The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-06-19

the northwest, which win be dead
against US working out, but fair for
running in. As it is more than probs-
bic We shall get q wetting, l have
brought you stout flannel guernsey
and a pair of oilskin overslls, so leave
your coat with the widow Martinez. /
see you wear the boins, like the rest of
us, and slpargstss Canvas shoes, with
hemp soles), but slip off the sock-thst's
so; now for the guernsey and oyerslls :
brave, and I'd Ike to see the fellow to
YOU" a--rw4gs nwhTs zHr
! Our supper was soon disposed of, and
the patron singing the keg of aguardi-
ente over his shoulder, and tucking the
cigars under his arm, we made down the
mole for the galley. All hands were in
readiness to start, and amidst hearty
wishes of good luck from cluster Of
women and girls, we cast loose and
padded toward the mouth of the bay /;
it appeared that two other galleys were
to put to sea that night, and had already
worked out. As we reached the opening
between island and mainland, the mssts
had been stepped, and st the word,
"Hoist" from the patron, the two legs
of-mutton sails went up. There was a
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
everybody 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 wester-
| ly course, running disgODally outward
from the coast. Clement Orue had sug-
gested the coiled net on the stern.board
as good seat for me, and against this
he leaned and worked the steeringeoar.
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
itf"
"Ls 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 remark
ably steady. s -'t
The steering-oar was eonfded to me,
and then after about an hour and half
OF the same course, to just ARREST the
Machichaco light, we went about, 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 mile to the windwari.
Suddenly Joaquin, one of the men, who
was standing on thwsrt and leaning
against the foremost, sang out:
SARDINIA, SARDINIA, SARDINIA Wonder
away, dead in the wind" ... =. .r
Yes; there was the shoal, q luminous,
phosp horescent streak, some hundreds of
yards in length. ... .u
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 s boom with
block at end ready, and s coiled line,
made fast 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 six
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, andl
lend me hand when the moment comesl
to play out. Give way, my lads, give
way, we shall have Pedro Artegui and
Jose EchevSrria down on the shosl before
we get cast; the wind will blow them
clean on to it. Pull, chicos, pull, for
ssrdines st twenty reals the thousand.
They'll be well worth every fsrthing of
it tomorrow, and only three boats out.
Pull, boys, pull; Pedro and Jose hsve
got sight and are bound for the fish
under full canvas. Give way-will you
let q hundred reals each slip through
your fngers7 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 out!' shouted Josa
quin, as the galley seemed to clesve into
a liquid phOsphoreseent Ere, fakes of
which, in the shape of sardines, few
sparkling from the oar-blaies. a.
Whilst / rapidly cleared coil after coil
of the net, the patron cast it adrift,
Josquin, 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 dozen yards or so, and then 7
made fast. The oars were now to- sed |
inbosrd, and the men commenced lifting
the false flooring, which fitted to about |
two feet above the keel, and wooden |
scoops were placed handy. 80
"Haul in fore and aft" cried the |
patron, and half q dozen men clapped
on to each line, bringing the net inwards, |
to bow and stern, in semicircle, the |
form of which could be traced by the
myriads of glistening fish that sought to |
escape over the floating corks. f
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 Echevsrris.
CHOW, may the saints have you in
their holy keeping, Senior joaquin. for |
the good you have done us. See, there |
90 the fish. my lads, but haul in smart |
". or the few we have, will manage to |
get away. What say, you, chIcos, shall |
we make a present of this take to buy
spectscles for Joaquin 2" ESQ, .ovr
Joaquin muttered something to the |
effect that he was not the only one in
the bost wanting eyes, and that he had |
given the word at the right time; that