in A dventure W th AS harcj
Year« ago I wan one o f th’
craw of a clipper-ship bound
from Hongkong to Naw York.
We were nailin' along In th'
China Sea with a nice warm
trade-wind whan th* mate
nuied a big nhark awlmmin'
alongside.
Yellin' to th’ cook to bring
him a chunk of salt pork, he
got a shark-hook out of bin
cabin. A fter a stout rope had
lieen fastened to th* hook and
rove through a block In th’
rlggin*, ro ' r wc could haul th’
old boy ubourd if ho wan
caught, th’ mate baited th'
hook with th’ pork and tossed
it overboard.
Two of un were holdin’ th’
rope. When th’ ehark grabbed
th* baited hook and started
off we were Jerked clear of
th’ deck. More men got hold
of th’ rope and Mr. Shark was
soon twingin' above th’ deck
Then, all at once, he dou­
bled up, bit th’ rope in two
and Hopped down, almost on
top of me. I tried to scramble
away, but slipped, and down
I went alongside that shark's
mouth. I was fairly diggin’
my nails into th’ deck, tryin’
to crawl away, when snap,
those jaws with clashin’ teeth
came together behind me and
I was held fast One of th'
men grabbed hold of me and
pulled. There was a rippin’
Round, and away we both
Went Into th’ lee scuppers.
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