Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-06-14

Mine. that used 20 be pilot boat. and
would sail in any kind ~ weather that
= fayin' fish would live in. We crpised
around in she northwest trades for
awhile lookin' fer sperm calf, Tor kcar-
ney said that TO get the best results
from education yoo must catch en-
young.
Il won't bore YOU tellin' about that
cruise. though il would make a mighty
good story itself. but az last we caught
our calf and h'iSted him into n tank
on deck. kearney named him ISstic
Willie. after kid % his own. Then
we put for the reef. which had n smooth
lagoon inside II "a. and was altogether
a well cut cut for whale academy as
any place You could End in the ce0g-
rSphy.
'Kearney's idee was 10 use his
whales mostly for rams. though some
times for torpedo boats. 80 he had
harness fttcd over Little Nnlic's head.
with steel spur in front. and he
trained him 10 80 fun tiis az an old
hulk that was moorcd for a target.
How did De make him do ito Whv.
every time little Willie would bit the
hulk fair and square. Rearney would
give him a lump % sugar. You don't
mean 90 say YOU didn know that
whales liked sugar. Next time vou
meet one. Won just offer him q lump
and see whas he does
Well as things went on the expert
meut seemed % be a success. Little
While absorbed education as 10 his
father had been a college president.
Tie would iie pointing at The target
with his aukcs a-ouiverin' like cats
tail when she's watching for mouse.
and ther when Kcarucv would give the
signal By proddin' hirn with O. harpoon
De would shoot forward like @ bullet
and hit that huik swiqe that would
rattle it ike q dynamite blast Then
he would swim back. happy and proud.
! Tor bis sugar. with smile on hfS face
/ that would take in "a four-horse truck
Sometime Kcarucy wouid rig him
TIP With spar torpedo. and De- was
trained 60 stop 1t chem times and back
away as soon as the spar touched the
I target.
We'll 7 was worried ali the time for
( 7 didn't know where an This was roir'
/ % end. little while kept grow IN big
ger ard bigger. and we had % keep
/ fftin' him wifh new ram bows FRI place
/ ~ those he'd oufr-owr and reftfn'
/ more huiks go take the places 20 chose
I Pee was smashing into kintEn. De-
I looked to me as ~ there was trouble
ahead. and sure enough there was
some day kearney was in "a bad hu-
nor and absent -lui udC6. Wher te
! started out FOR target practice he
/ iahhef Liftle Wit'ic with The harrocr
before he rot him headed in TIE right
direction OF re shot. as he'd been
I taught
-Kearnev triei % call him back. but
! vrr know yourself ff wasn't reason
/ able fo expect he'd hearit. In another
minute Little Willie had smashed clean
/ through she side of The Lady Mine
and then hc came back. innocent and
self-satisfed. FOR his sugar.
even. you never saw man 50 cray
with rage az what Kearnev was. Al
ihouch the Thing was entirely DTS own
fault. be laid 81 an 20 that poor. ir
offensive beast ard when LfttIe WI
iie SWIM mp. expectin' 90 Pc praiset
and rewarded as he had perrec,
right to. Bearrey yelled, sect away
Tou iubher,' and give him kick.
We'll yon know Little Willie uevr.
lad such az insult before. ana 4
/ knocked Rim ali ir q heap Tie locke.
~ ms reproachfui for a minute. an.
then De- furuei around on his tail. die
rinrl and deliberate. and put o. sea
We never seen him again.
Vow you zee what happened ~ th
Kathleen dou't you2 The whale wa
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