A Defense of Fishermen 



tremity of the fishing outfit, as to sug- 

 gest an arbitrary and independent 

 statement of the dimensions of the 

 hypnotizer? 



With the accusations already men- 

 tioned it would certainly seem that 

 the enmity of those who take pleas- 

 ure in reviling fishermen and their 

 ways should be satisfied. They have 

 not been content, however, in the 

 demonstration of their evil-minded- 

 ness without adding to their indict- 

 ment against the brotherhood the 

 charge of profanity. Of course, they 

 have not the hardihood to allege 

 that our profanity is of that habit- 

 ual and low sort which characterizes 

 the coarse and ill-bred, who offend 

 all decent people by constantly inter- 

 larding their speech with fearful and 

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