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I found it was a Scotch whaler, "The Arlington." She had cleared from Dundee in September, and started immediately for the Antarctic, in search of whales. I FOUND IT WAS A SCOTCH WHALER THE ARLINGTON SHE HAD CLEARED THE DUNDEE IN SEPTEMBER AND STARTED IMMEDIATELY FOR THE ANTARCTIC IN SEARCH OF WHALES
r a single moment, it would be acknowledgment of defeat, and, should I do this, I felt that I should go mad. Thus, hour after hour I walked around and around, afraid to stop and rest, yet physically powerless to continue much longer. Oh! horror of horrors! to be cast away in this wide expanse of waters without food or drink, and only a treacherous iceberg for an abiding place. My heart sank within me, and all semblance of hope was fading into black despair. Then the hand of the Deliverer was extended, and the death-like stillness of a solitude rapidly becoming unbearable was suddenly broken by the firing of a signal-gun. I looked up in startled amazement, when, I saw, less than a half-mile away, a whaling-vessel bearing down toward me with her sail full set. Evidently my continued activity on the iceberg had attracted their attention. On drawing near, they put out a boat, and, descending cautiously to the water's edge, I was rescued, and a little later lifted on board the whaling-ship. PRICIOUS PILGRIMAGE IF I PAUSED FOR A SINGLE MOMENT IT WOULD BE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF DEFEAT AND SHOULD I DO THIS I FELT THAT I SHOULD GO MAD THUS HOUR AFTER HOUR I WALKED AROUND AND AROUND AFRAID TO STOP AND REST YET PHYSICALLY POWERLESS TO CONTINUE MUCH LONGER OH HORROR OF HORRORS TO BE CAST AWAY IN THIS WIDE EXPANSE OF WATERS WITHOUT FOOD OR DRINK ONLY A TREACHEROUS ICEBERG FOR AN ABIDING PLACE MY HEART SANK WITHIN ME AND ALL SEMBLANCE OF HOPE WAS FADING INTO BLACK DESPAIR THEN THE HAND OF THE DELIVERER WAS EXTENDED AND THE DEATHLIKE STILLNESS OF A SOLITUDE RAPIDLY BECOMING UNBEARABLE WAS SUDDENLY BROKEN BY THE FIRING OF A SIGNAL GUN I LOOKED UP IN STARTLED AMAZEMENT WHEN I SAW LESS THAN A HALF MILE AWAY A WHALING VESSEL BEARING DOWN TOWARD ME WITH HER SAIL FULL SET EVIDENTLY MY CONTINUED ACTIVITY ON THE ICEBERG HAD ATTRACTED THEIR ATTENTION ON DRAWING NEAR THEY PUT OUT A BOAT AND DESCENDING CAUTIOUSLY TO THE WATER'S EDGE I WAS RESCUED AND A LITTLE LATER LIFTED ON BOARD THE WHALING SHIP
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