Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1897-07-23
A PESKY WHALE.


the captain suddenly. "Some of 'em is
pesky critters an some mint 40 pesky."
Smoke went mn In clouds md there
was silence.
Reckon you'ys cot sometbipo on
your mind. can. " said the doctor.
"Ob. nothin very particular. said
the captajn. "but when whales was in
troduced il reminded me. | had old Liz
mn Berinp sea way two years apo-oId
Liz WINS nv shin. her full name bein
Eliznbeth ]. Barker--an we'd Ind "A
pretty good season. September we mt
around the Horn. an an things bappen-
ed didn't see another whale till we
struck into the forties. Then. sir. long
II O'Clock one flne mornin. we doin
about six knots. we raised n whale that
was whale"
"Rio. bet +" said the doctor
ono. not 40 terrible bip. +" said the
cantain "but peslv wns standip
about 'midsbips when one Of the men
sings ont Hi. can. look at i'm blow
Sure 'nouob. half A mile Off nm dead
abeam To starboard he was BLOWN. He
sent mn a GOOD spout an then seemed
IN kinder settle himself. like he was
pannin shown "A GOOD hit of his length.
hove old Liz To. an we mt over "A
oouple OF boats. Rowin In the small
boot was IA Dutobman named Frank
mention him. ,cause he comes into the
warn prettv nrominent. Frank was a
GOOD sailor. but one of them fellers that
bas dreadful little to saw. He tended
right to business an kent his hatch
battened close. Well. an IL turned out,
the little boat licked the big one an
got the frat wback Mt the whale They
mt "A harmon into him inst over his
mort fin. an down he went
II stood a-watchinp things through
ylass waited an waited for the bont
10 start off in tow. but she didn't do
uothin but set still. which was puzzlin.
In about five minutes somethip biz an
black broke water tween us an the
boat. an there was Old blower not
more'n 400 wards from the place he
went down. He warn't up long, but
enough to get his bearin's. | guess. for
down he went again. an could zee the
how man pettin ready to rive him all
the rome he'd take. Then the boat sturt.
ed. slowed bit an come dead for the
shin at a 40 mile olip. I never see n
boat travel 40. We watched 'em. M
when she got within a quarter of a mile
I thinks to myself: This ia pittip
blamed interestin. l wonder il that
whale poin to sheer Off, or IL he goin
to give us a RAMP That boat, sir. tray
eled for us as true az a hair. an could
geo the men in her aettin excited. On
she came, throwin spray like a liner,
and 1 calkilated IL she held her course
she'd hit us 40 near 'midship II wouldn't
be worth n,easurin the difference. Then
I soc the man in the bow make n pass
for the rome with the hatcbet. but he
was nervous like an missed IL. for the
Ratchet went overheard. mn he. losin his
balance. along with it. Tho rest of tho
men worn't long decidiu wbat they'd
do. II WINS 10 overheard or nit smashed
TO flinders. an when they not within 30
yurds of us they all went over but
Frank.
"sJump, YOU idiotl wells |. DO YOU
want to Rit stove?' Mebbe he didn't
hear. but / reckon It wouldn't made no
difference. for az Pm Twin. doc. that
Dutohman Law himself out on his stoin-
ach in the bottom of the boat, grabbed
a foot cleat with both hands an hung
ON for dear life. Well. old whale kent
steam on. could see the boat 20 down
little by the head az she got close TO
us. an knew the rope was scrapin the
sbip's keel. We WINS all holding breath
an waitin to SEQ Frank splatter his
brains against the ships side. when the
boat went nose down, starn up an IN
der water with a kerchug. She missed
reachin us by about five yard
"All bands aboard ship leant over
TO nee Frank IN the splinters come up,
for the boat would sure fetch again the
keel an 10 to kindlin wood. We wait
ed an waited AN waited, but, by gum,
there warn't no aplinters an there
warn't no Frank. All Of "a sidden one
OF the men sings out ny inc molly po-
ker, lookf whipped fouhd' an 'nere'
~ fathom on our port, was tne iittie
whale boat iull OF water 10 the gun
mel an FRANK stnndih up III her' WAIST
deep hoidlhe ohto rowiook ior GEAR
HE. 80 heip mo- doc' tnat boat was
towed clean nnder Ola Liz' the Dutoh-
man in her' ah coile UP souno vi 'ho
other side.
Yes SIR under the snip SICK AZ
whistle, an inc DutoDinan III ner' Inae
whale was sciehtist' hr ne caiki-
lated rl8ht 10 lose the Doat' Dut' piess
you lts Digger JoD IMAM any ono
wanted to tackle TO staVe that crait' an