10 OLD WHALING DAYS. 



everybody was happy at having made so lucrative a voyage, 

 and no one cared for the dirt. The casks were hove out of 

 the hold, put into lighters, and conveyed to the Greenland 

 yards, which to-day is a thing of the past. There the 

 blubber was boiled, and the whalebone scraped and cleaned 

 ready for market. The amount realised by the sale of the 



011 was very large. The ship was laid up for about six 

 weeks. During that time she was cleaned, and we received 

 our prize money for the attempt to succour Sir John 

 Franklin. About ^1000 was divided between the 

 " Advice " and the " Truelove " for their services, and 

 my share was ji. During the winter I had to be on 

 board from daylight to dark, and keep the ship clean. The 

 work was very heavy, for I was the only apprentice on 

 board. The winter passed, and nothing of any note 

 occurred respecting myself. On January 2oth, 1850, 

 another mate came on board, and was followed by some 

 of our old harpooners, to refit the ship. Our new mate was 

 quite the reverse of the one we had last voyage. He treated 

 me kindly from the first. The other never omitted to 

 annoy me in any way he could. I had, however, many very 

 good friends on board the ship, and I therefore submitted 

 to his ill-mannered and unjustifiable conduct. 



