The Dungannon News, 1915-04-15, Page 3The Trawler's
Sweetheart
I.
As the girl stood looking down
over the low .stone wall into the
: deep I ollow beneath, the knitting -
needles in her brown hands kept up
.a, steady clicking, and glistened in
the pale sunshine.
It was a faaniiliar and everyday
bene, and she watched without
ou iosrity, A faded red flag jerked
itself toethe suminit of the flagpole
'above the .carred face of the quar-
ry, and a bugle uttered a thin note
of warning. Then tiny human fig-
ures appeared -little toy men, run-
ning with a ridiculous show of
haste, like startled ants -and dis-
appeared. A white billow of smoke
heaved itself lazily against the grey
ridge of --the workings, and the
faint, far -away boom of lin explo-
sion came up to her like a •sob .
It was not war, although the flag,
the bugle, the men seeking cover,
the shot, and the smoke all bore an
odd resemblance to' the grim game
in which crowns and empires are
the stakes. It was a peaceful pic-
ture enough; they were blasting
into the iron heart of the granite to
build up with, not to destroy.
Suddenly the girl pursed her red
lips and uttered, a. low whistle. A
burly man, in a blue jersey and sea -
boots, was cli:m.bing the chill, carry-
ing something in his arms. She
slipped into the centre of the road,
and the 'rn•an stopped. There was
an ugly scowl on his handsome face.
Before she cou'_d• speak he turned
down the corner of the shawl, re-
vealing the face of the sleeping
child he carried in the hollow of his
arm. The child gave a. drowsy
whimper, opened a pair of blue
eyes, and, laughed up into the dark,
troubled face of the man.
The knitting had fallen into the
dust, and the color had faded from
the girl's cheeks.
" 'Tie not often that I pray,
Ruth," he said, in a low voice ;
"but as we ran through the storm
hast night, I prayed that me and
him might not meet. If we meet,
I shall kill him! And he's
your brother, Madge, and I love
you."
She put out her trembling hands.
For an instant he raised one of his
own, as if to thrust her back. But
as he sariv the sorrow in her eyes
and her tremulous lips he yielded.
The next moment she was rocking
the child in her arms, and her
shoulders were shaking.
Two years before there had been
scandal in the village. When the
handsome young artist, who had
come from 1,01,; (1012 to-'� p e -
tures, had driven away in o-
-
tor -car, Luke Persridge's pretty
sister, Nance, had also disap-
peared
Madge 011ey's brother, Drake,
had sailed "foreign," as tlhey call-
ed it, about the same time. But
Nance Penridge had openly flirted
with the artist, and for the busy-
bodies that was enough.
Only one man halt dared to
. breathe the scandal in Luke's hear-
ing. He still spoke with a lisp,
for he had gone down like a nine-
pin on tihe sanded floor of the palr-
lor of the Lighthouse Inn, and lost
six teeth.
"Tell me, Luke," said Madge,
with a sob.
"I found Nance in London a
month sago," answered Penridge,
biting hard on the stem of his emp-
ty pipe. "Ill and nigh Marvin' she
was i11 and dyin'. He'd married
her fair; that was the only good
thingin (him. '(Chen the goes: 'for-
e4l ,' and stops writin' and send-
inmmoney. 'Twas'the mad pride in
her wouldn't let her Dome to me
and ask iheLp. She. fought it out for
the child with her own handstill
Drake
health broke. That's
011ey's sen and her' n, Madge.
Somethin' came to my drips just
now, lass, as I couldn't keep back.
I love you, Madge -love you pure
and strong as ever a man loved a
woman. And 'twee for the love I
bear you, I prayed God hast night
to keep me and your brother apart,
for if we two meet face to face I'll
kill him I"
Without raising her eyes, Madge
caught his rough hand, and pressed
it far an instant to their burning
cheek.
"Come," Elie said, with a catch
in her voice, "let us go and see
what is to be done, Luke."
II.
• After a fit of hysterics, and
many lamentations over the perfidy
of her son, Mrs. 011ey had taken
her grandson to her motherly heart
and begged Luke to let her take
urge of him.
Luke had not yielded' up the child
willingly. In his first passion he
had determined that the boy should
ever hold intercourse with Drake
011ey or his people. But when
Madge pleaded, Luke was com-
pelled to surrender.
As Luke was walking down to the
harbor in the driving rain he almost
collided with an open umbrella.
The village had given of its best,
tung blood to the war; but when
ie lady who owned the umbrella
-.6 visitor at the rectory-eaught
eight of the burly young giant, she
pounced.
"Are you not ashamed," she ask-
ed, "a great hulking, -healthy fel-
low like you, to he Lounging about
in idleness, when your brothers are
fighting and dying ? Take that 1"
Luke's blue eyes twinkled. He
accepted the white feather the lady
thrust upon ihim, and used it as a
pipe -cleaner. Luke was facing
perils quite as deadly as the perils
of the trenches.
Two .hours later the green seas
were lurching against the bows of
the trawler and coming a.bc a:rd in
a frothy €mother. Through the
flurries of snow and mist Luke
could see their partner -a second
trawler -half -awash, and astern
followed a destroyer, almost de-
luged.
From time to time, Luke Pen -
ridge laid his hand on the wet,
straining trawl. -trope. There was a
you. I love you, Madge,. -Luke."
So Luke was spirited away in the
wind and •;clow on his perilous mis-
sion, and Drake 011ey was laid to
rest in the village churchyard.
Stories of fighting and glory- came
from the battlefield, tales of gallan-
try and pluck reached the village
from the fleet. But of the fearless
men who laid the deadly mines, and
groped in the depths of the sea for
those laid by the enemy, with grisly
death standing for ever at their el-
bow there was no word.
But Luke Penridge came at last,
with one finger, that had been
frostbitten, missing. The sun was
shining that m,orn.in^_-, and he turn-
ed into the little barber's shop on
the quay for a shave and a trim -up.
rumor that a strange boat had been Luke smiled as he saw the smoke
sighted, and these strange vessels rising from the chimney of his cot -
sometimes left gruesome reminders! ta•ge. No one knew that he was
behind them. Again he laid his hand corning, but the smoke proved that
on the rope, and tugged. The sig-
nal was passed, and the trampling
noise of the engines ceased. Then
-a grey -brown, glistening object like
a gigantic mushroom rolled to the
surface -a mine.
A second mine appeared closer
to the other trawler, too close to
be pleasant. They buoyed their
ropes, and scuttled clear. Flashes
of flame leaped from the deck of the
destroyer, and the mines vanished
in a tumult of cloud and fire and
smoke and up -flung ,water, as the
guns spat flame into the mist.
It was nerve -shattering work,
and it was blind work. Half a
fathom too much to port or star-
board, and they might strike one
of these infernal inventions and be
hurled sky-high.
As they searched the danger area
again, the day grew darker and
colder, and snow squalls were more
frequent. Then the siren of a ves-
sel droned through the gloom.
She got her warning swiftly -two
short blasts and a long one -the
signal that she was standing into
danger. The second trawler
coughed the warning at her in turn,
and the destroyer followed with a
shriller note. Then came a deep
and hollow roar.
"By the great Harry," cried
Luke Penridge, "she's found one !
That's a mine."
She was a small trap steamer,
with a cargo of nitrate, and though
they almost blew up their boilers
to reach her, they were too late.
They launched their boats,
though it was risky 'work, and pull-
ed about. They found a mongrel
dog swimming for its life, and Luke
Penridge hauled it aboard.
"Easy !" he cried: "We don't
seem to be able to do much good."
He put his hand to his mouth:
"Any luck, Sammy?"
"Not much, poor beggars!"
bawled a voibe from the other boat.
el -Wm you takes Alhashan we've pick-
ed up 4Iie' •s dea Y ou' re going
in to -night, you know, and we're
not."
"Give him to Brayley," cried
Luke. "Pull aboard, lads!"
They were making for home when
Luke went to look at the body.
Then he tore off his sou'wester, and
stood like a man stunned.
Heaven had brought them face
to face, but Heaven had avenged.
For the drowned sailor was Drake
011ey.
A torpedo-boat, darkening the
very air with smoke and cinders,
entered the harbor in front of
them. The trawler was (hailed be-
fore She could reach her moorings,
and a Government envelope, ad-
dressed to Luke Penridge, was
handed over.
III.
Madge had inveigled the key of
his cottage from Luke Penridge.
After being untenanted for nearly
a month, though Luke had done his
best, the 'place sadly needed the
magic touch of a woman's hand.
Luke expected to be in the harbor
about seven.
Madge lighted the lamp, and went
home, leaving a bright fire burning
and his supper ready. Even in her
sorrow for what her brother had
done, and her dread of what would
happen when the two men met, the
girl's ,heart was singing. It was no
light thing to have won the love of
a man. dike Luke Penridgewhose
name ranked high with all who
knew him for honor and integrity.
'Ilhe baby had been put to bed,
and Madge had taken up her knit-
ting, when the knocker sounded
heavily.
"That be Luke, lass," said Mrs.
011ey. "He's come to fetch the
key."
It was not Luke, but Sids.on, one
of his mates.
"I've got a note for you, Miss
011ey," he said. "You bain't like
to `gee Luke Penridge for long
enough. He's so good at this mine
business, the Admiralty chaps, has
fetched him away, and they don't
let on where. So he writes this
and tells me to give it you. Good-
night !"
he had not been forgotten.
Seeking out the humble cottage
which was Madge's home, he paused
at the door a moment. He heard
uncouth music, strange gurglings,
and girlish laughter.
Very cautiously he turned the
handle, and looked in. Madge, her
hair all tumbled, was kneeling on
the rug, holding a toy drum, which
the baby was beating joyously with
its chubby fists.
The next instant •Madge was al
most lost to view in the embrace of'
Luke's great arms. - London An-
swers.
WONDERFUL MEMORIES.
Some of the Most Extraordinary
Insta nces.
Many librarians have memories
that enable them to carry in their
heads long lists of titles of books,
of the names of the authors, and
even of the numbers of the !books,
to say nothing of their places on
the shelves. Long practice, of
course, has given them this accom-
Germany's Shortage of Cop per -A Graphic Illustration.
Owing to the shortage of copper in Germany the school teachers.
have been instructed to tell their scholars to bring all the copper arti-
cles they have -4 home to school. The picture shows the result of one
day's collection .
9
Hints for the Hom
Roll one-htlf inch thick. Bake in a
quick oven.
�+r White Conies. -Two cupfuls of
white sugar, ane cupful of sour
e - Milk (or buttermilk), one cupful of
teaspoonful ofsoda, one teaspoon-
ful of nutmeg. Dissolve soda in
ell milk and mix soft with flour. Add
to other ingredients, roll out dough
Tested Recipes. and bake in a quick oven.
plishment. In some cases it l lard or butter, a pinch of salt one
amounts to downright gerrius.
One of the most extraordinary in-
stances of that ability is to be found .�
in the case of Antonio Magliabee•
chi, librarian of the Grand Duke
Cosim.o ILI of Florence. It is said Crumb Cake. -Put three cupfuls Ginger Cards. -Two-thirds of a
that if a priest wished to compose a of sifted flour into a mixing bowl, cupful each of butter, sugar, and
panegyric on a saint, and came to one and one=half cupfuls of dark sour milk, three teaspoonfuls of
Ma liabe:cchi the librarian would brown sugar and four or five tea- soda, one teaspoonful of ginger,
g
tell him all the references to the spoonfuls of cocoa or chocolate. one large cupful of molasses and
saint in literature, even to the Stir all together, then 'add one- flour to roll. Roll thin, sprinkle
parts of the different works where- half cupful of butter and rub in- with white sugar, bake in moderate
in they were to be found. He could O4
often quote as many as a hundred
writers. .
•Magliabecchi could tell not only
who had treated a subject fully,
but also who had touched on it in-
cidentally in writing upon other
subjects.
It is related the, when Maglia-
becchi visited' os.i.er litbraries, his
memory was so remarkable that he
needed to see and consult a, book
only once in its place to fix every- on a hot platter with brown
thing about it permanently in his gravy'
mind. Coffee Cake. Three cupfuls of
One day the grand duke sent for flour, one coffee cupful of granu-
the librarian to ask whether he fated sugar, three-fourths of a cup -
could get for him a hook that was I ful of butter, one heaping teaspoon -
decidedly rare. furl of baking powder, one-half tea -
"I am sorry, your grace," replied spoonful of salt, one cupful of cur-
Ma,gliabecchi, "but there is only - ing; rants,
ns roll about one two nfuls inch of flaorone copy in the world. That is in ness and bake in moderately hot
thick -
the library of the grand seignior at , oven.
gredients together as for pie crust. G11"
gCocoanut and Ginger Pudding,-
Add one cupful of sour milk, one
teaspoonful of sada and a pinch os Crumble one pound of stale sponge
salt ; beat all together. Pour bat- cake with one-half pound of 'grated
r:i'd pan and bake in cocoanut. Pour over this one pint
ter into a grea
a slow oven. ice if desired, of sweetened milk that has been
a Rolls. -Make a rich bis- brought to a boil. Cover the dish
Sauna
i; and when the milk is soaked up,
suit dough ` roll thin• and cut with stir in four well -beaten eggs. But-
ter u.e u kif; ct; ,ter. )fabs fried
link sai►s :.. ,: ,t,�, 1,-" „�.e ter A, uudding mold and arrange
tour ounces of preservect ginger
link in each disc of dough, pinch around the sides. Pour in the pud-
the ends together and bake. Serve ding and steam for one and one-
half .hours. Serve with the syrup
drained from the ginger ; it should
be warmed and poured over the
pudding just before serving. .
Broiled kidneys. - Cut kidneys
into thick slices. Melt a little but-
ter and stir into it a saltspoomful
of mustard and a dash of lemon
juice. Dip each slice of kidney in
this, roll in cracker dust and set
aside until coating stiffens -half an
hour will be long enough. Broil on
a small gridiron over a clear fire,
turning often that the kidneys will
Constantinople. It is the seventh
book on the second shelf on the
right as you enter."
It is said that Macaulay, who had
one of the most remarkable me-
mories of which we have any in-
formation, was once caught trip-
ping with reference to a line in
"Paradise Lost." In a few days he
appeared with the poem in . his
hand, and, offering it to the. gentle-
man who had "caught him," said
"I do not think that you will catch
me again on this." And they did
not.
An extraordinary memory was
that of Dr. Addison Alexander, of flour enough to make quite thick
Princeton Theological Seminary. and bake in a moderately hot. oven.
His memory was not only tenacious Tansy Cakes, - One quart of
of facts, but of mere words. For white flour; one quart of sour milk,
the amusement of young peorple he two teaspoonfuls of ;soda, one tea -
would sometimes say. "Now I am spoonful of salt, one tablespoonful
going to talk without thinking." He . of minced tansy. Place all in mix -
would then pour forth period after ing bowl and stir until smooth.
Ginger Cookies. -One-half cupful
of molasses, two cupfuls of flour,
one-fourth- cupful of butter, one
tablespoonful of ginger, one-half
teaspoonful of cinnamon, one half -
teaspoonful of salt, one teaspoon-
ful of baking soda. Roll out on a
board, cut and bake.
Cream Spice Cake. -One cupful
of sour cream (not too thick), one
cupful of brown sugar, one tea-
spoonful of soda; one teaspoonful
of baking powder, a pinch of salt,
one-fourth teaspoonful each of gin.
ger, allspice and cloves; one-half
teaspoonfulof cinnamon. Stir with
period of strange words and incon-
jgru•ous images, harmonious and
even rhythmical in sound, but
wholly destitute of sense. If that
seems an easy trick, try to sus-
pend your reason and give free
rein to your fancy in periods that
shall be grammatically corrent and
yet without meaning.
It's a poor foot rule that won't
measure both ways.
To clean lace yokes and sleeves.
-Rub pulverized laundry starch in-
to lace yokes and sleeves and mois-
ten with water. Let stand a, few
hours and shake the starch out.
To clean enamel.-Enameil bath-
tubs and sinks may be cleaned like
magic with a flannel wet with kero-
sene.
He nut a purse and an envelope Even this is problematical. It is
in Madge's hand. doubtful if sun power ever can be
Madge gasped, and turned white generated ,as cheaply as water pow -
as she read:- er, in certain favored regions, and
"Dearest, --Jim Sid9:on will tell it will be many a long year before
you I .gin going away. The money the new development cut down the
is for the child. I don't know how consumption of coal.
to tell you, but it must be told. Me An Irish girl called at Mrs.
and your brother Drake met to -day Green's to get the place as cook.
out there at sea. There was- a
little steamer mined - A Ohilian I "Are you a plain cook ?" inquired
think she wase -tang we picked up Mrs. Green. "Well, mum," re -
your brother's body. All the bad died the girl, "yez may t'ink so,
ness and revenge bas gone out ofbut Officer Mulligan war afther
mi, -heart now. I wan only have tellin' me thot me eyes wor loike ,
good in it. For I keep thinking of the Lakes av Killarney."
Bake on hot griddle.
Butterless, Eggless, 111 ilkless
Cake. -One cupful of brown sugar,
ane cupful of water; two cupfuls of
seeded raisins, one-third cupful of
lard, one-fourth grated nutmeg,
two teaspoonfuls of cinnamon, one
teaspoonful of_ ground cloves and a
pinch of salt. Buil together three
minutes, 'when cold add one tea-
spoonful of soda dissolved in a little
hot water. Add one and three,-
fourths
hreefourths cupfuls of flour in which
one -Half teaspoonful of baking
powder has beensifted. Bake in a
loaf in a Moderate oven far thirty
minutes.
Bread Sponge Cake. - Two cup-
fuls of light brown sugar, one cup -
fel of lard, three cutpfuls of light
bread sponge, two cupfuls of seed-
ed raisins, two cupfuls of flour, one
tablespoonful each of cloves, all-
spice and cinnamon. Adel one table-
spoonful of soda dissolved in one-
half cupful of cold coffee. Mix in-
gredients and let rise for one-half
hour. Bake one, hour in a, slow
oven. This will make one large
loaf or two smaller ones.
Economical Cookies• ---One cupful
of brown sugar, one cupful of short-
ening, one cupful of molasses, one-
half cupful of boiling water, one-
half teaspoonful of salt, two tea-
spoonfuls ,each of tba.king soda. and
ginger, one quart of flour or enough
to make dough thick enough to roll.
SONDAY
STUDY
' THE MAASH:ILLL IST,AND`S.
INTERsNATION,iL LESSO\,
APPII, 18.
Lesson III. -The Shepherd Psalm.
Fsa-. 23. Golden Text:
Psa. 23. 1.
I. -The Good Shepherd.
(Verses 1 to 4).
Verse 1: Jehovah is my shep-
herd -To regard a ruler as a shep-
herd in a pastoral country was
natural. Jehovah is. frequently
spokes of as the Shepherd of Israel,
and Israel as his flock. Jacob
speaks of the "God who shepherded
me" (Gen. 48. 15-; see also Gen. 49.
24). David himself as king was
called the shepherd (see 2 Sam. 5.
2; 7. 7). The future king, of ruhom
David was a type, was called a
shepherd (Mie. 5. 4; Ezek. 34. 23).
The use of Shepherd applied: to Je-
hovah is frequent in the Psalms (74.
1; 77. °20; 78. 52; 79. 13-; 80. 1; etc.).
The emphasis on the persona.l pro-
noun my is striking.
'
I shall not want -Future assur-
ance based on past experience.
Locking back on the journey
through the wilderness, Israel saw
than she "lacked nothing" (Deet.
2. 7). Hence she .could look forward
to the Land of Promise and say,
"Thou shalt not lack anything in
i
t" (Deet. 8. 9).
2. "He maketh me to lie down in
green pastures -In pastures of ten-
der grass. This suggests the shade
and coolness and rest during the
noontime heat.
He leac?eth me -In the Orient the
shepherd never drives, but always
leads his sheep. Sudh was God's
guidance of his people (Exod. 15.
13 ; Psa. 31. 3; Isa. 49. 10).
The 'still waters - In Hebrew,
"waters of rest," where refresh-
ment as well as actual rest was
found.
3. He restoreth my soul -Food
and drink and rest precede the re-
storation of soul. The Good Shep-
herd renews and sustains life.
He guideth 7ne ... for his name's
sake -He could not be untrue to
himself. Hence he must guide into
paths of righteousness (see Exod.
34. 5-7). He "has regard to his
revealed character • in shepherding
his lamb and will give direction
because he is what he is, and in
order that he may be known to be
what he has declared himself."
4. Valley of the shadow of death
-The pastures of Palestine were
not open fields or meadows, but
narrow valleys and defiles where all
sorts of danger lurked. Wild
eess ' Lt 0t,,...i „eerie,
ravines invited to dangerous falls.
Yet in such a valley there was no
danger. It was necessary- to go
through these valleys to find food.
The phrase "shadow of death"
means "deep gloom."
Thy rod and thy staff -The shep-
herd's crook was at once a "rod,"
or club, with whidh to defend his
sheep from attack and a "staff" on
which to lean. .
II. -The Bountiful Host.
(Verses 5 and 6).
5. In the presence of mine enem-
ies -Or, adversaries. Life is not
not burn. Cook thoroughly and only short, it is full of conflict. To
serve very hot. prepare a feast of good things in
Southern Corn Pone. -Two cup- a short life full of conflict is even
fuls of corn meal sifted with one more indicative of a, Father's care
teaspoonful of salt and one-fourth than to lead into green pastures
teaspoonful of soda; add one heap- and beside still waters.
ing tablespoonful of lard, pour one<< Thou hast anointed my head -
cupful of boiling water over it and And, therefore, I know that thou
mix well; then add three-fourths wilt again am int me." This does
cupful of sour milk. Have ready not refer• to the anointing of aking
a hot baker, well greased; make as Saul and David- were anointed
out the three pones, and place by Samuel. The reference here is
them on the baker, greasing the top to the perfumes and unguents used
of :each with lard; let bake until a at an Oriental banquet (see Psa.
light brown, and serve with vege- 45. 7; 92. 10; Amos 6. 6).
tables. . My cup runneth over -In. Psa. 16.
Scalloped Salmon. -With a fork, 5, "cup" is used as if food were
break the flesh of apound can of meant. Whatever the "cup" was
red salmon and mix in salt and• or whate-ver it contained, the idea
pepper. Spread in a shallow bak- is of Jehovah's beuntifulne•ss. He
was no niggardly host. What he
ing pan with alternate layers of
cracker crumbs. Moisten with the gave was in abundance far beyond
salmon oil and hot water, and bake what his children could ask or
half an 'hour-. think.
6. Surely -There could . be no
question that goodness and mercy,
or "1•ovingkindness," should follow reds.
To remove gasoline "ring." -It one who followed such a leader.
often happens that a ring remains The word for "follow" literally
around a spot which has been means "to pursue." There was no
cleaned with gasoline. To prevent escaping the "goodness and lov-
this, place .a- piece of blotting paper ingkindness." They would over-
under the spot while cleaning it. take the "follower" of Jehovah in
- To clean an old straw hat.-Dis- spite of anything the "follower"
solve a few grains of oxalic acid in might do.
half a cup of warm water. Then And I shall dwell in the house of
sponge the hat 'well -with this. This Jehovah forever -The Hebrew has
not only cleans, but will bleach a the expressive phrase "for length
very yellow that real white. -of days." A perfected kingdom is
To shrink wash goods. -Put the corning in which we shall not be
goods into a pan, cover with boil- disturbed/ either -by heat or
mg water and let stand until cool drought or famine or enmity..
enough to handle. There will not only be refreshment
To remove chocolate stains. -If and rest on- the. march; there will
cocoa or chocolate has been spilled be acontinual abiding in the
on tablecloths or napkins, sprinkle Father's house.
borax on the stains, wash in cold +
water and they will entirely disap- Mr. Manley ----Well, my dear. I've
pear.
For fried fish. -When frying fish, had my life insured for $5,000. Mrs.
Manley -How very sensible of you.
dip them in milk instead of egg be- Manley
fore rolling them in bread erii n.bs ; Now I shan, t have to keep telling
this is more economical and the fish you to be so careful every pace
will taste better, too. you go.
Treatment for a cern.-A corn or "Are you the defendant?" asked
bunion may be reduced by rubbing the Judge. "No, boss," replied
briskly each night with sandpaper. the man. "I ain't dobe nothin' to
This does not ca•i'se the soreness be called names like dat. I'se got
that paring does. and it t;me thea lawyer here." "Then who are
calloused part w -e lost' ^.b- ! you ?" "Why, I'se the gen'leman
sorbed: f 'at took de chickens.' •-
Useful Hints.
A Missionary's Experienee With a
Native Fishing Party.
We were on our regular annuta
tour of the Marshall Islands w4ils
our ship, Morning Star, writ .&
returned missionary. At Ujae (xr4.
bounced Wooji), one of the _notate
western
r tb-
western islands, we were invited
by the people to join them in. t'be
night fishing, and we accordingly.
went ashore at the appointed time
to join th.em. There were in our
company from the ship some of the
officers, , a few sailors, abouiii two.
of any native schoolboys an my-.
self, about twenty in all. We met•
about an equal nuher of the
natives of the island on our -arrival
at the shore.
A man was first sent out in a
small canoe to find the school of
fish in, the .shallow water at the
border of the lagoon. • -
Our implements oonsisted of a
rope -like mass of leaves about two
hundred yards long, called a
I mwio, two or three dip nets, some
spears rnade of ordinary round
iron barrel hoop. The mwio was
made from cocoanut leaves, and'
served as a seine, but it was in
reality nothing more than a long
'string of bark with the leaves pro-
jecting in every direction. The
cocoanutleaf is like a wing feather
of a fowl, twelve to sixteen feet
long, except that the two stades are
equal. This wniio was made by
splitting each side of the leaf from
the midrib, and then twisting these
round the bark.
We soon heard the man calling ,
out that he Mil found the fish, and •
we all took our places in the boats,
and started at once to get between
them and the deeper water. When
we approached the school it had
the appearance of a ledge of rook
in the water.
One of the men jumped out of
the boat with an end of the wniio
in his hand, and then another, and
another. At first it was necessary
for them to swim-, for the water
was beyond their depth. In a
short time all of the ins io was in
the water, and with it all of the
party except two er three who
remained to take care of the boat.
At first the mwio was only slightly
curved, but as the fish were driven
farther from the deep water it was
necessary to draw the ends nearer
to each other, until they were fin-
ally brought together. We were
constantly working the mwio and
the inclosed school of fish toward
more shallow water. The fish kept
swimming round and round to find
a place of escape, and as they swam
past we saw several good-sized
sharks among them. Some of us
were inclined to be afraid, but the
natives said, "You need not fear
. a.m.- .QY G- A0.t2 -tel*
fic►h." And- so it was. As soon as
we gave them an opening, they
were glad to make their escape.
The ends of the mwio were brought
past each other and round until
they again met, and the- whole was
drawn partially out of the water.
Then the real fishing began.
The shorter distance round the
inclosure brought us within our or
five feet of each other, and this
was quite close enough for safety.
For in the excitement of spearing,
the fishermen became isontewhat
careless of ea.eh other's welfare. It
was not at a,ll difficult to spear
the fish, for they were now collect-
ed in such small. compass that they
completely covered the bottom un-
der the shallow water. Those who
were fortunate enough to have a
dip net literally, scooped up fish,
• and turned them out into theca-
no-es behind them. • We from the
ship threw the fish that were to be
our portion from the flatboat into
our own boat, and the people of
the i.sl.and took their fish. - to: the
shore. The fish were something
like mackerel, and were ten or
twelve inches long.. The people on
shore built fires at- once, and put
the fish on the coals to cook. The,
next day they spread them cart in
the sun to dry. After being dried
the fi.th will keep for- weeks, or even
months.
It is needless to say that every-
one
very -
one on board the ship had all the
fresh fish he wished to eat the next
morning, and we .salted en .ugu to
fill three or four empty beef bar -
Why Eyes Sparkle.
Merriment eauses a frequent
movement of the eyelids up and
down, and as it is the function of
the eyelids to release a tear each
time it comes down, the repetition
has the ffect of •covering the eye
with considerable moisture. The
light shining on this moisture gives
the spark ing effect. Inasniucih: as
the merry a•ppeara.nee of the- eye is
caused by tears, we are apt to shed
them from 'laughing as well as from
crying. Tears are intimately a•soo-
ciatsd with our merry and our sad
moods. . -
The Past Not the Future..
Fortune . Teller -"The lines on
your hand, madam, indicate your
future clearly. You will .marry a
second time."
Woman =- "That proves you a
fraud. If I ever marryyagain it will
be for the fourth time.
Each man has his special duty to
perform, his special work to do. If
he does- it, not he himself suffers,
and others suffer with . him. - His
idleness -infects others, and propa-
gates
gates a bad example. --miles.
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