, 1875-12-25
FIGI lIEIf1S.
4 'flcasnnG sort OF Augupt.

kont'an F.tta.
Nes ,zne.,men fish for kind Of nen *'br.nm"
NTH >. .halo'iIno. At night. md ny acgvant st!od,
one .venlnT. lua,n Of dough Tor waut IT bEt-
I'M Z. aud st last sscaly haul NJ, relun!ng tho
c. hnt'mcnt, he hauiod too. aud presently lsnd.4
= AtranKe tish like 4 gigantic En2ll.h pream II,
slapo.' 1t was cooked hnd rronnuuaci All by ali
The huuEeholj, and. encouraged b. bis auccc:,. Z.
tired agan no1t uight huother rewarded him.
aud he ,iaued on. Presently bite, aud licu
dead pull. Having stiung llne Aud Wired
hnok, he hau.ed A*av Rnd asagged up an n,l7
creature turned anu hit lin acrnns tba lnucslet.
nearly clearing ,vo OF the io.nss Of Hlln and
aeBh. Fish ng in FIJI ha. its dAaker4.
After dfetAing bis wound, | rat up
m.u rushsng IN: "oh, pcane, ss. iva
me light hayc Eol d big eel lra tlat wiic!.
BIT P. this evening. He lies III my boar, bitfuE
fnsioasiy, and ca IT get him Of tue line. /
bAso jnmpei overheard and conc for holr,"
Lie was dripping, We llt r. abtesn, I'll! taLing
the big office Ri or. dioui ned to the bat.!o.eia
First CHARLEY dres iu the boat, ut tue bottom Of
uhich, "bs tho lantssn limly bdrniug." could
s.e tho H. n3 enemy cruising ae ~; H.: lis dtop;
scrambled down. ~ toon ~ we Approaclel !
him TO made at Chariey's naked feet. Tho
7ouug ietos ma 10 sp,ing, neasiy shos me nut
OF ths cranks Ittle boa, and upset the laascrn.
/ 1
had qnts enough to do 10 save mrseif. aud. as
had dropped the r1ter o: tho frat sa.se had
no weapon. Tho ,u'er ke: rolling abou. with
The rocking boRt. eometllnet just vi lin reach,
ee, WAS mnster Of thu situation for lha tina :;
but It Iast charley fetclod Inn track eith tho
strescher, and, having n,anaeed In . luis Of tho
fight to catch the errAot iues [ aacn1ded tho
blow NTH .atunne7:" ihe heavy epon7 a1a
Charley .a,uod blows on ii. and finally severed
| his betd from his body WITH his clasp-xnsfe. /
never nau NJ 10 savage, tierce beast;
he fairly sp'anG ut lis. With L!s iaas
wds ore9' .nu bS '. s ~at9 b., err
danced IN that rocking boas, with tue lantern.
tho ruler. and tue l-h rolling at tue batton,
Wuuld take clesorer pens than 1nlno to descrloo.
Nox. evening. however, Z. met WITH q moro eeri.
| GUS Affair.". tie aud my Bon Ncro out at tho end
| OF the pier trying fur big cod. Presently
| haAtd four or hse heavy biuws, then ys, mud
! my sou cana rusuluk into the ollico. "He1p.
for Gods sake. help:" he shouted; - hinge eel
20 20 dests.S I started IN, aud in tSe
| doorway stood my ncrsaut, rs psto \
\ sbect, the hlood streaming from llis wrist.
| Solzng tue ruler and sone red a. Q, maac 4
OF brandy down hls throat aad carried him OF
to clels:. who luckily lives closs to me. and
| ia gaod surgeon. As ali these men should
be. l1ero We sewed up t"o fr,shtsut gaslss
| that had 6eFoied Soma BlAit arteries lust
/ missing tho main Qua OF tile pulse. aud thus
! causing tho severe hemorrhnge. Alter the
wound was dressed aud the bleeding stayed.
we learned the following account Ut Tue
! accident: ?. had houked and haulcd up IN
eel ABOUT roauds weight. 1aotneu-
boring tue fight Of tito previous night ho had
awunK tie bIute a1ound h,s llua1 bringing him
| doan with thulnp I'll tue boarib thiH naa tic
s.'upd Of b!oHs heard. Tho !Ass bio. DIS
lodged tue hook. md then tho creature spranS
| Ut him and seizod hl,n by the wrist. How he
rot hin, oil he canuot telf, Tor the pain sas Of.
: tromo and ha was covered with blood
| iu second: but he remembered dnsl-
1 inE It down, and i. atirleA Amy between
tho intersttcca OF the planting. It wAs Il
I vary 1hrrow escape with biz lito. There are
ecveya kinds OF orls hero In tho rocks and stones
updsr tho Pier, And Two in tho fresh wateE.
'Fucse fellows grow to great sixe. have heard
OF one a. thick ~ mans thigh. Tbs sua eos ars
| some,lmee very pe.tiiy mott!ed with nrosn
Lately waa watching rush Of dAnifa from big
fish. Il was lou-tlio. aud mauy OF the hsslc fa'
luNs hE1an; ou tla shore; cscsptug from one foe,
thsy became the prey Of another. Az they tuua'
hled about in tic ROCKY lt'ls poold and bnlvsoa
tho ipterstlces Of tile stones, half = duzcn u
tho mottled cells 1uBt,ed at and seized them and
here witnessed what mover bofore suspected.
] IAN an eel cons,r,ct iBl, aB \ snake dora III
prey. In lts cony1iutons, anil. fastsung iEa tettl
Ia tho ishs head. IL drew il through the lolds ol
| it's coils and swallowed 1t.