East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1863-11-18
Original Aliseellanu.
Shaking.

When LON, after appeasing his ap
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possession of his entire faculties. b,
sauntored out upon the quarter decl
smoking his cigar as composedly as il
he had been born at sea, and had neve,
seen dry land save in dreams and pic
lures. The sun came out in his glory
and beneath its bright rays the placiG
sea was beautiful as polished silver.
Not a ripple stirred upon the whole
expanse and tho scene was only now
and then enlivenod by the leaping of
proposes or the spout of distant
whale. We wandered forward TO the
iorecastle and sat down among the
sailors, hoping TO hear something of
sea life and experience. Presently
an "old salt" who's head was sprink
led with grey, whose whole life had
religion was made up of the vagaries
and superstitions of his class, after
standing for some time looking into
the sea at tho side of the vessel, ex-
claimed "Well lads, there's somebo-
dy on board bound for Davy Jones'
locker. 1t may be l, or it may be a
younger, but some one must go."-
somewhat startled at his serious man.
ner and prophetic words, wo asked
HIM why he expressed himself SO
upon a matter of which he
could be only in the profoundest igno- |
rance. "Well you see," he answered
a." we folks as follow the sea have time
to note many strange things. There's
a meaning in everything as happens
II we but see it. Now we never sees
a Shark alongside ship for hours and
hours, now and then turning his wick
I'd eye upon us, but we know he is
for some poor fellow to go
'verboard feet foremost, with shot
ed sheet for coffin. You land folks
nay be learned in books and the like.
'ut we sailors after many years study.
ONE to know tho sea and the wav of
Is animals just as well as you do your ,
'ooks." And no turned away as if :
my doubt of the truth Of his prophet !
powers was an insult to great to be {
orne. As soon as we recovered from
he effect of his words, so solemnlv !,
poken, we went over to the side of s
ne vessel to get a view of his much "
readed Shark. Just along side and Y
q distance of a few feet, we saw q
bovo the surface of the water n blook v
ONT about as large as mans thumb q
fter closely examining it we discov- .
ed that it occasionally moved al Il
ays keeping in the same relative no. m
I'on to our vessel. While looking at d
rs, to us strange appearance, the oh. .. ..
ct arose gradually higher and grew tl
oader and presently wo saw a HUGO IN
Dnster OF fish roll upon one side tn
q raise his head towards the sur ~ -
'e' We saw his red eye open and Sc
ut as If winking knowingly at us ye
d we felt the terrible dread of tho III
lo,.,o ''' Va tne at
iors superstition creeping over us ge
9 retreated to the cabin and inform tn,
the captain of the sailors prophe- on
and OF the presence of the SborL
proposed at once that VIC catch tbo for
ow lest tho old sailor should die 20 a $
ke his word good. He accor,Inc.
procured a huge iron hook. obont q a., :
ieet long, which hc fastened 10 n Is J
l'ne' He then placed upon the hal
X about two pounds of fat pork wa.
dropped it overheard In q mo con- @
1t the waters about the hook were q
with the black fins of sharks that ben
o to the surface TO discover the ma ma, :,
Of the article that was thrown ont