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RECREA TION. 



rendered the tackle to Jonas, who was eager 

 to try his luck. This sort of fishing requires 

 little skill, and is mostly dependent on main 

 strength. In the meantime a large school of 

 mangrove snappers had appeared about the 

 whan', and I decided to give them a trial. 

 They are partial to live bait, and as our sup- 

 ply was exhausted, I used tish liver with 

 some success, securing 2 good sized snap- 

 pers. They are a fine pan fish. 



About this time, Jonas, who had taken to 

 the skiff and anchored in the channel, was 

 observed to pull up his ground tackle sud- 

 denly, and start up the bay in tow of a 

 shark or some other monster of the deep. 

 This sort of thing did not last long, for the 

 fish soon tired, and Jonas succeeded in row- 

 ing to the shore, where after considerable 



exertion we beached the prize. It proved 

 to be a horse mackerel, or sand shark, 10 feet 

 6 inches long. We killed and cut him open, 

 but did not find the traditional treasure, not 

 even a tin can or a rusty nail. 



We were both somewhat tired by this 

 time, and after loading the jewfish into our 

 boat started to pole home, the breeze hav- 

 ing died away. A truck gardener who lived 

 near the camp, relieved us of the sharks, tak- 

 ing them for fertilizer, and promising to cut 

 out the jaws of the larger one for us. We 

 were unable to weigh the jewfish, but it 

 measured 6 feet 8 inches in length. The fol- 

 lowing day the citizens of Englewood all ate 

 fish, and doubtless wished us as good luck 

 the next time we went fishing as we had 

 on that trip. 



AMATEUR PHOTO BY W. H. HUBBARD. 



AN ELK IN THE ACT OF BUGLING. 



Indignant Woman — This dog I bought 

 of you came near eating my little girl the 

 other day. 



Dealer — Well, you said you wanted a dog 

 that was fond of children, didn't you? — Tit- 

 Bits. 



