The Phoenix herald., 1882-08-18
furnish, th- waiter reported :;

"AT send to nun bcrs 46 anst 4S
 for our overcoats and driving gloves
 Look sharp about it, far I want to 1 get there before the crowd comes. l 1 'atc crowd. 'Ere's your tip" l TEen the two B's s.untered out in
 to the patio, the slender, light-br1wn
 Villars they lad lighted tracking
 tl-eir way with perfume. They ad-
 mired the horses as only an English
 man can. Clean-limbed, supple jolnted, velvetty-skinned animals
 they were, tossing their heads proud
 ly, and snif1ing the fresh air with | quiyering nostrils, as q connoisseur
 inhales the faint bouquet of a fine wine.
 "All ready?" asked Burroughs, when the needed garments were l brought, I'll take the ribbons" ''RIght you are," said Brown i; but ilold 'em 'arG, old maa. They look skit,ish."
 The drive to the cliff was an ex- hilarafior. Brown had his wish in not finding the place crowded. l. was too early for the rush. Foster. ] mine hos, was there, ra liant il manner and jovial as usual. Other wise bald, blarneying and benevo- lent, as became the keeper of tie locus sigiI 'ltns-the Place of Seals, { as Charley Webb once fscetiously called the Cliff House. The scene of heal h-giying, .life-iuspirinr. Away to the west old Ocean stretched, as smooth as a lake. and the white winged ships were slipping dowr the horizons verge, bearing the products of California to every quarter of the globe. Old Pacifiaus was as smiling as if it hai never been guilty of a treacherons act, nev- CT stranded a snip nor drow q sailor. Burroughs, who affected ? . etry, and quoted Byron occasionally was moved from his insular passivi- ty at the sight, broke out into verse of the Childe's Apostrophe: And have loved thee, ,Oceani and my joy Oi youthful sports was on thy brel-t 10 b. Borne like thy bubbles, onward; from A
 boy
 I wantoned with thy breakers-they to me Were a delight; aud if the refres-ing -~& Made thom . terror-'twas plaasiug fear. For was, az i were, child of thee
 And laid my hand upon thy mane, es q ,
 here.'
 "Oh, come, say, stop iba'," growled Browled Brown; "hand me your glass. I want to take B gao-i long look at the sea lions. Ea, there's rousing lot of 'em."
 was q splendid morning fo= the ' 'phoca. They were out in force; and masyifed Ieeches. wriggied up the creviced cliffs in every directioa. Huge fellows, some of them, that might weigh half a ton or over, and cubs. that you eouId carry away ir the pocket of al ulster. Every glass, on the balcony was. directed toward the interesting sight. Suddenly gigantic specimen emerged from the ocean and fiippered Himself up to rocky bench.
 "Pears to me-" lispesl young iady-the same who had rapped eP- plause with her parasol at Borough s recitatlon-''pears to ne ttpt one is different from the others Stems to be marked"
 "God bless my soul" excIaimei an elderly gentleman, her father, af- ter vigorously rubbing and caref lly reaIjusting the lenses of his glass, s'If I did not know it was impossible I should say that seal had letters marked on his belt.' There were haIf-suppressed exclamations from tho few present.
 Brown was silent. But he WAS looking earnestly at the animal. Fi- naIly he handed the binocular to Burroughs with the remark, "Tell me what you think of it. 1 am beat"
 Burroughs, in his turn, rive ed his gaze on the huge body of the sea lion, as he turned himself in the l sun.
 By love, but it's curious, you know. swear I can make out an s and aJ-and, let me look again yes, and an 0. There's another fei- | low coming up out of the water-a 1 big fellow-and he seems to be | marked or leitered in the same way I think my eyes arc al right. and the glass is A I-Dollend's g, of Lon don, you know~-1 can't be deceived But I must say it's strange
 Let's go and see the landlord" Brown.
 After glass of "bitters," Brown said to Foster: Landlord, what's he matter with the seals over there? Have you been branding them?'
 "Tut, 'areplied Foster, sententiou-- y, "Thag ag're old bulls, I suppose, orn in light. They get horribly ;hawed uDssometimes."
 "Oh, IS Aat itg" said Brown, lrawing a deep breath. T must be he victim ofAan optical illusion. Let's go back te the balcony and lave another look&
 Meantime an animated debate was Il progress on the outside. A p osi- iTe-minded German, who held 2 ,lass of more than ayeragspo yer in