Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-02-10
Adventure With a Shark.

Paul Boynton, the famous diver, is
writing sketches of life beneath the
waves for the Gen l,man's Magazine
of London La one of his Articles he
tells the following story of rather
uncomfortable experience
81 4~wal dawn on nasty rock
table in one of them he can't tell
what big creature may be hiding
under the huge quarter ieck sea
leaves which grow there. The first
part of the time | was visited by q
porcupine fish, which kept sticking
its quilts up and bobbing 10 front Of
my helmet. Soon after | saw u
big shadow fall across me, and look
ing up there was shark playing
about my tubing, 1t makes you feel
chilly IN tho back when they abant
He came down To mo click as l)oked
up. | made at him and he stoared
oft. For an hour he worked at it.
until be could stand it DO l)nger 1t
you keep your head level it's all
right, and you arr pretty safe if they
are not on you sharp. This ugly
brute was twenty feet long, should
think, for when lay down on the
bottom, he stretched Considerable
way ahead Of me aud coald see him
beyond my feet. Then waited.
They mus. turn over TO bite, and my
living down bothered him. lie swan
over me three or four times, and then
skulked off to big thicket OF sea-
weed to consider. knew he'd come
back when ho settled his mind. 1t
seemed long time waiting for him.
At last he came viciously over me,
but, like the time before, too far from
my arms. The next time had my
chance aud ripped him with my
knife as neatly as | could. A shark
always remembers he's got business
some here else when he's cut, 80 on
this fellow goes 1t is curious
thing, too, that all the sharks about
will follow in the trail he leaves.
got on my hands and knees, and as
be swan off | noticed four shadows
slip after him.
AN old man with sol iiel's over.
coat on, and carrying big hickory
staff in his hand, entered an Office or
Griswold street yesterday to make
some inquiries about man named
Johnson. H3 left tho door wide open
as be entered, and was walking Acros:
the room, when the shiVering ocCu-
pant yelled out
"Shut that door p
"Did you speak to me 2" inquired
the old man, as be halted.
eyes, sir, [ spoke to you
"What did you say p
II said shut that door y
"What door 2"
The one behind you sir This
is not saw mill, sir u
"Did | say this was a sawmill 2
inquired the man. Don't you sup,
pose | know an Office from saw
mill r.
"Why don't you shut that door ?
screamed the man behind the desk
"Do you want the door shut 2"
eyes"
"Then | will shut it. There, th,
door is shut. Now, let me ask you
if you know a man named Johnson.
"Yes, a thousand of them -
"WiII you tell me where | can fine
any of them ?"
"No, | won't! If knew a million
of Johnsons | woulin't tell yol
where you could fnd one of the lot I?
every well cir" said the old man
as he turned to go, "that's what
get by obliging you. Not one man il
ten would have shut that door for you
81 don't want it shut" growlet
the office man
"Then, sir, shall leave it open
sir, said the old man, as be went out
And he did. A coal scuttle wen
down stairs after him, butitis seldom
that you can hit man after he ha
got ten feet the start.-Free Press.