. The Red Eric; or, The whaler's last cruise. A tale . iately followedby the appearance of the huge blunt head of oneof the whales which rose like an enormous rockout of the sea close to the starboard-quarter. The sight was received with a loud shout, andTim Ho kens leaped up and grasped a harpoon,but the whale sheered off. A spare harpoon layon the stern-sheets close to Glynn, who droppedhis oar and seized it. Almost without knowingwhat he was about, he hurled it with tremendousforce at the monsters neck, into which it pene-trated deeply. The harpoon fortunately hap-pened to be attached to a
. The Red Eric; or, The whaler's last cruise. A tale . iately followedby the appearance of the huge blunt head of oneof the whales which rose like an enormous rockout of the sea close to the starboard-quarter. The sight was received with a loud shout, andTim Ho kens leaped up and grasped a harpoon,but the whale sheered off. A spare harpoon layon the stern-sheets close to Glynn, who droppedhis oar and seized it. Almost without knowingwhat he was about, he hurled it with tremendousforce at the monsters neck, into which it pene-trated deeply. The harpoon fortunately hap-pened to be attached to a large buoy, called bywhalers a drog, which was jerked out of the boatlike a cannon-shot as the whale went down, car-rying harpoon and drog along with it. Well done, lad, cried the captain, in greatdelight, youve made a noble beginning! Now,lads, pull gently ahead, she wont go far withsuch an ornament as that dangling at her capital dart! couldnt have done it half so wellmyself, even in my young days! G H- 1 c/i H ft CO BH H fW o - > $ Hr- K.
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