Xll CONTENTS. 



Search for missing boats Joy out of Despair Story of 

 Captain "Warrens The Ancient Mariner . . 143 



CHAPTER XII. 



YARNS FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF OLD WHALEMEN. 



Whaling Sailors' Yarns Dead Whale Competition for dead 

 Whale Successful Stratagem Recovery of sunk Whales 

 Chase hy rival Whalemen John Bull and Brother Jona- 

 than Romance of rival Whaling Dashing exploit of a 

 Yankee 161 



CHAPTER XIII. 



PECULIAR VOCABULARY AND HAZARDS OF WHALEMEN. 



Leisure Occupations Mode of stowing away our gigantic 

 Game Matter for the Dictionary Material for Illustra- 

 tion Treatise on Gamming Appalling Forms of Danger 

 Fatal Incident Reflections . . . . 181 



CHAPTER XIV. 



REMARKABLE EVENTS IN THE ANNALS OF WHALING. 



Remarkable Events Whaling of the "Royal Bounty" Loss 

 of the Essex by a Whale Ships destroyed by Whales 

 Other Incidents Fearful Enterprise Incidents of Whaling 

 Dangers of the Fishery 196 



CHAPTER XV. 



CLAIMS AND ADVANTAGES OF THE SABBATH IN A 

 WHALE SHIP. 



Sabbath for a Whale Ship Whale Ship Sabbath-breaking 

 Pretexts for Pretexts answered False Pleas refuted 

 Inconsistent Profession Experience of a Pious Sailor 



