The sun., 1908-12-27

me, you never can bet on what q whale
will do. The last one that hove In sight
want anticipated. You wouldn't be-
lieve me II was TO undertake TO give you
his dimensions. but I've got a photograph
Of him In the room. II you would Like To
60 It,
"I declined politely, for II seemed III
asked to see the picture It would be an
intimation that doubted his word.
Il walked back to the village and
strolled up TO the post Office The post
master was O very accommodating fell
low, He saw was stranger. He said
In answer to one Of my questions that
the town had very interesting history
He gave me the name of a citizen VINO
knew It by heart.
IL called to see the citizen. It was
not his day to talk. I did not touch on
whales while was in his parlor, but as |
was leaving incidentally remarked that
1 hoped whale would show up before
I got away.
@'If you had told me you was inter-
ested In whales. he said. L might have
interested you. but as you seem to be in
q hurry 1 s'pose it's too late. II you can
spare the time. though, would like to
show you some photographs Of the whales
that have been caught of the beach
Il told him would call In again. He
followed me to the gate and gave me
the name OF an old whaler who lived
about q mile away. II anybody on Long
Island could summon a whale from the
vasty deep. 1t was this old man.
aT ...44 hal nrta LAT
He was not at home. said inquiringly
that supposed he was out hunting whales,
The informant said no. that he had gone
to Montauk. 1 asked IL he had gone
there to look for whales.
"'Bless you, no. exclaimed the infor-
mant. There are no whales anywhere
except around here. They all como to
'Gansett. II you're interested In whales
and will step in we have some photo
graphs of the big catches
"As a friend had asked me to send him
some postcards l stepped into O shop
where that commodity was kept In stook.
When 1 asked the dealer to show me his
goods he threw down about o peck. I
looked over the assortment. Every GARD
in the lot was a photograph Of the capture
Of whale or Of Its cutting up.
Il said every one. That IL not quite
corroct. Several of the cards bore pic,
lures Of the windmill that IL the land.
mark of the town when whales are OF on
a jaunt. ..
zone evening picked up photograph
album from the centre table In the family
parlor. / recognized the face Of my host
and the picture Of his family, The re-
mainder OF the pages-whalee, whales,
whales.
in the village told me conf1dentially that
could do it by making arrangements with
publisher to get out copies Of the Bible
containing a new picture Of the whale
doing up Jonah. He said the folks a.
'Gansett were awfcIly religious and
would buy Bibles when they would not
had pictures Of whales.
Some years ago a terrific storm swept
over the town one night. The next day
it was found that crops for miles had been
devastated and fences were down. The
ground in every direction looked as II it
roamed over the ruins said:
Guess q school Of whales must have
broke loose and CROSSED over to the other
side OF the island to get into the Sound
NThe last night ] was in the village
was invited by young man who was
70 go- with him and heaE his boys and
eiria sing. When he got thesh in line he
swe will ohans O part OF the Bene-
dicite,. beginning at the twenty third
Il turned 70 the canticie before the
choir started and read the verse, o
ye whales and all that move In the waters,
bless ye the Lord; praisa him and magnify
sThe ohoirmaster was loyal 10 theviI-
lASe, for he made bis GLASS chant that
veree over three times before they passed
to the remainder Of the oanticle.s