The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-21
rHr ANAm1s oLUR.
A Session at winch q stranger More Than
Qualified Himself for membership.

Qualified Himself for Membership.
A tall. thin man. better known on the st.
Lawrence In the bass season than anywhere.
stepped from the steamer one noon recently at
Santa Catalina Island. California. The boat
men who own the stnnds along shore. and who
have a keen eye out for q prosperous looking
visitor with q rod. did not give him a second
glance. But he had seen them"-he had taken
in the beautiful bay. the smooth water. we'll
equipped rowboats with sents for rod fisher
men hauled on the beach, the big fsh hanging
on the racks, and doubtless had caught sight
OF tho bits Of paper pinned to them, recording
the weight Of each nah and the fortunate
captor.
Half an hour later the tall thin man was wan
dering along the stands sizing up the place.
finally drifting into the Observation-Disclosures
stand OF the boss tuna CATER. about which were
gathered q group OF men who represented tho
Tuna and Ananias clubs. The members OF
the former wore n small button OF blue enamel.
In the centre Of which was a tuna in silver and
the words Tuna Club: the boatmen wore
lyre-shaped buckles. the insignia Of the Ana
MAS. A dark-eyed tuna fisher moved up to
give the stranger q seat, and then continued
the conversation. Some one had Just landed
with q catch Of forty barracudas, and he was
sB1t you Should see the Florida barracuda.
measured eighteen feet In diameter" ="
The stranger shifted his seat nervously.
ao ~dsS s e @c S' ss6 sf Elll ESSpqBS Is S sGsS t sRclg y sRS
arransemsnt aIed Into The stern q the boat
wound and worked, during which that barra-
w y X asai 8S! Eiil;sd 4 S's p sSe g Ss ssR 4 Il se ERSSSdi
ISm GLAD to hear q pt your mH te ssGnsa g9'S said the
who were looking at him as though to see what
Kitty. only my FISH was bigger; he measured
weighed 300 pounds. When he struck at u
boat It looked as though his mouth was filled
SIitSI s!fta anai fthfiss R bsFriaG aRS t sS1s t as Q y9 sRS
air Sbd Ii his q a. t %a With 2 R7s sa ae i ssnI,St f eyer m the boat Snd
him on a tarpoa rod with a Nc. 1s cuttyhunk
.6sEEt tsIPSlY; %i Fsp Biz fI tse tall Gif' thin i'G %an' II
asked @r the yo fr ssr spea Ike e 3a %hne out Q a a n 90 tshbosE
ipG !" he continued. was playing him on an
der cord around the boat several times, yet did
not break it. You see, when he made the third
him 50 that he fef / back the 1 way h he cams g and
Rim sSSl{ afIE ny SI IN Rq Ike b sape9 5Sa q the he cleared CLEARED
That reminds me OF q. story" broke In a
habitue Of the stands, as the others were gag
ing intently at the stranger. Il was on the
f ftRou Z KEY tS aSy th esS rock SRfEBa asss @ ah SstftR sEe a ny.
so was casting near the kelp., As. my tywent
sEimmins along took the az. IIfhandi a large reel
and plenty OF line. so l played out to sec how
could Judge, 100 feet. and as It fell q .white6sh
seized it, The struggles attracted the atten-
ton Of yellowtail that now seized tho white
hsh. This time l was so astonished that for
sprang from the water and seized It.,
concluded That this IL was ii The end; but no. As a
m mem ee the O. cs spe TSo of t aIso tuna WAS 8 SRenS 4 to s iS9m1
seized the fish. and OF course that settled il.
The shark is not o game fish and I refused to
play 1t. and II broke my line, and the entire
pp PARTY tyd m9 9ion IT. IT,. It v . simply III an illnst re lon
animal friends from the ant up. When dinner
time came. the lion suggested that tho scorpion
eat the ant, the. cat eat the robin. the dog eat
everybody but the ant was satisfied" -, a..
stranger, who did not seem especially pleased.
but It Is nothing to what have seen IN, the
nat when ,yoI. 60 fishing you haye, to dynamite
at was the story Of the first mate Of the Mozam-
bique. She came in with flag at half mast. and
She was INHALER: and had fired at q big sulphur
bottom. the gun harpoon. striking it In the tail.
passing directly along tho spine and coming
at the mouth. When the animal was hit. II
struck 1t that the harpoon, in coming out Of the
and killed him."
The stranger rose and passed on in silence.