We Go A-Fishing n; 



our bay is somewhat dangerous to sea-sick 

 people, because it is so shallow that a breeze 

 makes a sea in less time than it takes to tell it ; 

 because the water is like a mill-pond in the 

 morning is no promise that it may not be like 

 the "raging main" by afternoon. Especially is 

 this the case when the wind is from the north. 

 I have recorded the results of a "norther" 

 often enough to feel certain as to the day's 

 weather on this water; when the water is 

 smooth, and the north breeze comes in the 

 morning like a zephyr, look out for a squally 

 gale by noon one of the worst winds we have 

 for small boats. It will blow in gusts all day 

 until the sun sinks, when it will die away, and 

 the day will end as it began. 



As we sailed along I gave our friends some 

 details as to the life upon the Great South Bay, 

 its pleasures and its hardships, which may be 

 resumed in a few pages and may possibly in- 

 terest people who know little about this part 

 of the coast and its sports. As between a life 

 along the coast and a life in the hills, I have 

 found by experience my own and that of 

 others that success depends largely upon 



