Show A professional how Ilow turtles aro ar caught caught and ald the uses made of efthem them here comes a man said a savant to a new york sun suit reporter 11 who collects more turtle shells than any other man in tho the country mornin fornin gents eaid said the referred to putting down a hamper and anaw wiping ti his forehead and many hued bandana adana he was a short round shouldered man in half balf sail or to togs s with shirt collar low in front showing bowing s a brawny cheat haired like ike I 1 a gorilla his ills ears cars were pierced with silver ringa rings and on his thumb was an enormous crabwood ring with the operculum of some mollusk set in the brazen imitation of a cats eye his other fingers were adorned with rings of india ink while on his writ sout from froal under the sleeve peeped the head of an impossible goddess of liberty altogether al r he is what is generally known in in novels as an old sea dog ive got as fino fine ft a skeleton ski leton of a hawksbill hawks bawks bill he be said addressing the professional man as ye ever clapped yer eyes enter outer and id just like ter ghow show it to you hes a judge he is said the old chap winking at the reporter he knows wot he be does doc and hauling out the tile sp specimen ec he be placed it on the table A fine one it and perfect about two feet in ranged range doua on a stand upright the back or scales were polished on tho the shell so that they would servo serve as mirrors and the breastplate breast plate still in place though arranged on gilt hinges linges so that it opened and shut just like a door having a latch when swung open all the interior was exposed showing the curious manner in which the backbone ribs and shell were all welded together to ealier et lier aint a bone nor nothing ug continued tho the old tural its jest iest as natural as life and twice aa as handy bandy Is there a demand for this sort of thing the reporter asked Sar sartin tiu there is was the reply all the museums want this kind 0 work for shudyin stud yin schools takes cm em too yo see everything is rel I 1 arand and shipshape nothing to affect the sensitive natu and rand esthete feel fe elins ins of the th a pupils pupils is as one 0 these ere prin principals cipa s of a fashionable young womans comans school let on to me tho the other day dar jest the aint pint mu mum i says ays 1 I this er ere e breastbone bone plastron rou says she 11 1 I stand corrected says sats I 1 this ere plastron is made jest for this class 0 trade inthe if the gals dont j want to look at the critters ribs and backbone back bolie keep it shet and turu tur li it about and s a picture IT woh 0 L oil oh no lord bless yeno I 1 dont fix cm em im 02 only the catcher I 1 gits the turtles lea and an a friend 0 mine sots cm era yes I 1 do ft it right smart business ever every y spring about I 1 gits down on the south sido side 0 cuby cully and oversees the catchin myself ye see ifko leave it to them biggers punch a holo through the shell and that finishes it for me all these turtles of mine is warranted sound and fish caught call ant vish fish caught cau abt questioned the reporter wall its this ere era way wayt fy explained the th the e catchens cat chins h in s all done b by fish tho the fish is called a tl sucker its the demora ve mora put in the sas vant yes the chap replied the other has a long flat licad he ad with a regular eucker sucker on it with flaps rigged jest like a blind like wall these are allua mollerin fol fbi lerin sharks and turtles about an all when they git tired they kind 0 turn over an fasten on to the critter and ride along A heap of these avem vem oras is caught and kept in tubs aboard the boats and when bishin a leather strap is kept about tho the tail with a loop in it for a line everything ship shipshape shape wo we sculls along and when a hawksbill hawks bill id is sighted a it line is hooked 1 outer the fish and he lie is tossed overboard and old friend ozithe castens outer it and then the turtle is hauled in and he lie aint a bit fust good for food then the ski skeleton leton atou complete liko like 1 ere sells to mus museums eutus and the like then the best and most valuable part 0 the business is the big bi shells that goes to make combs watch vatch chains pins bracelets furni ture and about everything only the biggest and oldest pieces is is wanted for these and they hey t bring brim a big brice price do 0 turtles have an any enemies we asked sharks was the reply ive caught green turtles and logger heads with flippers eaten caten short off and onca once I 1 eee see a fight betrix lem cm the old loggerhead was asleep alyin on top of tho tile water when along adon kern kem an old man oater cater shark and grabbed him by the flipper ripper then it wag was a nip and a tuck and the way the water was tossed around was a caution I 1 reckon the turtle jot Es ot a grip g ip 0 on n ono one of the eharis na aa as r they was rollin over and over like a ball and the water about cm em was vas as bloody as if an ox had been killed there we pulled up to em but they went down own afore wo ve got near enough to din cm CID isy yes 8 loggerheads logger heads will bite but so clumsy that its easy enough to git out of the way green turtles never try it |