The Dickinson press., 1888-10-13
TIE FISITERlIAN'S SIGNS.
HE STOUTLY DENIES THAT HE
is AT ALL sUPERsTITIous.

But He Believes That II Wet Sunday AL
ways Follows II Wet Friday--Bad Luck
7" Break q Looking Glass-Other Mys-
tcrics.
Next Sunday will be wet"
How can You tcl!'
Wet Friday, wet Sunday, replied an old
fisherman who was smoking we'll colorcd
mccrscha,m pipe and discussing u cup Of
strong, black coffee in an eating saloon. He
was u typical fisherman. He had large,
clear blue eyes, Il bllshy head of hair and q
hand as hard as Il marinspikc He stoutly
denied that sailors We're supcrstitiorls, aud
maintained that their rcasonings were
founded on fact and not fiction. No book
for him. In spite of his denial, however, fish
"rm"n arc probably the most superstitious
class of people on earth.
just tell something about fisherman's
life and his superstition" asked the reporter
of the veteran.
"Fishcrmen don't have any supclsttions,
sir, and if they have they are far below those
that You land lubbcrs are Il prey to-"
"You just now mentioned one; wet Friday,
wet Sunday"
one you can't alter. I've grown old in the
business, nnl as long rs can remember I've
never seen wet Friday that was not fol-
lowed by n wet Sunday"
AN UNLCCKY DAY
"Don't You think it s,lperstitions not to 90
fishing on Friday. Why should you select
that as being an nnlucky day.
mo, don't Just so long as fish havc
N f.,,
ont Friday has been an unlucky day for
our trade. You just try it and you'll find
that I'm right"
why is 1t that You never allow whistling
on board n fishing boatI'
Because me boy, it's calling OH old Nick
TO make his appearance and he always brings
wind with him."
"Fishermen don't like to begin any unler-
taking on Monday What's tho reason of
that slpcrstitionf'
II told you II minute ago that it was not u
superstition. The meaning of it is bud Mon
day bad week"
"Now, if ono of Your shipmatcs should
smash IL looking glass on board ship you give
upaIl hope of getting good haul"
'Ncs, sir; never saw it fail vet, and I
have seen Il good many broken in my time,
and just as sure as it occurred gale came on
and blew great guns and We were compelled
tprun for shelter. Ii that failed, then we
caught no fish. Ive known men that had to
80 out Of tho business because they were
always smashing things and no ono would
sail with them. dare say you would laugh
at me If told You that gota good tirubbing
from IL skipper under whom | once sailed he
cause showed the lory Off from the slde Of
the ship with her head pointing to the sun"
What did that signfyf"
ut means simply dcfying tho elements,
and whenever you do that take my word
that nothing good comes from it,"
''liow is it that you are so certain Of your
storm Ircdction;"
SIGNS OF TIE HEAVENS.
"Oh, that is simple. Year in and year out
"c study the signs Of the heavens, which arc
very accurate. Certain stars, bright or
dun, mean certain things. Tho wind from
u gwen certain quarter i'll II certain month
IS almost sure to bring stormy, fair, dry or
"ct weather, rs the case may he. The moon
gives us Il good deal of Information; if she is
IN her back, then look out for storm; if
hcr horns are well pointed then you may ex-
poet cool ur cold weather, according to tho
season of the year If there is n large, hazy
circle around tho moon, then you may look
ont for good rain storm or II steady rain
fall Then the big and little bears give us
some useful knowledge, according to tho diff
lcrent positions they assume"
When going on n fishing trip-I mcan Of
course, deep sen fishing how is it that you
can tell exactly where to set your net or cast
your llnest"
That's Us easy US smoking your pipe. You
see, Il rock or u bank is situated exactly by
the compass i'll II certain bearing OF locality
Well, we can tell just rs we'll without u COM
pass, and IL is very simple Suppose tho
fishing ground Is ten, twenty or thirty miles
from the land. We sail in the direction OF
1T until wc get two headlands in one as it
were. Then wo can tell to u dot how far We
arc out, and consequently wc know wllcre
the fishing bank is, but We sail on until ono
Il the hc;ldlands or banks is visible; that
givcs us $" many miles, just as exactly us if
you measured it with Il tape, SO that we know
where wc are. y high church steeple, u
lighthouse or Il land bluff all tend to show tho
accustomed eye of a fisherman whore he isl
Then 1T isn't true that you can tell by the
walcr:7
"ln somo cases VIC cal, but as {; general
r'i!" our land bearings are the most reliable"
There IS no emergency that would compel
!" ii ie!!"rnHi To make amy repairs on Sunday,
either III til" sui department, rigging on hull
"i The ycssrl.'
'lsperIcnce has taught us that Sundays
must lie kept. If you drive Il nail i'll the
pi"ro Of the wood Of your vessel on Sunday
l.p!: out, for that is Mat VIC call mailing tho
trip. Should You mend your sails, the first
wand rips them ngaln, and if youiix or mend
ypl!r rigging 1t will come down about vour
IL al OF cars the moment you 50 out. Lavc
Miysf had n."dlos break in my hand when
attempted to sew on Sunday. That was when
Was II youmgetcr, and thought it would be Il
lds thing to defy tho rules. "-Lewiston
journal.
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