The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-06-19

The fishermen are experts IN the pro-
cess of "deaoO.. Ing" and can put tAen
hands In the box where the fsn are
kept and pull out fresh large founder
without looking at the contents, aEd
thus give the would-be purchaser the
Idea that the whole catch Is OF large
size. The price fixed. the basket IS
loaded and hauled TO the wharf, ans
the customer, who has been watching
the loading, finds that large and small
fish are about equally scattered through
the load. There is rarely quarrel.
however. for the price is always low
enough to mfRe the purchase a fair
Sne. when compared to market prices.
The patrons Or the Italian fishermen
are from all classes. Few arrive IN
carriages, yet II is not unknown that
some have come when mess OF really
fresh fish is wanted Most Of the catch
is bought by keepers of restaurants
and Italian women with large families
stewards from steamers Ia port and
men who have learned from experience
that larger quantity of FISH can be
bought here for a small sum than any
where else on the wharf
Although they do not speak the lam
guage Of the country fluently many of
the Italians know words enough TO
arrange with their customers, and
when a long converse tion is Eeeded the
boys of the feet are Co upon - take
part In 1t. and act as inte .presv.-. The
bargain made the purchaser must find
means OF carrying away what he has
bought. The fishermen furnish neither
paper for wrapping nor twine fol
stringing the fish.
The men who carry on the fishing
are from the seaooast towns Of South
sin ita.y. anu are .nured to all the
%. is1- ~ ci .le before coming hera
l'hey are q patient body. ani bear the
Jultens OF lne iue wttp resignation.
.-. .... L.0-d of the tact chat they are
.1oA own iLasters. Loe rree to do the'r
york as they like without interference
rom Others. The cost of living is
sui4!i, and generally a loaf OF bread
aud piece of cheese or dried meat
rorms The meal they take with them on
their trips, and II is not an unusual
sight to see some of them while walt
ing for a sale munching their meal
with a piece of bread in zoe hand and
a bit OF cheese In the other. and to-
mato beside them TO moisten the eat
ing.
They are industrious also, and after
the catch is disposed of and a short
visit Is made to the home, they are
away again TO the fishing grounds
without delay. Sobriety is forced upon
them by circumstances, and it is un-
usual TO ind even the light wines COM
mon in all Italian homes on board
the dories, while drunken man In the
vicinity OF their moOring place would
be a curiosity 10 ths S~Sular haDltres
of the wharf
A remarkable thipg has been men
toned by those w'Io see these people
dally-the entire absence of the female
relatives OF the fishermen about their
boats. Buyers in dresses are there, but
never the female members of the fam
lilies. This Is probably due to the fact
that they are as busy elsewhere adding
to the small income of the family as
the men are on their wharf, and cannot
spare the time to call
The average income OF the Italian
fishermen is put by those who pass The
day In the vicinity at about SO or "A d
day In good times. and out of this mus
come the cost of lines, food and bait
and ice when the weather demano'
that the fish be kept cool Nothing thai
they draw up on their lines is throw
away, and among their own country
men they find sale even for the skate
that the American buyers despise.--
Boston Globe