Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-02-17

must give place % the g, is as his
little craft once more brf o6(1sip wave.
At times mackerel menl4nd ensoussQ Qbmetelin
the southern part Of this eepf sat athets, III the
western; more generally, ,thd eser, ID the NTH
ern, which, strictly speaking, d The loct Won of
the Bay Chadeur, though with the fishsro|en she.
whole goes by the name.
More of the mackere mans timf runs 10 waste
than of either of the other two classes. The
fish he catches are exceedingly exceatric in their
movements-often appearing in vast schools on
'y to remain an hour, grooming id rpeag,e lots
hardly worth attention. When fish are plenty,
the deck of the mackerelman presents most
animated appearance, and the mcst Earnest en-
deavors are made by all to secure large share.
If the number of "wash tubs full \ at nipbtfall
is not so great as to preclude the possibility of
accommodating more upon the deck, the fisher
men continue their exertons until they Or the
fish strike off. After such rush Of FISH. days
-1'"' =. ..-.~- .-.- -fase iher = ttl-' =
dozen." Their leisure tfnc u employed in sleep
ing, reading tales of the ocean, old newspapers.
and, which is a favorlte aSisement with the
boys, making miniature vessels. The prodnc
tons of their knives are often worthy of better
tools and more experienced hands. These little
ships are often preserved at home, and in case
of absence or death are brought forward to the
stranger within their fathers gates, as proof of
the genius of the son. The more truly industri-
GUS apply themselves to some useful branch of
improvements, such as the study Of navigation,
or the continuation OF their winter lessons. All
have ample time for study ana recreation, and
he work is never hard in the sense which it is
on the Grand Banks or on the coasts OF Labra-
dor Green hands are fortunate who take this
branch for their first lesson in fshin g, instead of
either of the others mentloned for, while their
lahors will not be excessive, they will gain all
the hea thful influences of the sea without the
tenod dangers pertaining thereto.
On the approach Of fa!Lnr the vessels
engaged in cacaingA prn to their
homes, aud, IT oppoft6ni for further
ff'rts in their time, 60 do ssCSi, or to
some Of the small banks in ity, thus fin
ishing out the season--T mas seen a
fleet, estimated at five huf ese vessels,
east of the Cape late int Iing assclosc
together as it was posslhe vi pnd all, ap-
parenty, doing weIl;Sbatll nolntIndsare not
depended on. These fisb, siil Se&upon
the shore, have in agreat Int o,p xled be-
fore the advance of civilized 'HhMl prob
ably corlnne to decrease .so@ths ad-
vance. Old fishermen can MI when they
came annually in large scho massachusetts,
Bay; but il is not surprising hfsh so sought
after should be driven aIm0I re'y away, or
consumed by the mllio.a Statesman.
E:atan- -hy' e. ~ tsFea.
In Ross Yacht Voyage )ls the fol-
lowing exlraordlnary sta9v a.
Near tina village of San' Norway, lived
an old woman who was con5 rowing about
in the Ford. She rowed i lik NJ round the
same circle, never desc SPOT, but whist
ling and chanting bYil ie kept her face
turned in one dlrg he might always
watch the central fwater. "What
means that old woIIian Ross, of several
men who wereSahi I and clustering
round the pilot Htpering all the
information he 49, I'M mad my
lord" the sailor N Mad why
lord, that she is SO, andie lsa husband"
the cockswaln answered. his ferr hus-
band? Is he drowned, inued Ross.
" No, my ord,' the sailo rhing up his
trowers. and walking ait i0 6fds The quarter
deck; "her husband was iisliernen, and lived
hard by, my lord-up there. About fifteen years
ago the man was bathing hereabouts and was
eaten up by the mackerel, but the old women
thinks, my lord, he has only dived, and will
soon rise again And SO indeed the legned goes
One morning, fifteen summers past, the poor
fisherman plunged into the elements that mad
been his sole sustaining friend from youth, to
bathe, and before scarce fifteen minutes had
elapsed, surrounded by stoal of mackerel, and
in sight of home pleasant, was dsvoured by these
rnvenous fish, When he raised his arms out
of the water, to show the dreadful fate that
hlm and to alarm his unconscious
wife, a hundred mackerel hung like pIummets
from the flesh The fisherman sank, and was
never seen nor heard of more. From the morning
until to-day his widow, having lost her reason,
ever rows her husbands pram about the spot
where he perlshed, in the fall persuasion that he
has gone to seek sunken net and in a little
while will emerge again; and so she prays the
crew of every vessel sailing by, to stay and see
the truth oil what she speaks.
SWIMMING IN THE AIR.--Wunderful events
always take place IN obscure corners: thus for
eIgn papers contain accounts o. curious bal
loon ascent, from some out-o-the- way place of
II small town on the frontiers Of Spain. 1t is
stated tnat Spanard named Antoni, Moles
made small balloon without any car, except a
small table, on which he lay down like boy