Reminiscences of Larly Fishing in kngland 
beware, and prepare for squalls, for the 
Eddystone, though a beacon, cannot 
guard against sudden gales and tem- 
pestuous weather, as the following in- 
cident will show: 
The writer, when quite a boy, had 
brother and two 
gone out with his 
gentlemen fishing on the ‘‘ whiting 
grounds.” We had excellent sport, 
fished all night, and returned home the 
next morning well satisfied with our 
catch. A week 
cruise, the same two persons left for 
the fishing grounds with the intention 
of returning home the following day. 
They touched at the breakwater, re- 
mained a short time at the Eddystone, 
and thence proceeded to the whiting 
grounds, where only this delicate fish 
could be caught, their principal food 
being some particular marine plant and 
algee. ‘Towards evening a storm arose, 
and, though danger signals were hoisted 
by the lighthouse keeper, neither yacht 
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nor men were ever seen or heard of 
again. She was a beautiful craft, and 
had weathered many a gale in crossing 
the channel. In this case a sheet be- 
layed, a foul anchor or some equally un- 
fortunate occurrence brought on the 
terrible mishap and gave the men a 
watery grave. 
Such are the casualties involved in 
such expeditions, but the chances are 
ten to one in favor of the fishermen, 
and danger to the sailor is little thought 
of, for as the old song says: 
Where's the temptest now, who feels it ? 
None; our danger’s drowned in wine. 
Only that I know there is a kinship 
and a fellow feeling among all fisher- 
men, I should feel reluctant to touch 
on fish and fishing in the waters of the 
old country, but as many American 
gentlemen have honored me with ap- 
peals for advice and assistance (even so 
long back as 1859), notably the late Dr. 



(From an Old Print). 
