The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-01-11

HEHANa FIsnixa ez soaYrssa wArEAa Dld
ypu ever 80 uas feTa night with The herring fish
ersf n yoa can psasa Cola and wet you would
snioy the thing hugely. especially 4 yoa hare
beating mind Imagine yourself on board wesl-
soaalry smasl. russagnS oal - Roi-dalc hsri,ar
with the rest a. the acet II IL Afternoon, snd
there ia nice fresh breoEs ffom ths southwest.
You crouch ii the stern By the side af the helms'
man, and surysy all around you with The Interest
os novioe. slx splonaid fellows, IN yAFioua pic
tureaquc Atsitndss, lounge sboat the greai bread,
open bold aud another IL dewn in The foresAstle
boiling coffee II yen wore aot there, half Of
thess would be ,akiaR their sleep aswn below,--
Il seems lazy business. ~ fAf bet vaii ~
eunset the smack has run hftsan miles np She
coast many o. the fest stlll keep her company,
steering thick a. shsdows in the summer tSi-
light How thick the gulls gather yonder That
aaIl plash ahead Of the boat was the plunge u =
rolaa goose. That the behring's are hcruAbout,
and in no small numbers. YOU might be sure,
even without that bright phosporssoont light
which travels IN ratehss In the Satesto leewsrd,
Now IL the time TO zee the ioanging crew dsrt In
10 sudden activity. The boatt head Ia broaght
up 10 the wind, And the sails are lowered Ia an
instant One man grips the helm, smother luga
out tho back rope of the net, third the 'shunh,"
or body, AsOarsh IL placed 70 see the haoys cleAr
and heave them cut the rest attend forward,
keeping q shArp lookou, for other nets, ready 10
case the boat should run too fast, 10 steAdy her
by dropping the anchor few fAthoms into tho
sea. When all the nots are ont, the boat n
brought bos-on W the net. swing sas they eall
the rope attached 10 the nett secured to the
smack's bite" and ali hands then lower tho
mast a. quickly as possible. Tho mast lowered,
occurred, and made all clear for hosting al a mo-
ment'a notice, and the candle lantern sst np IN
the iron stand made for the purpose oi holaing
IL the crew leave ono lookout on deck, Oh in
struotons to call them up at fiKed hour, aud
turn in below for nap IN their clothes, Day
breaks aud every man Ia on deck. All hands are
busy al work, taking the not IN over the bow, two
supporting the body, The fest hauling the ha
rope. save one who takes the net into 1.-THE hold,
and another who arranges it irom side 70 sde ia
the hold TO keep the yossal even. Tsset tweetl
that thin cherping sound, not unlike the razor
like the call Of the bat, ia made by tho dying
herrtngs at the bottOmpf the boat. EThe sea lee
ward. The smsck's bold the heads and arms Of
the men. are glesming Ike silver. Az many Of
the ish IS possible are shaken loose during tho
proobss u hauling, but tho rcet are loft u the
ncxt until the smack gets TO shore. Three or
four hours pass away IN this wet and Iiresoine
work. AT last, however, the nets'Arc all drawn
IN, the mast IN hoisted, the sails set, and while
the cook plungeA below to make breakfast, the
boat mikes for I.och BolsaAle. Escry where IN
the water, the fishing boats making for the Same
bourne, blessing their luck or cursing their mis.
fortune, just as the fortune ot tho night may
have been. All sail is set II possible, and IL IL
a Wild race TO the market "a he Fear Round.