II MHTS or TIM. i KI'll \l.o|-o|> \. 



edit re of the disk, where the beaked IllMlltll ^ei/e-^. :in<l -.ooil 

 Mick* il ill. 



I MIII perfectly sure, from frequent observations, the octopus 



has t IK- power ii' mimbinir ii> prc\ : and the sucking-disks along 



cadi ray are more for the purposes of climbing :IIM| holding >n 

 whilst fishing. tli:in for capt tiring ;in<l detaining slippery pri 

 < tiicr-. 



The Indian looks ii)M>n tiic oc:i>pn> as nil alderman d-- 

 turtle. :iiid (l('\oiii-> il with cipi:il ^usto :in<l relish, only the 

 SMV.M^I- I'n.-isls till- "-llltilHUIs e.MTCMse iiisterid of hoilino- it. His 

 iHodeot'cuteliiiiu oe.opi i> enil'ly in ilu- extreme, for i'e<Ukin well 

 knows. tVom jt:ist experience, thnt were the oetopus on<-e to net 

 some of its Inure nrins oxer the side of the e;inoe. :ind :it t he >:inie 

 time :i holdt-ist on the wr:iek. it could :iv c;isily li:iul it over :i-> :i 

 child could upset a Icisket. I'addlinu' the c:inoe close to the 

 rocks. Mild quietly pii^hiiiLi- Mside ihe wrMck. the SMVM^C |.eer- 

 tliroii^-li the cry*t:il WMti-r. until his prMctised eye detects MII 

 octopus, with its liTeMt ro|)e-like Mrms stitl'ened out. WMitinii 

 pMtiently tor food. 1 1 is >pe:i r is t welve feet lon^. Mrmed Mt tlc 

 end with four pieces of liMrd wood, imide liMrder by beino- l.Mked 

 Mild cliMri'ed in the lire: these project :iboiit fourteen indies 

 beyond the spc:i r-liMl't . e:icli piece h.Mvin^; M ItMrb on one side. Mild 



Mre MrrMiiu'ed in a circle round the spear-end, and hished lirmly 

 on with cedar-bark. 1 hiving spii'd out the ociopus. ihe hunier 

 p.-i'-^es the spear carefully through the wMter until within MII inch 

 or >o of the centi'e disk. Mild then sends it in MS deep MS he CMU 

 plunge it. \Vritliini- with |>:iin Mild pMssioii. t In- OctopiKcoiK 

 its terrible Mrms round the 1m ft ; redskin. in:ikinir the sid(> of his 

 cMiioe M fulcrum for his spcrir. keeps the st ru *! in" 1 monster well 

 oil'. Mild niises il t o t he surl-ice of ilie WMter. lie is dMii^erons 



now; if he could vt M holdt-isi on either savage or canoe, nothing 



slmri of diojipiiiLi- oil' the Mrms |)iecemeMl would be of MIIV :iv:iil. 

 IJut the wily redskin knmvsrdl this.Miid h:is t :ik-n CM re t <> IIMYC 

 Miiother spcMf unbMrbc(l. lonn. Straight, -mooth. Mild very ^liMrp. 

 Mild with this he st:ibs the ociopu^ where t he M rm^ join t he cent CM! 

 <\\^k. I >uppoM- the >pe:ir must break doun theiiervoii^ -an- 



llTlolls >llppl\il)o- motive power. M-> the >tMbb-d Mflll- lo-e at once 



xtn-nutliMiid tt-iiMcity; the suckers, that a moment before held 

 on with M force ten men could not have overcome, relax, and the 



