Show LOBSTER irr lir FISHING SHING lobsters lasters are taken in in a sort tort of baskets called lobster pots these are about three feet long and two feet wide of semi bemi cylindrical formy that is the bottom is flat hat an and the sides ard top are in in the form of an arch at each end is an opening for tile the ingress of the lobster around this opening are arc placed placid short flexible pieces of wood pi projects ejecting into the basket BO so arranged that they lil lii wiil will ill easily separate and allow the lobster to enter but their points close together after him and ar prevent vent his egress they have a door upon the top through which the lobster is ta taken uton en out A long line is attached to these pots a heavy stone sufficient to sink them ia is placed in them and they are arc baited with the head heads s or ot of fresh fish and sunk to the bottom at about low water mark the other end eed of the line is made fastje a block mock of light wood called a biloy buoy the fishermen go out with their sherries wh erries freighted with these pots pot and drop them at short intervals alon aion along the shore during the seaton season of lobster fislid fishing n L which lasts from march to july hundreds of these buoys may be seen bobbing bobbyie up and down donn like so many seals heads beads the fishermen visit thim every morning draw them up alongside their boats take out the lobsters replenish the bait and drop them again into the water the lobsters when wilen first t taken are arc very fierce and seize i with ith their strong P pincers upon whatever may be within their reach when thrown together into the boat I 1 they khey will grapple with each other and tear off each ahers 0 tiers liers feelers aud ala leem lees lea leg ge without much care in handling them the fingers of the fishermen get many miny a hard bite to prevent them from injuring each other tile the fishermen provide brov ade sharp pointed wooden pegs which they insert into the joint or binge hinge of their pincers which prevents them from clodin closing when they have visited all their pots they row r to their landing place if they now wish a tn prest them for lor several days they put them into a long box or kennel made c of plank and bored full of holes which is is moored in in the water at a little distance from the he shore shop it if they wish to 0 o prepare them imme immediately for market they are taken ashore ili in hand band barrows harrows and carried to a sort of shed in which ia is fixed a large cauldron cauldren caul dron this is filled with water A brisk fire is kir kindled idled under tinder the kettle and when the water bolls boils the tha living crawling squirming lobsters are thrown into it and covered with a heavy plank cover here they are kept boiling until thir color which when taken out of the water was a dark green becomes a bright scarlet they are now ready for the market in this otate state we see them for sale on the stalls in in our oar citie cities s and hawked about the streets peter gott the cape ri fisherman sherman |