The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-11-27
A Deep Sea Yarn.

TIME mascot of the good ship
"Mollie Gilligan" of Seneg-
ambia was a black and tan
pup named Fuzzy. Foot and
a Half used to say he was a "bezlong"
on account of his wonderful breaking
powers. He could crack almost any
thing with his teeth that wasn't made
Of iron or worse.
L only remember one occasion when
Fuzzy baked. One day Rosie, our
French Canadian chain barmaid, gave
him one of Sinbad's stories that was
printed in The MIRROR, all folded up
so that it looked real appetizing.
Fuzzy tackled it. He "chawed," choked
and spat it out. Captain Rudolph
heard about it and said it was cruelty to
animals and was SO mad that he threat
ened to maroon Rosie and certainly
would have done 50, only her husband,
Pete LeFlue, was such good harpoon
man that he could not be- spared. It's
seldom you can command men that
have had experience in that line and
Pete had worked for years on lumber
barge on the great Lachine Canal.
The "Mollie Gilligan," as you may
have already guessed, was whaler,
and as there are many among us who
know almost nothing of the delights
of sailors life, and knowing full
we'll how you have been imposed on
by well meaning Fresh Water story
tellers, 1 take pleasure in relating a
somewhat peculiar incident that han
pened during this particular voyage.
One day while we were calmly sail
ing over the land that whales swim
over we heard the cry from the crows
nest, "There she blows!" and sure
enough she did. We could see her
plain over on the lee. Dingies were
lowered and when everything was in
readiness we started out and in twenty
six minutes had her alongside. Then
the cutting up and trying out COM
menced, and it's trying work at best.
Foot and Half was chOpping out the
whales stomach with an ak when he
missed his aim and carved a large
hole in the stomach itself. Suddenly
ne was Mortified to see hand protruda
from the cash. Summoning ali his
nerve he took hold of it and pulled if
out. 1t proved on examination to
have been severed near the shoulder
and was evidently woman's.
AS soon as Rudolph, our dear can.
tain, saw it he began to weep. We
could not understand it, and asked for
an explanation. Rudolph said he rec
ognized the hand at once, as it belonged
TO the dusky sweetheart he had -cruelIv
deserted on the island of Catuppe. and
sure enough there was the six cent
gold ring he had given her on the
thumb. We at once hove to and set
sail for the island to verify the affair
On arriving at the island we fonni
that Will cher name) had been bathinr
when suddenly the whale apnearaG
and before she could escape had hitten
off her arrc. o'on
Foot and Half Immediately put in
a claim for Will and argued nntii
Rudolph consented to their MARRIAGE
Whlch was an unique affair. How
ever, they have prospered. Foot andHa
Half, an acrobat himself, soon trained
her SO she could turn a double som
merset backwards and land on the HI.
toe OF her right foot, striking IN s,
English walnut without breakino =
and turn back again without tonch;n%
the ground. The last 1 ever saw -
Foot and q Half, Viii and he were with
Blngling Bros. circus and were doinr
we'll.
Such is the sailors life. Show no
landlubber that would dig down h;O
jeans and give up his last few oo1as nls
SOver0lgnS Just to take the fou SeN
children one could find in q dav or rooa 81
in London on an excursion mn tS ~
Thames! But Sinbad has told thae
story, so will deny myself the nlaas n"e
ure Of recounting it. j. r i0as-