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at y. 4 -. .. A. ,.. . ‘ -"~ )1, ,w W NTTELT“ q.v:sg.§g.:.‘.:.mgn¢:.~s.:.m;.~.:.~‘1° tice!" urged Maisie. “Yet. oh, I not going to trouble her, but I iner- I .remember one iT-‘St‘mce Where boats and kl“ 8» number 0‘ mm- A“; . 4' do 10Ve him,” thought I would warn you... a captain reported the discovery of this is very unkind on the part of" "There are white and black lies, The Hon. Fitzgerald had become ‘3- 1‘061‘ m the traf’k to‘Em'opo mm the kimgly creatures 0f “90 0055139 ' child; so .there are harmless and quite oblivious of his surroundings. Sugges'ted that “us had perhaps been but I have “0‘70" been disposed “9 G Mmo‘ Jilted-After All : .‘e‘ O O O .0 O ' o o o o 0 o o ’ O o o. o o ~.c$o.o‘.'owc¢‘v.§M,OQro,ow,&.,ov. ‘8 I. When the Hon. Fitzgerald Chal- mers come (loWn the long flight of steps from Government House, he felt the happiest man alive. He had put his fate to the test, and the reâ€" sult had been_encouraging. Maisic Would probably be his ailianceth wife in a few hours. He hailed a passlug hansom, and sinful deceits," answered the gener- al. "This secret is yours and mine alone. We will keep it. so; and you will accept Fitzgerald. That deceit can do no harm, and will make you both happy. I want you to do it, idear. It is a greater sin to waste [your beauty and mar your life by lnroping over the gloomy past. Why, {there is a brilliant future before you, if you will only seize the Opportun- ityl" lifaisie kissed her father on the lips and gave his arm a gentle pressure. “You do cheer my spirits, father,” 1she said, with a pretty smile. “I lie toyed with the tape around the roll, and, after some seconds, buried his faca in his hands. The whole fabric of his love’s dream had top- pled down about- his ears. Toâ€" morrowâ€"ah, what hopes he had built on that! To-morrowâ€" When he roused himself, with an effort, to regain control of his shat- tered nerves, his visitor had gone. He was alone with his misery. ' -! ‘1 0" Q * 0n the following morning fashion- able society were startled to read in the daily papers, set in the largest type, with bold headings, the bald {- the cause of many shipwrecks, when he had only been deceived by a dead whale. It; has frequently happened in my experience that a whale after being h-arpooned has turned in anger upon his pursuers and with his great flukes shattered their boat to pieces and KILLED MANY MEN; "I and I have also known a whale when angry to raise himself so far out of water as to look like a man on his feet, and than to let himself down with a crash upon the ill fated boat. And then the speed with which the blame them for any of their savage eccentricities. Not only are they hunted and killed but they have a more terrible enemy that goes {by the name of the “killer.” This creaâ€" ture is serpent-like in. appearance, armed with sharp teeth, and as the- right whale often swims with his mouth open, the killer fastens himâ€" self on his tongue. When thus .atâ€" tacked the whale is greatly alarmed and utters A BELLOWING SOUND which may be heard a distance of ten miles, meanwhile lashing the sea into foam with his flukw. After was driven to the "United," whistâ€" ifeel now as mounh I must accent H _ whole can moVe is a continual wonâ€" the killer has eaten! away the tou- ling gain as he went. In the club him,“ ° V announcement t1,th 'l‘he‘mm‘mflgc or (for with all those who have hunted Que: the”: 03 a Dlwtlim’ or 00111130. the smokeroom her-found his friend, Lieuâ€" >uriwl tv .hlt I, .- n . j d the Hon. M31510 MCShmorc: only them. The quickness and facility Whalo dies from starvation.- tenant Halhm alone for which he -m' S 1 51 ' “mm’ Impome daughter or General Lord MOShmorC’ w'tl 'l ' h 1.1 r' ' - But again 1 l k " f" . , . , hm. Ruben «:Irwant to help you. . v . 1 1 w nc my can use their mons- "12‘ l :0 <30 upon it Dan 0 Was effusiver thankful. The blunder which has brought an t0 the Hon. l‘ltzg‘eli‘lld Chalmers, ar- trons flullcs is only equalled by 1,110 whales when fighting with each other “What’s mt on in such 00d. hu- th' .troubl , i i ,1 d range“ to 3’9 081013”!th to‘day at coachman’s whip.’ It was never my is a sight that can never be forgot- mor?” sf;1 (1 ll llalm "If gou were I ls - ' e tupoln ryflu STm no’t ‘1} St' George 5» Hanover Square, will fate to be seriously injured by an ’00“- I have seen an old follow. after accustoxgedc to a bcin' lnlyd up I p'liilnlfignlfijllfyco gentle will; all-£3; nOt take pmce' great Sympathy Wm angry Whale. Will they have fl‘c- coming out Of SW3“ 9‘ ConfllCt. V7101 « _ _ ‘ 8 l ' l. I' L ‘ - » ' . be felt for the young lady, who is 1man Surru‘cstod “31w decided his jawbones bent all out of lace- Shoum 1mag’n0'y0“ had com“ “no 'yom' Sc‘mndrel husband 1“ you" new prostrated with grief. No reason is ghougllts of entiriiity. ‘ 3 and with fearful gashes on his rheald some cash.” The Don. Fitzgerald drew a chair to his friend's side nearer the fire, and lit a cigar. , “But,” continued Hallam, "you’re one of those lucky beggars, with all the tvin,”’a‘n;d most of the girls!” “Well,'1"ve got' the best of them at last!” exclaimed Chalmers. "Truth is, old manâ€"only keep it dark I tell happiness. Shall we?” And thus it came about that Maisie consented to become the Hon. Fitzgerald Chalmer’s wife. II. The marriage of Lord Meshmore’s only daughter to the Hon. Fitzger-~ ald Chalmers would be the most {brilliant event of an exceptionally brilliant season. The young Under- forthcoming for the abandonment of the marriage.”â€"London Answers. A WHALE llU TER’S STORY .â€" ADVENTURES AND PROFITS OF THE BUSINESS. thirty miles an hour,’ when I thought Once a fellow dragged me down- ward into the sea “full forty fathâ€" oms,” judging by my feelings; and on another occasion I happened to be on the back of a big sperm whale when he made a start, and, holding on to the harpoon, I travelled for a. short time in a circle at the rate of it expedient to slide into the sea,- and all along his body. When thus fightingâ€"arid the leaders of the various schools often come together â€"â€"they roar, which resembles distant thunder, and the spray which often scatter into the air reminds one of the surf on'a rocky shore. And here comes in an incident which happened to me at New Zea- land a great many. years ago. I youâ€"I've proposed to Music Mesh- , H . ' ‘ _ _ ---. -' and trust, to hem ickcd u h r one had killed a whale, and havinrsu-i ,_ more“: {Secretary} “7qu fill/coal!)le 13.01:“)th Faculty With Which the Whale of the boats [Milag the pmgnung ped off the blubber cast ol‘f tglrle cult- "And been accepted eh?” interrupâ€" “lslde “9 1' out? and ‘ m soclehy’ ; Uses His Monstrous party. And what will strike you as £0.38. The wind and tide lande it ted llallam. ‘ While General Myalunme and Is vgplukes, a fish story, but it is true, L‘bfol‘e 1 high (Uld dry on the shore. A few “N~no, not exactly; but I am 0011- daughter, (mung hls “Olmmmd Of the was rescued I actually went within walks MlCl‘“'a1‘cl, on visiting this- fldent I shall be. She nearly prom- ised. Said she would like a few hours in which to think it overtâ€"woâ€" manâ€"like, you know. But I haven’t an atom of doubt. As a fact, the general is in my favor!" The confidence he felt Was plainly Eastern Division, had surpassed all records for entertaining at Governâ€" ment House. .. For weeks the papers had been no- ticing, at considerable length, the numerous features - of the coming event. Not alone in society circles, Within the entire range of natural history there is nothing, in my opinâ€" ion, which can give to the general student a more profound interest than the whale. and nothing in all the various pursuits of mankind posâ€" sesses a more exciting and thrilling an ace of swimming directly into the mouth of another whale which was strolling along the spot as if anxious to inquire about the general commoâ€" tion going on. The largest right whale I ever saw was captured off the coast of Kam- spot, I found that a whole family of natives had eaten their way into the carcass and turned it into a habitaâ€" tion. This was amything but a "sweet home,” and its influence- such as it \vaséperva-de'd the whole ‘country for miles around. ex )resscd in his featureS, and. as he but i.“ the {Street the analr w“? 9‘ field of adventure than that of huntâ€" Chalk“ by 0110 Of my crews: and it ""‘ '4‘“ “â€" 1 favorite topic of conversation. Every mg the whale, says a writer in was during the same year that I SAHARA’S STRANGE CITY. finished speaking, ,he took the cigar from his mouth, and laughed mer- rily. Hallam Shook him heartin by! the hand. ' “By Jove!" he exclaimed. “Seems a. sure thing. My heartiest congra- tulations. You’ve tried hard enough goodness knows, for a long time! Eighteen months, I believe?” The Hon. Fitzgerald nodded sent, and Hallam added: "She’s a bonnie woman, and you ought to be proud!” “I am,” agreed the other. “For I feel sure she will consent. She just Wanted to have a talk with the gen- eral, and, since he has shown me his approval, I do not fear.” Could the Hon. Fitzgerald Chalâ€" mers have known what was passing at that moment in the interval beâ€" tween father and daughter. he would have been dis-agreeably surprised at the nature of the conversation. His proposal was being discussed, but from quite another. and more draâ€" matic, standpoint to that which be imagined. Soon after he had left the house, Maisic went to her father in the library, and acquainted him with the offer of marriage which she had just received. For some moments the pair stood facing each other without uttering a Word, until Maisie, impatient at her father‘s silence, spoke again. "Tell me, what can I do, father? Fitz has proposed to me, as I exâ€" poctcd he would, seeing that I have accepted all his attentions. I thought at first it was to be just a firtation; but he wants me to marry himâ€"and marry him now!” Maisie’s eyes were red and wet with tears. General Lord Meshmore paced the room, torn betxveen conâ€" flicting emotions. The cold, stern soldierâ€"“Muderous Meshmore." as he had been called in a. famous war his- toryâ€"was now a weak man of nerves and fears. His only daughter clung to his arms as he wont his short patrol. “I cannot tell him the truth, ther,” said the young woman. “Truthâ€"of course not!” exclaimed the general, suddenly roused. "Of course not! You must accept him!” ’ ‘ Father I ’ ’ as- faâ€" “ch, accept him!” he said sharpâ€" _ ly. “You have told me that you love him.. I blundered, ll-[aisietwhen I made you marry Reginald. But now that he is dead, you must not spoil your life by denying a down- right honest and good fellow. Acâ€" cept him and be happy, dearic, as I know you will be with him'” “Suppose Fit-.1. should discover?" asked Maisie, her voice almost chok- ing. “0r suppose Reginald is not dead? Oh, it is impossibleâ€"impossiâ€" ble! There is nothing for me but to live in wretchedness!" “My dear Maisic, you really must look at things more reasonably. Noâ€" body knows but you and I and your dear, dead mother of the man you married during our residence in India. England who knows, 'or cares. He won you by fraud. I was deceived by all his pretensions to wealth and birth, and he proved to be nothng but a lowâ€"born rogue. lie deserted you within three months, after he had got all he could out of me and you. I tell you he was killed in Africa. I saw his name in the list!" ' “Are you s11reâ€"â€"â€"” began the dis- . a trCSsexl Mamie. “Absolutely!” interrupted Lord Meslnnorc. “There are not a bunâ€" (Ire-d, or a dozen, Lieutenant Regin- uld Martens in the Army. And if he was not, he couldn’t come back to you again; he knows better. So your marriage cannot be discover- 0‘ 1! "It is a dreadful deceit to prac~ .â€" day brought fresh surprises in lovely presents, and the crowning honor was when there came a kindly per- sonal letter from the King, intimat- ing that his Majesty would be repre- Forest and Stream.‘ My experiences as a Whaler have been chiefly us an oflicer, and I have both 11'1de and lost a good deal of procured a full ship oi 3,200 barâ€" rels of oil and 40,000 pounds of Whalelmne within the space of \sixty days. When the monster just men- tioned was killed the sea was very France’s growing influence in the Sahara has just been illustrated in a. remarkable manner. The inhabi? tants of the famous TOWn of Arauan There is not another soul i111 money sailing from New London and New Redford. I If we can believe anything that is asserted by the wise average man of science, the whale would never make a fish stew, 'as it is in reality a quadruped. It is a warm blooded animal, and those appendages- called fins or flippers are in reality its legs, its heart is like that of man and other mammals, having two ented at the wedding. And now, on the day before the wedding, the young couple had inâ€" spected with delight the long rows of costly gifts; and now, parting from each other for the last time, Fitzgerald held his prospective bride in his arms, and kissed her upturned face. She was somewhat pale, and trembled even as he spoke to her. “Toâ€"morrow,” he whispered, “and cavities and doing double duty in the then, little woman, We shall have line of circulating blood. It is not the offspring of an egg, but is born alive. What are generally called the blowholes of the Whale are really nothing but its nostrils, The whaleâ€" bonc of commerce comes from the jaw of the animal and is found only in the variety known as the Greenâ€" land or right whale - While the whalebone whale has no teeth, those of the sperm whale are carried in the lower jaw; and as to the size which these creatures attain it may be stated that they have been known to measure 100 feet in. length and to have weighed nearly 250 tons. We often hear the remark that someâ€" thing We see “is very like a whale,” and yet there are several animals to which we may truthfully apply that remark, viz, the "dolphin, purpoise, grampus, bottle nose Inanafee, sea elephant and narw-hal, or sea uni- corn. Nor will I Stop to give all the particulars bearing upon the equip- ment of a' whaling ship, but proceed at once with SOME OF MY ADVENTURES. And first in fancy, let us take a little run in the South Atlantic. We are in the vicinity of a great plain of seaweed, which is the favorite food of the right whole, and they are numerous 'in that vicinity. One of the crew has ascan-ded to the “crow’s nest," for you must under- stand that it is desirable to discover a whale or a school of them before each other!” “Yes, to-morrow, Fitzâ€"only .toâ€" morrow; yet it Seems such a long time!” she whispered. "Oh, I wish I had you mine now!” What made her say that she could not tell; but the words brought a look of intense pain into her lover’s face. He drew her more closely to his breast. "Why, you have me already,” he answered, with an effort of gaiety. “I am yoursâ€"all yoursâ€"now! What ever makes you so sad, sweetheart? I shall never leave‘you. No, no; I love you 'too dearly. And to- morrow my very oWn Maisie will be the queen of the smartest event of the yeah-and my wife!" Maisie never revealed what had been in her heart when she uttered her fear, and Fitzgerald went to his chambers wondering greatly. ‘ A shoal of telegrams of congratu- lations awaited him, a number of visiting-cards, and an unexpected visitor. HP attended to the latter first. The gentleman was seated comâ€" fortably in the reception-room when Fitzgerald entered. He gave the name of Lieutenant Reginald Maxâ€" ton. and was smartly dressed. "I have not the honor of your ac~ quaintance,” said the Hon. Fitzger- ald genially, tendering his hand to the other. - ' ' 1 new . sci them “Nor I yours,” put in Maxton 3:130:12: Cl 0 O] to L , I u \ . - ‘ _ . piomptly. '10 tell .the tinthi I The boats are ready. mmmmd wmh have "my been back 1“ Englam a harpoons and lancos and rope the ‘ ,, . .. . . . [CW dn'yb' crews duly assigned, when 10! from “And your business with me now Is .ID "Your wedding," Lieutenant Max- ton interrupted; and the Hon. Fitzâ€" gerald gave a sharp look of surprise. the crew's nest comes the cry, there she blows!" “Where away?” “Abeam,'to the leeward, sir." “How far off?” ' Two miles. sir.“ “Let ship heads for us know when the The visitor continued: "I have seen her." N'Ay fly, six-1” “Keep her it announced in the evening papers, Off-hard up the helm!” Hard up and believe the event takes place it is, Sir." “Steady! ssgefisdiygn tO-mOI‘I‘OW-" "There she blows! 'A' large right: "\I cannot see that this call 0011- Whole with her calf, sir, heading Gem 8- Stl'G-ng'el'.” Observed tho E'OD- right at us. Very large. There she Ihtzgerald lrritably. “1 am Dressed blows! Now halt“ a mile of! and feeding, sir, and coming right toâ€" ward us!” We lower away and are off. Now it is that you see the ad- vantage of the drill we have practâ€" ised for many days. Iilvery movement must be quick and sure with no guessing or quesâ€" tioning what is best. There goes the great mother whale followed by her ofllsr‘lng, both of them moving slowly and not hccding the coming danger. The boat has reached her side a fearful flurry of excitement for time. so perhaps you will come =to the point!" , Lieutenant Maxton stood before ,the fireplace, and pulled vigorously int a cigarette. "I will,” he‘replied cynically. fact is, you will be marrying .wlfel” 1 “Your wife!” almost shrieked Fitz- gerald. “You lying scoundrel, what ‘do you mean?" "The Hon. Maisie Meshmore is my ‘ 'Thc my wife.” continued Maxtou coldly. in Y no)” th Haw O t “Seemingly, our marriage has been 0 0“5 a 1 1o 0 L - 1‘0» W0. and perhaps three lances are thrown, and away she goes coloring the ocean with her blood, dragging the rope with fearful rapidity, then stops, goes into what we call a flur- ry, or death agony, when she swims with her head out of the water, makâ€" ing a circuit of miles and lashing the see. into foam with her tail, and as she grows weaker and weaker slackens her pace, stralghtens her- self out upon the water on her side and with her head invariably to- ward the east dies. If the wind is continued Maxton. blowing the sea makes a clear breach but over her as if she were a rock and I am this has sometimes deceived the mar~ secret from you. She be- came Mrs. Maxton during General Moshmore's tenure of the Indian cOImnan-dership. For certain reasons that marriage was kept a secret; ll-ut”»â€"and here he handed a thin roll of papers to Fitzgeraldâ€""there are proofs!” _ The young officer, hall dazed, took the proffered roll, but did not open it. Instead, he gazed long and silent- ly into the fire. His face was ashen pale. "I left her," "Why, is no matter of yours; there wore sufficient reasons. kept a rough. After the boats had lowered, it was necessary to them with great care, lest an lucky wave should carry us on top of the whale, and this actually hap~ peued, for when I called upon the harpooner to fasten he (lid so, when our boat was instantly thrown upâ€" ward, and one man killed. Fortunâ€" ately, before the boat filled, I had time to put a fatal lance into the whale, and we were rescued by anâ€" other boat. As I was getting in I saw near by the body of the killed 'man, in a standing position, a few feet below the surface of the water, when by diving I caught him by the ear, but a big wave came, causing me to lose my hold, and the body of our brave comrade went down out of sight in the blue waters. Into this whale we were obliged to send a sucâ€" cession of blood and 'disgorged food for six hours, having in that time lost what we estimated at a hundred barrels of blood alone. But I must tell you something more about this hero of Kamchatka. Ila was long as our ship and she measured 120 feet; his greatest girth 75 feet, head 3-30 feet long, and , lE‘LUKES 30 FEET BROAD. ljlis lips alone made thirty barrels of oil; throat and tongue the same amount, and the total yield, of his blubber 240 barrels. The bone tak- en from the inside of his mouth weighed 2,800 pounds, and his marâ€" ket value, according to the prices of oil and home then ruling, $18,000. “An-d now, without going into all the particulars as to how we huntâ€" ers of the sea do our work when preparing our game for preserVatiou, I will give you a few facts which have come to my psrsoznl know- hisâ€" I‘lere, for exam- lcdge bearing upon the natural tory of the whale. ple, is a fact which I have not seen! mentioned in any authentic books. On taking off the skin of a whale, you come to the blubbcr, which rests upon the flesh or muselo, and this I have found to be covered with a. fine hair- or fur, about an inch long;'to this fur is attached a black pigment which answers the purpose :fiitodity land is used by the sailors as Would a common soup; but the sigâ€" nificance of this fact is that- in realâ€" ity it makes the whale a furâ€"bearing animal. . 'And now about their numbers. out seeing even the sign of a whole; and yet in the North Pacific I have on several occasions looked upon a. horizon , . and rolling and when tumbling and pitching and spouting dour and confusion which no pen could describe. In there is always one fellow swimming in the centre who seems to be I by the sailors the Old Soldier. 'And I may also here mention the curâ€" ious fact that when you strike whale with the lance and he makes u demonstration with his tall the enâ€" tire herd go through precisely the same motion, as if influenced by kind of magnetism. "Nor should I omit an allusion the whale. I have‘known them to lie perfectly still long enQUg-h to let me get within reach of their flukus and then suddenly turn upon the boat and crush'it with their capac- ious jaws; and thus how; I seen them been sent move French, voluntarily offering to place lllll- their town under the Government of- iFrance. ’lfhey asked thatofilcials ‘5‘?! sent there to establish French rule. many miles of the place. lances, and he spouted. you ltanls _ I the frightful sand have sailed a thousand miles with- first place the water is drama as ‘ The fact to the almost human intelligence oilg’l'ahary doubtless explains ! their leading men to the had not been within Only two white men had ever seen it. One of them was Major Laing, who passed through Arauan in‘1820, and a day or two later was niurdered near the The Franc ltown. The other was the Austrian explor- er, Lam, who visited Arauan in 1880, and wrote the only descrip- tion of it, that we possess. lil‘e found that the sheik 'who ruled Arauan had in his possession the papers and other property of the muxidcrod Laing, butavould not part with them. There is little doubt that France will now secure them, and that the mystery of the later advenâ€" turcs of this during explorer will be cleared up. There is no other town in the Sa~ hara like Arauan. It cannot be call-ed an oasis, for it is in the midst of the wildest sand waste in the great desert, and scarcer a blade of grass grows there. There is enough vegetation to feed a low sheep and camels, but the peo- ple seldom have any fodder to sell, and yet there is good reason why about one hundred,houses have stood here for generations among the great sand dunes that lower arouud them. From the flat roofs of the houses nothing can be seen but the pale yellow sand hills. It would be inâ€" l‘onlcivable that human beings could live in such a place if we. (lil nut know that the town hasan oxiraor» dinary large Quantity of water. Arauan occupied a depression in the desert, and though water is ob- tained only by 'iligging very deep Wells. it is in inexhaustible supply. The town is on the caravan route from 'l‘inrbuctoo, and at [irauan one branch of the road leads to Algeria and the other to illiorocco. No caravan is so large that ii: can- not be supplied there with all the water it needs. it is the one com- of the place. The inhabiâ€" make their living by selling it. There are two reasons Why the peOple have not been able, even with boundlss water resources, to. create an island of verdure in the midst; of waste. In the only from very deep wells. and the labor of raising it Would make it impos- ‘ ‘ n . lsible to cultivate any large arch. thousand or more monuduals of the- Then um, sand is very deep sperm variety in one great school, only in a few small acres; min covering the sea, apparently, to thG-bc ‘rcachcd on which crops- can ‘g'rowll. Water will i . 7 ‘ ‘ ‘ ,and they haxe presented a scene of g: ail-imam would and soil he not make grass grow where their of l.l‘(.‘l‘.S penetrate no kind 01 i Va ,0 _ d gcar‘lh minute frumnncnts of quartz. lose 5 ioolsli so the Supplies, for tho people of l ‘ '\ i I the 5A1 aum. h IVL leader of the host, and he is called! always been brought from 'l‘im'lmcmo, 120 miles to the south. Water pays for everything they possess exrepiing the clay of which their houses are built, and a this they obtain when they dig; thelr. ’deep wells, Ttrâ€"nd (5}:- to for the excavations through the sand surf:t::._- clay beds: the people would not their the volâ€" untary submission of this distort; folk to the French. ’l‘in'ilbuctoo is now the capital of a large district in the French Western Soudam. The natives have Water, but the only sources of their food supply are in 11-3- i-«nuls of that _ starve if 'l‘iml‘mctoo We“). watch for and destroy a number of iwhiie men.