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young ones — each of which measured seventeen 

 inches in length, and all were very exactly of the 

 same size." 



During the year 1831, a man w^as attacked in 

 his boat by a shark, overcome and devoured ; in 

 the Bay of Boston. 



In ''The Life of a Sailor,'' is a narrative of the 

 wreck of a vessel off the Havana. The crew took 

 to the boat, which upset ; they succeeded in right- 

 ing it, and while two men were bailing with 

 their hats, a shark was seen to approach. No lan- 

 guage can convey an idea of the panic which seiz- 

 ed the struggling seamen. Every man now strove 

 the more to obtain a moment's safety. Well 

 they knew that one drop of blood would be 

 scented by the everlasting pilot fish, the jackall 

 of the shark ; and that their destruction was inevit- 

 able, if one only of these monsters should discover 

 the rich repast, or be led to its food by the little 

 rapid hunter of its prey. 



A few minutes after, about fifteen sharks came 

 right among them. The boat was again upset 

 by the simultaneous endeavor to escape danger, 

 and the twentytwo sailors were again devoted to 

 destruction. At first, the sharks did not seem in- 

 clined to seize their prey, but swam in among 

 the men, playing in the water, sometimes leaping 

 about and rubbing against' their victims. This was 



