Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-10
An EXCITING SPORT
sp.arsns s~,raass or Caps xs7.

Hey-ow came from she niau e sEae
eross-trees.
Where away" yelled the skippers
unlocking MS booted leg from laswhsel
and glaaeing around.
Right off the weather bow, sang
put the mate, who had spzung Inso tie
rigging.
aye, + see him, replied sf4e skippfr-
& moment later aII eyes on board were
watching sharp gifstersiTsg IN tsl'ss
was darting through the water u the
same general direction as ourselves.
The mate now took his piaea n tine
pulpit, and seiziag the steel lily stood
ready for toe gssu1s. while the roFa vas
carefally coileI and The kag made rsssfiT
to toss at the right moment. For ten
minutes the vessel aud fshmeTe6s aseEs
CALAMITY side by sides The skfppe-s
aowever, was gradually hauling the
vessel on fha wind and the swo SD
preached each other until the sworsttlss
was close alongside. Then came 5te
supreme moment The skipper wound
away at the wheel ani the little vessel
shot up into the wind, LAYING the sword
fish right across the bows, sld as ls
rushed along amidst the foam, ttzs haz-
peoper raised his weapon ;for moment
the steel lily flashed; then, with
dull thud, it entered the back Of the
fish.
Stand clear the Enew shouted she
mate, as he sprang hack upon the dee5
sud the schooner fell away again
The warning was we'll needed. az the
rope was rushing over the side ike q
"streak of CREASED tightening" ss 5hs
skipper had it. It was soon exhausted.
and as the end came the mate held aEoft
the keg and as the last fathom of rope
rushed away, tossed it orer and away
it went, followed By wave at foaEu
and spray, TO ultimately tire She gamT
fish.
"Nsow al We hsv to dew ssid the
skipper, Els to follow along and pick -
another Il we can. - In August Eve Ras
rs many as eight Eaes out at once and
got SO many shat we had to make Bls-
ton and leave the water alive with era.
Then again they'll he SO tar3a5ioH
scarce that you WON'T see one 4 eisy
"There's several cririoFIs things about
Il sod fish" ne continued: ora * ti.St
though they can sink hoa- v.si their
sword, yet a child can nnIs! them by Z
One day my EweEve-T"ar-0!6 Dor ~ss
setting N the boat J. fishing. gFla IS Re
hauled III the line . sod iFh followed
the bait, and SIS It strIc.z i-4 word OHc
Of water the Iad cTzhtr-d r.. arst the
fiji couldn't get away ard We baoz "A
aboard The newt curious thins =
about the Young. ] never though
nothin' about them until fellow came
aboard ono Iav and aag he. CAP TT
give re $500 for a 7seunr sgusr-Iffz5f
under fifteen inches. Val. 7 sls7rrgEe
I had a soft snap. aud i IT. 1u5 zrngug
the mackerei men that T ~0uTd pay So
for one; bus curiouz spougA. there
wasn't man that had evpr seen one
and. of course I didn't -ct L. When
went ashore told the fnIIow aE,os.t e
and he said il vsas si4e general JeIief
among nalura Gsts shat 5he- 9Hiy Rad
il European waters Is the 71uug ire
never fonnd here"
We had now q!gi1ed on she firing seq.
and as the dory vas hagtlsi aIo,igaids
two Of the crew ind the wyitsy % ~rE-
anteer tumbled in. anil IN q few moments
had the key alongside. The ears varz
then pulled in. and , moment Later FE1a
bowman has Seized the key ara Size
dorT was rushing aIoElr--s z7vorlEffst ez-
press. The work Of .-5ssE;ng IN" now
commenced, one man steering tiss do~y
after the errasie steeei. the ashers Harll-
ing in on the rope. As the Ssh felt the
strain it renewed re- exerfi0rg AMI start
ed of Of furious pare that Care~ftanef
to.leave the yessei ElT behind Rfff shs
SPORT was OF slIors d1Fation and the
dory was rapidly hauIesi ahead. anti
finally the sharp "a was close by. ar15
with rush the fish was laid aI1rusiei,.
one man holding il wf,iIs the rest get 70
The windwartI 70 prevent s. capsizs. r.
was then, a sthe mate sfs1df. sFls.s firs al
legged fun commenced.
Hauled partly ont Of tha 7ysfsr kv