, 1866-12-27
4 REAL ~ DEy1L-FISH."
Victor Hueo,a Narrative Matched.

Readers Of u. Victor Hugo's "Toilcrs Of
the Sea- will remember the terrible narEa-
tive of the fisherman Gi1ltnttts encounter
with the octopus or sca-dcvil, who winds his
horrible suckers rosnd his victim, and yrad-
uatly dra US away bis LIES blood. The pact.
novelist has been accused Of exaggczntlon IN
this incident, but according to Mr. Lord. M
English traveller, Who has Just published in
London book about British Columbia and
tbr Pacific coaat. the sca-de1ils Of the North
Pacific even Guido the terrors ofthc Channel
Island species. Mr. Lord says:
.Tte octopus. ~ eeen on onr coats althoush
<rcp hr.e called 'trauruektr by the fishermen.
ie mere Tum 1humo, q tuy d~an, al. .cumpln;d
tpuE ts1s snd long inland canals along the tast
coaei Of Tapcpuscr'c iAla"d, as well as on The
znsinlsnd,. These places aiesd lurking dens,
uc,opas s1owt 10 N unnatural sisc, tatteas aud
wages war with ipsanable voracily on afl and
everything can caich Safe frosn heavy breakers,
It lives, ns In an aquarium of smooth, lake liEc
Syu,ef tls1, gave In the fbtinG and aoSlnE OF The
tl6e. inaws 20 ct.nge or dls'utbAnce.
ST : is under ls1rc long OF ID tie wide
squeeze ifself with The nstneas Of =. taud-dab OF
tiou sit edzioae and varied using The eight arms
as pataier md working them adequately, the ecu
tsal disc rcpre.enttoG bosi4 octopt .ow- tac1a.
10 The many -osIed eaiauc thst slsdes ovcr ,he
Tranquil. waters OF The Rospso5uss thcy can RAM
hs q VT esss the s.uag ~ Toaaways
tss 6ishea @ o1ael. thes Climb iIs slipocry Ledge
eo1ne,. e Ell e G 10 s seoe
9sed. se s tsey sae F. ssasl .ar s.st S.sa:
lnovemcnsa tha. Lents:d might view win snyy. i.
.a so1 s ssa sss' eg sass r. s1 p,oseefass C siss
The wntet being e!e.t and still. It Il 1H.L 1tst pccs
i0g Into N ssesz1r.a Of huse Proportions, crowd,
Cd witn endless varieties o! Curious sca monsters
a1.hapsh c.o.rzquc ara u.ly 10 1ook A., yca oil
sss se ,5S no"r:
sf the ha.hor the great rcawTack (Macsocystla
g7owa wilcly. hayfn: ttrzigh, tauud ttcS1 lha
rumcA up tom tho bottom, often with \ stall
es t dxs .ss en,,ss
hant,ne eronnd Of oeso;,i.,
oftcn ca cbrs pref on tie S'ound or on tho rocks
bet " sits for hen, inst - *ns1er Goes, oa!y III
octopus converts itseu rrto web, and ftasfa
V.Idcntnc ou. the other scye-, cne would hac1l
krow It from the Mrack anuncst which II Il con
cssIed, Patiently ss h,ce! ht< 'i5s, aniil piss
little dresutne that this lurking m1n-tss. 30 al
, ,aea er laS aesintt e ,he srns; T iasal W soses
ihonxh a to1esful electric ehocE had passe
through :he dgh and auddso1. knocked ii sens,
fe&
round DE Bel pai.tcs nsh-as ~ eleakaat Winds i i
trunk round anr .h1ue to be conre5 I'd io the moa,
draws the dainty raGt4c} to she cen'rc Of The dis
where the beaaed month selkes, md soon suel
fust"
By snrt OF poetsca1 5usticc, these tvrau1
Of The kcA-eavcTns Are themselves huuicd I
m enemy 81 uutistnE ps7tinacity.- It
Indian regards the octopus A. a great del
cacy, especially when The hugr elutlpo,
body Is carefully peasted. We're The oct,
pms o1cc 10 re: It's long thoaglike lrcie
over thc side Of tEe canoe. End st the sau
ti1ne retain = hold upon the scaw1uck,
could as easily haul II over As child cou1
a basket. This the crafty 1ndian VI
knows. How he captures Lin Nj. Lo
thus describes
s. Padding tho esnoe close to tas rocks, NJ
qu.e.ly pushing aside tic r1aek, the sav:sc pet
tllrpuEh ilc Eystai waieT. untal his rTtes!.et G
f.i6ened out, ~atstaE paue"uy for foad.. +
fpcar II twr,Ee feet lorE: armed II the end VI
baked tld charTcd Ii the Gre; ti,c7c pfotee. abb
fourteen inches bcyopa the srta.-aait> each pIt
htsmg ba;h on one side. aud are arranged I,
With cecar bark Hav,nS sricd out the oc:op,
The huItcr passes The s2tat carefully through
Water unfit within AZ incu or 80 Of The cen
f. Wqhas Wiz PAM ana p rasson nc Ssn oetoo ion
coi1a tla te~rihle arms rouud the haft; rcd i
making The eide Of tho canoe , fnlcluf1 10. !
tptar, kecps 1bc struEp1'nC fnonsles veil OF a
rs'tesil 10 the surface Of The Sa1cr. Hc l. d,
resous no~; II he could get n hold 1ast Oh e,h
tts I'M. psecemeaI wou!d be OF aar asa.L
- Bet the WHY redsl{n Enows al ibis, aaa =
.skrn cn.e to have rtady smother rncat uDhasb.
339as straight. fmoorh and sesT sharp, and vi
aule nc Eiabs the octopus uhcre the arms Join /
Gown ne Eerrons eans.,ons supplying moi
f0Rft, a. tue e,seavd arms .oac at oace siren
ato t:nasaJi The suckers that moment BET