Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-28
CAP PELEG HAKE OF THE LUCY p
Saving the Cod from the Dog6sh
By Daniel w. Gallagher

The depredatons OF the By Daniel y
dogfsh which prey upon cod -
and haddock, have become
matter of grave concern TO fishing shippers. and
the result of experiments being conducted by the
United States Fish Commission regarding the
edible qualities OF these fish will be awaited
with great interest News ITEM)
Cap Peleg Hake OF the Lucy P.
Clad in sweater and dundaree,
Shifting his quid, just says, says he:
DOGFISH aye. they're pesky crew. cause
yer pretty how de do Every time that
yer set er trawl, they re Ground when yer start
ter haul haddock come over Their dorv's side
bitten n two. but durn my hide if | didn't cure
en- Yer bet Of late Their ornery critters don't
depredate when | m erbout What did / do
Made an example OF lest few. Pisoned en- !.
Shucks' Yer must have heard. Muzz2eG en-
sartin, upon my word
Yer ought to la We been on ther trip We made
Almost forgot that Their travis were laid. that
ice and bait were erboard ther boat. that hooks
We're sharpened ter reach each threat. and that
many buyer was at Their dock erwaitin Their
hail of what we'd stock. Berlieve il not /
claim right here there were curious sounds that
reached my ear.-s sort call mournful
tune. Twas well erlong Of a afternoon, when
holdin' her off and No on board but
Their cook and me. ! swear heard from ther
stretch Ct q cryer Doghsh' Let's skidoo -
] Inegaphoned to Z dcry crew and babe them
LldW ler tft snip - Dl. IEeI water fhJlltti
with ther FISH IL II. and though they set Their
travis by heck there wasn't I rninnow come
cross oLr deck
A nightfall-wel now III be bowed with
dories nested and gearin slowed ther fish
lest gathered erbout cur lee. They stretched
as fur as ther eve could see
TT Goldfish swun TO starboard ral.,-er
monster Teller with strength er tail His ewes
III up when he glanced at me. II Old cap
ilake and Their Lucy 7, he shouted oul Their
rest might know that was their friend II Their
long ergo. He called We'd like ter treat yer
white, but Their Ilaguey doghsh are out to
night, raisin ther deuce by sartr FRANKS with
Their population of these here banks I've been
derputed ter lei Yer know. WIZ il was only
erwhile ergo they chased US fur from yer II tied
trawl That isn't far 10 Us folks III all, anil il 5
up ter YOU 70 err.a-ci pate US feers here and |
calkerlate, Il you kin do II, Their Lucy trim viii
be a!lus welcomed by things that swim
Told him then would DO nv best Headed
tner schooner south by west Dropped Ct net
aid Let her run As fur doghsh. we scooped r
Tn. tethered Their net with ther culprits base,
then set in iedgInert upon their case
ThJis thought erbout things ershore when
city fathers got rlled and with canine do
::lgs. I! read er III If er poodle ha ppe ned 10
take = M. they rnuzzled Their dogs which II
course vas right, s. that they could bark but
nary bite, though some good folks, il % APP
pears. would have cut OF their tails behind Their
ear We made some rnuzzles of wire stout
..auled up Their critters, and round erbout ther
ugly heads we set en- on Some 81 en- growled,
they were 81 aoggone canine ike-ther tarnal
crowd my firSt mate Sid Jest shrieked erloud,
re been bitten, Cap. by q peeky cur"
Horrors i hvdr.tcbier ONE inter nv mind