The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-06-08
HOPEFUL FISHERMEN THESE.
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night To- see a remarkable -lght
I viii show YOU soub-,4Ing. said tholly-
mikes friend. that YOU never ssw h-for.
tholl vmaks was consumed with a natural
curiosity ~ know -nmsthlng - the phenoui-
enon about to b" di-clu-ed. but m1ilag~i
10 maintain a discreet sil.nce he aud his
friend b-nards~i a smith street car and went
To- tonsy Island. arriving there about :
O'Clock The friend led tbs. way to the old
Iron Pier. where h. dcto-ited 80 cents with
q man at tire entrance, gaining admission
Tor 10th After walking h seemed TO h.
At least a quarter ~ a mule cut to rsa. Cholly-
mike observed spectral figures in tho dis
tance, leaning over the rails 81 the pier.
Are those men ~easick'- ventur-d Cholly-
nuke
No replied his friend. -this h a pier
not = saiiboat But these arr the men ].
brought you down - see The~c are fisher
men. They hsh here every Saturday night
$50 Of them
VIVA, do they catchi- asked Chollymike.
Cold. mostly replied the friend We
are now approaching them. and ! want
you to observe them closely
Chollymike saw the emf Of the pier. black
with men. some were logged out in fish
Hk tAtAlfr, oNuft an otuintiN " y
Some had poles, reels and elaborate tackle.
others plain drop lines. SO thick were the
lines going out from the pier that a man
falling overheard into them would have
been a. safe as II he had fallen in a net
Every once in a while a man would haul
In his line. crack open a fresh clam and
rebai, his hook with IL. What little rom
versation there was. was carried IN in
undertones.
Cant We f-h. too,' inquired Choly-
mike.
1T Is unnecessary,' replied his friend.
III you must Ash. take Jour shoestrings
ou' ~ your shoe-. tie them together and
drop them overheard
Bat | could never catch anything that
way. replied Chollymike.
Precisely. said his friend. But no one
here ever catches anything
That man over there appears 20 10
asleep said Chollymike. pointing TO the
PROSTATE figure Of a man alongside the
ran.
Yes. he is one Of the oldtimers.- said his
friend. You will see that he has "a long gray
beard II l. said hat he was only a boy
when he frsi came here. He knows more
about the tides and the run ~ the fish
than any of these Others. He has never
caught a fish yet, but he hope- TO, some
night. He used 20 stand hv his line all
night. but now that he - old, he has In
vented q clever device hy which he can
fish and -lecp NJ the same time. He u-cs a
drop line. which il fastened To the rail
alongside - him Attached Ia It Is a bell
II n fish bites, the bell rings. See! j.
your hear w"akf'
-Oh. no. but why do you ASK
u am about Ia pr"cipita,e some excite
m.nt will sneak over and ring the bell
Observe H." result
Chollymikc's friend crept over 70 the
dangling line, and gave it a yank. The
gray heard jumped a. though some one
had stuck a pin in him. The ?t9 other
fishermen deserted their posts and rushed
over Ia watch him haul In HE line. Excite.
mcnt was written on every face. The old
man hauled and haul,d until his line came
on the Of water. Attached 20 one hook. was
a picc. Of -.aw-ed A foot above the
water IT fell N and hack with a splash
The old man gave vent 10 n burst Of pro-
family that almost shook the pier.
A Blacklist. 10y the great blankety
blank, he bellowed.
4 ling : shouted another. i saw IL
cl.a rly
1T was whiting I tell YOU. This = the
very time for them TO run, sugg"sted a
third
Il don't think it was a fish a, all ven
tured C~hollymike mildly. 1T seemed 10
me To be a chunk Of seaweed.
Two hundred and fifty pairs Of ewes
glanced pityingly on ChollyiniSe. The
old man managed TO choke a the words
hat crowded 10 his lp., and thollymikes
friend, hauling him aside, Missed IN his ear.
shut up. Let them talk Thu Is rha'
! brought YOU here TO see. Say something
quick 10 squaro yourself
Well. u might have been "A wraktsh,'
said ChollymIk" lanely.
Whoever heard Of a weakt-h biting a
still lnes- -atd the ling mar and the whiting
man together.
C~hulymike observed the rest ~ the ex-
citeineut from a distance IL took some
time to restore things to their normal
condition on the pier. But the old man
finally went back 10 sleep and the others
To their lines Chollynike suggested that
they ring the bell again Hls friend said
the pier would certainly crumbi" II that
bell rang twice ia twenty-four hours.
Lee Us 60 instead aud talk Ia his young
man over here. he said lie l. the only
fisherman who comes here TO fsh every
saturday night In a hugh collar and a d 'rhy
hat. His specially IL telling about the
fish that were caught the week before
He encourages newcomers to com. again
lie l. the corresponding secretary 81 tho
Old Iron Pier Fishing Club His name IL
,h., 80 a ...lI and 4. N.r.Ily L,.xn IrapI