346 Big Game Fishes 
when there was absolutely no cessation, but a 
never ceasing pulsating glare. I could think of 
but one comparison,— the interior of a large and 
brilliant haliotis shell with its marvellous shades 
of blue, yellow, red, pink, violet, black, and white 
pearl. This might convey in some degree the 
beauties of the dolphin as it changes color in the 
bright sunlight. The fish was nearly four feet in 
length, and I should judge weighed in the neigh- 
borhood of sixty pounds. Its head was large, 
mouth big, eyes radiant, and down the back to the 
sharp-pointed tail a long, purple dorsal fin splashed 
with other tints, itself a coat of many colors. 
In general appearance the dolphin is one of 
the most attractive of all fishes. The prevailing 
tint is greenish olive, brownish olive above; the 
belly white with a golden sheen; but the most 
marked ornamentation is a series of vivid splashes 
of labradorite blue along the upper portion. Add 
to this, blue-splashed fins and a yellow tail, and 
some idea of this radiant creature may be imag- 
ined —a fish which, if available to anglers near 
shore, would take its place among the great game 
fishes of the world. 
A few days later the “dead calm” gave way 
before the trade: a sleeper awakened, and the 
