The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-04-10
Hippopotamus Hunting.

oush inspection Of the facilities Of The place.
in order that ws mi2hs WORK a - '"'s
disadvantage NJ possiols.
Consequently We Inc maze o' "
hal been ordered 70 prepare ''r = s
cruise "eP'0'"sa V'''s 80. -.
OF bead ana oee'' n''ea '"o 'o 80.
with water, sp'eau OUT %" :" '.o e.
breeze, and poinied inc ooa' w"
The nearest ISLAND LA"'.'S "e's' -.
noashs oa' a~hae'hesso' "" 'I"s
Was scarcely Pene""o's'
poor landing we examiner '''se VI '
isirs' ana having ." 'a'' "Asu W."
aoie place "ue'e W so'''"e"''
were ao'"t 70 return vi 0oA''' ""'' "'
male said
IN" III i0'n' '"s'' 80 oe
coming anu so''s' '"'
oil the ma,nia"a As'',''"s9' "e ooA .
heau was lam 'no'e"s'", s"' VIZ P'
ourselves o'' ~ ''' 's"s'" uP'" '"'
enjoying "' o"'su" 'ie"' W 'oA'
which our chis''Oh'e' naa s'0a'oAu's's
oroush WIN ni"'
When w"h'n aoou' 'h''e au" q n'i VI
the mann ia''d' we 'ou"u '"e "'s' s''"'"s'
be'is 'heI' mol more 'hah three 'a'hoh'-
e'2h'ee" 'ee' oe"P-
saw BLACK KIN S''sten IN inc sun J"s'
'hen' sa'd the boat seerer' VINO W" alt
Inc mate having s''n'cheu h'inse" upon inc
boN-ihw"rt u 'ake nap
:" was "0'"'" ou' u p'ih"s P's' 'A'u "'
:" "e'
e'n'' "V P''P"''-"o'-" " "'
with some ''sgree OF animation nor any
ihins else that wears black skin that ever
sw before
This hal the eject OF ronsins Us up every
fns Casting his eyes ahead TO catch sish'
Oiihe ones 'oanIi' 'slaek skin
There he blows" -'an' there again :
'ani over here too, said several voices IN
socce'S""
u amt about Z" AL Boys lets pun up
ami see wha' Il Is?
We took TO our oars ana the %" VI"
s'o" "a'" "'"'' ~ s"o' 'Pes' w
"'' i've pace "".'e VIC "'' ''' '''" "'
o'Ir'' W "", e"''o'y'
"" 'eH ' W"
'0 INV" W Wv ''"s -
'O'e ''''' VIC" We "", "o' oee" a' ="
' w '''"""' " "e "''A " "' "
"'' '"' 'o'''''on nearly 'n'o""s ~ upon
OUT o'eAs iio The bottom oi The boat, As
oeH'u 'n an eno'mous beast slowly
~ ""o'' '"' ""''' gave ''u'
,,,,.I, - ''''''' wv Wv" y "'
.wh,,;. 30 - ..--,,-
,.,L,h ..,....,I.
nvs.',.'.' N' 'v''
saw '"' 'n"0' ""'
.,'.. 800 ,' ~ " .o.' "'""'
"A' last " ~
P'" ""s''' W. "e'e "S"'" u"aer
Roadway. keeping a bright look oul for III.
disappearance OF the stranger.
'itere they are u whole school, saiI the
mate. eagerly poin,inp in shore. where IN.
oli.'sniny Of wbu. Wat, showed tim, a
numb., Of the pond,.rr;n,s were evidently
.nio, INC Themselves. .Sow bows. mi,
had ard we'll sooo nv then, ms,,le,
.There's something broke wu,er iusr
ahead .aid lha b,a,..teerer.
.pulI Easy hd,-I -. b;m-,here-woy
cnouyh-,h.re's hi, backg
g., ,nr .ho,,.a b. ~, hs I,,,sJ hi.
iron int, n hack as broaJ "a n small s,e-m
Ill.
ST. III h,,, w,,s,-h,.l w,,s, every
,o,, pa,d ,hs ,,fo,;.,,J beast male n de-
=. -. -. a..
a.. .s.,,, -, a.. ,.h,,,.-h.
- ape oi The
x;,L;,,r,;., anu surprise w
"a N-''-., aooye the surface. we
81 .ed ut once the h'PP"P"''""'''
40 !, represented in books oil natural MS
,erv.
o,, snhi,ct soon became lille cooler'
nd giving n savage ioar, bent his hesd
,,,,d rp,l he rtasped the shank Of the iron
b.,weeu hi, teeth. With Que jeik he drew
;,or,o,L;, Needing quarter, and shaking
;,.a,,,..,, Jove dawn TO the bottom. The
,.,,..,,.,. h,.,, ,b,n, two fa,homs deep.
- 81, ..s ,hs direction ia which he
,.,;,, aim, th,, botiom, by a line OF
81 .. ~ :. hy The mir bubbles which
-, an, s,,f,,e "A h. breathed.
Civ. me ano her i,on, Charley. and well
no give hun chance 10 pull i, Oui next