TUB YOUNQ SIOlTElt. that tbo ckup wo ahlppril tinker? Wbr, lio haut prowu a lojnl ) clT igTcrtltoIcss bo Is tha sldpper of this crsfi, and right iinnrl one, too, m toull fliuloutll youcrulwniaujriiionlli Jbetnl cf bor." That uujr b , but IVI rallirr fro a pjui on th tiaartcr deck than a boy." Wtat s Uto tlUTorrnco, If lU boy has lams heaJ on lib slionllsr? It tot always lUoao who luro lltcdtlio kogtt In thia world that Lnovr U.o rjott, as I ham found out. Nowr hero g.djuaantlli wo haro bwn folluwjaft th ma thew twintjr yean, nml I'm iot ifr.l t aay that wo could handlo n tMlln any weather, Init if wo wen i k.4 to UiLo a aliln from Nnr lUxlfutd wlapoHorri,doyou suppuM. wo could Mi I tfll you, Tuin, no. That's l-tjijowhon l-tjijowhon wo wcro younic wo wasted j Uii in ilcj Urklntf luatwid of study. It wn dllT rent with our akipjwr, ui I loo will, for ho and I wcro ship mates toiiothcr oil tlio ,oyago tlmt ho j imped from hufoto tho mast tu tho quarterdeck." Don't sid how lis could do It," grura tied tuo ouo niHrfsaod n Tom. "ill, 111 toll )ou, uiato, when wo .t Ulow,Hrcplkil llill Uctkut, ono of Hi) boat aterira of tlio whaling ship Untnipuii, which liad juit left hvr Iiotjm p, rt f ir u thrco j ears crui.o fa tho IU "It was thl way, hcau Bill that auuiotudiitf In tlio Mob watch when no and hit roiniwnlon Tom, who woi nUo a boat ntrer r wcro leaning Idly mrlho iatlnr rail, caxiog out on thi tat cxpanw of waWMocr wbith their id vm WundltiK Iwtoro a fair wn 1. "It 4 llltlo over four ) mta now Iuro I Jyicwl tho Him Horo down In ouo cf 1 . Kanaka lIatwK I had rim away U ui tuwthtr ihlp aivl litwl Uracil iomlcd It (unotlail jvulanco for IrumpJ, untillifotaihiuco in tho Itico Ilureo. owcn Koins north tu cruLm In tlw Ochotsk km. Tho aUp'icr vm Ufjrj t it luiut tliuut ho tfai u clinpthat didn't l o to tw ti thinj dono muro Umu twtoo It ora ho touM do It hilirlf. I Imuillud tho harHMiu in tlio tnato'i Tu it.aiullltllv llltio Kin, in Aocnllnl intriapa that ia now, pulled tho buv fc.r hi tlio aamo craft. Ouo moixinjr, juitalU:lo nficr daylight, the lwkout laih"trontrii rattlaicliool o(pcrm ubnlia. Wo hod a ircttyatllt brcox tbo night befuro and tlio uivvai atlll ruuuiii hlt!i. Wo lowered nwuy, liovv-rTr. liovv-rTr. our thrt-o boat luato'a. accoud uutttaaud third'. " " '1 11 takt that fellow up to wind'ard.' ullcd our bflli.tr, a ho point d to n blj xlaU that waa ph)ln, around on tho tablloof tho school, aa though liavas )Ucal thcrv to jrott-ct tbu cows and cUu-i that m ere huddled totfothtr in tho citidlo from uny danger. "Look out, 11U1,' ay tho tnnto to mo uheftood (rraspins tho (Utriiu oar. 'Look out, man, and don't mUa him. Tbiru's u scKxt 1m u.I rtil bnnvl thcro.' " 'Ay, oy sir,' said 1. 'I-ny u.o on clcuotnouh niid 111 ilriro both "Irons' uto him clear to tho Iteckcta. 'Tlioro was todinjcr but what ho'd do It, fur tho fellow didn't know what it von to bo uf raid of a whale. 1 wam't golDjr to tako any chances, so I waited till l ho lwat almott toarliitl tho H? Imto. thinlkt llyboth hotioon, ono sittrunothir, andsuiiff out, 'Utcm nil.1 h n tho boy wiro backinj; so as to git e l ik) wlulo room to play, 1 w rnt aft toiuaiiKOplocoa with tho mate, and lis walked forward to his itationin tho bow to kill tho flah with Unco. "Now this whnlo uas ono of thoso kind of fellows tluit takoa his mcdlctno y at first, but fijrht Hko fury befuro 1 o li'Uta hli red rin. Ho didn't 'sonud,' but lay nnl walloped for aminato cr two, then Itgnn to aw in,; 'round so as to gU light of us. " llt' Koiug to ciro u a tuuel, call cd tho inato. ' Ay, ay, ho a fighter says I, "Then I caaglit sight of llluo Tin's face, All tlifothcrchapswcroelancin,; cvirthehr shoulder and beginning to git a Uttlo thiky, but ho sat on hi thartmlthhiahandKraftpinjf tiJ0 oat.( Jiwtaqnictand untoiiccmctl a If ho vrrelnnsklltonn mill pond, and not vltliin lialf n cablo'n length of n mud bull Kpenn ihat thrcatmiod to send him and his shipmate to Davy JontV locker at any minute, " 'Maud by to jump, called tho inato. 'lie' coialntf for us "Xowouknow thero' nolxMitqnlck enough to git out of tho way of a whalo when ho make n rush, so tho only thlnj; In duii to learo her, Tlio otlitr men sprung to their feet, but tho lxy still sat tlitro and I legaa to think ho was imro- ijreuwttlirrlgUt. 'Stand up to Jump, Ditto Tin, I called. 'And win u ) on go leap straight fur tho Ih ggar, and not from mm.' "Tho lad mi Hod and nodded hU head, and standing up, uiifchipix.il hit oar from tho tholo pin, hold it ready and faced about. "Ihon tho whalo started. " Muiupt' yelled tho mate. "Tho next instant wo wcro all flonit deriog around in tho water, whilo tho bull caught tho boat In hit mouth, cniF-hcd It to pieces and sounded, "Tbo third inato, who had just MUM ono email chap, was not far away, so lis cane aud jUkid ui up all but tbo mate; wo uour suw him afterward, llo tiuitluivo UcufouIol hi tho linos nnl guuodonu. "Wo got two out of tho school, but ul hands fvlt nod at tho huu of tho officer. I couldn't help tdlinji our skipper how rool Lluo Ha wa throngh tbu hol thlnj. and when ho fcl.ove.1 tho olUcer ahead ho ttud his own boat atoerrr third inato uudordnrudlllau riu to tuLochargouf th Iron la hi craft. "1 1 11 you tlfo boy was proud enough, but ho ha 1 nuvu nud jrood luck, botlmf win h aro urcrytldng- Vm whaler, Thi was dusunod to ho an unfurtunatnt9-Wo unfurtunatnt9-Wo for tbo Aftr Uuardj. lliu -uluiki wero plenty In the OchotsU ut, and f tin re wm hardly n Jay but what w i wero otitlwr in or trying ut blnbUr "Ono afternoon tho cupn luwered away for a right' whale. Our 1 it vm close alongside, bnt the skipper buuj outi "Don't )ou incldlo with him, he's my Mu ho ct cimrvo wo hiing bock, only standing by to lend h Laud Incate wof;oneedeil. 'lllno Fin mndo n jretty dart. Ho Itnrltd his frrt Iron nliout lx fet nft tho bow hole, and tho other ho pltnted tn tho belly a tho fellow rolled. It n a death blow, but Itefuru the whale U-gan U-gan to spout bloml lie brmtplit 1,1 llnkts arutind, raught the boat before the boya could back out of tltoway and story her to pW-i. Wo pnlled In nnd pl kml up tho crew. I grabbil tlra idl iiuui Jnt as ho wm polntf down, nil 1 when I luiuled him up I saw thnt ho wm hurt badly and was unonnetfoas Ho wa tmaahed up in a frightful lruuwr aul nsTer recovcrwl "Xcit inorntui? at tlght Wlls re lay ii died tlio dead body of tho captain from tho starh'd gaiigwa), whllo tli4 fUh that lul killed him wm moored with cluilna to tho port i lo of the slilp. 1'oor Dine Hn felt awful bad, nnd tri ktjt mourning as tho inato real tho burial Mrvlce, Myingi '"Dli, It I liadu't stmck the whals that 1 ist blow. Two tho second Iro.i tlmt tumht-d his "life,' and our iup-tain's iup-tain's too. 'lint, shipmate,' went oil tlio bout tteenr, 'It wna to be, and it's the way of tho world, I sutpuM. Oae man mounts to n pod Hon tlmmgii th doath cf unothvr, Just m a turn ihlp U Imilt to taku tho plnrti of a craft tliat has found a bud on tle rooks. M,Ves, thtro'e a ftront doal tf truth In what )ou iuy, Dill. Dut how vm It tlmt otir capV lou ratt-1 Dlno Ha sklpporr I!e wasn't skl( r in every tm of tho word, but 't waa this wni Thoofll cir that were left were tho sntne an )o nnd 1 good Miilor mi 1 gool wlialcrt-lut wlialcrt-lut they knew nothlnffof uivigailoit Dluo Fin, of all our iuiniuy, wm tho only one who could hin die u imwlrant or "work np u sight." As 1 snld, tho wtuilo were plenty, and no dldn t want to leave the ground till tho Ice drove us out, for we weto makfuir munp)lsowo fitiihd titir cruise, nud when wo reached Honolulu were full to tho hutches with oil and liune. "Tlwro wa soino talk cf ahlpplng another man to tnko tho)Nl home, hut tho agent nnd tho American comul Mid, 'If that )ouutf man knew enough to brintf tho cruft safely out of tho Ochotkk son, ho knows enough to llul Mi wny to New Dtdford. Tuty jtut ing.igM another mato 'by tho run' who wn n iiaigutor, aud i;ao tho boy ihurgo of tho ship. "Wo mode n quick jKtwogo around tho Horn, and tho owners wero so lunch phased with Dluo fin that they kvo him command of tho Dace Homo on the next voyage, und while away on that ciulso tbey built him this ono here, the Orutiiptia, and tint's how tho lad be came skipper so young It jrot4 to nrot o tiie truth of what 1 said a fuw tuoiliTit ago, that 'It's not ulwnya gray hah which cover tho wisest litad. A boy Is sotnethuee more lit to command than a luntiwho luts reen twlfoor thrico hU uumUr of yoars." True Hag.