80 GUN, EOD, AND SADDLE. 



about five feet across, attempting to seize a retriever 

 who was paddling in the shallow water at the head 

 of Rosia Bay, Gibraltar. During my residence in 

 that garrison, there resided a sefiorita who, from 

 her graceful carriage and pretty feet, never failed to 

 attract attention ; but she always wore her mantilla 

 so disposed that her face could not be seen. 

 Curiosity induced me to inquire the reason from 

 one of her acquaintances, when I was informed that 

 while bathing she had been seized by a cuttle-fish 

 across the face, and that ever since an unsightly 

 mark, where the blood had been drawn to the 

 surface, remained. The cuttle-fish, although most 

 repulsive to look at, is much prized on the coast of 

 Spain as an article of food; they are frequently 

 taken on the hook, but more generally caught 

 among the rocks in shallow water with a gaff. A 

 number of such in a boat doubtless would be con- 

 sidered unpleasant companions, for out of the water 

 they can move with facility ; however, this is not 

 so, for the fisherman immediately on bringing him to 

 the surface, with his hands turns the globe which 

 forms the body inside out, thereby destroying all the 

 power of suction. This is easily done, for there 

 is an orifice on one side which the fingers can be 



