| Show A pet whale on a small island in the middle of the south pacific lives a planter tho only white man on tho island which lg full of brown skinned folk who cuts and dries the meat of the co canut which ho sells to trading vessels when any stranger stops at his island bo will give him of the best that tho island affords he will get up great concerts and dances of tho islanders above all he will take him out to sec his pet which Is perhaps the largest and oddest animal that was ever petted by any man this pet Is a sperm whale nearly 70 feet long lie came through the narrow entrance into the little harbor which Is ballod in by a coral reef when quite small and remained until bo had grown so largo that he could not get out it he wanted to tho great creature comes up to be fed when the planter blows a hom and after his meal of a barrel of chopped meat or fish performs some ponderous and amusing tricks apparently knowing what Is expected of him stray stories |
