The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-16
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WV HEN two whaleahios meet dur
W. Ing cruise. # there are
wv no signs OF whales near. an
exchange Of visits always takes
place The ewo captains foreeather on
board one ship. the two chief mates on
board the other While the officers are
thus enjoying themselves. It is usual for
the boats crews 70 go forward and while
away the time as best they can. such
visitors being always welcome This prac-
uce is called canning" and is fruitful
Of some Of the queerest yarns imaginable.
as these a-wandcrers ransack their
memories Tor tales whereWith TO make the
time pass pleasantly.
On the occasion Of which 1 an, writing
our ship had met the Coral of Martbs's
vineyard, on Nieuwe. and canning had
set In immediately. One Of the group
among whom I sat was a sturdy little
native OF Guam. in the Ladrone Islands.
the picture Of good humor. but as ugly
as joss Being called upon for a song.
be laughingly excused himself on the
ground that his songs were calculated to
give white man collywobbles: but If We
didn't mind he would spin a "cuffer',
Carn) instead. Carried Northumberland
We lit fresh pipes as we composed our
selves to hear of The Calling Of Captain
hamirez" I reproduce the story in a
slightly more Ineligible form than
heard II, the mixture Of Spanish, Kanaka.
etc-' being a gibberish not to be under
stood by any but those who have lived
among the polyglot crowd in a whaler.
About fifteen years ago now, as near
Is l can reckon (for we don't keep much
account OF time except were on monthly
Eage). / was cruising the Kingsmils in
Che old Salem. Captain Ramirez They
tOld me her name meant Peace and
that may be; but If so. all I can say
IS that never was q ship worse named
Why. there wasn't ever any peace aboard
OF her Quiet there was. when the old
man was asleep. for nobody wanted him
Weakened; but peace-well. l tell We boys
she was jest hell afloat I've been fishing
now a good many years in Yankee
BpOuters. and there's some blood boats
among en-. but never was I so unlucky
as when 1 first set foot aboard the
salem. skipper was a Portugee from
Flores' come over to the States as a
nipper, and brung zap in Rhode Island
Don't know and don't care how no GOT
70 be skipper. but I guess Jenny
Sduarefoot was his schoolmaster for
some OF his tricks wouldn't couludn't
have been thought OF anywhere else
but down below. I amt a-going to make
ye all miserable by telling you how he
hazed us round and starved us and tor
tured us, but you can let your magma
uon loose If you want to. and then YOU
won't overhaul the facts OF his daily
amusements.
well. ia been with him about year
when, as I said at first we was cruising
the kingsmills. never going too close
in. because at that time the natives were
very savage, always fighting with each
other, but very glad Of the chance to
go for a ship and kill and eat all hands.
Then, again. we had some Kanakas
aboard and the skipper knew il they
got half a chance they would be over
board and OF TO the shore
Sperm whales were very plentiful. IN
fact they had been so all the cruise.
which was another proof to all OF US who