Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-11-28

RSDAY-MORN NG
Y - D CT .snssa. Is a
basin that formed our LTD Ior, n
which The smaIl xssssls we're
sheltered completely from q ~ that
could blow. There E9s1 nnnels
that. .yan through the .poinf bat
the sea was .aImays as cz1n pond
there. Sheltered b. Caps eas on
the north and west, and 81 ledge
of rock on the sousfi, tn ncifc
might rage on the beach ds Of
Us, .hpt tc0uld moi aistufh 4 ere.
Where our vessels anchored <ide
channel was about one ilundre NY
yards wide, but next the cape h not
more fhan tifty feet, and xas seetcd
by several other small ehanrs- ran
in all directions through tiPs.sns;oks
in the oiiipg. NeasS & 3Ssrs1 ffhe
pslhs.hssssxssAAe5sr.erf IIl
the upper land rocks on level with Tbs
terrace have spoken of. and here 1T was
very narrow, not more than three feet in
one spot, where the rock shelved under
slightly as it sank down into the water.
Here We used often to hare what you term
picnics.
The young sen- aad women from ether
villages being frequently with Us, it W would
have soon put an end to our enjoyment
had We known that within fifty feet of us,
three fa,homs down in the sea, below that
narrow spot in our path home. under the
elf, the Sea Devil was lurking TO grasp
his prey. At one of these parties Of plea
sure some thirty or forty men, women and
children had spent happy day. and it
was proposed to return home by way of
the terrace near the sea. Ny sister Isa-
bella was one Of the party. and also her
bctro;hed, Jose Ramon. a young black
smith, Of another village. They were soon
to have been married; but they little knew
what was to be the close of that fatal day
Scnors. | shall never forget it. We had
passed that narrow spot hundreds Of fines
even the children-and no person
thought of danger. but senors. it was to
be. As my sister was passing. she stepped
on piece Of orange.rind and slipped and
fell into the water. That dill not cause
any alarm, and a. she was only three feet
below US. Jose took off bis sash and held
it down to her. We were all laughing
At that time none were the least fright
encd, bat senors, as she reached out her
hsnd. smiling, we saw huge, spotted
spider, with great staring eyes. and legs
six feet long, throw two of its legs around
her aud draw her under the water.
Jose drew his Enife in an instant and
hurled it point foremost at the monster,
when in moment the water was black as
ink. and Isabella was gone We remain
ed until dark. Jose and me. The rest
ran away. the women shricking with ter
ror. |. with difficulty. got Jose to 60
home. bat at sunrise next morning he
came to me with horror in every feature,
and signed to nc tnsseossd not spaak) to
go with him. We went to the place where
she had fallen into the water. lie laid
down on the rock and pointed down into
the sea, without word ! began TO think
he was mad. At length laid down By
him-the water was within a foot of our
faccs-aui gazed steadily down into the
deep. Oh, scnors there. right beneath
us. was the dcvilish thing, with what re-
manned of Isabella, nanglcd skeleton
still in its grasp. In my frenzy | seized
large rock to drop u.on the devil, bu,
Jose caught my arm
NO. Philip. ycn can do her no good
and il no harm. Look at the skeletons
around it, on the bottom of the sea. This
is its den, anl swear By the Virgin ia
kill it, if it can be killed Now, Philip,
l am going home, and ] want you to pro-
mise me tha; you will not disturb it your
self, or let any other person."
gave him my word. and he went Ia
his home. In about wssk b 'S,s e. /
with az. a grsat, cat, laaesss s, "tarbed and poin,e,
rmun steel. as keen at the point as posi-
bic. The iron shaft was twenty feet Ion .
of the toughest iron. round, and three
quarters Of an inch in diameter, a rim:
welded on the UPPER end. and two long
tsrrr iron wedges. with hole seven
cighths OF an inch in diameter throu.'
their tLickcst ends. and loose on the sla,
between the lance point aud the ring
lie also had a rope Of -rawhidc sevcra
fa,homs long. made fast to the ring en-,
of the iron shaft or handle.
Jose brought his brother Leon bacI
with him. We went to the place, but ,h
devil was not there; there was larg
cave running under the rock back o
where We last saw it, and in front wer
skeletons Of sharks. seals, ard large fishe
mixed with human skeletons. Nothin,
came amiss TO tho nav of the monster
The first thing We did was to ascertain IN
depth. We found it twenty feet to th
floor of the cave, where the devil was 81,
ting when last seen. The shaft of jose
bar5cd lance was twenty-one from th
point to the ring. He passed the raw
hide rope over the limb Of tree above
so tina; the point was suspended about fou
feet above the spiders eyes. as near as W
could Judge when it was below.
The iron wedges were driven into crew
ices in the rock over the den three fec
apart. the upper. one very tight. the Lw
or one was a liftlo too thin The shat
played freely through the holes in tn
weige up aud down. Jose then secure,
the upper end of The hide rope so it coul,
be cast loose. and let the lance fall in
staptly; he then fastened to the lower par
of the ring under the rope about four hun
drcd pounds of rocks to bring i, dow
with more force, and all was ready; be
the devil vas no, under Ut and We had |,
wait for him.
! The next morning herd Of seas (se
honsl we're seen far ogt among the rocks
the first we had seen for over year. b
noon they had been seen swimming an,
diving within quarter of = mile Of I'll
! den, and =, o'clock Leon fuhc was o