The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-03-19
the mast. So! Stand up, John! Pull

the mast. So! Stand up, John! Pull
hardw
He accompanied the last order with a
swing on his steering oar, and by the
time Portuguese John had knee in clumsy
cleat and hand on his iron" he was fac
ing the whale Of the cross not ten feet
abaft his fin. John, though Dago, was
grit clear through, and n Timrod remem.
bered his shaking hand when the whale
was first sighted he knew now that the
fourth mate would send his harpoon
home with as brave heart as beat under
his own Yankee ribs.
'GiAe it to him." The old man spoke
in a fierce whisper. The hearts of the
men leaped, and they gripped oars in ar
rested stroke with fingers Of steel that al
most denied the ash Johns iron" went
above his head like lightning, and with a
swish its barbed point sung through the
air ard stabbed deep into the side of Sa.
cred Ben.
Like report Of gun after touch on trig-
ger be responded. A hundred tons sprang
into ACTIVITY as lightly as a wildcat meets
its foe. "Starn all" roared Timrod. "For
your lives, starn allr' With their very
.ha;r an,, a,I,.nn ~ h,;,i pHs 80. ".
ancomnoss,d tho ho,t Wh;,lnno,s ~ ~.
,,r,, ,,nto,, s,,,,tc,, ,,;';o,', .,,'b o W. "a.
side, and deafening rush as though of
Will tbo hao. .a,oa Vs.. 49,. on . ea'
his feet. But the latent tiger at the bot.
nnt n;ro hna,, W. ;"aI w. alu nc Wv, Wv
snurs sror, h;,, r"a, n.,h h;', Ipt4 s .ne
Nth ~ u;aht 10 "au,.St ni '.,sa'a .'' .,,n
"sanonn ;rann '''s"' anu e'"'pe' ''e
Timrad ~ +ho s.or, h., o,..
n o,anrou ,ia,, tbaa h;a Ah hu,t a." " nn,
se% n u; w" ..s A his ooui stI.'ef' anu
Av C> ~ ' nv, se', nI ~, INNING. =. A.
np W." H. i h pu.' 4t hau ee,eu ~ ;te
wa a." a.. ne LIN =, NC s'sei anu WIN ;
49, s' I'h;,h W III I n"s anu a., 'asn Va h's
.,,aa ,,,;,,;,,., I': ,..I- 49, ns
wa" ainnt NaI'ns o nis JUN 10 :nousn
al ,inl on, w." th -, ~ y. n:s ms
.ai ,''.".i ~, ne" li. ~ "n'.ep'"' innlou
Mns 10 o.u p.uooel hui.cr not 70 hllow
-, .n"' n'.at gu "p""'u '.ioNe VI
. .n". '. IN NV shs'ns VI ug o
~ .I' sa tAt -, ot a .l' wv" ~ iIe. III.
W. n tnJ a.. -; eA' H. an.o"n "'oa. ~ an
Hp w, in'At' ~ saw s,eu' "t",e
vi ;i ua 'o oh s'eJiins oa,' anu .nc ooa'
M Mnli,'u Ip'u.. 'o-n s,oou' naipoon up
.i,,eu' ms eSts' se''e',ihs inc "h,lii's
s.,''ies III iionl' saw me ,i muses. Vi the
"n"ie Vi lnt .,oss, eu,veu iiAe oo"' us
se 1r' ilon' tne 'ep1 ms -.
ING meat 'ns'ah. i,inioo pent 10 HIS
ni"ue hs"la' ana the DOH, "sa'n swung
aioni tne ils'hs ue"th. Inc captain did
MS oes.' pu. even us 'he DO" turned the
sreut t''i e.,he from .he sea siloo.nly'
s!'en''!' rs 'ho"sn uii'eh ny some IRE
s,s'ip,e iaeenanlcal force 1ohh sazeu ut
ne o."eN horior II, hioh'entaiy paralysis
my iron polseu lor lle uat,. US point
WIS causht ny inc corner Oh tne nuke ana
h,ppeu us a BOY Jerks ms kniie III mum
plcp's. me hhfpooh turhed upon us
uAis, anu 'oiin was 'nlpaieu upon IL. III
sont'iuahce Oh .he n,otloh tne nukes rose
nish IN Ine ar ana then SUNK from slght.
sacrea Den naa souiiue9' ana the me
MISSED over portuguese 'ohh pfostfate
pouy through tne ehocNs IN the DOW.
lnefe Is no time ier horror III a whale
poat. All Is uctioh, Inc NEIL scarcely
reall|ihs the tragedy put showing the
"naie 10 pe iast' peaked their oars. I'M
rou reucheu ier tne line ana tossed TWO
"anss iioiA .Ae 'uD " bNe pay Ih"t he