The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-10-10

- With no little difficulty, says Mr..
Holder, We caught the nurse, towed it
TO the aquarium, which was an in
closed moat half mile long, fifty feet
wide and from six to eight feet deep.
1t required dozen or more men to
haul the fish which was eleven feet in
length, over the little tide gate. Just
( before it was released rope bride
was passed over tia loop that fitted
over the head and was frightened Just
behind the fins, so that it remained in
place, a perfect saddle girth. 70 this n
rope about ten feet long was attached,
and in turn made fast to a float. All
this was prepared in advance, anG it
did not require much time to attach it.,
though the plunges of the shark
knocked several men from their feet.
Finally all was ready. and the shark
was rolled over into the m6at, where
it went dashing away, the telltale float
following at the surface.
For some time we had been building
a boat which was to be the carriage of
this steed. The masons had given to
us the frame of great brick arch upon
upon which theyaweres working This
resembled scow with square ends.
1t was perfect skiff, except that the
planks were an inch apart, but we
filled these crevices and calked il with
0akum. The day before the shark
was caught the boat was launched and
tested, and it was found that it would
hold three boys. two on lower seat
and one on the box seat of the coach.
The shark ride" was looked forward
to with the greatest interest.
Finally the day arrived. and very
early, while the great tropical sun was
creeping up through the vermilion
clouds, we made our way around the
wall and to our marine carriage.
Being the originator of the scheme, the
! privilege of the box seat was awarded
to me. Literally, this seat was a box
a discarded cracker box. My two COM
panions sat upon a board in the stern
to balance the skiff. We We're soon in
! place, and, sitting on the box, | care
fully padded the little craft out from
the tide gate and began the search
for our steed. padded down one side
of the great wall, keeping perfectly
quiet as every quick movement threat
| ened us with capsize
Presently we saw the float lying mo-
tionless on the water near the wall
! The shark was undoubtedly asleep
| in 11n ,tt,,,
that was in store for him. l now
handed the paddles TO one of the boys
behind me and took in hand our paint.
en- the rope fastened to the boat, and
it was now my business to secure this
to the float and to arouse the shark.
One of my companions padded gen.
tly and the fiat-bottomed boat slowly
drifted on. Leaning forward | picked
up the float and quickly ran the painter
through a hole that had been left i'll
the float for the purpose, and fastened
it with Il bowline knot. When this was
done ! hauled in the slack and gently
pulled the rein, while one of the boys
"clucked" at the shark. and the other
said "Gedap' No response Then ]
gave another jerk ut the line, and the
shark woke up
| have often read of boys who awake
at sunrise and bound out of bed with 4
single leap, and have always thought
that such sudden awak ening could be
true only in books. But that was eX.
actly how this shark woke. it fairly
leaped out of sound sleep and ierlied
the skiff ahead so violently that the
box seat upset and | fell backward
upon my companions. This upset was
certainly not a dignified beginning, and
/ heard a roar of laughter from some
fun-lOving lookerson.
The shark, now feeling the rope
dashed along at a rapid pace, making
it extremely difficult for us to retain
our places but my companions aided
me. Carefully raising me they righteC
the box. / secured the painter and
held the single rein in triumph. II
was a signal success. We had har
messed the shark, and were moving al
a rate that was wildly exciting. The
speed was so great that the boat was
l pulled almost bow under, and a wave
of foam preceded us. The boys helC
on tightly, but occasionally raised ont
hand and cheered when a head ap
peared at portfolio Of the fort.