BONEFISH 



culty of the capture of this, our first really large 

 bonefish, had a great deal to do with our admira- 

 tion and pride. For the hard work of any achieve- 

 ment is what makes it worth while. But this had 

 nothing to do with the exquisite, indescribable beauty 

 of the bonefish. He was long, thick, heavy, and 

 round, with speed and power in every line; a sharp 

 white nose and huge black eyes. The body of him 

 was live, quivering silver, molten silver in the sun- 

 light, crossed and barred with blazing stripes. The 

 opal hues came out upon the anal fin, and the broad 

 tail curled up, showing lavender tints on a back- 

 ground of brilliant blue. He weighed eight pounds. 

 Symbolic of the mysterious hfe and beauty in the 

 ocean! Wonderful and prolific as nature is on land, 

 she is infinitely more so in the sea. By the sun and 

 the sea we live; and I shall never tire of seeking and 

 studying the manifold hfe of the deep. 



