New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-04-17
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
VICTOR nrGo.s NEW NOVEL

been issued under the title of The TOlers of the Sea,
by Mossrs Harper Brothers. Its pictures Of maritime
life exhibit the Characteristic strangeness, often reaching
the hight Of the grotesque tho wonderful cratic fances
and the unriyalled descriptive power of the author.
Everybody viii read everybody will be impatient with it,
everybody will admire its originality, its vigor and its
glowing humanity. Meantime, foresial the curiosity
Of our readers with fits personal sketches
A GUERNSEY FISHERMAN.
Such was the character Of Gliatt.
The young women considered him ugly. -
Ugly he was not. He might perhaps, have been called
handsome There something IN his profile Of rude but gu
scuptured DscinB the Trajan column: Ills ears we're
small delicate without obes and Of az admirable form for
hearing Between his had that vertical nue.,
which indicates ma6 bodncSs and perseverance The
mouth depressed giving slight express
sion Of bitterness forehead had calm and noble round
The clear pupils OF his eyes possessed sesdilst ooH
although troubled little with that Involuntary movement Of
the eyeds which fishermen from the glitter OF tho
waves His laugh boyish AID pleasing. NO yory could
be Of finer white than his tee but exposure 70 the u hna
made hin swarthy Moor The ocean the tempest ana
tbe darkness cannot be brayed with impany Al h!, nc
looked already. like Of foryfIe. He wore the somber
mask Of the wind and the sea.
There Indian fable TO the effect that one day the goo
Brshms inquired of the Spirit OF Power no is stronger
SroVeS saws what could not the lion do If he was the
monkey ais Giatt neither the lion nor the monkey
prOvcb and of The HndOo fable Although only Of ordinary
hight strength he enabled so inventive and powerful
was his dexterty iii burdens that might have taxed
giant and to accomplish eais which would have done erea
lie had in him something Of the power Of tho gymnast He
used with equal address his left hand and his rlght -
SHARED the birds bat not the fish His knowodge skill
fisherman indeed considerable de was an eh
solitude either develops the mental powers Or renders 5 men
both these aspects Al times when ms wore tna. al
of strange surprise already mentioned he might have been
lower animals At other iudescrbabe air OF
penetration lighted up his face Ancient Chadea possessed
Of this stamp AT certain times the dulue of the
shepherd mind became transparent and revealed the inspired
After all he was but poor man uninsruced save the
extent of reading and writing IL probable h1t me con
don Of his mind at that limit which separates the
dreamer thinker The thinker wills the dreamer
apassve instrument Solitude SINKS deeply into natures
and mobiles them in certain degree They become Uncon
beously penetrated with knd sacred The shadow
In which The mind Of Gat constantly dwell was composed
In almost equal degrees Of elements both obscure but
very different Within himself all ignorance and weak
meas; without infrnty and mysterious power
by dnt Of frequent climbing the rocks OF cscandng the
rugged cliffs of going and among islands in all
of veniurng night and day difficult channels he had be-
come without taking count OF bis other advantages and
merely following his fancy and pleasure seaman OF extra
he was born pilot The true pilot the man who nayi
gates the bed the than surface The
the external problem continually modified
by conditions Of the waters which the vessel
Is making way. 10 Gatt guiding his craft among
the reefs and shadows Of the Norman Archipelago might
have fsnced taat he carried IN his head plan OF toe bottom
OF the sea. He familiar with it ALL and feared nothing
lie better acquainted with the buoys IN the channels
almost Upercepbe differences which distinguish the four up
Bsrdette were perfectly visible and clear him misty
weather lie hestaed neither at the oval appleheaded buoy
white ball Of the CoTbee the black ball Of Tongue
Pierre and there 10 fear Of his eonioundng the cross of
Boubesu with the sword planted earth La Platte the
buoy OF the BaIbees with the euTeda buoy
Of MOuinent.
His rare skill in seamanshp showed isefin a striking
ner day at Guernsey the occasion Of Of those
formed was to navigate alone boat with four sails from
sampson to the Isle Of Hern at league distance and TO
bring the boat back from Herm to ST. sampson To manage
without assistance boat with four sails Is feat which every
fishermen AL TO- and the difficulty seemed little but there
was condition when rendered aI rom simple; Inc BOAT
10 begin with Of those large and heavy soOps Of By
name OF Dutch Bellies THIS ancient style OF hat pot
bed craft carrying the aIbOard and starboard sides
which lower themselves sometimes the sometimes the
other according 10 the wind occasionally be met with
ferm journey which rendered more difficult by heavy
balastng Of The conditions empty but to
loaded The soop the prize Of the contest 1t
dedicated beforehand to winner This Dutch Belly had
been employed poboat The pilot who had rugged aud
worked twenty years the robust OF all the sail
prs OF the Channel When he died had been found
tcfmned make it the prize OF the regatta The soop
though deeked bad some qualities and tempting
prize for skfu sailor Hex somewhat forward
which increased the motive power OF her sails beside having
bat vessel heavy but and taxing the open sea
we'll in fact good, seryieeabe craft There eager
ward Of worth having ogb fishermen
nnong tho most vigorous Of the island presented themselves
Herm The last one WHO tried bis skill known for having
Sars and BreeS os Sweating with hi. eSeron he brought
back the oop and said 1t IL impossible" Gniatt then
tered the bark seized first all the then the mansa and
pushed out Them without either making fast the BOOM
which would baye been mpudent letting which kept
the sail under bis direction. and leaving the boom
with the wind without taCkDg be held the er with bis lefs
hand In three quarters Of hour he at Herm Three
hours later although strong breeze had sprung up ana was
blowing the roads the oop guided by Gat returned
St. Sampson with its load Of sones He had with an eK
tavagant display Of his resources added 70 the
the little bronze at He which the people IN tAe
habit Of firing of the 9Th OF November by Of rejoicing
bVsr the death Of Guy Fav kes
Guy Fawkes by The way has been dead lG0 years.
nartaby long period OF rejoicing.
Giiht thus bardened and ineumbered although be had
BE Guy Fawkesday 10 the boat and the south wind
his sails eered rather brought back the pobeled craft
St Sampson.
,oseeing Which Mess Lehierry exclaimed There's brave
paior for your
And he held out his hand 10 Gilst
We shall have occasion speak again Of Mess Lebiery.
The sOop awarded TO Gilhatt
This adventure dersced nothing from bis evil reputation
Several persons declared that the all asoDish
Ing FOR that Gatt had concealed IN the boat branch OF wild
nedlar But this could not DC proved.
From that day forward Gatt navigsted boat except
The old soop In this heavy craft he went his fishing
saton he kept i at anchor in the excellent Little shelter
the BIZ Ia Rue At nght he cast his nets his shout
tsyersed his little garden climbed the parapet OF
dry stones stepped Lightly from rock 70 rock and jumping
lie brought home heavy takes Of fish, bat people that
bis medar branch always hanging up In the boat No
had this branch but believed in ito
existence.
but gave IL away.
The poor people took his gi but little grateful for
they the OF his medar branch Such devices
pot be permitted 1t unlawful to trick the sea out OF its
measures
BY instinct fOf amusement acquired knowledge OF three
81 four trades He cabinet maker, worker In iron
Wheewright boatcauker and TO extent engineer
No one could broken wheel better than be could He
manufactured IN fashion Of his all the wheels which
Dma forge and anvil and the oop having bat anchor
be had succeeded without help in making another The
and Gna though entirely uninrueed in this branch Of
e smiths art had found the exact dimensions Of the stock
he had patiently replaced all the nails in the blanks by
pyets which rendered rust In the holes impossible.