This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 Excerpt: ...into Bay Shelore, there, and fin'lly I poked her acrost to the Magdaleens; but there wa'n't no sight there neither; so I let her go chock down into the bight o' Prince Edward's Islant, and there we struck 'em solid. Had as much as ever we could jump to a-saving them big number one mack'rel as fast's we ketched 'em, so ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 Excerpt: ...into Bay Shelore, there, and fin'lly I poked her acrost to the Magdaleens; but there wa'n't no sight there neither; so I let her go chock down into the bight o' Prince Edward's Islant, and there we struck 'em solid. Had as much as ever we could jump to a-saving them big number one mack'rel as fast's we ketched 'em, so's't wa'n't long afore we was countin' up the days't would be afore we'd have her nose p'inted to the west'ard ag'in; that is, allowing the weather held good, same's she was. "One mornin', though, when we did n't lack but a couple o' days' fishin' to wet down all our salt, she commenced a-herming up thick and nasty here to loo'ard, and my camphire bottle she commenced a-rilin' up in good shape. I rec'lect by night-time that ole bottle was jest chock-a-block full of blame' big feathers, and streamers, and burgees like. Oh, you never see sich another lookin' mess on't as that bottle was into, come sundown, so's we did n't feel over and above easy at being so fur down to loo'ard into that 'ere bight. "By good fair rights, we had n't no business into the bay at all so late in the year. Our folks allus cal'lated to git outen the place all clear by the last of October, and here she was going on the secont week o' November. Ye rec'lect the bight is the very wust corner of the whole bay to be ketched into with the wind anyways tough from the east'ard, for there's nary decent harbor to run for to loo'ard, ye see; so allst ever a man can do ef so be it he gits penned in down there with a heavy east'ly gale, is to crack on the muslin without no mercy, and drag his vessel out clear o' the land one ways or t' other, ef it's a possible thing. Jest a plain question o' luggin' sail, or going plumb to hell--that's all. "Ef a man feels anyways cer...
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