Everything savors of utility; the oldtime Yorkshire fisherman had no time and little inclination to carve oak and stone for his dwelling.
The interior is equally attractive and there are evidences that the inn is a resort for the fisherman and hunter as well as for the tourist.
They stay for some days on fresh water; but, once launched on their winter haunt, it is not unusual for a single fisherman to take half a cartload in his "dowker" nets in a morning.
These facts the fisherman notes, and works accordingly.
He studied that problem for a full minute, while every fisherman there turned to look at him, and then turned back to watch his line.
The fisherman laid the net gently on the water, and with a good degree of force he sank it, meantime drawing it along the bottom and grassy banks towards him.
Some kind whaler or cod-fisherman took him on board as a "Boy.
Giovanni e Polo, wherein is the story of the fisherman presenting to the Signoria of Venice the ring of S.
The fisherman pretended he was afraid of a sudden squall, and refused to take him off to the brig.
Just then a fisherman was coming into harbour singing.
The fisherman only glanced once at the royal weapon, but it was enough to make him notice its richness and to arouse his suspicions.
The fisherman dropped his line and stood to attention; his chums ran up the steps, seized their rifles, and presented arms, whilst two Europeans stepped ashore.
I remembered that Mrs. Todd had once said that this old fisherman had been sore stricken and unconsoled at the death of his wife.
That's me," acknowledged the old fisherman with frankness.
Out in the main channel we passed a bent-shouldered old fisherman bound for the evening round among his lobster traps.
I was delighted, for my part, that the vicissitudes and dangers of the Miranda, in a rocky channel, should have given me this opportunity to make acquaintance with an old fisherman to whom I had never spoken.
The Buddhists of Ceylon are more forbearing: they excuse the fisherman by saying that he does not kill the fish, but only removes it from the water.
The West African Fjort have a tale about a fisherman who every day used to catch and smuggle into his house great quantities of fish, {115} but denied to his brother and relatives that he had caught anything.
Jack Fisherman seats himself on a box or on the floor of the cabin; he produces his clasp-knife and prepares for action.
The old fisherman who showed us the house had known him well, and spoke of his habits as one might have described those of some wayward child.
Mr. Brenton found a man whom he knew, in whose charge he left the horses, and then a fisherman rowed them to the vessel.
I'll go to thefisherman Fing Fang, and settle the matter at once.
The Fisherman and the Genie There was once a poor fishermanwho every day cast his net four times into the sea.
Instantly then did the fisherman stopper it, nor would he let the genie free till that wicked one had promised to spare his life and do him service.
The Tale of the Three Apples The Caliph Haroun al-Raschid, walking by night in the city, found a fisherman lamenting that he had caught nothing for his wife and children.
Grudgingly and wrathfully did the genie issue forth, but being now under oath to Allah, he spared the fisherman and did him service.
Oh, see, there's a fisherman or somebody, coming out of that cabin.
The fisherman redoubled his efforts and slowly drew nearer the floating doll, whose long white dress was whirled and tossed about in the eddy.
The men, during this time, take care not to show themselves, and warn off any fisherman who wishes to pass near the place.
On the 12th of January, the English flotilla reached a part of the river twelve leagues from St. Thomas; and an Indian fisherman carried the alarm to that place.
The fisherman could not make him uncover his face; but one young man who stood by picked up a handful of dirt and rubbed it into the raven's eyes.
The fisherman finally put a magic hook on his line and let it down.
This fisherman had much trouble from some one stealing the bait and fish from his fish-hook.
Nothing is certain"--as the fisherman said, when he always found it in his nets.
That tiny relic, half the size of the small card it is pinned upon, swells like the imprisoned genie the fisherman released from years of bondage, and the shadowy vapour takes once more a form.
Then the fisherman got up and went back to his wife in the hovel.
The young fisherman replied that the experience would please him.
An angular, red-whiskered fisherman approached us and in broad South Country speech offered to row us across the cove.
The highest peaks of South Wales, the Beacon and the Black Mountains, overlook it and in the recesses of these rugged hills are many resorts for the fisherman and summer excursionist.
I have hitherto conducted the history of the Throne of the Fisherman built by the Carpenter's Son in unbroken succession from St. Peter to St. Gregory the Great.
The Greek, who was a mere lad when he had come to England, was fond of Horace, and having been a fisherman as a boy, he enjoyed almost as much as his charge did the boating and fishing expeditions upon which he accompanied him.
There was silence for a minute, and then a young fisherman said: "I will go, Tom.
