Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-03-28
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been at work on the wreck OF the At,
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sea. 4 was Just about 20 signal to pc
drawn up for q moments rest, when
not;ced q shadow body moving at
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the very crus saceahs 1ax eIill eon the
sand and the cutie flsh scurr1ed away
AZ fast as they could. was not think
inc 81 danger, and my first thought was
that it was the shadow OF a passing
boat. But suddenly q feeling OF terror
seized me. felt impelled to flee from
something ! knew not what. A vague
horror seemed grasping after me, such
as q child fancies when leaving lea a DARK
ened room. By this time the shadow
had come nearer and taken shape. 1t
scarcely needed a glance to show me
that it was maneater, and OF the Iarg-
est size. Had signaled to be drawn
up then it would have been certain
death. All + could do was to remain
still until it left. TT lay off twenty on
twenty-five feet, just outside the rig
cling OF the ship, its body motionless,
its fins barely stirring the water about
its gills. . -
1t was monster as 1t was, out TO ado
| to the horror the pressure OF the water
upon my head made 1t appear as II pour
ing flames from its eyes and mouth, anu
every movement OF its tins and tail
! seemed accompanied by display Of fire
works. I was sure the fish was thirty
feet long, and SO near that / could see
it's double row of white teeth. Involun-
tarily [ shrunk closer to the side Of the
| vessel. But my first movement betrayed
| my presence. I saw the shining eyes
! fixed upon me; its tail quivered as It
darted at me like streak of light. I
shrank closer to the side OF the ship. !
saw it turn on one side, its mouth open,
and heard the teeth snap as it darted by
me: It had missed me, but only for .
moment. The sweep Of it's mighty tail
had thrown me forward. saw It turn
balance itself, and its tail Quivered as it
darted at me again. There was no es-
cape. It turned on its back as it swooped
down on ME like a hawk on q sparrow.
The jaws opened and the long, shining
teeth grated as they closed on nay metal
harness.
It had me. T could feel its grinding
teeth on my copper breastplare asi t
tried to bite me in two, for, fortunately
it had caught me Just across the middle.
where ] was best protected. Having
seized me it went tearing through the
water. I could hear it bound forward
at each stroke of its tail. Had it not
been for my copper helmet my head
would have been torn off by the rust,
through the water. I WAS perfectly
conscious, but somehow I felt no terror
at all. There was only feeling of
numbness. I wondered how long il
| would be before those teeth would
| crunch through and whether
they would strike first into nv
back or nv breast. Then I thought Of
Maggie and the baby and wondered who
would take care of them and if she
| would ever know what had become Of