Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-04

I'" .''"i iNht VI hAlllug around nun md
mnking fun Of him few short weeks
boforep
Why. whata the matter with your
asked the old man. pouring himself on,
hat lnnb!er Of rum aud passing the
domiiohn 10 The mate.
IN tell you what's the mattor,n re.
piled the mate; "thnt informal schooner
l. haunted. Ny God what iimo put
IN aboard Of horw
"Avast thercl Johnny, my lad. soft.
ly, sofilyi There arc no such THINGS o.
ghosts. Besides, IL there are. 1t is no
use making a song about those on the
schooner ] nm going 70 soil her for
fisherman, and want no ghostly yarns
spread abroad about this crnft. 50 juht
clap q stopper on your inv tackle until
wo got good price for her. aud bark
20 my lad, I'm going 70 do the hand.
some thing by you II you keep your
tongue between your teeth this schooner
will be O m1iter Of 5000 In your pocket.
Tnlio another nip, and whom tho vessel
is disposed Of you can spin INC tho whole
yarn.
About n month aftorwnrd the schooner
was sold to old Ebon Fish. who was the
owner Of a little feet Of fishing vcisola.
Some Of thcm used to fish on st. Georges
bank for the Boston market. Othc.s
wore engaged In tho codf.hcies on tho
Newfoundland Great banks, and Il wns
for this industry that th1 schooner WIS
fittod out She seemed well adapted
for this work, being nn excellent sea
boat aud very fast. as was proved
by her rumprkahlc passage TO Glouccs.
Ter under jury rig. She was hauled
mp on tho ways and tho necessary
alterations wcro mad0 IN her 20 ht
her for her new business. ilor hull
was constructed Of 1.-Two oal. and teak
and she was ns sound in all rospcct8 10
ON the day sho was launched. Old Fish
stuck two beautiful sticks Of Oregon
pine in her aud her now sails had o9
much trouble taken over them Us the
canvas Of yacht.
II was o proud dry for old Fish whom
tho schooner slid on tho ways. and his
rrutty daughter Polly broke bottle Of
wine on her sharp and graceful stem
and shouted at the top Of her sweet
voice. 81 christcn thgo Albieorc. nnI
may You be lucky"
An nlbicoro IA A fab Of tho funny
kind and Of remarkable rwiitnoas. ael q
gildcd head Of one carved quito art tie.
ally adorned tho bow. OF tho schooner.
A crew WIS shipped, about half IT
them being Portuguese. and uudor tlo
command Of Cnptaip potor O-l.p sbo
started out on hcr Rrst trim 70 tbo Crcnt
hanks. was aboard. hlyiu. shipp. j
ns orlirarv rramgn. Ne pilei no ,,p.
vas ON her. and with a spl5ndid ouarter.
ing breeze AWAY she aow on nor courso
like some strong and beautiful bird of
the ocean. An hands woru dolipbtol
with her.
Tho skipper went into ocstasics over
her behavior. capocillly MS she uag,pl
every craft she encountered. She made
an excellent ulssage 10 tho blnls and
let 20 anchor In fnyonto spot Of tho
fkippors, where tho goldfish alwnys wcrd
hungry Tho ten dorioa were put over.
board. and tho fishermen were soon haul.
ing up their hnny prov. We met with
10 much success that few OF us dotor.
mined 10 fish an night IL was a lovely
night. Tho moon shono on tho placid
water, which was rs smooth Ms land.
locked pool without ripple. Thoro
was slight haze on the silyoiy sea. and
the stiffness aud silence were actually
oppressive.
The good luck Of tho iishormon con.
tinuod. The goldfish were biting we'll.
The phosphorcscen, GLENN Of tho fi,h ms
they were hauled from tho dark doptbq
OF tho sea illuminated the water and
they could be- seen STRUGGLING wildly ON
the hookn many fathonls beneath tho
surface There isn't very much Gont.
montalism in a fisherman. and the fol.
lows Ia tho doric, smoked their mines
and spun thor yarns Ia the intervals be.
tween bites.
The striking of eight bells on n Frcnrt,
Gshiuu vessel anchored "A f,yv hunlrgl
yards from the Allicoro announced tho
MIDNIGHT hour A dngn ON an, ~ ihe
fchoopor's d,ries bcIon sipging in I,
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