Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-11-30
How Sardines are Caught.

How Sardines are Caught.
The sarlines are very fond of the light
lust like night butterflies, which allow
themselves to be attracted toward the
light, and are therefore burned up by it.
All the fishermen know that if there were
any sardines in the neighborhood, they
would see the fire boat, and follow after
it as rapidly as possible. By and by the
s..r lines came in sight, and they increased
i'll number, until large schools of them
were following the fire boat. All the
other boats following gently after it be-
kind the sardines, Until it reached a narrow
lnl> t. As quick as thought the men in the
boats stretched ont a loug-ne across the
mouth Of the inlet, so that when the sar-
dimes wished to get back into the sea
again, they would be caught by the net.
Ali this took place very quickly. Not
a single loud word was spoken. The
boatmen carried on their conversation by
signs as well as possible, and now and
then they were heard praying to the diff
ferent saints that their own cffcrts might
prove successful.
After the fire-ship had gone far enough
into the inlet and the net was stretched
well across it, quite different scene was
presented. a wild concert of the rough
est and coarsest voices commenced. The
same lips which had1before been mute or
were only heard to offer quiet prayers
to the saints, now broke forth in wild
screaming and the harshest ordinations
This was part af their usual proceeding.
For not only did the loud noise serve to
frighten the sardines back into the nets,
but it was the way the fishermen had of
acknowledging the kindness of the saints
in giving success to their undertakings.
When the sardines returned, they were
caught in the long net in great numbers;
and thus our adventures for the night
came to an end:
There is another way Of catching sar-
dines-I mean by nets stretched out for
the night and fastened by stakes. The
nets have very little nteshes, and the sar-
dimes, in swimming through them, are
caught by them, so that they can neither
get backward nor forward. In the morn
ing the nets are visited by the fishermen
and if che dolphins and other fishes that
like to feed upon the little fish have not
been there before them, great many
sardines are caught
When we turned our boat hOmeward
the fishermen sang their boat-song togeth-
er which could be heard far out over the
water Old Bartolomeo entertained us.
with a number of his remarkable adven-
lures, and told us that he had been catch
ing sardines that way for thirty years.
" But, ''Said be, with a sad expression up
on his weather-beaten face, g catching
sardines is now getting to be very poor
business The miserable steamboats, are
frightening them nearly all away
Now, see if you can find out on the
map where Dalmatia is. But remember
thet sardines are caught not only on that
cost, but on other parts Of the shore of
the great Mediterranean Sea.
How TO GET INro THE LADIES CAR
At the junction, clean, well-dressed man
attempted to enter the rear car of the
train, but was stopped by the brakeman
and told to 90 to the next car forward,
as the rear one was reserved for ladies,
and gentlemen accompanied by ladies. A
merry twinkle was in the young mans
eye as he stepped from the car to the
platform. He walked straight to robust
and somewhat remarkable female repre-
sentative from the land of shamrock, and
very courteously offered to assist her i'll,
transporting her bundles, which were nei-
fher few nor slight, to the train. The
words "AIaY the good Lord bless your
honor" were the only ones which reached
me; but it was evident that his kind Off
ces were accepted. Then after some CON
versation in an under tone, the pair who
had so recently, and in PLAIN view of Mr.
Brakeman, become travelling companions,
approached the forbidden car. When
about to enter, the brakeman interposed
his person, and directed them to go to
the next car. The man insisted that htS
A1czy and himself had, under the rule laid
/ down. a RIGHT to enter. The brakeman
renlied "it is not your lady" The trav-
eler turning confidently to his new-found
appendage, asked in the most winning
wav, "Arn't you my dear?" (The wo-
man had cheeks like cheese-rind and a
nose like piece OF decayed beefsteak)
Clearly, and to the point, came the an
swer, "Shure am, darlint." There was
no resisting such proofs, and the pair
marched in triumph to seat, amidst
roars of laughter from the passengers,
who had been attentive spectators OF the
scene.- Wisconsin Letter.
Every bird pleases us with its lay, es-
pecially the hen.
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