The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-09-08
of Gloucester, there were many good

say anything pIeasant. ne WINS seOu.,
heavy boy about Dams age. He had
been al old rival of Will Fuller IL the
days when together they went to school,
OF swain off the beach below the hill, or
fished III a dory that swung lazlly IN the
swell off Rocky Point The rival had
become a bitter enemy. be had said
hard, untrue things Of Will Fuller.
! The vessel III which VIII went off fish
ing had not had good name at Glou.
cester. Zen had seen II, came home
one day and maliciously commended II
/ to VIII, who veutured his all when he
concluded to 20 il it. Dan was not 60
ing to try his luck save in good craft.
His chest was packed. His mother had
/ this parting wish for him: "Be good
boy, Dan, and if-you think-that Will
/ Observation-Disclosures any
body wants or-or-you ever want to
/ to do wrong-you hear his-voice-call
/ Ing yOQ awGy-svav from
! Her last words were smothered in the
apron with which she was wiping away
the tears that glistened on her cheeks.
The "Jaunty," was schooner built
for the fisheries. rugged fore and aft, and
rated at EIGHTY tons" When Dan went
down into the cabin he cried, "Ain't
this cute?"
1t WAS little cabin, tiers Of hunks oc-
cupyiDg its sides, and in the centre was
"a table tina. Black Bob, the cook, had
set with all the tempting items O:
chowder dinner.
Hello! There's Dan, Set right
down. cried Clipper Tim Jeffrey in
loud, hospitable voice.
Besides the skipper, Dan lid not think
that he knew one OF the hands at the
table, but his stage ride 10 Gloucester
had given him al appetite sharp and
strong. A chilling wind was blowing
out Of the east, and the little cabin was
warm and sheltered and homelike.
Isn't this splendid, exclaimed Dan,
lalf way through his first plate of chow
der.
as it, said a low voice behind him,
Wait until we've tasted salt water down
10y the Banks.
Dan turned and there was Ben Lewis.
You here said Dan, abruptly.
80 course | am Don't greenhorns
need to be tod what to do by some
body.' asked Ben, with sheer.
We'll, replied Dan, ''if / am all
that. it viii he like one sculpin telling
another sculpin how to bite at hook.
The scuipin is one name for fish that
has al immense cave for a mouth, and if
its name were changed TO ''gulping, it
would be very appropriate. The men at
the table laughed heartily. Skipper
Jeffrey yelled out, Purity good" Ben
scowled and locked sullen as a fog
bank. He did no. make any other
attacs or Dan that day or the next, but,
although he WAS silent, Dan WAS very
sorry to see him.
IF ! had known lie would be here.
don't believe | should have come"
thought Dan.
Then he thought OF Will, Of the great
sea which, while covering up all traces /
OF Will, might yet reveal some sign Of /
him or the vessel in which he had sailed. I
II am glad l am here, thought Dan. |
81 will do the best | cam
Favorite resorts OF the Gloucester .
fishermen are the Grand Banks of New !
foundland, and also banks known as the ,
Georges. The fishermen go in small /
vessels, Drawing the widest weather for
the sake Of the fare that these fishing
grounds promise
Peculiar dangers attend these trips.
Sometimes their vessels lie III the path
way Of the huge iron racers between
Europe and America. and down into the
ocean may be pressed the daring little
Yankee vessel. One method Of fishing
IS that old-fasbioned way, by hand, and
the ether Is that of the trawi, long,
stout rope from which hang many fish
ing lines. Tie lengthy trawl is stretched
ont and broyed up, and then to the sus-
pended hooks rush the greedy cod, many
OF them never going away again. The
setting and hauling os the travis may he
attended with serious risks when the
tOgs settle down thick and binding. and
the traWiers ;arXiouslv ask, (Which wav
Is the schooner" 1t may lie stormy
weather, too, upou the Banks, and the
little craft may not outride the gale.
Dan Fuller worked diligently, and
every opportunity that he had, when
o.her Nessels met the "Jaunty," he
asked again and again if anything had
been Heard % Wills vessel, the "Fish-
Hawk
"Oh. she is lost, sure :" was tLe answ.
or given more than once.
'DidE't You know that :" asked one
skipper. Thought the Fish Hawk was
given up long ago"
Dan always had a sorrowful face after
these interviews
Dan and Ben Lewis worked side by
side, but Dan knew that he did not
work with friend. Ben lost no opportu-
nlty to show that lie was Dams enemy.
This had been specially noticed lust
before the breaking loose of heavy gale
out of the northeast. How the wind
whistled through the rigging of the
"Jaunty!' Every shroud, stay, ratline,
became the wire of harp, firm. tense.