fishermen's memorial and record book. 95 



■with which the box was packed, and there were holes bored in the 

 sides, which indicated that it was the purpose of the perpetrator of 

 the deed, to have it sink. The box was of coarse hard wood, nailed 

 securely, and it was evidently made for the purpose. As decomposi- 

 tion of the body had commenced, and the vessel was not to return 

 for several days, it was nailed up and sunk. 



SINGULAR PRESENTIMENT. 



Leonard Mailman, one of the crew of schooner Vivace, of this port, 

 died very suddenly, Aug. 31st, 1868, while the vessel was on Geor- 

 ges, from an attack of bleeding at the lungs, and while attempting to 

 get into his berth, fell back into the arms of one of his shipmates, and 

 expired immediately. Previous to his making the trip he had strong 

 presentiments that he never should return alive. This he communicated 

 to several of his friends, who endeavored to laugh the matter off and 

 get it out of his mind ; but it was of no avail. So strongly impressed 

 was he of his approaching dissolution, that, just before leaving for 

 Georges, he wrote a letter to his brother's wife, with imperative or- 

 ders that it should not be opened until she saw him again. He was 

 brought back a corpse, and, on opening the letter, it was found to con- 

 tain full directions in reference to the disposal of his effects, and 

 other matters connected therewith, all of which were faithfully com- 

 plied with. 



