The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-06-26

the northwest, which viii be dead
against us working out, but fair for
running in. As it is more than probs-
bic We shall get 8 wetting, I have
brought you stout flannel guernsey
and pair of Oilskin Gveralls, so leave
your coat with the widow Martinez. /
see yon wear the bOina, like the Test of
US, and alpargatas (canvas shoes, with
hemp soles), hut slip off the sock-that's
so; now for, the guernsey and overalls -
brave, and I'd like to see the fellow to
you"
Our supper was soon disposed of, and
the patron singing the keg of aguardi-
ente over his shoulder, and tUckiDg the
cigars under his arm, we made down the
mole for the galley. All hands were in
read'neas te start, and amidst hearty
wishes Of good luck from a cluster of
sTomen and girls, we cast loose and
P9ddied toward the mouth of the bay
it appeared that two. other gslleys were
TO ptit to sea ttat night, and had already
worked out. As we reached the opening
between island and mainland, the masts
had been stepped, and at the word,
Hoist from the patron, the two legs
of-mutton sails went up. There was q
list to port, followed by a soughing,
rushing sound, three or four smacks
against the bows, succession of clouds
OF spray which soaked Everything and
every body fore and aft, and then the
men settling into their places to star
board, and taughtening pull being got
at the sheets, away we went on a wester-
ly course, running diagonally outward
from the coast. CLEMENT Orue had sug-
gested the coiled net on the stern-boSrd
aa a rrNNd aoof for an1 an-afna% Z ss
he leaned and worked the steering>oaf.
The night was rather dark, the sky being
patched with clouds, and there would be
no moon for an hour or more; still, as
the patron said, if there were fish, he'd
manage to catch them without candles
" By the way, it never occurred to me
to ask the name of your boat-whst is
it7"
La Santisima Trinidad. She's good,
stiff boat, and will carry on, going free
or close hauled, with any other"
She certainly was moving along,
though heading considerably to winds
ward, and on the course we were going
made capital weather and was remark4
ably steady.
The steering-oar was confided to me,
and then after about an hour and half
OF the same course, to just abrest the
Mschichaco light, we went shout, and
made due north for an ofing. Our
speed was nearly doubled, and as the
moon had risen, and now and again
broke through the clouds, we caught an
occasional glimpse of the two other
boats, about q mile to the windWari
Suddenly Joaquin, one of the men, who
Wss standing on q thwart and leaning
against the fOremast, sang out:
" "Ssrdina, SARDINIA, SARDINIA -yonder
away, dead in the wind"
Yes; there was the shoal, luminous,
phosphOrescent streak, some hundreds of
yards in leng h.
In an instant the galley's head was
brought round, the canvas shook and
tapped, and IN another moment down
went the sails. Then the oars were got
out, and away we went, thudding
through the seas which came stem on.
Joaquin, in the bows, had q boom with
block at end ready, and a cOiled line,
made last to the outgoing extr, nifty of
the net, was passed forward, and this he
rove through the block, and then rugged
the boom firmly, so as to project from ak
to eight feet. All this had been done IN
the twinkling OF an eye, the men, the
while, bending to their oars with will.
"Stand clear of the net, senior, and
lend me hand when the moment comes
to play out. Give way, my lads, give
way, we shall have Pedro Artegui and
Jose EchevarTia down on the shoal before
we get 8 cast; the wind will blow them
clean on to it. Pull, chicos, pull, for
sardines at twenty reals the thousand.
They'll be we'll worth every fartbing of
it tomorrow, and only three boats out
Pull, boys, pull; Pedro and Jose have
got sight and are bound for the fish
under full canvas. Give Way-wil you
let hundred reals each slip through
your fingefs2 Pull, by all the saints in
Heaven, pull. Give way, chicOs, give
way, the seas alive with them, and one
cast will be fortune for all of US"
"Pay out, pay outI" shouted Joaa
quin, as the galley seemed to cleave into
8 liquid phosphOrescent FIRE, fakes of
which, in the shape of sardines, flew
sparkling from the oar~blades.
Whilst I rapidly cleared coil after coil
of the net, the patron cast it adrift,
Joaquin, meanwhile, Stacking out the
messenger-line through the block at the
end OF the boom. AS the last coil went
over, the line with it was only allowed
to run a dozen yards or so, and then
made fast. The oars we're now tossed
inbosrd, and the men commenced lifting
the false flooring, which fitted to about
two feet above the keel, and wooden
scoops were placed handy.
'Haul in fore and aft" cried the
patron, and half dozen men clapped
on to each line, bringing the net inwards,
to bow and stern, in 8 semicircle, the
form of which could be traced by the
myrisds OF glistening fish that sought to
escape over the floating cOrks.
But it seemed, despite these signs.
that we had been too hasty and had
made a false cast, for it soon became
apparent we were only on the edge OF
the shosl, which was making away to
windward and right on to the galleys
of Pedro Artegui and Jose Echevarria
Now, may the saints have you in
their holy keeping, Senior joaquin, for
the good you have done US. See, there
go the fish my lads, but haul in smart
ly, or the few we have, will manage to
get away What say, you, chIcos, shall
we make q present of this take to buy
spectacies Tor Joaquin p
Joaquin muttered something to the
effect that ne was not the only one in
the boat wanting ewes, and that he had
given the word at the right time; that
the gsliey's head Was allowed to pay Of,
and what further observations he ma e
were lost in a grumble. When the
whole of the net had ben gathered in.
the scoops barely succeeded il getting
couple of bushels.
In anything out good humor, the
patron gave the word to hoist sails, and
as We TUNED again seswsrds the moon
rose from a bank of clouds, and in its
light we could see the gslleys of Pedro
Artegui and Jose Echevarria laying over
to the weight OF fish they were taking
One thing was positive, that we had lett