The sun., 1903-02-22
ZOE JOLLY BOYS TRIP
j TO JOLLY LAND
In Which He Tells Of a Whale ani
Mermaid That He Met While
Sailing A.one at Sea.

As the wird was OF shore and ] had
sclcctcd a fast sailirg boat, ! wos soon az
,ca. and had | l.cr mistcd aLd pursuit
mado the darlu css was too Grcat for cuv
O, O to have spiod no. ] was rot at all
afraid, for I was ucd to tho sea, and rot
at all 10, csone, bCcause ] was sctti; G out
on a wonderful voyage.
truly ard hoi .ostly believed @ cry woiu
tho soldier he'd said ebout Jolly Laid ard
II or,,r rcop'c, urd, Of courrc. ox.cc,cd
to m,ct with mnry adventures ard havo
thin cs to tell upon my rotCu.. II ary ois
had icon with me that light hc would
havo heard mo laugh more than oIoc as
I thought OF tho island where everything
was upside down.
did not sl,cp at all during tho night.
as I waited TO gico 'hc fcat all my q N
and be as fer away az could when morr il 4
came. Da ylsht cane lcforc ! expected
Il, and az stood up ard locked around
I could not soc a rail except at a great
dstaIce.
This was vol for mo, for had arv ship
come clofc to mo tho csptcir, would have
| insisted on my comii & aboard
I ato nv breakfast ard whistlcd and
sang and laughed, and tho boat sailed on
ct a good pacc for four or five hours. Then
the wind diod away and I was left be-
calmcd
Thinking I might catch a nap befo~
the brczc oamo again, lay down in tho
bottom of the boat ard clotod my eyos.
did sleep for a couple Of hours, ard my
awakening was anything but pleasant.
TIL. first thiI G Lu ow tho boat was being
lifted out Of the wator ard jostlcd about
in tho stranGost moII or, ard whon lcsr,d
70 nv feet il was to III d that a whale mad
come under my craft and bounced her
about III I'll Il was almost a miracle she was
not upset.
The boat and the whale rested on tho
water side by side. and although ! had
a narrow escape from being thrown into
the sea and drowned and was still in peril
had to indulge in a hearty laugh.
BY and by the whale began lashing the
| water with lis tail, and the waves he kicked
up were likely TO swamp my boat. but !
could no no thing but hang on and hope
for the best.
When ] was about ready to give up in
despair the monster suddenly sank out Of
sight, and in little time the sea grew quiet
| again. / was very Thankful. as you must
understand. and had some OF you been in
| my rlace | think YOU would have turned
| back and made the best Of your way home.
The calm continued, and when the sun
went down he was like great ball OF goli.
| had finished my supper, and was so tly
singing to myself as darkness camo down.
when all of sudden another voice reached
| my ears.
| II was thar Of woman. and she seemed
| TO be humming a tune. There was no
| ship in sight. and the shore was at least
| fifty miles away. and ] was both puzzled
| and alarmed / had been looking about
me for fully five minutes when made out
the head and shoulders Of woman who
| -. H.. ..f hAn
| She had a fair face, long hair aud a string
| of pearls around her neck, and took notice
| how white her teeth were.
I was q lit afraid for moment, but then
| I remsm bnred hearing the fishermen talk
| of mermaids, and felt sure that this must
be one | beckoned to her and called her
INV dear and said that ! was lonesome
! for company, bu, she shook her head and
| smiled.
Then I began softly creeping aft think
! ing 10 make a sudden grab and capture
her, but she suspected my intentions and
| SWAN away from the boat and hurnmed a
! merry air and smiled archily;
Il have heard of mermlids,' I said TO
her. you live in coral cave at ths pot
| tom OF the sea and must meet with many
wonderful sights,
| Wont YOU come and talk with me-? Do
not fear that will hurt you. When l 60
home should like to tell the fisherman
and others that have not only seen' out
| talked with a real merm ALL.
| II was no use. however. Boy that was,
1 she was afraid of me. and while was speak
| ing TO her she suddenly sank away into the
sea and did not get another sight OF her,
although 1t was long two hours before
the wind came and | resumed my voyage
This mermaid lived 30 far from the shors
! that probably she had never seen a human
| heing before and she was, therefore, afraid
| Of me.
These we're two pretty fair adventures
| for one day, bu; l was TO have a still moro
| stirring one on the morrow, and II you
read the next chapter l think you will bs
| interested in what came to me and how
got out Of it.