The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-12

even the remotest chance Of interference
by man, their only enemy, that they
remained for many months, even pen e.
tratng well up the Gulf OF Akaba, that
sea Of sleep whose waters even now re-
tain the same primitive seclusion they
enjoyed when their shores were the
cradle OF mankind.
( But now time was fast approaching
when our hero must needs meet his COM
peers in battle, IL haply he might
Justify his claim to be a leader in his
turn For such Is the custom Of the.
cachalot. The young bulls each seek to
form iiarem among the younger cows
or the school, and having done So, thay
break off from the main band and pursue
their own independent way. This crisis In
the career Of the orphan had been lnlll.-j
5nent for some time, but now, in these utl-
troubled seas 1T could no longcr be de-
flayed Already several lprel .mtnary Skin
mishes had taken place with no definite
results, and at last, one morning when
the sea was like oil Tor ssmo othnes:s, and
blazing like FURNISHED gold under the
fervent glare of the sun, two out of the
four young bulls attacheked the orphan
at once. All around lay the expectant
brides ready to welcome the conqueror.
while in solitary state the mighty leader
coming time when a mighter than nc
should arse and drive him from his
proud position into lifelong exile.
Straight for our hero's massive head
came his rivals, charging along the
foaming, surface Ike bluff-bowed tor
.pedo rams. But as they converged upon
him he had charged t omeet them, set
ting slightly at the same time. Whether
by accident or design Isknow not, but
certainly the consequence of this move
was that instead of their striking him
they met one another ever his back. the
shock Of their impact throwing their
great heads out of the sea with a dull
boom that might have been heard for
mile. Swiftly and gracefully the orphan
turned head over flukes. rising on his
back and clutchng the nearest OF his
opponents by his pendulous under jaw.
The fury of that assault was so great
that the attacked ones jaw was wrench
ed sideways until it remained at right
angles to his body, leaving him for the
rest OF his life sorely hampered in even
the getting Of food, but utterly incapable
OF ever again giving battle to one Of his
own species Then rushing toward the,
other aggressor the victorious warrior
inverted his body in the sea, the brand
ishing his letha flukes, smote SO
tdoughtily upon his foe that the nose
OF those tremendous blows revcrberated
for leagues over the calm sea, while
around the combatants the troubled
waters were dashed into ridges and islets
OF snowy foam. Very soon was the battle
over. Disheartened, SICK and exhaus ted ,
the disabled rival essayed to escape. set
Ting, like. until he lay like SONS
!sunken wreck on the lowlder- bestrewn
sea bed hundred fathonls down. Sow
Ivy but full OF triumph, the conqueror
returned to the waiting school. and, Sc
lectlng six of the submissive COWS, led
them away without any attempt mt
hlndrance on the part of the other two
young bulls who had not Joined In the
fray.
In stately march the new family travel
cd southwark out of the Red Sea, along
the Somali coast. past the browning cliffs
of Sokotra, and crossing the Arabian sea,
skirted at their ease the pleasant Maln-
bar lttoral. Unerring instinct guided
them across the Indian Ocean and
through the sunda Straits, until amid
tho intricacIes OF Celebes they ended their
Journey for a season. Here, with richest
food in Overlooking abundance among
undlsturbed resl-beds swept by constant
Is changing currents, where they might
chate their lrritated skins clean from
the many parasites they mad accumu-
lated during their long Red Sea sojourn,
suddenly, as culamities usually come,
they were attacked by a whaler, as they
were calmly coasting along trlmor. But
nGycr till their dying day did those whale
fishers forget that fight. True they Sc
cured two half-grown cows. but at what
Il cost to themselves! For the young
leader, now in the full flush of vigorous
lie, seemed not only to have inherited
Tic fighting instincts OF ms ancestors
but also 10 possess a fund of Willy fe-
rocity that made him truly terrible foe
No sooner did he feel the first keen
thrust of the harpoon than, instead Of
exnendinp his strength for naught by
series OF aimless flounderings he rolled
his huge bulk swiftly toward his agrees
sors. who. were busily engaged IN clear,
ing their boat of the hampering SAL, ana
rerforce helpless for time, Right down
5,1por them came tho writing mass or
4livln. flesh, overwhelming them as COM.
p,e,ely as IL they had suddenly fallen UNI
dor Niagara. From out a. that roar
ilo tha boats crew emerged alive. poor
f,ncnents OF humanity tossing like chips