Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-11-15
THE DOG SHARKS REVENGE.
True Story OF Disastrous Electrical En-
pertinent.


True Story OF Disastrous Electrical En-
pertinent.
mo, haven't been fishing this sum
mer, replied the man with the glass
eye, when the query was put to him al
the hotel. 81 quite fishing five years
ago, AMI shall probably never land
another bass"
Down on your luck as fisherist?"
was asked.
mo, not exactly. AS matter OF
fact used to.have extraordinary luck
in fishing. 1t was an accident that
Disguised me with the sport, and the
same accident caused me the loss of
this left eye and laid me up for several
months. 4"
On being urged to spin his yarn he
sighed heavilytook out and wiped and
replaced his glass eye, and then said:
II was living down on the east shore
Of Maryland, where the fishing is just
immense, and WIS having more than
my share of luck, when fellow came
down from New Jersey, and we got to
be chummy. After bit he let on that
he was an electrician, and had invented
q fish-killing torpedo The torpedo
was to be lowered into the water and
exploded from an electric battery in
the boat, and the explosion was war
ranted to turn up boat load of dead
fish. didn't like the idea at all, but
the thing was intended for market
fishermen, and the inventor prevailed
upon me to go out with him one after.
noon and see how the old thing
worked"
"Well?' was queried as the glass eye
man made a long pause.
"Ah! Beg pardon! Yes, l went out
with him, and by and by we dropped
the thing overheard to let it trail
away behind us about one hundred
feet and then explode it. We had some
little trouble with the battery, ant
unbeknown to us the tide foated tho
torpedo back under the boat. Wher
the explosion came the skiff was re
duced to matchwood and we went sail
ing into the air. The torpedo maj
came down to go to the bottom ant
stay there, and ! was rescued just a
the last gasp"
did the explosion kill any fish?"
mot a one"
Your eye was lost in the explosion,
of course?"
mo, sir. ] wasn't hurt at all by tn,
explosion, nor in going up or coming
down. 1t was while swimming in TIL,
water that dog shark came up on m,
left side, glared at me for moment
and then deliberately tnrned aroun,
and stuck his tail into my eye an,
gonged it out"
You don't mean it," gasped one O
the group.
IL mean every word of it, sir!" TIL
4 idea, OF course, was to get even wit
me for the torpedo business, and thi
was fully accomplished. Yes, he mad
me a one-eyed man for life, and is /
any wonder that no longer care TO
the sport which formerly interested m
SO much?"
We looked at him for long, lon
time in silence, and he closed his goo
eye and glared with the other at tn
diamond shirt stud on the bosom of tn
: advance theatrical agent. BY and h
he rose up and said:
Il had forgotten to say that afte
gouging out my eye the dog shar
swept his tail over my head and re
moved all the hair from my poll, thu
rendering me bald-headed as well.
received from my mother III Boston t.
day a new pocket Bible to replace tn
one lost a few weeks ago, and if vo
gentlemen will excuse me will go t
my room and read few chapters be
fore turning in for the night!"-Detro
Free Press.