Arkansas democratic banner., 1851-03-11
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 The d m the oFjg,nel hss been greatly sinlred. The poet thus vaguely represents the iai ulous misshapcn monster. the Polypns of the aneieats.
 In nume parts of thu. ocean tiefe are tnorinons sea animals called Sepa. which are a kInd ol polypI. They have very long legs, and are sad sometimes to seize upon the coFal divers along ihe coast of Italy. Mir. Beal tells the following adven- ttire with creature of ths sort;
 While upon the Boain Islands, searching for shells on the pcks which had just been left by the rectding tde. was much astDnIshed ai sacing al my feet q most extraordinary iookiag anllnal, craving toward the retire stiHg surf had never seen one like lt before. lt creeping on it's eight legs, which, from their seft and flexible Eatnfe, bent considerably under the weight Cf It's body 80 that t was i.ftcd by the effects oi iis tea Iacuio only small distance from the rocks.
 Ii appeared much alallned on elne Ine, and made every effort to escape, while was noi Efuth n the humor 10 endeayor to capture go ugly cas- 'onar. whose appearance excited teeirig of dls- gust, not untnlHed with fear. 1. however, endce- yored to prevent is escape, by pressing 0B one lis lcgs with my too; but, although ussd con siderable force for ,hat purpose. is strength WIS great that t several times qaickiy liberated IS member, in spite ei all the efforts could nploy, m this way, on wet, slippery rotks. l aow lad hold of ouc of the tontacles witb nfy laad. sed held II fihu!y, that the lFnb appeared if lf would be tofh asandcf by our united strength. gave Il powerful jerk, wishing 10 diseHgage fl from the roc Ks o which it tiuns so foFc;bly by is suckers which | eiIsctuaily resisted; sl tbe nlo- ment after, the apparently eararcd aninal lifted it's head, with iis large eyes pfneeting fren the middle of is body. and letting gq i.s told of he rocks, suddenly spsaug upon aly agt. Shfff had previously barod to my shoulder fof te purpose i 6f thrusiiug n nto holes n ,Le tate 10 dtscoseY sbeiis, and chung, wiib itssBekeR aoit wilh eTtg power, endeasofng to ge' ts bseh, N hicb could HOW SIC between the ruc's cf ! s. arus, n pasl- ton 10 bite.
 sensation of horror ptrYadt ny W ha l. frame. when l found tbis ntonstrous anaflai, for Ii wEs about four feet long, fixed go afuay ia isy ayn.-- It's cold siJsay grasp extremely Sss kening, and 1 immediately oaiied aloud 10 the captain, wi O was also searching fer shells at siIne 1iAance, 10 come and release from Hy disgust ag asSailani lie quickly agfived, and .aks..= ;ne down to n C beat. dBring which igae 1 sns employed sa kes is- nsg the beak away iroio my and, Qaiekiy feleass nc ty destroying my tonuensGs tt the boat knifs, when diseugeFed q by poTiicna at tilne I'm animal was that secses ot Sepla w hseh IS cailed by whsisrs 'rock Squ,d" Thus are these H- mstkahle Creatures, from the different adspsatieh of lhets ieniseles aad notifications of tLelf hoes capable of saiRg. gsins. swnaIniag, and erespirs oR the shore, whlis thesr scnses, fl we may judge tr0n theelae~rAts faeeAsns su ef 5as.f eFRus mus possess corresponding aeaiensss and pertnchon.'