The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-20

| closely for length Of time, while she,
poor creature, seemed utterly regard
less of the dangers which surrounded
her. At last one of the boats APP
preached so near that, harpoon
was thrown at her, then second har-
poon and third, still she did not at
tempt to escape, but allowed the
other boats to approach, so that more
harpoons were attached. till in the
course of an hour the poor animal was
killed. Though there was something
painful in the deliberate destruction OF
a creature evincing such heroic affec-
tion for it's offspring, vet this feeling
of compassion quickly gave way 10 the
object of the adventure. the value OF
the prize and the exciting Joy of the
capture
The fidelity of the male and female
whale TO each other exceeds that Of
most animals. Anderson, in his 'Bis-
tory of Greenland, mentions that some
fishermen, having struck one or two
whales. male and female that were in
company together, the wounded crea-
ture made a long and terrible resist
ance. With single blow OF its tail il
upset boat containing three men, by
which they all went TO the bottom
When another boat came up the other
whale still remained by its companion
and lent IL every assistance, till at last
the wounded victim sank under the
number and severity of its wounds,
while It's faithful partner. unable 20
survive its loss, stretched herself upon
the BODY Of her mate and calmly shared
its fate
To the Greenlapders. as well as 20
the natives Of southern climates. the
whale is an animal Of vast Importance;
and these people devote much Of their
time 10 fishing foSvit. When they set
out on their whsie-catehing expedi-
ton they dress themselves in their
best apparel, imagining that, II they
are not clesnly and neatly clothed, the
whale. which detests dirty. slovenly
garb, would certainly avoid them.
In this manner about fifty persons,
men and women. set out together ia
one Of their large boats The women
take with them their needles. thread
and other implements. TO mend their
husbands clothes. in case they should
be torn, and to repair the boat II IL
should happen 20 receive any damage.
When the men discover a whale they
strike at IL with their harpoops, 10
which are fastened tutes two or three
fathoms long, made Of scalskin inflated
with air
The huge animal. BIZ mans Of this
kind Of bag, = in some degree com
peeled 20 keep near the surface OF the
water. When he - fatigued and rises,
the men attack him with their spears
til he i killed Then they pu, on
their spring jackets, made al 81 one
piece. Of q dressed sealskin. with their
boots, gloves and caps. which are laced
30 tightly 20 each ether that no water
can penetrate thern Thus at;ired they
plunge into the SEA and - gin 70 slice
Of the tst al around the animals
body, even from those parts that are
under water. for ;aetr jackets beng
fail Of arr. the men co not sink. and
are able 70 keep themselves upright !
standing. a. u were . were. IL the sea /
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blowing directly from the North Psestss 4
bring many whales. which. getting oct ]
81 their ATTITUDES and f4lgued Ssia 4
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regain de~p water. and make q low. I
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