The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, April 26, 1907, Image 8
hat Befell the "Kathleen."
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Told by Herbert R Reynolds and Set Down by Fiedeiick A. Ta'bot.
A thrilling trutcdy "i tli<* s?'?. rlmvluK h<>w an titfuritttoil cachalot
tried ruiji |iihiun? with tin* American whvW Knililccn ' The sturj i?>
told hy tho third siat?< .if th<> ill v??t>si?l. and forma a dramatic
chapter in tin- annals in the whaling iu'tuntry
Whaling is at all times an exciting
and exhilarating vocation, but It h?*l
dom happens in the strenuous battle
between the hunters and the mam
mals that the monarch of the ocean
comes off best. Yet now and then
dramatic tragedies are reported front
tho whaling-grounds, and the roll of
fatalities caused by the prosecution
of this dangerous calling is apprecia
bly lengthened. Il is doubtful, how
ever, if the whaling Industry can fur
nish uiany such another thrilling ad
venture as that which befell tho
whaler Kathleen during her last sea
eon in the tropical seas In quest of
the cachalot or sperm-whale?which,
liy the way, Is one of the "gamiest"
"loniuers of ih?
The lo?riii cetacean tribe.
^rque ef'H * reRpectab^ old
W. VvTm o S' e,.l?. ?'? "'<1
??tts. She h-i'nJ <lf,,r<1' Massachu
'or many yearH and ! "? ^"S'"MS
home a jii-rt. brought
valuable ??o? f0,ihe,vy
Keas. a,Soth fiom the Whaling
?heW2?9rof?o!:/rn' Kew n??ford on
^ --Cl or October. l an i ti,? ?
ESRM?SS
expert l??, ?"ek" U'e n""it
ran ?cB1't Massachusetts, and
?Ired miles oVVhille" a.c,?me of h,">
the KnthL, ",yB?f waK bached
"?'? trip the ca. t ,in ^ nmte- ?n
l,v his nretiv Wus accompanied
sMm-J 1 Uy young w"e. and the
? ? i s company also included a grey
Af.ican gome eIgIlt
Out hii ? i ?f (hp ca?'tain'8 wife. "
'40" mi ? ng*Rround was tlio "12
<>f ' Bra^n ( )0<! n,iU s off lhe coast
the cch-tinfVV?,Ch t,0,,ical waters
We hul ii " '0,I11<' >M ahundanco.
Zt ? R'"15 very far, however,
Me J! our first trou
K?lo, n;,'Z"Z?
:c;'n.rid'"r';;; "?"?"?ess
Pbout lue a straw, and we had a stiff
to keep oft the dangerous coasts
fr.ifch we passed.
r Tvvfrny days ?Ner leaving port we
rn ol?-selves in the Oulf of Mex
r; ' t,u> vessel's nose was then
pointed towards the Cape Verde Isl
| d, wh,re we increased the
i0'?; '? r ?for,y by uiki?- on
tPhlL , I " Portuguese sailors.
tPhe captain taen sot his course for
1 H:o de I" Plata, and ten davs
fefterwaras we fell |n with another
wn? h i whaler, which had had a
SMth !lnd WaS roturninK to port
i. 1th some ninety barrels cf oil We
gammed" this vessel (the colloquial
rxpiesfiion for exchanging visits) and
?he good fortune of ho,- crew some
' hat put our captain on his mettle
I!iU? f,ftl' W? had ,lot even caught
one ? 3 W ' let a,ono captured
Bad luck, however, seemed to dog
*is throughout tho voyage. We
reached the hunting-ground in due
course and cruised about for several
days, but our only haul was a tiny
bperm-whale,scarcely worth tho trou
of PU"u|hb. To make matters
Morse \y? lost our second mate and
ourled aim at sea on the 2d of Peb
ruary. The captain, disgusted at the
ill-fortune that was attending his
efforts, resolved to leave tlQs hunting
ground and try u Bomewfaat more
northerly region. We started off In
1 he southeast trades, and experienced
the moat diabolical weather until we
had crossed the Line. Worse still
avo spotted no more whales, which
greatly annexed both the captain and
ourselves, seeing that we had -low
been out nearly five months.
Wo wers bearing ui> towards the
"Indward Isles one bright evening,
And were anxiously scanning the seas
for signs of a "spout" to cheer us up,
when tho captain came on deck and*
sniffing tho air, exclaimed:
"Smells like sperm-whale about
here. Bet you a plug of baccy we
raise whales to-morrow."
I was not disposed to accept the
skipper's challenge, for wo all knew
that his faculty of smelling the mam
mal? was so acute that I should in
evitably lose. And, sure enough, the
captain was right in his surmise./
It was the 17th of March, and wo
wore in latitude thirteen degrees
north. Bad luck was still behind us.
we told ono another, for we regarded'
that ominous "thirteen" somewhat
significantly. Wo wore lolling list
lessly about in our bunks in anxious
expectancy, when suddenly the look
out bawled:
"There rocs white water!" He j
meant that a whale was churping and
splashing the wave's with his tail.
"Where away?" roared tho skip
per.
"Two p ints on the weather bow!" ]
"All hands on deck!" shouted the
captain, excitedly. "Sporin-whale!
Jyook lively!"
Thfl various members of the pv?a> '
sprang from their bunks and tumbled I
up the companion-way as fast as pos
sible, falling over oue another In
their haste. The deck, which had q
moment before been almost dissrted.
was now a soene of the most Intense
excitement and huatle. The Portu
guese tailors were running to and fro,
getting out tho tacklo and lowering
the boats, and abovo the babel of
tongues the lookout's voice conld bo
heard distinctly as he sang out,
??There she blows!"
I rushed to the ship's aide ?ad saw
:t whale blowing quite clg^e to us.
Then up taint! another, followed by
u third, fourth, aud llith, until pres
ently i ii4* sea all round us was a mass
of fountains as the mammals rose to
the surface to spout. By a stroke of
luck we had run into a veritable
school of '?arhalotH.
The captain showed not the slight
est sign of excitement, although he
was inwardly boiling over with the
good fortune that had come his v/ay.
He quietly climbed up aloft so as to
obtain a good survey all round, and I
soon followed'him.
"flee! We have run into about
three hunnred of Vm." he remarked,
and 1 do not think he was exaggerat
ing in the slightest,.for on all sides
as far as we could set? were the black.
lolling bodies of the whales, blowing
their spouts of water high into Jhe
air. it wag certainly the largest
school of whales that any of the old,
experienced hunters on tho Kathleen
had ever so?n. Truly the Fates had
been kind to us after five months'
idle cruising about, through storms
and calms, with only a single In
significant catch to our credit.
Tho captain was determined to
prolit as much as possible by this
stroke of good luck. "Lower every
boat," ho yelled, and in a few sec
onds, amid much groaning and
squeaking, the four whaloboats which
we carried were being swung from
their davits Into tho water. As soon
as the boats touched the water the
crews, eager for tho coming fray,
tumbled into them and got the tackle
aboard. Soon they were pulling
might and main away from the ship.
Whaling tackle comprises a har
poon attached to the end of a long
length of Manila rope an inch and a
half in thickness. The harpoon is
fitted at the end with a hook having
a single barb, which, however, is
iixod on a pivot, so that it can awing
round easily. The harpoon is at
tached to a heavy pole or strong,
tough wood, specially selected so as
to withstand the severe strains to
which It is subjected. Otis edge of
tho harpoon is ground line unti. it
has the keenness of a razor, while
the other is quite blunt. The rope
attached to the harpoon is carefully
coiled in tubs, so that when it is ra
pidly paid out there is no .possibility
of it becoming entangled and thereby
pulling at the catch. The length of
rope within the tub varies, somu con
taining only six hundred feet, while
others hold twelve hundred feet of
line. The shaft of the harpoon is ap
proximately thirty inches in length,
and is made of the best soft Iron, so
that, the danger of its breaking under
the heavy and sudden strains Im
posed is rendered a remote contin
gency. Three harpoons?or, to quote
the whaler's parlance, "Irons"-?are
generally carried in each boat, fitted
one above the other in the starboard
bow.
The harpoon Is used solely for
hooking the catch, and is absolutely
useless for killing it. For this pur
pose lancos resembling long, thin
spenrs are utilized. They are each
about four feet* in length and have
broad points as sharp as razors. The
wooden handles to which the points
are attached aro'about four feet long,
with light lines lixed to them, so
that after a thrust haB been made
the lanceB can be withdrawn if nec
essary with little exertion. These
lances are carried on the port bow,'
and when thrown by a skilful whaler
penetrate right into the vital parts
of the catch, thereby quickly render
ing him bora do combat. ' In battling
with u big, powerful whale very often
two or tliYeo thrusts will be required.
In the spacs of a few minutes the
whaleboats had left the Kathleen's
side. Tho captain's decision to dis
patch all tho boats simultaneously
practically denuded the whaler of Its
crew, the persons left on board com
prising the captain, his wife, tho
cook, aud a cabin-boy. This, of
course, left tho skipper plenty of
work to do, since when the boats are
out, owing to their beiti^ low down
upon the water, their range of vision
is limited, and they have to receive
instructions from aboard t,he whaler,
ono of the crew being stationed in
tho crow's nest for this purpose. .In
this case this.work had to be car
ried out by tho captain.
I was lin charge of the bow boat.
"First blood" was drawn by the chief
mate, De Viera, who got his harpoon
well home in a big whale. As for
myself. I oould not get a glimpse of
the school; but presently the cap
tain's voice caine bellowing over the
water: "Keep going to leeward, Rey
nolds, and you'll run right into 'em."
My men bent to their long oars,
and wo bore down very rapidly, We
kept Koing for an hour, and then I
descried a big bull whale, and at the
first shot got a good hold of him with
my harpoon. Now the fun began in
real earnest. He was a h1r brute,
capable nf yielding, I , ?h?l*ld thin!:,
' aoma forty barrels r?f oil, so I de
termined to stick to him, come what
might. Soon I was able to gel a
lance home, and the bloog spurted
out In a fountain from the puncture.
I made In bis body. He lathed his
till about In Impotent rag*, and tne
water was quickly churned up into
pinky foam.
Then the great brute "soundefi"
?that Is, dived In an attempt to get
away. The rope attached to the har
poon fiev/ out like lightning, with a
hiss en? a roar. Two or t^irte Ulfttf
I attempted to stop his mad career,
but directly I checked tho runnlng
out of tho line our boat, careened
right over on its beam ends, ami for
fear of being overturned 1 had to let
bim hsve more rope. Towed by this
monster cetacean our little craft trav
eled through the water at breakneck
speed, throwing the spray In all di
rections, and iho men had dlfllculty
in baling (ho water out quickly
enough to prevent the boat from be
coming waterlogged.
"I'll hold on to him if he takes ns
to Uracil!" l exclaimed to my men,
who were in a fover of excitement at
the sport offered by our catch, JJut
presently, as I knew would bo the
case, the whale came tb the surface
again to spout; and then, getting
close up to him, 1 jabbed my lances
Into him for all I was worth. For
tunately every throw told, and we
promptly backed out of his way, as
ho was now In his death-struggles.
He plunged his tail in all directions,
and as I knew the cachalots are very
pugnacious I kept a sharp eye upon
him in case ho decided to rush at the
boat. At last, however, ho expired,
and we set out to tow him to the
ship.
The first mate had also made a
splendid haul?a big cow whale?and
I saw him towing his quarry up to
the ship, where he moored her on
(ho port side, and the tackle was run
out from the masthead of the whaler
in order to raiso the dead mammal
ii\to the light position to ho stripped
of its hluhber and other products.
At this moment the skipper caught
sight of an enormous bull whale on
the starboard quarter, and, overcome
by the excitement of the chase, he
yelled, "111! there, mate! Get after
that bull. We'll see to the cow."
Nothing loath, I)e Viera and his
men bent to their oars again and
made their way towards the bull. He
was a wicked-looking brute as ho
lay upon the water, his largo bullet
head standing out like a rock. His
back was studded with large lumps,
which showed that be had been pre
viously harpooned more than once,
but had always succeeded in making
his escape. Now, a bull whale who
has got away from the harpoons a
few times is the most dangerous and
vicious brute to tackle, lie alvays
shows fight and does not take long
to make up his mind to attack you;
nor does lie wait to bo harpooned
first. This fellow was about a hun
dred feet in length, and I Bhould
think weighed about the same num
ber of tons. l)e Viera and his men
pulled lustily towards the whale, but
he did not wait for them; he turned
his bullet head in their direction and
canio straight for them. It was an
anxious and thrilling moment, but
the danger did not daunt the mate
Standing in the prow, with his har
poon poised in tlio air, ho calmly
watched tlio approaching monster
At the psychological moment he
plunged it with such terrific force
into the cetacean's back that it dis
appeared from sight in the flesh. The
wlialo "sounded" immediately, and
rather unexpectedly, taking tne line
out with a buzz and whirr.' Jn fact,*
it. ran out so rapidly that the friction
011 the gunwale twice set it in flumes,
j and the men in the boal^wero hard
j put to keep the heat downTwith buck
! ets of water. As suddenEx as he had i
j dived, however, the brute stopped his
mad career, and the slack waX quick
ly hauled in. Ho then rose the
surface directly ahead of themrHwr'
spouted terrific columns ot water into
the air in his rage.
The boat was cautiously approach
ing tho. mammal?whose ponderous
tall was lashing the water into clouds
of spray and foam?In order to get
another thrust home, 'when, without
a moment's warning, f.the whale set
off at full speed. Tho men could not
pay out the rope quickly enough, and
the boat was towed at express speed
through tho water, whilo in hor gun
wale, where tho running rope chafed
the wood, a big rent was charred by
tho friction. ' De Viera, however,
stuck tenaciously to his quarry, and'
was too much preoccupied in his task
to observe i+a tactics.
But from our position wo took in
the situation at a glance. The wlialo
had directed its nose towards the
Kathleen, and was now bearing down
on her broadside at full tilt. He "was
traveling at over twenty miles an
hour, spouting and thrashing the
water furiously the whole time.
At this Juncture I realized the
cauBO of this unexpected develop
ment. The whale was bent on re
venge. Evidently the cow whale
which De Viera had previously killed
was tho bull's spouse, and he could
now see her dead body rollinir
lessly on the water, which .was dyed
for yards around with her life
blood. So great arc the ties of af
fection between male and female
whales that a bull will defend his
mate through thick and thin, and at
such times is a highly dangerous foe.
De Viera, who had up to this point
held on ti^htlyv saw that something
unusual was going to happen, so with
his hatchet ho promptly severed the
harpoon rope. That action saved bis
boat and companions: Tho whale,
however, never swerved for an in
stant from his object. As he ap
proached the Kathleen he slightly
ducked his head, for all the world
lSUc a charging buffalo, and smashed
clean into the barque right amid
ships, just undor the wateriine on the
starboard side. The ' Impact wes
terrific. The huge aqua?* head of
the whale, *Jlad with tta ?avert) tons
of spermaceti, crashed through the
hull ot the barque aa ft It were c*fd
board, and we distinctly heard the
groaning and splintering of the tim
bers. Hitting tho aide of the ehip so
squarely as this made the barque
shiVer freni stem to stern* and, hainff
empty and light, sho almost rolled
over. jiAflet_tbe UftMfik 3fte Stale.
as ho pushed his hoad through the
hull, liftoa it s-iiKhily, ami the barque
listed tt*a> from him as though
raised hv a (ran.- K\ideiitl> leased
with the daman*' hi- had wrought,
uud considering himself amply
avenged, tin- whah* sank and suw
htm no mow Not that tit-concus
sion had di-i: . it his a'.??loK\ in the
slightest, f<>i a -p.i m-w halo's head is
like alt India mldier l a!!.
The hole t"mi in the f-ido of tho
Kathleen was ?>( > uoinioiis dimen
sions, and \s< *u>v at once i^t the
poor old ship w .i liciini il. A sperm
whale's head is tlu> lai-Rost j.ai t of
Its body, ami ilu- i iiit practically
gaped froth tin* hr -i to the mailt deck.
When the whale withdrew lu head
and Batik th<- mi irk n barque rolled
over, and the wan i rushed into tho
hole with th< Cms >?f a mountain tor
rent. linn hilly we pulled up to the
Kathleen's hide m order 10 take off
tho skipper, In- v.iie, the cook, and
cabin-boy. There whs just time for
the eaptaln in secure eighty pounds
of blscui' an.I eighteen jnllons of
water; then In* leapt down into tho
boat. Just as we were about 10 push
off from the loundiriiiR wanel, tho
captain's wii'e cried, in ureal alarm:
'l'olly! Vmi've lorgottou my bird!
We must fetch her.''
Tne crew curs? I that bird vehe
mently, and rould not understand ft
woman bothering about a parrot at
such a moment. However, one of
the men hastily scrambled up the
Kathleen's side and rescued the bird. !
Afterwards we somewhat appreciated
the lady's leelitigs for that parrot,
slnco it afforded us considerable
amusement by its idle chattering and
antics when we were adrift upon the
ocean, thirsty ami hungry.
As we pulled away the Kathleen
gave a sudden lurch, and with a
wicrd, gurgling sound dived head
foremost beneath lbe waves.
dint of hard rowing, however, we
just managed to clear the whirlpool
produced by the suction of the sink
ing sliip. J , ?
Presently we nut. ihe fourth mftto,
Nichols, hanging on lik'- grim death
to a bull whale that he had har
pooned. Ilt? and bis crew had been
so Intent on their work that they had
not seen the Kathleen rammed. As
they approached us Captain Jenkiun,
jocular still in spite' of tho over
whelming misfortune that bad just
befallen him, t-ang out, "(lot him
fast, Nichols?"
"Aye, aye, captain," replied th3
mate, proudly.
"Then 1 think you had better cut
him loose," continued the captain,
dryly, "or else you'll be taken after
the Kathleen." ^ ?
The mate was :unazc<^Afe did not
understand the sklppcrp<rypfclc re*,
j mark.
"Cut her loose?" ho askedt won-,
deringly.
"Aye! And lively, too'." retorted
the captain. "The oUr^fiathleen's
sunk!"
The men were utterly dumfounded,
but they booh realized the truth of
tho statement when they looked
round in vain for a night of the fa
miliar old barque. After we had
briefly recounted the story of the dis
aster, the various boat? fell into lin<?,
with the crew equally divided among
them, and the scanty store of pro
visions and?water doled oubfra Our
stock gave/twenty ponndri of uiscuit
and four and ? halt gallons of Wat*)**
to - each boat, 6&ch carrying ten
souls, so that you may see^raat the
prospect before us wan not very cjm*'
fort inn. We arranged to keep all to
gether at night and to spread out
during the day over a wide area ot*
tho look-out for some passing vessel
which might pick us up.
We were in an uncomfortable pre
dicament, far oiT the trade rodte.
The nearest land was Barbados, a
thousand odd miles distant, and tho
captain decided that our best plan
was to steer in that direction. Our
rations worked out to two biscuits
and half a gill of water per day?
not a very substantial diet upbn
which to do hard rowing, fortun
ately, however, on the third day the
captain's boat fell iu with the steam
ship Borderer, of Baltimore, bound
for Chile. Captain Dalton, of the
Borderer, hovo to and cruised round
Jn scarch of the other boats. I wap
picked up second, and later the third
boat-load was rescued.
Wo searched for De Viera until
nightfall, but without success, and
then reluctantly gave him up. Tho
Borderer landed us at Pernambuco,
in Bra7.il, where we caught the steam
ship Pydna, which brought us back
to Philadelphia.
We subsequently learnt, that De
Viera's boat bad not been pickedmp,
and those on board h^d passed*
through a most trying experience.
De Viera bad,made hi^ way to Bar
bados, rowing a thousand ^miieg with
a starving crew, the m&^ maintain
ing his course by tho aid of a pocket
compass. When they reached land
they were nearly dead?-and no won
der! The water had been deled out
with a little tin bottjetop In the pro
portion or two 4riblespoonfuls. iier
nan per day, with half a ship's bts
ruit each. Providential Showers from
time to time enabled them to slightly
replenish their water supply, while
they also succeeded in catching a few
n>i?s tixh. whic'a th^y ate raw. 'At
Barbados tb?y teii lr. witfc 1b?
shin Madiar.ii. bound for .Kew York*
Six of the company took passage on
her, and upon grriral at thei|ttropo*
lis of tho w?jt#:n Costi&jfot jrsra
taken in hand ?d tN?t^ br
the 8eara*n'? Fritndljr 9oct*t)Y until
they .secured Utah fa?
myself, upon T9^nSjSSSX^f?u
on another hunt.in
Tho Wide World >!<
CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT:
concerning kyi:s
If you gft*c ami Raze at ilic Mm I ;
your eye* grow hlue, t)??> ,\,
But tliey say your eyes will , ,v .!,, .
dark brown if you look at tin yi.mn.t
ill di>y t t
Now I don t know it tins is , . i: , l(
isn't true,
ButnRosv'm trying to nia|;<- h (> |,r..\vu
and I'm trying to make umw I lu<
---Carolyn Wells, in Si. VJi'h.
' SOME CLEVER TKICKS.
The funnel trick 1b v?*r\ d t, . n I
you can easily perform it if ><.u wui
have two thin funnels ;u>1i1?t. i to
gether, ono Inside tho otln:. tli;n
they appear ns one funm-i <n i,?>>
Before you are to perform M i. I;
pour some water into the l oitoia ? a )
between tho two funnel*. mkI 1<i ii
remain In that upglde * I?> v. ;i i osition
until yon hi'o ready.
NoVv bring a ?-f i; ;t \v:t:.M
and puttixij^j our flt'.'vi < \ r;
turn the Iiihpol ovr; , ami r-our tin*
water frcm?*the Ri.
utantly'rfrlnk ofr this ;?. ? wnuv,
turn tho funnel upnhle down to sh.nv
your audience that i( i fitu.iy,
Idly pronounce bo.it * i.iu;;i<- words,
and turn tho funnel urnuiit, l:-tiini?
the water between run out into a
dish.
r Every ono will ho ania- ] :>.
trick, but you mtlnt n ,<? .?
Fov tho 'JY. .v.: Y<
it, arid umt put i'nnn 1 away be
fore it can b? examine;'..
* Another good trl<:k i; in rial." a
stick leap out of r: vnt. llcl a piece
of stiff whalebone, ??<:>;:; Orte Indies
long, and a stiff card. l'c?M .he curd
down the middle, ami i.ir.'ke a slit In
both folds half on inch from each
end. Blip an end of th? whalebone
into each of these s'.Its ;?') that the
bone will be bent upward lil:e a bow.
Have a pot in which stands a cup
upside down, und on it fasten ilie
card. ?, No one mucL come near your
table to cee thi?. l'or.r water Into
_tho pot uptil it i,? full. leaving thu
"?whalobontt aboat ;v.<> inehps uiwbv
the water A Then take a weight
stick, or a pice? oT.very stiff r.?.?;!?
board,-mid prei'sin?; an end a^nins'.
the highest poiuL oi the whalcbon?
in tt* water, let >;o, aau the siick will
fly out ot the po..
A third trick is to cnir, tract a
bridge of three Uniw.* wiiii no sjii;
port e::cept that of tlw.v tumblers
under the humllcii of t \\hniven, Ar?
range the tumblers ii liu? form <?? a
.triangle, and j !;:c ? t'rt ?Iilomesi
so that the blade ?>?' r.r.inb; r fla?> rt:;ts
on number two, i.r.! the bin tie of
nurabar two o-: nair.be.' three, imtl
the blade of uunib?r three on num
ber one, villi the handle of each on
one goblet. Tii'a a v. rent will
conmlote you; o.h'.T:.? New York
Mail,
SMILING 111:3 WAY.
The time had been ion:; an 1 weary
flince Stanley Milkr had ?-cc?ivcd iii;
accident.
For many weeks St. seemed t''at h"
Could hardly live, or, If h-r did. that
he must remain a cripple, but at
there was hope. inde;:l, almost. <.v
tainty, that, some time he might !>.?
well.
Oh, what pathetic patience chil
dren have under sufi'eriti^ thai would
daunt men! And Stanley had
scarccly murmured. onl> as hi.: head
cleared and his eyes brightened the
> blank brick wall of the n?.\t hour.",
which was all he could see from his
bedroom window, bccaaic very tive
eome.
' At last his :uo?h'-r. r'? tender in
lov? and F.?m;aih>. moved 1?i^ bed
into her little parlor and pi iced k by
a window.
Oh, how good the sireet looked to
the boy! His hf.art seemed to fill
and gl<jw witty io\e for ui>*;y person,
and even th? horses and do^s that
pawed b>? wjudov
'*''But, mammis," he 62il after a
tl?*# "tho tiop.c cap. tea me. too.
?#4 tbuNurn ?nd look so eorry for
??. I don't want to wake (olkn feel
toutr mamma!"
??lljr dear, they can't help fooling
?orry for a boy who has to be shut in
t^OB al| the b. ht summer weather,
It they ?ee that you look cheer
ful and smiling, that will make them
glad again. You have been so good
HdjbaUtnt %U al.Qog, ifiRije# tj&t it
has mad? iii?? irouhlo easier for ust
ul! "
And s?i ii,.' i's11v who lookftl
In the window oi ilu'Jiuli" honso in
I >*-:i It street saw i lie tniiiiiiK face of
a child wIki 1.1\ liolsierrd up on Ills
pillows, and sod!) many ?>i ih"in gnvo
hint ;ui itiiswi i nit; smile ami nod.
I'm mltin^ to Know the folks," nuid
Stimlej, allf: ;i u hile.
Tilt1 Milli :s had only moved to
tliiil street a few mouths I?*.?!'? irt?. and
? had made Inn few acquaint alli es.
"I know jit- i what time the* roRU
lar ones t;o 1>\. mamma. It's fun to
j watch lor Vit'. :\.k' they most always
? ?ll*ile at lite
At 1 st. w itcit the days mew warm
enoar.it f"f 'lit' Mi to i>;> raised, ono
I and another would stop nuivido for a
| woul of s o. and v.ifts of 11 uit wore
i jHtrsrd inside.
'I'll.. children <?? itin* and talked to
i (lie invalid an! Iimii i-?? i their toys
i and i'ro!'.n. and the hurd\ -r.nrdy men
1 pla\t??l 1'ieir r..o : rell^-kim*, tunes
1 tor ]ili at;ur<
S':inley n . . dreamt d tiuit Ills
sitiiI*ti?x !;:<(? wa ' a rial help to oth
ers. I.tit oit - it!ortiitta ratM -'UtiM" tiaId
to a com i aili .
"I nsi.'d t.? (;o i;ru;utilillK to my
work on account of beiii? l.ttuo with
!n lit t 'e rlteuiializ, lint since l'vo seen
| him a-lttvin' there :?? cheerful l'v?
| lift n :tsiia>'i.<| of myrelf, and ' am
! thankful Hi:.: 1'r.t.jOde to^valk an'
.(io "ay ilay work: The lilt 1(5 chap's
1 W i ti a real sun' io nt<"! "
| \\ 1> Ml :M l;t; t t he I) (1 WflR takel!
inut;. .t'ltl th. 1'iiv could i"ii on tlio
','s i-i ::(? a lit:way up and down
tile : i e *. he tound that ho had
? miiI?* ?! !ij*?v. ;tv in'o hundreds of lov
ii? *: he a ru. Km ma A. Kente.
; <"i!\\\ Tiii; !. v> i> (11?' ducks.
VI'.' r<' :ue iiti>ro due'cs in China
, li.an in Ml ta" n:>t of Iho world.
; China is lii rally while with these
i bin!-. u:r. :iin' nif;ht the country
i-cM v.ii'i their Metallic and
j scui n ft: 1 \
Oiidn.n h. ril duck?; ori every road
j on ?'\e:\v poird, cm cv. ry farm, oil'
j i v. ry U>k \ o.i tvir.v river. Therq.-'fa
r no I'.u 1; > :i .1 .? iihon' its; duck house.
'I'Ik l" I. im> boa*, liltlo or groat, with*
. on I it s duck quarters.
- Kv n in tin' citi'v.-. of China ducks
I abound. They dodge between tho
i coolies' legs. They lilt; squawking
' oi?{ of tlie way of the horses. Their
indlguaui quack will not unseldom
drown the roar of urban commerce.
All over tho land there are great
duck hatch lit;; establishments, many
j of them of a capacity huge enough
to produce Jio,000 young ducks every
year.?Boston I'ost.
Oh. run fo:* doctor, Baby, quick??
JMnk?, o ir pussy, in dreadful Rick!
; reel "f h^r pulse, und rub her paws,
I Usui for doctor to llnd the caufle.
' file's palo as milk, my kitty cat,
' ScYipu?. jcj, a nlgn like that.
Wo'liNtive her quluino and put her
toJn-<l
i \n-J use big towel to tie up her
I lical.
?t Ncw.iik Sunday Call,
V
fall For a Itcpct ition,
| V.i:.? .iiMe village could not boast
of having many entertainments, and
; a concert was an event, which was
looked forward to with delight by tho
iihabltantw. It was at one of theso
"musical fti?Us" that a stranger sang
I v.i'Ji groat feelliiK "The Village
j Blacksmith."
| In response to a vociferous encore,
j lii ? singer was about to start "Rocked
i in the Cradle of the Deep," when
i ho chairman tugged his coat tail.
"Better Miik the owd 'un over j
again, mlBter," he whispered. "J
appca to bo thu chap you've been
Hinging about?tho viiia^M black*
, smith?and I reckon it'd only be fair
! to me If you w^s to slug it ail over
' again and pop in another verse sayla'
a? 'ow 1 let out bicycles,"?
The French are more careful than
Americans In the making of cider.
In Bordeaux eighty kinds of apples
arc grown, but only twelve of thea*
are used for making cider. No green,
decayed, nor worn* ent?u applet art
?(W Bffffr - V. ; ~T
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