Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-02

steer as I tell you''--"turn ship"
Whirrah! as the yawI boat cut through
the water for about half a mile, when
the shark made for the surface, chang
ed his course and started in shore But
the old man kept a taut line, and find
ing him a little easy on the bit hauled
in for a sight. Nine foot by lingo"
as the shark lifted his tail and turned
again Hard starboard,'' the old
man cried. and We'll beach him. But
IL was no CO. The shark was mad.
the line soon became slack; the shark
sighted right under the boat the whole
crew expecting a tail stroke. but were
breathing free again as he shot off
abeam on a nine-knot tension, till the
better end of the warp as he turned,
was in the shippers hands, who placed
the line IN the scull hole and hauled in
hand over hand. The fish was coming
head to and evidently bent on mischief.
stand by your lance" "One of you
take the harpoon--I see him--he's
coming for the stern, and by jinjo he'll
board us!" but it was too late. Lances
and harpoon in the excitement were
knocked overheard, and the position
we held brought the boats stern level
with the water, and the fish had good
way on him and landed fore and aft in
the boat. mouth wide open as he slid
between the old mans legs, smashing
things, like mad bull in a china store
Two of us jumped overheard as the
fish came in. xiii him, strike his
nosei" by lingo, he'll swamp u.s.,
cried the old man. The tiller was the
only weapon for us, and with a few
taps on the nose he was stilled. The
fesult-two broken thwarts. the ceiling
Knocked out in two places. lunch and
old Greneda ground to punmice. Oars
lances and bait-dsh overheard one
broken finger, boat full of water and
shark, hat-bailing in order, the two
men overboard-and all hands fully
satisfied with that closing scene The
shark measured nine feet six inches.
and madden subject never came into
any society than he.-Forest and
Stream.
That comforting tenet of the an
bler's philosophy, that it is not all of
fishing to fish, is of ancient origin and
worthy of respect because of it's age
Here it is in the treatise of 400 years
ago For he maye not fese at the
fiiooSt, Out u lyme OF an n0ke, OF
whiche he maye haue store plentie of
his owne maknge. as this synple trea-
tyse shall teche hym 500 theme his
losse is not greuous, and other greyffes
maye be not haue sauynge, but Vt ony
fysshe breke away after that he is
take on the hoke; or Giles that he
eatche nought; whyche ben not greu-
Gus. For Vt he faylly of one he maye
not faylle of mother, Vt he dooth as
this treatyse techyth; but yf there be
nought in the water. And yet ate the
leest he hath his holsom walk any me-
ry at his east. A swete ayre of the
ewete sauoure of the meede foures:
that makyth hymn hungry. He hereth
the melodyeus arn1ory of foyles He
seeth the youge swannes: ileerons:
ducks: cotes and many fouies wyth
theyr brodes, whyche me semyth bet
ter than all the noyse of houndys: the
blastes of hornys and the serge of
FOULS that hunters: fawkeners and
fowlers can max. And Vt the angler
take fysshe: surely theme is there no
man merle than he is in his sypryte.''
We have improved on the spelling
since the DANES "Treatyse' was
printed in 14s6, and our fishing tackle
is finer nowadays, but the sentiment is
there, and who shalt say that it will
mot hold good for another four CEN
turies.-Houston Post.