thrown; so with hearts full of fury and fear, the brave whalers of
Amagansett sped onward till they had made about six miles on their trip to
the North Pole.

Then the whale changed his mind, decided that the South Pole was nearer
than the North, and, veering round, came charging down upon the boats.

There was consternation among the whalers!

One flip of the monster's great tail would have sent them all to a watery
grave. They could not separate because of their twisted ropes, so, with a
few more compliments to each other, they got ready for the fight.

Before the whale had had time to do any serious harm, an old man, who had
fought many such big fish in his day, seized another harpoon, plunged it
into the whale's side, and finished the business.

After churning the water with his tail till the whole surface looked like
soapsuds, the whale gave up the fight, and was towed in to shore.

Imagine the delight of the heroes of Amagansett, when they found that
their prize was a right whale, with about 800 pounds of bone in his mouth.

His value is supposed to be about two thousand dollars; this will be
equally divided among the men who caught the prize.

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A new Immigration Bill has passed through Congress.