The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-10-14
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tue " psdTdS 81 ne SudS. STludtI;
falling in the Gsnges. became enam
ored Of one of these beautiful being
and accompanied her to a wonderful
land beneath the waters.
The amphibious Fathers of the
Fair" bell we'd in by the Egyptians
should also be named, who at times
walk the earth in joy, but eventually
impelled by some strange force, return
20 their dimlit ocean homes.
A northern legend is that of Ros-
mer, an aquatic giant, who carries of
Danish maiden.
Her brother follows into the sea,
and is taken prisoner and detained;
but getting iuto favor, the giant order
ed his release. The brother bids
adieu to his sister and to the giant be-
fore his return to land, is presented
by tie latter with large box filled
with pearls and other sea gems.
The levi ahan even carrie. the box
on snore for the young man. but be-
ing dull witted as giants mostly are,
he'is tricked by his lady love, who
has previously substituted herself for
the former less precious freight of the
b. y and SD escapes.
II ian gives to the waters of Cey-
Ion fish having the heads of lions,
PARTNERS aud rams and cetaceans in
the form of satyrs and Holland has
sea Knights and bishops, one of the
former, caught, in 1905, near Dock
um. being fair and in suit of armor.
This marvel died three weeks after
ward. A little more than hundred
years later (1433)
ANOTHER sEA-BIsHoP WAS CAPTURED
In the Baltic, and sent as a present
to the king of Holland but it so
moved The monarch's compassion by
its inconaolable grief that he re-
turned it TO its native element.
II is said that at the sight of water
it gave great leap for JOY. and then
took a "header" into it. We are not
told so, but no doubt the "bishop"
went on swimmingly after this.
Perhaps, after all, the whole story
is only "meant sarcastic" rs Artemus
Ward used to say, showing how a
prelate's heart might very properly
quicken its action at the sight of
sea in the distance!
Whether this be so or not, Roude-
let, in work published in 1854.
gives a singular picture of a seaman
clothed by nature in the garb of a
bishop, aud the accompanying por-
trait of this very queer fish, taken
rom Francisco Boussueti, will give
IN idea Of strange medieval super
'tition.
Again, the sea-monk is no stranger
% either ancient or modern literature.
Rondelet's book has an engraving
If one with an ugly face and bald
lead, cowl on his shoulder. fins in
tead of arms, and his combinations"
! double-huked tail.
Roussueti's picture of the sea-monk
S little more flatteriDg so far as the
ace goes. The fins remain and the
all. though discreetly hidden by a
garment, is evidently of the same
haracter as that mentioned above.
To prevent misconception, We have
resented the real against this
TOO HIGHLY IDEALIZED FISH.
Kraken, OF krabben-the mountain
sh" of the ancient Norsemen-is. we
re constrained to believe, mythical.
'liny says one existed in the great
cean Arbus, with feet so large that
he straits of Gibralter being too
hallow for the monster they prevent
d its entrance into the Mediterra-
can.
Pontoppidian, the Scandinavian
ishop of Bergen, gives an account
the kraken, which he says the sea-
caring class call "soc-draulen, soe-trol-
en-, sea- mischief :" as they have been
AIMED soe-horven, and Anker-trold,
y the superstitious Norwegian fisher
len. zone of these creatures" the
isnop writes,
DRAGGED DOWN SHIP BENEATH
THE WATERS WITH ITS HUGE ARMs!"
Let us hope some other of the con-
ributors to natural history of this
Yorthy man, who died chancellor of :
Denmark in 1854, are more reliable
han this one, and that in other cases :
e depended less upon hearsay for
is facts.
Old stories of the kraken represent
bat its back covers mile and half
f sea, which, if by any possibility it {
ould be true, must have been awk- j
Yard for ships when it ''got its back {
,p," aud no less unpleasant when it I
vent down into the waters; mael- I
from or Welsh river In food =,
'eing nothing to the commotion it I