The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-10
TER A WHALE.

s. :, 'si'1 ,Ius Of an Almost 1 Extinct In
, :, a;,' !; ' '''''' on Long Island
the OIL, ,+ Following the Cry
Ias. v, a'' ,::.rpors She Blows"
,,;,s on Long Island d is not
fs'rae ID ID ,,tpc: industry j., Sag Har'
fair los, it prestige in TIL: respect t +S,
+ cone sss has snc9 ' to 'on 'ns
Of lib. + Of being the "nnI'ns n lh
ID ~ i, ambitious Of the old. '"shio0s1
taba, ,ry prevail to " sre"t0t exs:"'
tiess Id ' .Isrters, and whaling captains a,
P'sits I'D h oil ssuo"I live and die IN fh al:
with ao,. ,,p,Ist rs they did OF yor0 III
nssssasoa I i'll, and Sag Ha'Dor'
it ia T., tho shore ut either end OF
Whitsa ,;I.gs oi Aunsnnsctt stands tall
t pays va with rude shauty con-
cost in rambling fashion at the
re gam ii, rarely that any flag f'oats
fuItabk, ,,s,s poles, and yet every Gay
|ako adj Inhabitants glance dozen times
Foverpns inning to see the futtering
kes ess saog OIL: to the sea- breeze: The
hen bees ,,.r may ic4nire the meaning OF
is sts ,,slsss poles, or conclude nnSnr-
close il; h,t they belong to the signal SER
whom i u,vs OF the Weather Bureau and
Try Of \, fnrthcrtlousht to the matter
his con. = he happens upon the beach
Of a III ,,re evsu,ful day when the flags
He is p l,ips lie will witness Il rare sce'-c'
nunbe,t rbOly goes mad with excitement
Puld hsJ women and children rush ont OF
steamsbsl hou,ss down to the waters edge,
MS dspa ,;;ug aud sesticul"tins wildly.
her thin. i, aas is simply the sign that a
as thee Il lns been sighted of shore. The
ward, VII 4.mrut that follows is due not
ANY fan, Ito The prospective profits, bnt to
Ferprisips .,nrr ea,jcivation OF sport. Every
bort OHM ,um,n Of .AnusaEsctt loves whal-
|lesira ii rhe ras,on is born in the
new eat i, through long line OF ancestors
|htO the oI,Sed the SEA us captn1ns nnd
Falue mi i, Of wbale.boats. The modern
|ver aces| .r.s in TIE methods OF whaling
tie comparative scarcity OF whales
he Long Island shore have i'll
~ 'aaa1 I'D the od-tlv'e whalers to adopt
'ofposa IL means Of st; pport, but when the
couae u that whale is Of shore travels
rivers y mouth to mouth, there is sud-
Salm loll1 suspension OF ordinary business.
luDeflns Blood OF the whaler asserts itself
L . pa he familiar cry. "There she blows
fnty. Y Nc she bIows!'
ult az tile beach about midway between
Pcnool @ ,yo Aass,alis small frame build
emselna ,.rp,,sl and towards this struc-
ner, h nost Of the men hurry when tine
muca liDs fig t,utters in the breeze.
oeaVon ,ths WORK OF only few minutes
|lotaerR Sds open the doors OF the old
FsS. Ivy lug and bring forth five whale.
INES la1 t. fully equipped Eov launching.
y sumns taxes six men to boat, but will
IN Wasa hands OF friends multiply this
Fhea he bier two.foll. BIT when the boat
|9gEnS " Ny s'lles into the SURF all but the
MS az Estep back aud rc3retfully stay
IN salmol tle beach while the more favored
Snen pull fox dear life towards the
R Inc c!ptaln stand: in tue
&, not the craft while the men row
'. 49,. powerful strokes through the
Frighte1a n. n.n -, w. Wv
:, practice us III the days of their
b that on a
Dc whales ought Of. Amagaus cit
" What are called right or COW
0ti''''s les They frequently float calmly
Inc surface of the ocean until
"A' s 'aaets stab them with III, l,ur.
. - "a. 'pt at other times they leal
pars1e'S chase out to sen. The
TO lug boat approaches the monster
''o0' I, 10 rear, and when close enourb
largelyq es,tai, p;v.s ,ho .r.1' v'' 'l'o" :,
;.a D''P0'Her with sweep of the
'0'a4 !nases his weapon straight at
-, ~, - ), NssS' At the same time the
NO. TRUSTS a lance uulsr
r :, 10 50 lcep that it often
49, - u ,,,, the heart Or lungs. When
|upnt B VII set close enough til bomb