OCR Text |
Show Tnel. aire' Predicament. A hit of real life of tho North sea llshfolk Is cchlbltod In a letter sent to tho editor of n London paper. Tlio letter runs ns follows; I wns talking to tho vicar of Gorles-ton Gorles-ton tho othT dny In his study, from which ono cntchps n gllmpso of tho dim and dreary North sea Just outside out-side Suddenly a fisherman wns shown into the room n typical cast coast sea-dog. Touching his forelock In rcsponso to his vicar's hearty greeting, ho said: "Look 'ere, vicar, wo'ro In n rog'ldr quandary aboard our smack, and knowln,' ns you know nil thero Is to know about tho law, I thought I'd como and nsk your advice. "Last December wo chaps on board our smnck the skipper, tho mato,' mo and two other men, nnd the boy-clubs boy-clubs together and buys n accordion. Well, on Christmas ovo tho skipper nnd tho mato goes ashoro nnd goes up to tho Threo Jolly Dogs to mako a night of It, nnd tho (skipper, 'o goes nnd busts tho blarsted thing n-ployln' "Ernld Angels;' and that ain't tho wust pnrt of It. 'E says wo'vo got to pay for mcndln It!" |