364 WHALING* AND FISHING. 



to leave the sea, and make myself a place " on 

 shore " that mystery to a sailor, whose visits to 

 he land are just sufficiently long to make the 

 hore life a marvel to him. 



A little clipper schooner, the Mary Hawes 5 was 

 just fitting out for a mackerel cruise. She had 

 made two trips to "the banks" that year, had 

 been successful in both, and her captain was now 

 about to complete the year's work by a couple of 

 months' mackereling. Captain Jonathan Young 

 had the name of being a smart fisherman; a "very 

 fishy man," as those who knew him best called him. 

 He was bred to the business, and was supposed to 

 know the haunts and motions of cod fish and 

 mackerel as well as any one in that part of the 

 country. It was a natural consequence that such a 

 man should gather about him an able crew. Some 

 of his men were not to be beaten ; several had at 

 different times been "high line " from Harwich ; 

 and all were good fishermen. I was fortunate in 

 securing a berth in her, as I there enjoyed the ad- 

 vantage of all their experience to enlighten my 

 ignorance. 



Fishermen do not of course labor at regular 

 wages. The business is carried on on shares. 

 The vessel has a certain share of the general 

 catch. The captain has a share for his additional 

 trouble and responsibility. An account is kept of 

 provisions and fish -bait used, and this is f*,irly 

 averaged among the crew. Each man keep* his 

 fish separate, and when they are "packed " (-sVw 



