The Republican journal., 1881-09-01

SageS we had to traverse before we came
to the yacht We found the other boats
there already, and their experience had
been about identical with our own. They
had seen a quantity of SEAL had shot sew
eral but had nothing to show for the
days work. At five O'Clock we all went
out to another cove where there was a Sc
ries of Lodges celebrated as the basking
place of the seal at the falling OF the tide.
We divided into three parties. and the
plan OF attack was to approach in q semi
circle till within easy range, Keeping each
other IN sight OF course, and then, upon a
given signal from the host, t. fire sinful
taneously. Armed with a heavy ducking
gun, borrowed OH shore, loaded with No.
shot, the writer Joined the central diyi-
sion. For one blessed hour we stalked
those willy seal, and then, Just as we were
getting within range, the ingenious Jack
stumbled and tell over his rifle. which
immediately went off. Instantly every
seaI-and there were y of them on the
ledge-slumped into the water, and for
time all necessity for caution was at an
end. \tter gently admonishing our grace
tul friend we began to work our way out to
upon which the seal had already begun
to appear. 1t was slow work and not the
most pleasant For another hour. like
the serpent n Genesis. we CraWled upon
our bellies OF Waded waist deep in the icy
water. The ledge, now out of water some
two hundred feet, was covered with seal
We counted eighty-two in sight and no
one knows how many there were On the
other side. II was intensely interesting
to watch their uncouth antics as leaving
the water they slowly and painfully
scrambled on to the ledge in search of
desirable places. All the Big fellows
were at the top, carried thithcr by sheer
weight for here, as everywhere, the
weak ones went to the bottom Such
grunting, growing and snarling | never
heard before. There was one Old bull. of
dirty white color and who looked as
big as a COW, who seemed to he cock of
the walk, Judging by the unceremoniUus
manner in which he hustled everything
in his path into the water Che was a late
arriyaD until he reached the highest point
Of the ledge. Slowly, inch by inch. we
wriggIed along, not daring to draw 4 full
breath for fear ofalarmng the game, when
to our Mortified ears there came the sound
of oars. We're they coming Our way I,
1es-and nearer and nearer the sound
came, and the seal began to look uneasy,
Their feelings were nothing however, com
pared with ours, when d boat appeared
round 4 point close to the lcdge-a boat
containing a couple Of natives, one of
whom exclaimed. "IIello 'Lish, look at
them seal; let 'em have IT," Lish' re
quired no second invitation. lie dropped
his oars, gathered an old shotgun and let
ting drive killed the old bull, who was
making frantic efforts to reach the water,
dead in his tracks. Ofc0ulsc every bless
ed seal instantly vanished. OF course we
rendered" IiSh our Warmest compliments
of course we sprinkled him with rose
water and luiled him to sleep On thistle
down. To tell the truth he seemed eN-
tremely sOIrv 1or us, but Of course it was
all our fault. We should have had out
posts stationed 10 keep away intruders.
Wet to the skin, every manjack OF us h0r-
ribly cold and halt starved. we pulled
back to the yacht empty handed, for
regret to say that the repentant .''I.lsh's"
tender of the carcass OF the old bull was
coldly refused. After dinner the Yacht
Was hailed, and q rustic walked into the
cabin ana without any ado took Il seat.
1t was Lish. He had come he said, to
give us some points ''abaout shootin
r3w ubisknv t0 riye him = rontiInnra
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had SHOT m GvGr tbr day nroyi6ns mmst i've
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others Thc crows Of thn boats amono
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their rat;canrc Tbn dav was f,i anI
div armed with ratfS and rr,nnlinn
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