Show THE LAST FISH STORY we dont know who wrote the following melancholy and heartrending heart rending tale but the author is certainly a man of rare faculties it is said to have been taken from thi the logbook log book of a vessel some time since arrived in port and is vouched couched for as being true in in every particular the reader had therefore better believe it in tile the course of the voyage that dreadful disease ship fever broke out among the crew one ot of the sailors among the first victims was accompanied by his bis son a lad of fourteen years I 1 who was strongly attached to his father and remained with him day and night and never could be persuaded to leave his sick father for a ino moment ment A large shark was seen every day following the vessel evidently for the purpose of devouring any one who should die and be committed to the deep aar AA r lingering a few days the sailor died As was the custom at sea he was sewed up in a sheet and for the purpose of sinking him an old grindstone and a carpenters axe were put in with him the very impressive service of the episcopal church was then read and the body committed to the deep the poor boy who had watched the proceedings closely plunged in after his hia father when the enormous shark swallowed them both the second day after this dreadful scene as the shark continued to follow the vessel for there were others sick on the ship one 0 of the sailors proposed as they had a shark hook on board to make an effort to take him birn they fastened the hook to a large larg rope and baited it with a piece of pork threw it into the iea bea and the shark immediately swallowed it I 1 laving having thus hooked him by means of a windlass they hoisted him on board after lie was dmd dead they prepared to open him when one I 1 the sailors stooping down for that purpose suddenly paused and after listening a few moments declared most solemnly he heard a low muttering sound which appe appeared axed to proceed from the shaik the sailors after enjoying a hearty I 1 laugh at his expense proceeded to listen for themselves when they were comp compelled ellea to admit they heard a similar sound they then proceeded to opeti open the shark when the mystery was explained cload it appears the sailor was not dead but in a trance and his son on making this discovery biad by means of his knife ripped open the blicht blavin having thus liberated his father they both went to work and righted up the old grindstone the boy was turning the father was hold ing on to the old ship carpenters axe for the purpose of cutting their way out of their jonah like prison which occa biond the sound heard by the sailor As it was the hottest season of the year and very little air stirring where they were at work they ware were both sweating tremendously |