Telegram-herald., 1889-11-06
CATCHING LoesTERs.
The Leading IaaustEy of Littls 1ewn n
BarsetshiFe. kuE-

Dsrsetshire. kug-
TIE iisgle town 81 = GA tie coast oi
Dorsstshlre, is celebrated fer lts HOLSTERS,
saws the 81 james Gazette. Not that u
las not other attractions, animal pays4oiog-
ios1- ald ~ .isUc oul tals - recognized by
a. iate-.-gent ano thouE Eltful visitors a. is
crowllag merit TIE fishing iu general -
poor ulacEeTel and Whiting are 0lIy tascl
no~ aud then bot the pursuit ~ HOLSTERS
i followed villa more success Parts cf
the bay, Indeed, and II the deep ses beyond.
!udlclously selected by the combined ln-
stlcct and experience Of the native. are
dotted WITH small clusters 81 CORK bueys
marking The slle q the lobster pot below.
The lobster pot . most readers Vii be
aware, is piece - wire or wicker basket
work. square or round in shape, w.tE 3
small entrance ~ the top. weighted below,
and having b2it 10 the form Of a dead hsn
attached 70 the top By HOOK, after toe
manner % the toasted cheese 10 the com
mon mouse trap Tie apparatus %
weighted below .nd attached 70 stout
cable above, 10 which il tgrn Is fastened
the liue Of lighter material which carries
the cork buOys.
To observe the sport Of lobster. catching Il
Is necessary 10 go forth, - did, 10 the YES
sci for taat purpose equipped. This is 90
open boat, substantially built, of great
breadth Of beam, capable Of holding some
ten or twelve people. II is constructed es-
senuaily for use, not OF ornament Though
of apparently clumsy shape leach end seems
at first sight little short OF a semi-circlel, B.,
these boats, which are yawl-rigged as q
rule, travel al a great rate, ana beng well
ballasted with iron keels 81 about foot 10
depth. and weighing some four or FIVE hum
dred weight. and ton Of the same metal
under the flooring, can carry deal Of sail
With fair wind, under malnsall, gan top
sail, and large ji0 10 forward (having
carefully learned these terms il would be a
pity not 10 introduce them). we spin out Of
the bay IN no time and squirt along M The
direction Of the Isle OF Wight, the coast Of
which grows clearer every minute
The pots are out some SIX or seven miles
from $50 our skipper tells Us he IS the
proprietor Of the boat, which, as be informs
Us with excusabIe prioe, wins tho prize reg
ularly al every fisherman : regatta Yet
il is rarely, he adds, that they lose the pots,
except in very bad weather, unless, indeed,
the lines have been cut by some passing
steamer-an accident which occasionally
happens. 10 such fine weather as we are
now enjoying they are easily found With
glance at the corks as they dance up and
down or the green WAVES we bring her
to-" A hand leans over the starboard bow
10 secure the buoys as we run by, and the
rest is easy.
Not so very easy, though, so far as mere
! physical labor is concerned. A large iron
cage that has been lying at the bottom OF
/ the sea, perhaps for week, IN six or seven
fathoms Of water, encumbered with weeds,
and perhaps laden with satisfactory take,
is no light trifie 10 haul aboard, even for
two pair OF strong arms. At last, with q
battling and gurgiing sound, out il comes-a
strange lump Of brown and green, dripping
and g;stening, and within the bars curious
dark forms scuttling about. Should there
be four or five OF these goods sized Holsters.
that is, with the orthodox two claws apiece)
that is as much as can be expected from 2
single pot-it represents in fact, rather
unusually good bag, and the unfortunate
propensity of the larger Holsters TO eat ths
smaller companions Of their captivity fre
quently nterferes with the desired result
The trap is then emptied and reset anC
dropped into the depths again unless. in
d eed, it has been down 50 long already as Z,
require drying, IN which easel will be care
fully bestowed and taken home But th,
attention Of the inexperienced visitor Wi
be entirely absorbed by the contemplation
of the beauties OF the lobster as he come,
fresh out Of his native element Hemav b,
better 10 cat when he is scarlet, but hc 4
certainly better TO look at-not 10 say mag
nifcent-now. Rudy brown and Jet blacl
is the shining armor eff his back By thl
lower part of this we may hold him judic.ous
", IL we have learned how 20 avoid thos,
middle and bloodthirsty claws, and ther
spread out his splendid fantail OF dazzlinl
Prussian blue; beneath. the art green az,
blues of the hairy legs fade INTO rudd,
orange and the golden yellow Of his belly
a splendid monster, truly, but pre-eminent
~ and without a mistake "A monster. n
one could look at that hideous aud mysteri
Gus head, with the cunning and wonderful
eyes, the dark roots from which springs ~
strange growth Of literally hOrrid hair. TIT
long jointed feelers that work 70 and n
like the salmon rod Of the angler, these Sc
cret claws-scissors and saw in one-witl
their alarming range Of reach and thei
phenomenal strength and activity. II
this-more especially 70 the sensibilites q
a smaller denizen Of the sea-be not indeed
suggestive Of "battle, murder aud sudder
DEATH" we do not know what should be
But de nortlns nj nisi 5o7una he nav hav,
been a bad 'un" there below he is now. ol
soon viii be, boiled free from all impcr-
fectiops and devOured by Ingenious sns
over-masterinF man az Oct your mouth,
water, Oh, ye dweliers ia large cities , nine
pence or even slxpence pound. For mean
while our lobster boat having hauled LIN,
OF ten moro pots, Is careerug home uuoe
fair cross wind. with al sheets taut st
rate that makes the foam explode in show
ers &C we crash across the bigger wave
and the tiller feels Ike the tai q some v
and struggling animal Thus ends our frs
day a-loDstering-s pastlme which may b
conscicntiously recommended to those SEA
siders who can get II and who dee ire 20 com
bine a little novelty with their fresh ar.
Character in TyPevriting
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