BY JAMES KELLY. 17, 



go into tin ?>oat' which ih y Did and seemed Delighted 

 ih. Wind being fair We run over to the Island Hauled 

 the Boat up, and Peged the Kangaroo" Skin> out to Drv. 

 the Women on Seeing the Seals on same of tie- outer 

 Were Verry .anxious' 1 to Commence" Catching 

 them, BriggB having Been a Long time < n th< [slands in 

 Straits with the Native Women as a Sealer was Well 

 Acquainted with the Mode of them Catching Seals" and 

 .1 Most Singular .M<»<l il i-. It is here Described 



We gave the Woiih ii Each a C I u 1 1 that We had U 

 to Kill Seals" with they went to the Wa' and 



W i themselves" all over thair bead and Body as they 

 Said to Prevent the S m Sm ling them as they 



Walked along the Hock- they W Verry Cautious not 

 to Windward of th m as they Said a S aJ Would 

 his Nose than his Eyes" Winn a Man or 

 Woman Came Near him. the Sis Women Walked into 

 The Water two and two and Swam to three Rocks about 

 50 yard- from the Shore Bach Kink, had about '.' or 1" 

 on it, they wen all Laying aparently asleep, Two 

 Women went to Each Rock with thair Clubs in hand 

 Bach of th m Crept Slowly Close up to their Seal and 

 Lay Down with thair Club alongside them Some of the 

 thair heads np to Look at thair New Viei 

 tors and Smell them Scratchd themselves and Lav Down 

 this Was Don by thair fin or flipper 

 the Women Went Nearly through the Sam- Motion 

 as Hi- Seal Did by holding up the Left Elbow a little 

 and Scratching themselves With thair Left hands Keeping 

 the Club firm in the Right hand Ready For the attach the 

 Seals S • m. I Verry Cautious" Now and then Lifting 

 thair heads Looking around Scratching themselves with 

 thair flippers and Laying their heads Down again, the 

 Women went through the Sam Motions as Near ^ pos- 

 sible after they had been Laying on the Rocks for Near 

 ly an hour th Sea ocationly washing over them and they 

 quite Naked W. Corld not tell thair meaning fo] Ri 

 maining So Long all of a Sudden the Women a!!. -• up on 

 thair Seat- thair Clubs n|> at arms Length Each Struck 

 mi the Nose Which Killed him, and in an Instant 

 they all Jumped up a* if by Magic and Killed one More 

 Each, after giving the the Seals Several Blows on the 

 'had and Securing them, they Commenced Loud Laughing 

 and Dancing as if they had gained a great Victory" over 

 the Seals-, Each of them Draged a Seal into the Water 

 and Swam with it to the Rock Win re we was Standing and 

 tlum Swam Back to the Rock and Brought one more Each 

 Which made twelve Seals the Skins of Which being worth 



