FISIIINC- AT CAI' MARTIN. 



and lorms a \'arled toregrouiid to tlie scene u'hich is 

 disclosed to \'ie\v on tlie opposite side of tlie ba\'. Tlic 

 Pines bend o\'er the rocks and stretch tlieir brandies 

 towards the sea, thus encirchno- Mentone and tlie high 

 peaks above it, or La Alortola, or again Bordighera 

 with their green foliage. \\ e used to sit for Injurs on 

 these rocks, book in liand, often looking up from its 

 pages awa\' o\'er the blue water. Sometimes the Hslier- 

 men attracted our attention: tlic\- were \\atching for 

 fish near b\'. One of them sat abo\'e the rocks on a 

 stand made of three stakes bound together, and gazed 

 iutenth' into the water; others waited in a boat read\' 

 to dra\\- in the nets at a gi\en signal. These were 

 fastened to an empt\- boat placccl cross -wa\-s thus 

 forming a triangle that was open on one side. .\s soon 

 as the fisherman on the look out above perceived that 

 the fish had entered the triangle, he ]3ulled a rope so 

 that the net closed across the open end. The boat then 

 sped swilth to the shore and cut off all means of 

 retreat for the fish; the nets wcfe then drawn in. 

 capturing a few small fishes. Sometimes onh- one 

 struggling creature was brought to land. The patience 

 of these men astonished us. The\- jvouhl sit for liours 

 in the boat without stirring. The live- long da^' the 

 watcher would remain perchecl on his p^•ranlid ol stakes, 

 and apparenth' the time did not hang hea^■\• on his 

 hands. What a contrast to people like ourseK'es, who 

 live in a whirl of continual activity and excitement, 

 leaxing no moment nnemplo\-ed, and at last com|ielled 

 to come hitlier to rest our jaded ner\'es! The man on 



