Lost And Saved ; Or Nellie Powers The Missionary's Daughter.

blow , because the whale comes up to the surface to get his breath and then he blows or spurts two streams of water into the air . When the lookout sees this he sings out : — 'Tnere she blows , there she blows' Then 'Where away ? ' asks the captain from the deck . If the whale is then in si ght , the man sings out again , ' two points off your weather bow , ' or some other direction as the case may be . The boats are lowered in a jiffey , and , before many minutes , are dancing over the water in the direction the lookout has given , and likely , in a short space of time are in a scbool of whales . Then each boat singles out one for pursuit , and pulls up alongside of it . "

" What ! alongside of the whale ? I should think you would he afraid , " said Nellie . " We ' ve got past that . You know that ' s our business , " replied the mate . " I should think then the whale would dive down . " " Sometimes he does ; but generally we pull up behind him and he don ' t see us . If lie does , he may not pay any attention to us until the harpooner , who stands in the bows of the boat , has thrust a harpoon into him . The harpoon is attached to a lineand as soon

, as one is imbedded into the animal , the boat pulls back out of his way ; when he dives , which he does , as soon as he finds out he is struck , he puts off to the wind ' ard , like a racehorse , dragging the boat after him like a locomotive draws a car . Sometimes the line , which is coiled in a tub in the bows of the boat , runs out so fast that it requires a good deal of attention to keep the friction from setting the boat on fire . After a while the while becomes exhaustedand and allows the line to slack ; then it is hauled inand again

, , coiled up in the tub . The harpooner now stands by , waiting for the fish to cbme to the surface again , which he no sooner does than another iron is plunged into him , and if it reaches his life the blood spurts out , dyeing the water for yards around a deep red . The men then lay by , waiting for the fish to die , which is not very long to wait after his life is reached by a harpoon . "

" What do you do with him then ? " inquired Miss Powers . " We then fasten a line to him , and tow him to the ship where he is cut up and tried into oil . ' ' " But is there not any danger , Mr . Evans 1 I have read somewhere of men being lost in the whale fishery , " said Miss Powers . "Danger ! why , bless youMisslenty of it . Sometimes when a whale is strnck he

, , p will turn upon the boat and dash it into pieces , scattering the men all about in the water , aud many of them get entangled in the ropes and are drowned . I have been upset that way a good many times , but was rescued by some of the other boats . But the whale does not always make the most trouble in that way . He may lead a boat a dozen miles from the shi p , and before the boat can return a storm comes on and separates it from the vesselaud the men perishif they survive the stormfrom want

, , , of food and drink . Yes , Miss , there is jflenty of danger in the whale fishery 1 " " What made you give up the whale fishery ? " inquired Mr . Prescott . '' The substitutes for whale oil that have come into the market , have almost broken up the fishery , and it don't pay . " Here Nellie , who had not taken her eyes off from the mate during his recital of the

experiences of a whaler , looked around and beheld the eyes of the third mate and Bill Crony peering at her from under the main boom . ( To be con'imted . )