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of the line, feels the fish, and plunges the lance into 

 him. It is flung out of his body, and almost out 

 of the hand of the spearsman, by the convulsive 

 muscular effort of the fish. When drawn up, the 

 iron was found bent like a reaping hook, and the 

 staff broken in the socket. The fish now quickened 

 his speed, and made across Daws' Channel for 

 Paris Bank. 



" Just where we would have you, my old boy 

 when we get you near Bay Point Beach, it will be 

 so convenient to land you !" He seems to gather 

 velocity as he goes ; he gets used to his harness ; 

 points for Station Creek, taking the regular steam- 

 boat track. As soon as he gains the deep channel, 

 he turns for Bay Point. "ISTow, then, another 

 trial a bouse on him." Three fellows are set to 

 the rope his wing appears C aims his bay- 

 onet, and plunges it deep into his body another 

 shudder of the fish, and the bayonet snaps short off 

 at the eye the blade remains buried in his body. 

 " Now for it, George !" His bayonet is driven in, 

 and, at the second blow, that is snapped off in the 

 blade. Here we are unweaponedl <mr rifle and 

 hatchet useless, our other implements broken ! 

 " Give him rope, boys, until we haul off and repair 

 damages." At every blow we had dealt him, his 

 power seemed to have increased, and he now swept 



