The Washington times., 1922-12-15

ship President Polk. Of the
IL ,Unitsd iStstes Linss. 10 to
BE- found tho followihg entry
nads tdurins : rscent yoyagS:
,..:.Wsathsr clear; & With Light;
norfheast wind. A large whale,
Close aboard i and spout,nE,3 f1r-;
nishAd. sxcitemsrit ( for me. pas:
ssstgers.~ s-5-" ~ - ..a;iit.r.s. r &
Capt John D. schoneld+ r. .,
thorough exponent Hofe tersspess'
and accurscy, a. the brief antry
bears Witness Back OF yths entry.
however. ID q yarn that would,
cause the late lamented Haron,
Aunchausen to- sit UP and take
notice. The story comes from
the lips Of passengers who. are
sticklers for the truth. tho whols-
truth. and nothing but the truth.
Here It fs:, t.ty#. tg4.. E y
The whale. - big ~ q, row Of
houses. appeared off the star
board quarter and attracted the
attention Of the passsnsefs and
crew Of the President, Polk by
shooting . column iof wster fully
100 yards into, the air and COM
pletely drenching the steamship.
Realizing that: II ha6 att>ected
attention to itself. the playful
whale went through q ,courps OF
Gymnastics. First he stoo6 On
his head and Tipped his tan.
and then he stood on his tan and
opened his monstrous mouth.
emitting q sound like .. flock OF
laughing hyenas in mysteries,
+ Following the. gymnastio exAi-
bition. Mr.. Whale started to show
his prowess a. q swimmer. He
put on full speed and cftcfsd the
ship twice. blowing forth Great
streams Of water the while He
then drew close to the steamer
and. opening his mouth. sesmed
to beg. 49, T'.,S =
The poor whale u hun6ry."
femarked sentimental pAsssn-
ser. This sent . number of his
fellow yoyasers on the Sun u. the
dining salon. where they oHtklned
crackers. chunks Of brsAd and
ether bits of food. Then for An
hour the passengers tossed food
to the whale. Tho poor fsilow
seemed most appreciativs and sx.
Dressed his thanks by shooting
ereat streams Of water Into the
air. r \ 80
An went fine untfl . Iractical
5olEer went below and returned On
deck with . big alarm clock. He
wound the clock and set The
alarm for i've minutes aHshd.
tossed II into the saping mouth
and the lsviathan o9 the dSsp
promptly gulped the obdsot. with
watches in hand the pGsssnatrs
awaited results.< The five sSin.
ptes slapssd ana Msn thines hav-
psned fast. f.hs whale suddsnjy
Hurled himself out 'of ths wsfsr.
did back-flop. stood On biz hesd
and trsmblsd 20 violently that he
created ! whirlpool. Thsn' WIN
9 loud below that wsll MIN dsAf-
snsd the onlpoksFs 81; sbSt N
nike . torpedo. and g. hs swsbt
ever the ,Aerison he ssnt : srest
etream Of water into The sir thst
for an the world rsssmbisd :
waterspout. ,S 4
Questioned ~ to the accar>Sv
q the whale Incident csptsil
ochofield. after . ut oe thouSht.
Unmarried: II would NOT thinh
for . minute % cha1IsH3fng ~
yeracity Of my passsngses. \
s,<h Gamss,-"Isn't tAsrS soss,
Abls about the sss disguistne MIN
ali With : Hon skinf''
Yes. but nov ths oslIegss o
ths trick with . shssrsnin. -
Washinston Dfrgs. 3 gsl \. 3
EvsrybeAy Ag1uealrsn -ss1ask asA
Emily are Oolne to ssnlarrssd. =
'Hssilyis ! thboght - 49, oiss
& 'thsss modern s1rjs who dsa't
osaisvs IN marriasSs" (:
20 did hJaek "-xhs HArvsra
tAmpoon.
Leg3cal -1fay twatchtnt han
gams)--"whsrs % thsy ksSp tAs
extra basesY'' 81 .s,'l. !
Raysswhat S5r7~ !:
l6ay--"wsn. that nan just
stols third hass."-pvy 0csas
pconomise Qtsw ysr1o- !. ", Y