Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-10-10

broken back-while already. such had
been the energy of the sea people, the
great framework of his ribs was partly
laid bare. They made no regrets for
the doing of useless things finds 20
place in their scheme of things. Then
the younger said: $50 the question
of overlordship lies between us three,
and | am unwilling that it should
await settlement. l claim the leader
ship and am prepared here and now
to maintain my right" This bold as
sertion had it's effect upon the two
hearers, who, after long pause, re-
piled: I'VE accept, o king, fully and
freely, until the next battle day ar
rives, when the succession must be
maintained by thee in ancient form"
So the matter was settled and proud
| ly, the young monarch set off to re-
join the waiting school. Into their
midst he glided with an air of con
scious majesty, pausing in the centre
to receive the homage and affection
ate caresses of the harem. No ques
tions were asked as to the wherea-
bouts of the deposed sovereign, nor as
to what had become of the missing
member of the brotherhood. These are
things that do not disturb the whale
people, who in truth have sufficiency
of other matters to occupy their
| thoughts besides those inevitable
changes that belong to the settled or
der of things. The recognition COM
plete, the new leader glided out from
the midst of his people. and pointing
his massive front TO the westward
moved off at stately pace, on
straight course for the coast Of Japan.
Long, long lay the defeated one,
rlo.ionless and alnnc. Ills eAcrtons
had been so tremendous that every
vast muscle band seemed strained pe-
yond recovery, while the torrent of
his blood befouled by his long en-
forced stay beneath the sea, did not
readily regain it's normally healthful
flow. But on the second day he
reused himself, and his mighty head
swept the unbroken circle of the hori-
zon to satisfy himself that he was in
deed at last a lone whale. Ending
his earnest scrutiny, he milled round
to the southwark, and with set pur-
pose and steady fluke beat started for
the Aucklands. On his journey he
| passed many a school or smaller
pod" of his kind. but in some mys-
terious manner the seal of his lone
illness was set upon him, so that lie
was Stunned by all. In 10 days he
reached his objective, 10 days of fast
ing, and impelled by fierce hunger
he ventured in closely to the cliffs,
J where great shoals of fish, many seals,
with an occasional porpoise, came gai-
ly careering down the wide gaping
tunnel of his throat into the inner
darkness of dissolution 1t was good
to be here, pleasant to feel once mora
that unquestoned superiority over all
things, ana gwiItly the remembrance
of his fall faded from the monsters
mind. BY day he wandered lazily, en-
! joying the constant easy procession
of living food down his ever-opened
gullet; by night he wallowed sleepily
in the surf-torn margin of those jagged
reefs.
And thus he came to enjoy the new
phase of existence, until one day he
rose slowly from favorite reef patch
to feel sharp pang shoot through
his wide flank. Startled into sudden,
violent activity, he plunged madly
around in the confined area of the
cove wherein he lay, in the vain en-
deavor to rid himself of the smart
But he had been taken at a disadvau-
tage, for in such shallow waters there
was no room to manoeuvre his vast
bulk, and his wary assailants felt
that in spite of his undoubted viSor
and ferocity he would be an easy
prey. But suddenly he headed in
stinctively for the open sea at such
tremendous speed that the two boats
attached to him were but as chips
behind. He reached the harbor's
mouth, and bending swiftly sought
the depths. Unfortunately for MIN
a large pinnacle of rock rose sheer
from the sea bed some hundred faith
oms below, and from this he hurled
himself headlong with such fearful
force that his massive neck was broil-
en-. And next day weary company of
men were toiling painfully to strip
from his body it's great accumulation
of valuable oil, and his long career
was ended.-New York Evening Post
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