The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-19

nowerful grip, tore it from the mans
hands, and, rushing off through the
water, ground the timber into traS'
ments and swallowed them.
Shark No. was now rolling about
on the surface short distance away,
apparently in great distress; and Its
mate, passing in that direction ana
seeming the blood, Immediately
pounced upon the wounded creature
and tried to make short job OF 1t:
But the wounded fish was not dead
shark by any means. There was an
exciting scrap from the start. The
sharks fought all over the waves, lash
ing and churning the water into toam'
and gradually receding from the boat.
There came at last great splashlng
and q tremendous upheaval Of water,
and then both ccmbatants Disappeared
from sight. The two men were res
cued q short time later by one OF the
MANY sail-boats that are constantly
darting in and out Ct the keys.-New
York Sun.
~-~ Saved at Sea by Dog.
The ships company of the little
French fishing brigantine Marie
arrived at Hoboken, N. j., one night
recently on the North German Lloyd
steamship Muenohen. The Marie
sailed from Granville for the Banks
on March "a, with twenty three fisher
men under Captain Berri, the owner,
or patron, of the little craft, Jean
Dupau, and big Newfoundland dog
called s'Noir," which in plain Yankee
means "black." The dog is pure
} h)ooded and was born almost within
sight of the Banks.
The Marie ran into a good deal Of
rough weather when about in mid
ocean, and sprung aleak. A heavy
gale swooped down on her on Aprl
Is and whipped out her foremas
9 close to the top Of the forward house
There were ten dories on the dock
t house. and four Of these were carried
away by the seas that swept athwar
9 her.
4 The brigantine then fell into tn
e trough of the sea. Her nimble sea
$ men chopped away the wreckage an
v cot her head to the seas by using tn
Il main boom as jury foremost an
: bending on to it storm trysall. IN
1t storm subsidized, but left q long swell
d which after three days started tn
y vessels seams so that her pumps wer
l. unable to keep her free.
The Newfoundland was the onl
u creature aboard that did not take an
e rest. He ran about the decks day an
E. night, and barked with almost a
ID much energy as the whistle Of steam
le ship in distress.
t. The brigantine's decks were Illus
l. with the seas, when, on April u, tn
in Muenchen hove in night. The da
tie before British steamship passed ia
re to the southwest Of the brigantlne
e. but did not notice her. The 90
rs howled as loud as he could, but tn
e. Briton was too far away to hear.
le The moment the Captain Of tn
n, Muenchen saw the flare light on til
III brigantine's decks he ordered tT
ne boats manned and swung from til
ne davits to rescue the hapless fishermen
as They were not needed, as the French
gu men had already left their vessel
as their dories. One careless sailor tie
overheard while getting into dor
H. He might have drowned had it NJ
q, been for the big Newfoundland, whit
OF leaped into the sea and grabbed tt
is fisherman by the blouse, holding hi
&c up until his shipmates came alongsl(
at him and hauled him aboard.
n She Rode Wild Steer.
all Miss Edgewood, Of LIE Raysvlll