The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-11-15

You, steward" we heard the cap
tain say, don't you weigh out an
other mouthful of grub for the men
till they return to duty! Cook, take
care that. they get nothing from the
galley!'
The affair was getting complicated.
Could it be that after all we must re-
sort to force?
IF it comes to that" said one of the
boat steerers, well stop the steward
from taking any grub into the cabin.
Wen just tell the cook to stand aside,
and We'll do our own cooking"
II hope we shall raise that school
of whales again before night re-
marked one of our young fellows.
''We ought to have kept our lookouts
aloft, the same as ever"
"No," replied the shipkeeper;
"we'ye nothing more to do with look
outs. Let the old man find whales
for himself--we're out of that bust
ness"
But then, you know" said another,
1.-THE sooner we raise one, the sooner
well bring the old man to his Senses
The shipkeeper was about answer
ing, when stirring call rang out
from the quarter deck.
There she blows!"
1t was the voice of the chief mate.
Starting up, we saw directly off the
ships quarter and not more than half
mile distant, two large whales, one
of which lay spouting upon the water
while the other was just in the act of
shooting above the surface.
The captain flew around like wild
man.
'Heave aback the main yard!" he
shouted. looking straight at us.
We made no motion more than deaf
men might have done. Then he rushed
forward. stamped upon the deck, and
shook his fist in our faces.
you mutinous scoundrels," he cried,
"Fll have everyone of you imprisoned
for ten years as soon as | get ashore!
Heave aback that yard, tell you!"
Capt. Winthrop" said the ship
keeper, "do you think that hungry men
men half starved-are going to catch
whales for you? All these men. sir,
would be as glad to catch them as you
would. They Will obey you the mo
ment you give them enough to eat; but
they won't pull round yard or lower a
boat as the case stands"
"We're running right away from the
whales every minute!" exclaimed the
commander, whirling about on his heel.
"Mr. Brown. let 90 that lee main brace,
Mr.. Wells, grab hold here with me-,
| Here cook! here. steward! stir your
stumps, and rouse away to get this
! yard round!"
ITS Of no use to heave to, Capt,
Winthrop" said the chief mate; "the
men won't 90 in the boats"
"No use, you say, Mr., Wells? IT
make it Of use. They shall go!"
SO they hauled the yard aback. and
the ships course was stopped-the
whales all the while spouting in plain
view. as if waiting for US to come and
get them.
Then the little drama went on--thc
captain stamping and threatening, and
the crew standing dumb and immoy-
able, without the least sign of excite
ment.
we would not man the boats: we
would not do single thing except
10 stand there and listen.
"What do you want?" he at length
cried. How much can Won oct down
your good-for-nothing throat~?"
Al, ha! he was coming around. We
knew that our point was gained the
moment that he jerkcd out those say.
age questions.
I'VE want two pounds of beef TO a
man-bones and all-and pound OF
bread" replied the ship-kerper. If
We find it 10 be more than we need. we
WI, rsnort t. Won, sir; hut that is what
we ask for now"
"There's a ship in sight to the wind,
ward, sir" called the mate, just at his
moment,
# anything further had been needed
TO turn the scale in our favor, it was
precisely this.
\ ship in sight! This meant that
our terms must be closed with at once