint
New York 81.