Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-01-27

an hours notice. He had been found
to be a man who Thoroughly knew his
business, and it was understood that
he was an old whaleman lie h2d spun
no yarns of his adventures. however.
and now fer the first time as the whale
kept pace with US and the frightened
crew tiptoed about the decks, the mate
gave us a brief Outline. He had beon
whaling in every sea, both in sail and
steam vessels. and had been ashore after
his last cruise only month when
joining us. Three years before in
whaler out of London they had lowered
for monster whale OF tho Made.ras
and fought him for four hours. The
leviathan had smashed two boats \aud
killed five men. pavids in his boat had
got him fast, but the whale sounded
so deep they had to cut the line ana
let him so. Three months later 750
miles to the north the whalor cncaun-
tered the same fish ana had another
boat destroyed ANA two men killed
Again Davids cot fast, but after being
towed Is miles to windward had to cut
loose. Six months later. down e;1
the coast Of Brazil. he hid his third
fight with the same whale and got in Il
third harpocn.
During the next two years Davids
sighted that whale, which had come To
be known as Sam Patch, of the Cape
Of Good Hope, OFF the coast OF Peru
and OFF the coast Of Mexico. ana on
each and every occasion III IDast one
boat was smashed ana eon,s oua ijiia1
and the mate .alen made faa4 avn MA to
LET 90 AGAIN Tho vbala h,5 ss,~s IL.
which ba co,IIa o,sfr,, h.. t.ls,,tg.d n,
had ALWAYS been known as "a rnl fish
and that no shouId r,so qa r.,r o,,r
bark and keen copo3ny witch rs for
hours was marc than n n,,-tp~,. IN me-
mate.
am tell vou what II III WI s.fd ar,a~
leaning hfe elbo,,s Al thn r,u ana t,t,tpt.
long look at tbe vast burl, almost
rubbing o1r sIdTboa~d sieo. ,.,b,t
whale is after me lie knows I'm
aboard here Six of NV heroaons mr..
rusting in his carcass. ana though I'm
not after him al tins voyage he wants
revenge"
We laucbed ar tho iaeo b,t tho mate
chung to # lie was an inefficient
fairly educated man and if WAS owl
dent that he fullv halirs-e1 I'm his own
words perhans II vas bis car,cs,,.,s
that made ~ aleo co,na ~ holie,.o th,t
there might IL sometime I, N AZ
though If looked ahsut5 II tret sigb,
| When the whale had bean keenine,
! co,nnanv with MS for tbroa hours We
! LET the bark qo four noin4s off bcr
course. thinking 10 nujetlv steal away,
| from him. Bat Id CHANGED his courso
| ana kent with bcr Tban ~ shortened
| sail. but he slowed m Far al bonr
| we worked "a mart ccrnnan,- hut bo
was IN TO all our tricks For sovep
| long hours no hung IN nc and tber of -
! sudden he sank ont Of sfaht 0itbo,,t co
! much as a splash We areped tbat ne
had gone for good and If Was a weIebt
| off our minds, but Davids shook his
J head in a mournful way ana replied:
/ Sam Patch came here after me.
| and he won't leave for good till he gets
me. He's only off to feed"
We reached the island without bav-
| ing seen more Of him booa,ar Az ,o
| came within mite ~ tpa norm shor.
! the bark was throw, f,to ~ ,,.lra
! the boat favored ana na,,ds ,,os 90
h. rov,ad IN IN eo,,pd The do.,+t, an,
| 6rd q safo .-ob,r,,, ,rlu.. -. IT,.