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boats all loaded down, if the scamp had got 

 you there." We had had all the sport there 

 was to be obtained out of the fish, so we gave 

 his body to the men who had lost their herrings 

 through us, thus reimbursing them well, as 

 the fish was worth at least $20. If any 

 of my readers are at any time on our Nova 

 Scotian shore, and are seeking sport, they 

 can have it equal to that enjoyed on the 

 Pacific Coast in the capture of the albacore. 

 This fish is so voracious that it is no trouble to 

 bait him up, but see that your gear is good, 

 and don't fear he will eat you, if by chance 

 he should haul you overboard. He does not 

 fight long, but he means business while at it.* 



* I have not the slightest doubt that Mr. Pattillo's very exciting 

 account of his albacore-fishing in this chapter will induce anglers 

 to visit Nova Scotia, to fight the albacore with rod and line ; just 

 as they go now to Catalina Island to catch tuna, a fish of the same 

 species. R. B. M. 



