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Show 1 tion of the ridt), and one day when the ea was particularly high and rolling very heavily I met with my adventure. ! CUASED BY A MONSTER. "There were six of us enjoying the j 6port. with as many natives. 1 had a ; plank especially made for the purpose, ' wide and stout enough to bear my entire en-tire weight, and by lying upon it I soon forced my way over the incoming rollers and floated in the comparatively smooth water beyond. Here I turned my plank shoreward and waited fur a good roller. Every third one was, as a rule, large, and finally a big, green bodied one came whirling in, shutting out the horizon. As it came I caught it, nnd as I felt the transferred motion lightly sprang to my feet and steadied myself on the monster that extended tip and down tho shore and was rushing to its own destruction. "On 1 went, shouting gayly to my companions on the beach. Then I suddenly sud-denly became aware that something was beside me. 1 gave u side glance and tho reality almost made me lose my foothold npon the rushing plank. What I paw was the sharp dorsal fin of a man eating shark cutting along through the water like a knife. The monster was thirteen or more feet long and was partly turnad up toward me, showing the white, gleaming gleam-ing under stirfaco. i "What passed through my mind in I those few seconds can hardly be imagined. imag-ined. 1 gave myself up for lost, as I believed be-lieved the shark would soon rush at tho plank, when over 1 would go, an easy victim. I do not know that I have more than ordinary nerve, but -it flashed through my mind that possibly the shark was waiting for me to fall, and would I not make an attack unless I did, ami in some unaccountable way i was enabled to retain my self possession. Every second sec-ond I was gaining; every second brought tho big wave nearer the beach. 'Now it was on the verge of breaking. Still the shark maintained its position. Then 1 heard the welcome' roar above me, and down it came like an avalanche, scintillating scintil-lating and gleaming, until 'ith one mighty burst the aquatic monster broke. For a single second I stood in the gleaming gleam-ing mass, and then was dashed upon the beach safe and sound. "The shark did not come, in, which was evidence to me that it had not been overcome by the rush of the water, but was simply following mo with due regard re-gard to its cuisine. I need hardly say that this was my last experience Biding breakers there. Upon inquiry I learned that natives had been attacked by sharks j during the spurt on several occasions. I When I look back upon it and recall the j sensation of rushing onward high on the crest of a big wave 1 almost wish 1 could ' indulge in the sport again, though with- j out the shark accompaniment." Phila- j delphia Time . j t BACE WITH A MAN EATER ADVENTURE OF AN ENGLISHMAN IN THE SAMOAN ISLANDS. Wliile Hnjoylng Plank Hiding on th Waves Near tlm Shore un lJutliusiastio Visitor Narrowly Kscupeil a Suvau filial k Queer Sport Aiuld Breakers. . 'Speaking of adventures," said my companion, who had been listoning to a number of stories told in the old boat house, "I can relate one that at least at the time seemed exciting enough. I had been traveling around the world, after the fiishion of Englishmen, and had stopped at tho Sanioan islands on my way up from Australia to run them over and gain some information regarding the natives, their ways and customs, and as a result I became enamored with the place, climate and people, and remained there nearly a year. "During that time I made myself familiar with nearly all the islands of the group, and one in particular had a singular fascination to me. Once on the hill tops 1 looked down upon a lorn; beach, upon which beat the finest surf I have evt'r seen. The waves were simply j great rollers, which came in a slow, ; dignified fashion that was most impressive. impress-ive. The men, who had all been there before, ran down the shore, where I soon saw them hauling some planks from the bush, which I learned they had concealed con-cealed on a former occasion. In short, the waves were used by thera to enjoy one of the most exciting sports imagin- j able, and I was very quickly initiated into it FASCINATING SPORT. "The men threw off what little cloth-g cloth-g they wore. Then each seized a plank nd attempted to launch it. This was easier said than done, and many were ; the upsets tliat ensued as tho big rollers I came in, but finally all of them got be- I yond the shore and beyond the point where the waves broke, and then I saw j whore the sport came in. Turning in shore the men threw themselves upon the planks, and, watchsjg their opportunity, opportu-nity, steered them so that they held their position on the crest of the roller i and came in with it. Once under way the natives skillfully raised themselves to their feet, and so standing upright came rushing in. Some were tossed off, ot heiii ; were caught in the breaking wave, j while tho most skillful ami intrepid re-! tained their standing position until they , were literally (lung upon the beach. "I was younger in those days than 1 j mn now, and soon convinced melf that I should enjoy this sport as well as the ; natives, and, securing a plank. I, too, ; pushed out from' the shore. The first . wave that struck me. nearly drowned me. but I dived into the ne.U and my plank beat me in abotv. two minutes. During that visit I did not attain ' fui'iicicnt. siiil! to :n;ilJe me to take the ri.!' stau. iing. but on subsequent occasions occa-sions I iM'C.'tine fairly proliiieiit, and tin :i ill" m.';:. torn time became a eri-IM.ii' eri-IM.ii' vr..M- v iu, mi' I interested ii ii';mb"r !' 1 " :;;r ; i !: ;i :-n and .Vnevtriitw in it, ii" i t: aU fill into the habit of gi-i :i;:.r i:1 "."it" i loin.'; parties 1 bad b -I ":! i cs '.'...!: ;' ..' I rarely inisi a v. ... !':! i lua!;,. l:iy w:tv out with ' ease .Mi l coiiie ruling m with perfect e'oiipi ii-.e I lucame so dan::g that I 9f:' s.-:in out brvotul the rest that I: uiLlit obtain the full force and exhilara- j |