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The Jeroboam’s Story

           Sosoonasthisfigurehadbeenfirstdescried,Stubbhadexclaimed—"That’she!that’she!thelong-toggedscaramouchtheTown-Ho’scompanytoldusof!"StubbherealludedtoastrangestorytoldoftheJeroboam,andacertainmanamonghercrew,sometimepreviouswhenthePequodspoketheTown-Ho.Accordingtothisaccountandwhatwassubsequentlylearned,itseemedthatthescaramouchinquestionhadgainedawonderfulascendencyoveralmosteverybodyintheJeroboam.Hisstorywasthis:

           HehadbeenoriginallynurturedamongthecrazysocietyofNeskyeunaShakers,wherehehadbeenagreatprophet;intheircracked,secretmeetingshavingseveraltimesdescendedfromheavenbythewayofatrapdoor,announcingthespeedyopeningoftheseventhvial,whichhecarriedinhisvest-pocket;but,which,insteadofcontaininggunpowder,wassupposedtobechargedwithlaudanum.Astrange,apostolicwhimhavingseizedhim,hehadleftNeskyeunaforNantucket,where,withthatcunningpeculiartocraziness,heassumedasteady,commonsenseexterior,andofferedhimselfasagreen-handcandidatefortheJeroboam’swhalingvoyage.Theyengagedhim;butstraightwayupontheship’sgettingoutofsightofland,hisinsanitybrokeoutinafreshet.HeannouncedhimselfasthearchangelGabriel,andcommandedthecaptaintojumpoverboard.Hepublishedhismanifesto,wherebyhesethimselfforthasthedelivereroftheislesoftheseaandvicar-generalofallOceanica.

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