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THE TIMES, NEW BLOOM FIELD, PA., NOVEMBElt 19, 1878.
The Whaler's Last Cruise.
HAVE come to Bay good-bye,
1 Dorothea."
The speaker wag a man who was
known as the best whaler in New Bed
ford, and he uttered his words in the
presence of a handsome girl, whose con
fused manner told that they were giving
her pain.
He stood near her, hat In hand, and
was looking Into her flushed face with
iinuch anxiety and fear.
" Aren't you going to sny something,
girl V" he Mild, vexed with her silence,
for she stood over the flower-pots utter
ing not a word in reply to him. " Ours
is going to be a long cruise; for whales
are becoming scarce. I may not return
for three years."
" Three years I" she echoed, starling.
" That's a long time."
" Yes, but It might not seem long to
me, if if-"
" Tray go on, Mr. Mayard."
" If I but knew that Dorothea Kyle
loved me. There, you have It nt last,
girl ! I knew that I must tell you be
fore I left for the North."
Again the eyes of the fair young girl
fell to the floor, while the sailor regard
ed her with great expectancy, and ven
tured to lift the delicate hand that hung
at her side.
' Send me to the northern sea with a
happy heart, if you can, Dorothea. If
you do not love me, tell nie plainly, and
I will cherish you for your frankness."
Then it was that Dorothea Kyle lifted
her head bravely and encountered the
whaler's gaze.
" Then go with the happy heart for
which you ask," she said. " God forbid
that I should send such a gallant man as
you to the ice-seas with the burthen of
rejected love. No, David Maynard. I
have loved you, and here is the hand of
Dorothea Kyle. You have long pos
sed her heart."
Too full for utterance, the whaler
seized the girl's hand and covered it
with kisses, while blushes mantled to
her lolly temples.
She glanced upon him, smiled with
conscious pride, and turned her head to
conceal her emotion.
But the next moment she started back
with a loud cry. Her face was quite
pale.
"Mr. Maynard David ! The win
dow 1 Look I There's a man's face
pressed against the pane."
While Dorothea uttered these words,
her quivering linger pointed to the
window.
Startled by her action, the whaler
sprang forward, but could see no face
against the pane.
" I see nothing," he said, returning to
her side. " May you not have been
mistaken V"
"I could not have been, for I saw
the face distinctly," she answered. " I
saw it as plainly as I see your face
now."
" Strange," muttered David Maynard,
impressed by Dorothea's words. "The
eavesdropper may be lurking without.
I will see."
So saying, ho opened the door and
stepped out into the night ; but nothing
rewarded his investigation. He saw no
human figure crouched In the shadows
of the trees that grew before Dorothea's
house, and heard no retreating foot
steps. The apparition puzzled him to no lit
tle degree, and his face was pale and
disturbed when he entered the house.
" Did you recognize the face, Doro
thea ?" he asked, with the uneasiness
still upon him.
" It was a strange one to nie. It wore
a wild, woe-begone expression, and thj
eyes flashed like a maniac's. I call it a
dark, evil face."
"Perhaps it was one of our new
men," the whaler replied. "They are
strolling about New Bedford to-night,
steeping themselves in grog; for to
morrow we sail. If the insolent fellow
comes io the window again,he will wish
that he never saw the whaler's nest."
"You would not know him, David,"
she said, pleadingly.
" Why.he has already frightened you.
Your face is as pale as ashes. Come,
girl, quit trembling, and let us talk of
the future."
With his strong arms, the whaler
drew the yielding form of his love to
him, and told her all his plans for the
future. For he had planned just as if
she had been his betrothed, and together
they reared golden palaces,and with their
gorgeous glitter decked the life that was
to come.
But at last David Maynard withdrew
tore himself from the beauty of New
Bedford, and hurried through the little
town towards the shipping that dotted
the pretty harbor.
He was happy ,yet sad. He was eager to
sail for the North seas, yet did not like
to leave the beautiful being who had
just promised to become his bride. The
dangers of the whaling grounds were
numerous and gnat; but be trusted in
the "luck" which had attended his
former cruiurg and hoped for the best.
Left alone to herself,aftcr the whaler's
departure, Dorothea Kyle, after a tew
moments of happy reflection, was about
to retire from the parlor, when a rap
startled her.
With the words " Who can it be V "
on her lips, she hastened to open the
door. The next moment, with an ex
clamation, she started from the person
who stood on the step, with the lamp
light upon his wild, revengeful face.
" Miss Kyle.I believe V" he sald.cross
ing the threshold unbidden, at the same
time doffing his sailor hat.
"Yes, sir," said Dorothea, scarcely
knowing what she was saying. ' To
whom am I indebted for this late
visit V"
" Late, eh ? My name Is Cyrus Par
ton. As you have just dismissed a fel
low, I supposed that I might call."
The speaker's words and manner were
insolent, and the fair girl regretted that
she had opened the door before learning
his Identity.
And then what added to her fears was
that she had seen his face lately pressed
against the window pane.
" You will favor me by making known
your errand," she said, wishing to get
rid of her unceremonious visitor as soon
as possible.
"Certainly, and as 1 wish to broach a
delicate subject, I trust I shall have
your undivided attention. Dorothea
Kyle, you have long been the object of
my atlectlon. For many months"
Dorothea lifted her hands for him to
desist.
" I cannot listen to a declaration of
love," she said, gently, yet with a firm
ness that must have irritated her rude
visitor.
"Because you have already listened
to one, to-night," was the rejoinder.
The girl blushed, but her eyes bright
ened. " That is one of the reasons," she
said. " I have never met you before,
sir."
" Your memory serves you poorly ;
but then it was nothing more than an
introduction. You were in New York
last season, and there you met Captain
Tarton of the Zenith. I am that very
man."
" I recall that meeting now, and I
must say that you have changed since
then."
" Perhaps I have," he said, with a
light laugh. " But will you listen to
what I was going to say V"
" It would avail you nothing, sir."
" But it would be a satisfaction to me.
A man feels better after declaring his
passion, even though the woman re
jects it. I um the strongest and I could
force you to listen to anything I might
say, but I do not Intend to resort to
harsh measures to secure an audience."
Dorothea's eyes thanked him silently,
and he continued :
" I was an eavesdropper a while ago,
and heard everything that passed be
tween you and David Maynard and
yourself. So you really love him, do
your
"I do."
" Well, that may be right, but it does
not suit me," the man said, going to
wards the door.
" But what are you going to about It i1"
asked Dorothea.
" I shall try to win you," replied the
man.
The girl's face paled again, for there
was a mad light in the man's eye.
"If you harm him, woman as I am, I
will have vengeance!" said the girl, fol
lowing him up. "WTere we to live a
thousand years, I could never to love
you. Where I have given my heart,
there it must abide. You make a bitter
enemy if you attempt to injure him in
your disappointment."
Grandly beautiful she looked, stand
ing erect before Cyrus Parton, and
threatening him with a woman's ven
geance if he attempted foul play with
David Maynard.
For a moment he looked upon the fair
girl, then, with a bitter and derisive
laugh on his lips, he opened the door,
and passed out with a bow of mock po
liteness. The next moment Dorothea shut the
door and walked faint and sick, to the
sofa on the farther Bide of the room.
Then she burled her face in her hands
aud trembled like the aspen, convulsed
by the storm of her own fears ; but her
face suddenly brightened,and she looked
up.
" Thank heaven, the Plover sails to
morrow at daybreak, and the winds will
carry David far from the bold, bad
man."
Thus thought the young girl, aud the
clouds left her fuee ; but she did not
dream that Cyrus Parton had also ship
ped on the Plover, and that he would
sail lu her to the northern seas.
But such was the case, as the reader
will presently see.
' ;
David Maynard, the accepted suitor
for the hand of Dorothea Kyle, was the
second mate of the Plover, a trim vessel
famed for successful whaling vovrppb
1 He was a man who could be trusted
! amid the dungers that infest the whaling
grounds, and his harpoon never missed
its mark.
Much of his life had been spentamong
the Icebergs; he was familiar with their
strange floating, and knew when to
sail past one and when to keep his dis
tance. Good service entitled hi in to pro
motion, but he had steadily refused it,
preferring to remain the Plover's second
mate.
The first gleams of day were flushing
the east and silvering the waters of New
Bedford's bay, when the Plover, with
sails well trimmed, sailed slowly east
ward. There was a lively commotion
on her decks, for many of hercrew were
leaving families behind, and they
wanted a last, longing look at the
" whaler's nest," as the old place was
called.
But the spires soon disappeared, and
the Plover found her real Jouvney in.
augurated. The north seas were her
destination, and the breezes seemed
eager to bear her thither.
Without accident the Plover reached
the whaling ground, and the prey, dis
covered In great numbers, betokened a
short stay there.
At the beginning of the hunt, one of
the best harpooners was taken sick, and
the captain feared that his place could
not be supplied. But at that moment,
Cyrus Tarton ollered to fill the vacancy,
and, through the second mate's en
treaties, he was selected.
David Maynard and his rival had not
been on terms of familiarity with each
other during the voyage ; but he was
prompt to note that Parton was a good
whaler and an adept with the har
poon. lie did not dream that the new sailor
was his rival; but he had early decided
that he was not an honest man.
Tho situation craved by Parton was
thus obtained through the man hated
by him from the bottom of his heart,
and it caused him much delight.
"If you but knew me, David May
nard, you would have kept poor Gos
i) old's hurpoon from my hands !" Par
ton muttered, after receiving the ap
pointment. " I did not ship in the
Plover for the purpose of striking the
whale. No 1 I am going to strike Dor
othea Kyle's heart,even in the northern
waters. And the blow shall put an end
to the disappointments of one mad wild
life."
It was on tho afternoon of a cold clear
day wheu the lookout sighted a monster
sperm whale oil' the starboard bow. As
it was supposed to be tho giant which
had lately eluded the Plover's boats, the
excitement speedily became intense, and
the best harpooners were commissioned
to give the fish battle.
These men were David Maynard and
Cyrus Parton.
Each in a strong whale boat, well
manned, they put off In pursuit of the
leviathan. But the whale became furi
ous, and forced the mate's boat to leave
a harpoon in . his blubber, while the
rope was cut to save the crew. In his
anger the monster lashed the sea into
foam, and threatened to destroy the
boats. But the rivals determined to
win the contest.
At a critical moment the whale found
himself between the boats, which rapid
ly and fearlessly advanced to the charge.
The harpooners stood erect, and the
sturdy tars believed that the coup dc
grace was about to be given.
David Maynard cast his harpoon with
his usual precision, and the rope attach,
ed to it was hidden by the foam. But he
knew that he had struck the whale In a
vital part.
The next moment, as a wave lifted
his boat upon its white crest, he saw
Cyrus Parton with a harpoon poised in
his hand. The man's face was stamped
with a dark villainous expression, and
his flashing eyes seemed to be regarding
him, and not the whale.
A moment later the harpoon left the
rascal's hands. Like an arrow It flew
.over the' whale's back, and, struck by
the keen point, David Maynard stagger,
ed back with a shriek, and fell into the
arras of his men.
" Secure the whale !" he gasped, but a
hatchet severed the ropes, and the fish
dived into the sea tinged with his
blood.
Both boats pulled rapidly towards the
ship, and the stricken mate was lifted
gently over the side.
Cyrus Parton declared that a suddeu
lurch of the boat caused him to miss
the whale, and strike the man.
But the Bailors shook their heads at
this, and began to talk in whispers
among themselves.
An examination of the mate'stwound
showed that It was serious, and in their
love for him the sailors refused to further
pursue the whales. They clustered
everywhere In groups and discussed the
situation.
Many wished that the second mate
was back in New Bedford, for they knew
that a certain woman there would love
to nurse him back to health and
strength. But hundreds of miles Inter
vened between the Plover and her na
tive harbor, and many months must
elapse before Bhe could anchor there
again.
" I missed my mark and he Is getting
well. I will not fall the next time!"
These words fell from Cyrus Parton's
Hps, as he Btood In a spot on the
Plover's deck, which he believed was
not tenanted by any one save himself.
But he was speedily undeceived.
" What did you gay?"
He started at the sound of the voice,
and confronted the speaker.
A burly sallor,hls superlorln strength,
Btood before him.
" We thought you did it on purpose,"
the old salt continued. "Now we will
see If a man can commit crime on the
whaling grounds and go unpunished."
It was In vain that the man protested
his Innocence. He was placed on trial
for attempted murder, and his own
words convicted him. A Jury of ex.
asperated whalers found him guilty, and
banished him to a long stretch of dreary
coast.
Ills punishment was stern, but not
undeserved ; and it is safe to say that
the revengeful sailor had made his last
cruise.
David Maynard recovered a long ill
ness, and at lust anchored within sight
of the spires of New Bedford. To Dor
othea Kyle his return was a source of
much joy, and not long thereafter he re
tired from the sea and made her his
wife.
The Plover has made several voyages
to the boreal seas since the eventful one
of which we have written ; but no trace
has been found of the revengeful exile.
The Foolish Calf.
A calf with the thoughtlessness of
vealy youth, could not abstain from in
sulting an honest hard working ox that
was toiling at the plow.
"Oxcuse me," said the calf; " what a
fool you are to wear that heavy yoke
upon your neck, and go all day long
drawing a plow at your heels to turn up
the ground for your master. Why
don't you exchange your yoke for a pa
per collar and have some stvle about
you t See what a jolly time I have of
it ; nothing to do but enjoy life. Knock
off work, old fellow, and let's have some
fun."
But the ox kept right along about his
business, saying to himself :
" When that young fellow gets as
furrow 'long in life as I have he will
know more and won't talk calf as much
as he does now."
That evening while the ox, whose
day's work was over, was at his repast,
lie saw a butcher's cart driving by con
taining the Insolent calf, who was des
tined to be reduced to cutlets.calveshead
jelly and material for sewed boots before
morning.
"Ah, my fine fellow," Bald the ox,
" you won't have an opportunity to in
sult honest labor for one while, you can
bet your life."
" Moral Never despise an ox because
he wears a heavy yoke."
An Unexpected Answor.
A sneak concealed himself in the par
lor closet of a San Francisco house, ear
ly one evening, without the suspicion
that there was to bo a little entertain
ment in the room that evening. A
young ventriloquist was in the party,
and when he began his performance . he
went innocently to the closet door,
knocked and Bald :
" What are you doing in there? Come
out of that."
The thief came out so suddenly that
the ventriloquist struck the floor with
the back of his head. The former was
not too much surprised, however, to
sweep the spoons off the table into his
pockets, and . the hat-rack overcoats
across his arm as he made his escape.
t?3F Bishop Vail, of Kansas, during a
recent diocesian visitation, stopped at
Parsons and called upon several of his
Hock. At one house where he dropped
in, the lady of the house was absent,and
her little granddaughter was Installed as
mistress. After a brief conversation
with the little lady he arose and left, say
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tell your grandma that Bishop Vail has
been here, and left his respects for her."
The little housekeeper replied : " You
needn't leave them; grandma's got
some 4 specs,' and don't want any
more."
&)5"A cunning Callfornian tore his
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day took a short cut by a new road, and
when the cunning Culifornian was
about to untie himself a grizzly bear
came along and ate part of his leg.
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