232 THE WHALEMAN'S ADVENTURES. 



it was wrong to whale on the Sabbath ; and 

 when he last went from the Sandwich Islands to 

 the North-west Coast, he proposed in his mind 

 not to do so. For two Sabbaths he held out, 

 and on one of them saw whales. By the time 

 the next Sabbath came round they had done 

 but little ; he felt uneasy, could not stay below 

 or on deck with any comfort, his mind running 

 upon whales. 



At length, to get relief, instead of betaking 

 himself more earnestly to prayer and the Word 

 of God, he ordered his mate to send a couple 

 of men aloft, and when they sang out for whales, 

 he lowered his boats and his purpose to keep 

 the Sabbath at the same time. Blubber came 

 in in abundance, and with it came occupation 

 and content, purchased, I need not say, how 

 poorly. He soon filled up and went home, 

 even throwing overboard some provisions to 

 give place to oil. 



This story of his experience he told himself, 

 while all the time acknowledging it was not 

 right, his principle and conscience not being 

 strong enough to carry out his convictions of 



