TOSHIE'S WOODEN LEGS.

A STOI.Y-0F THE ARCTIC. SEAS.

IS the month of February, ISB_, the ff haler Chieftain, 150 tons register, :. .g^A.l, left Dundee for the Arctic Seas equipped for theaisuairs-ix-'moiith^ __ iin She met her first ice off Cape vo)ao v _ , ........ - Jarewell, made her cruising ground -•bout S month out from.-Dundee; and k her firs. whale to the tune of— Weli»i»:f. her finst°Sether' andwe toived mccl' a handsome creature all swim* W2*f. inher- prido. ffil. n.B: fi'di of ten febr. bone, sonic fifteen ghei.atisn i» BubS'l?all be cortified when boiling day .AouUix o'clock on the evening of & 6tli of- Maj. a whale having been • i.^ from the crow's nest, the four ? Bt.ol the Chieftafu, which were --j^tSitoff. and m a few minutes SS^ stfdil^ othff7l» arry. Sfigfeo'cloclcthc whale was fastened tarn7fhoiv.s«ddeiily- a dense- whito iliioC^n to rise, from the sea, HkCliicto n' WR!s' hidden as effect 3y^ifa«curt^nhadbeCll!et SfrbintM sl(,es; Herewasan.cc ricof7*'r s- .lour open boats, iLffi* five men apiece, without a lonffihemja rising sea, and the homo whidlv seemed close at hand a few Tlie Lniy me" roarecl and sh<>nted, Lifted offtheir liarpoon guns, but it avail. Tlie eyo trained by vigil "'at' the crow's nest could $£§&7.f00t in front, of it, and the cfett-r were as much alone as if there had been an ocean between them. So tlio fiV'o racri in each boat shouted and roaied tillrthcy wero hoarse, and the harpooners fired the guns at the bow.. pti! tlie ammunition failed. So long as it lasted, the firing and shouting «ye a jileaseiifc sense of compan'onship to each of the boats-. But at last- this wdehi. , and the stifling silence was OTty.brol.en.by, the. beating, of-the seas against life boats'sides. °Ono of'theso boats- contained five Dundee .err, who" consulted as to their. prospect', they- were Alick Bain, Willie: Christie;. Jim Cairns* Willie, Muregoir; and TosliiV M'lntosh. »Ai: doot.it'. gain to be thick for a while,' M (lie last one called Toshie. Some tjfenty [burleaden hours had dragged along, . iliout meat, drink, or rest. flief Hadworlced around a circle, but ffiq'ship was gone; aud their comrades oa -ifl "been food for the sharks. lj?kal^t_:be!dono ? There was ' nae dootUkt.the weather was going to be Uiici.'(AjSa-ma(tter of fact the fbgnever lilted if it days.); Toshie was asked & opinion being a tried- man, and- he ptilnutelhus:.'We are about 200 miles from Iceland. Shall, we. try" 1, to aukeWlM-V But 200 miles- is a Myitiiaa. dense fog,, a- heavy sea on/ w,'-uttsM. boots fou in.eat and driiik, so Tosfo-proposed the; alternative; lies-^to the west seemed-to clear for. tmrnate, aiid; casting.his eyes aloft lie r^itee signs, and 'thocht they were; D_e inair than, flirty miles fra ice;' Ice jjicafit two, tiling....' A ehahce- of picking; lipajealor a bit.of carcass; a chance of -jndmg a: pool of fresh water or. a fresh tat'fficfclc. That was chance number. ODiWlialevs often Srteam gently along. nio fringe of it • chance number two _sigl.it.irican being picked, up. . Oncfi: more, this'hicklcss; crew took to ie.oars, and after severe exertions made an ico island a quarter of a mile long. Jlvis was on tbo 28th: of May, or forty-ctglit hours after the loss of the sliip— forty^liours of hard work without bile or sup. They made fast the boat M explored the island. There were no seals- and no carcasses, but they found a lump of fresh water frozen,. which was a godsend. In the early toning of the 29th they woke up and within a couple of miles . tfi.ir refuge. Tliey shrieked and slioiited, but. tho barque kept her Wnrse.'Let U s suppose she did not the signal. The five men wept and. fiilimitted- to fufce. mM another council was called on h jee,• the lino, manager, named Wie, again- taking the lead. His Wviccwaslo niako for Iceland, and «k advice was accepted by tho starving tecnibly, The poor fellows bent a sail Ilpchook, the sail being impro ™W.u.of some scraps bf-'canvas'that "^pd to be in the boat. They had H||T and' Toshie gave .he course J Befaslic. could guess it. Thus pi me the ice 'good bye,' and set won that fogswept sea for the. more tpiflhorcs of Iceland—if they c«lfind them. Let us follow them J> aiair .journey. Remember that the 1 ijfo soddoi. with wefc, half-frozen. mm yot parched with thirst, and R.faint with hunger. Presently gio \vhb was steering, caught sight 3 v\ u>. M'Grcgor swallowing handsful i salt water. ~'^haTo tlut, mon,' he said; .' the 1 • . iV cauna help it, Toshie, lad. A' J flcnJu'ly caiiglifc sight of the corn s'. He thought it was a bouilli tin, g'tfor a- dipper, and drank the

4W could JToshie interfere. . He Wli^v ling in a cross sea. Then M - ■? ? *c comP asS overboard, Ilie'i Became problematical. iiois" f e others weie aroused by tlic HjA 9 . ■; they only grinned. The « day W u U y went madj and b i b t h e we,of his comrades. Tha effort hint v° much for him. He "stretched dßl{o^. and fell down dead at the S^fthe boat. Poor Wully was L?l I)Ushed overboard, and his' jBSfJ^S but his example set; who refrain 11Pi. P°iso») at the same .game., fe||pMaX Toshie, from the stern, *W .G fairiis lying with his head

,o_i.Jiis-ai-ms-,-..'.Get.up T _mon,'. he cried! but the man never moved. Then he st?PJP_e^. over fc^°: two sleepers and touched him. He- was cold and dead. Him, too, he pushed: gently overboard. Two gone now.

'Toshie, where areye takin' us to ? murmured Christie.-

.. 'I'm takin' ye liame,.laddie,' repliec ToshieV ' .

« Oh ! do gi. ns a drink o' water.'" ' There's vac but a.wee.butti.e.; of, ice: i'the'boat,an yell get it/ putting it in his-hands.

; Tlie; man sat; up fo_ a minute, sucked it furiously, then sank down on his back.

Feel his pulse, mon,' whispered, Toshie to the. other. ' Feel his 'airt, aud1 seewhat-Yup wi' him:' But Willie Ghri3tie-.was:as dead as a! seal.club, and his body was committed-1 to the deep. Then aheavy gale sprang up to make matters worse. Toshie felt himself' failing, fast; his, legs had swollen: to double their right size with: frostbite, but he had just strength enough, left to throw 150 fathoms-. of line overboard to lighten the boat, and ho also took: in the sail. But the boat was-making bad weather of it, and ho. turned to and constructed au anchor out of an oar and fifty fathoms of line. The. anchor kept the, nose of the boat to the seas This effort exhausted him, and he fell down, and dozed. The gale lasted three or four days. One morning he woke up. and noticed Alick Bain.

'Alick, Alick, mon, what's the matter wi' ye 1' he moaned. But Alick never answered. He, too, was dead.

Toshie's legs were bigger and hurt more than ever, but he crawled on- his hands and knees to Alick's body, and nearly sank the boat in buying him, The fittest had survived out of the boat's crew. But how long could it last. HoW did the man live '.He tor his bounet up. and. ate.it.; he found an old signal Hag covered with, icicles and ate that. Ho filled tlie. harpoon gun with salt, water, put nails; sticks, and all manner of rubbish into the barrel, plugging, up the tbucli-hole, and shak ing tho gun as smartly as ho could, hoping to take some of the salt out of the water. When he, tried it it was black with the powder, and seemed Salter, than tho sea. Then the mollies w ouJ dhov ir over the d rifting boat, som e tiraes perching on the bows. He devoured them—with his eyes—feathers and all. It-was a Barmecide feast, for they flew off at the-slightest movement. The poor man had been ready for death a long time. He prayed for ib, and sang hymns-so.to voce-- to the morn ful music of the wind and- the waves. At last lie fell asleep and dreamed a dream. A voice sounded in his- ear, 1 One, two, three, four,' and he woke up. About four hour-V as near as he could guess, after • that, he sighted a small

vessel bearing down on him, and in an hour more was lying in the forecastle of a Danish fisherman after sharks for coddiver oil ■..._.

They gave him some coffee and water, cut oft his boots, and- jbreeks, and the day but one put him, into a. small [port oh the Iceland coast. .Toshie was |so badly frostbitten that the- doctor icouldnot help- him, so he was once imore^sent to-sea and tak.eh:to Aquere ; ray, along' the-coast. There the hospi itd doctor thrust a, long steel dagger into [the sole of his foot, upwards, and asked him if he felt any pain. 'Na& pain at |a', sii:,' ahswored. Toshie, 'Then, my man,; you, must have your legs -amputated,! said the surgeon. Three isurgeons—one from, a Danish man o' war's man—performed tho operation. Even then Toshie showed his physical strength. The chloroform had no ef fect on him, and he saw his. two legs carried away. ; In a couple of months he Was back in IDundee, hearty enough, but shortened considerably. His case was briefly mentioned in the. papers, and Lord Derby sent him _£5 to buy a pair of wooden legs which he now uses. A warm-hearted parson gave him a tri !cycle; Whichlie works with his hands. :H'e has a wife and two children* and ithey manage to live somehow on a few ;shillingsa week. Toshie delivers bills, and does odd jobs, but it is hard work ifor the poor fellow to get along with his legs cut off just below the knees. A month ago he made up his mind to take a journey to London on his tri cycle. He did the, trip in twenty days, called at our office yesterday, and the above is compiled from his statement. Poor Toshie went to. the whaling at fourteen y he is hoW thirty-two. He may be seen working his machine along the streets, but he is a little scared to see the cabs and 'buses' fleein' about sac.' He carries a cigarbox with a slit in it for coppers. Let us hope the box is. filled often during his-visit.

THE SOUTH POLE.

What Baron Norderiskjold Proposes to Accomplish;

A Viuxi.a despatch of April 7th.says:— Baron Nor'defiskjold expects to sail for the Antftrtic. regions about the : middle of next year. He thinks the,,greatest difficulty-in eoiHg iiearor' to the South Pole than any one else will bo in getting coal enough. He thinks-tha North Pole might be reached by balloon, but,, ohdevs.h.o. the successful adventurer would get back.

A Queer Combat at Rome.

A despatch from Rome gives an account of a personal combat, between . an, American lady and a German lady, both well known in the society of tho foreign colony of that city. They went to the Vatican recently for the purpose of attending a reebption given by the Pope. Th'es6 ladies began to dispute about the. positions, which they should occupy, and after a few words be came so excited as to engage in a hair-pul ling fight. The master of ceremonies at tempted to separate them, and failing in this he had; them carried out by his atten dants. Tho struggling women. Avere picked up by a Swiss who carried them out, shriek ing and struggling, just as the-Holy Father entered the room; The result, was .that there were two separate fits of hysterics ! iij .lixs'vii-itibule of the Vatican. - ■■'• '■'■■

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1887-

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