Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-13

1t was seen that he was a large ana rat
one. He took no notice OF our coming.
When We got within about one hundred
Zee, , OF me monster the harpoon gun was
nred and the barbed weapon took eject
just behind the head ana pretty well up on
the back. This was painful. but not neces-
sarily fatal shot. The other boats turned
themselves loose and made some Insertions
In the fish.
Decided TO Fight.
Instead OF going under. as wounded
whales do, he remained on top to FIGHT AZ
out He swished his tail and turned the
sea into suds, and made such a swell that
the good people of Alexandra would not
have permitted him to pass their port
without slowing down. He plunged head
long against one of the boats and stove AZ
so that IL would hardly aoat. Its occu-
pants were knocked overheard. There was
a good deal of excitement The sea round
about us was boiling, the whale was red
not with rage, the men were shouting and
the guns We're popping We could see that
the beach away on was fringed with the
population of the town, and we knew that
s am our movements ,Ssas Were being patched
We had TO tight. There was no time 20
erawfish or TO back water. The fish next
hurled himself against the boat in which I
was. ana II yielded to his wishes and got
smashed 1t was raised a considerable dis
lance IN the air, and when IL came down
was not in IL. Where do YOU think i was
young man? In the water? Not much I
WASH I. L was on that whales back lust
abaft his head. and holding on 10 that
harpoon with both hands.
Differently Occupied.
Some of my friends were fiounderfng in
the aqueous brine and some were support-
ing themselves by clutching the gunwales.
Some had climbed into the other boats thus
overlooking them and .crippling their efici-
ency. He smashed boat No 3. but ne was
bleeding as acopiously as though parties
pating i'm an athletic club glove contest lie
was getting feeble. but he had a black roof
in his mouth and an Abdallah stripe down
AIS back, and he refused TO say enough %
The boys i'm the remaining boat were hand
ling their guns with about the same care as
a policeman and my sweet life was I'm dan
ger In more ways than a dozen. Above all
the roar and riot IL seemed TO me as though
we could hear the shouts of the people on
ihore. and ] felt certain that I could hear
he dulcet tones Of my beloved Hannah
The line which had connected the harpoon
md the boat had parted and about 100 feet
# MANILA hawser sauirmed and wriggled
nake-like around in the seething sea- The
Whale didn't seem to observe my attitude
md continued his attention upon the two re-
naming boats
There wasn't any time TO think Of this.
The hand harpoon had been showed into
he right place and the whale was blowing
dis iast. - cOluHn OF Dloou Wis pefng
Squirted skyward and the scarlet food fell
over me, dyeing me a CORY hue. A few feeble
swashes Of the tail. and keeling motion
as though he was going to lie on his side
announced that the fish was dead The rope
that foated from my harpoon was picked
up and made fast to the boat, and the
whale and his rider were towed TO shore.
Our catch was dashed alongside the pier
and the next day We went to work at the
| carcass. The fish was sixty-two feet three
| and three-quarter inches long and the pro-
ceeds from the sales of his oil. bone and
other valuables were $3.50. I will never
| forget my experience with that whale on
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