Aboard the Mavis : it is told in this book how five boys and five girls cruise in the schooner "Mavis" about the east end of Long Island, and how, in (1880)
Markham, Richard. · New York : Dodd, Mead, and Co. · leaf 136
s THE FfSl) ARE SURROUNDED. 137 made out all their operations with a glass. They have a greatseine, which is kept half in one boat, and half in another.These boats row away from one another, around the fish in acircle, throwing out the net as they go, until they meet. Then … A MEETING BY NIGHT. the ends are fastened together. The fish now cannot escapeexcept at the bottom, and they have a way of stopping that.All along the bottom of the net are sewed rings, and through 138 THE DAY COMES TO AN END. these a rope runs. The men haul for dear life on this ropeuntil the…
American Revolution (1775-1783) · Young men · Young women · Sailing · Seafaring life · Vikings · Ship captains
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