, 1889-02-02

SUdEuOdIu.
"And there WASH
"Just off the StarbOard quarter, and just
within nice shooting distance, themOnStrous
sea serpent was in view. darling hither
and thither with great velocity. 1t was,
of course, impossible at the moment 10
make out What it was or what its size was,
but on it came, full tilt, head up its back
c~urving here and there out Of the water;
the horny prOtr uhranCeS which lined its
back shining like so many blades OF flash
ing steel in the irradiation of southern sea
ami sun. On it bore, tossing and tinging
itself in an extraordinary manner, bearing
straightway for the HuntreSS. Prof.
Munster pronounced the formidable crea-
ture a sure enough sea serpent, and at once
made prepa ratiOns for his capture. l can
assure you, my dear sir" said the Captain,
laughingiy, "that the matter was easier to
plan than to execute"
GAN hands were plped to stations.
teaches, %seines, boats, harpO0ns, every
thing necessary, in short, was made ready
for use. The new spring plunge gun was
again prepar ed for action, and just as our
friend, the sea serpent, sho we'd, as 1t were,
brOadSide to us for a moment, a missile went
flying in his direction. At the same mo-
ment the boats were lowered and manned.
The shot went flying over the back of the
creature, and was seen to explode at quite
q distance beyond him for, mark you, he
was not to be struck, but captured alive,
it pOssible-SOm ething which, however,
was found impraCticable. Seeing that the
first shot was harmless, the boats lay
alongside until the second charge was
fired. This proved far more effective than
the first, for it struck, AZ nearly as we
could discern, almost immediately under
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The explosion was really a beautiful one,
as ever | saw: and the concusSion was so
powerful that it stunned the huge game.
So great was the shock, and no doubt his
CONSERVATION, that ere he could move the
small BOATS We're within hurting distance;
and harpOon after harp0On sank in his
scaly hide, flung by the sinrwy arms of
trained old hunters. Two of the weapons
were necessarily fatal, one entering just
back of his head, and the other just under
his fluke.
"Great Jersey how he did writhe! Such
a scene was probably never before witness
ed, as his plunging when the harpoOns
Struck him. Unlike the whale. he did not
plunge under water when struck, but dart
ed off with q vermiticiOus movement,
plunged and tossed, and dashed his mighty
sides with his great tail, while he Redeemed
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blood. Swiftly through the e%nsanguined
waters the boats bore down and closed
about him: every moment he grew more
and more feeble apparently; but, finally,
raising his huge forebOdy with II mighty
effort, while his eyes danced and seemed
lit up with fame, he veered quickly around:
his ponderOus jaws opened and closed with
a mighty roar over the gunwales of the
boat nearest him. Crash .h.h.h! went the
craft, as he crushed it like an e~ggShell,
while the men flung themselves wildly into
the sea. Boat No 2 met with a like fate
quicker than a flash.
"Ah! it was a fearful sight said the
Captain, who prespired freely as he drama
tIcally told of the encounter. cit was in
deed, a fearful sight. Well to be brief he
continued "the brute soon quoted down
exhausted, and he was quickly made fast.
He was then tOwed to the Island, and
there, on the burning sands, meath a trOpic
sun, Prof Munster began his task of scien.
tifc taxidermy. In three weeks-for he
had many able asSiStantS-the great work
was completed, and there was a scientific
trophy, of which | am justly proud, and
which [ value above any possession of my
life. The Messrs. Henry of the house of
Henry Brothers of Baltimore, were kind
enough to tender the use of one of their
steamships, and through their kindness
my prize was brought to Baltimore, and
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