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morning, to come to Boston, and, on reaching the 
long beach, observed a number of people collected 
there, and several boats pushing off and in the offing. 
I was speculating on what should have occasioned so 
great an assemblage there without any apparent ob¬ 
ject, and finally had concluded that they were some 
Lynn people who were embarking in those boats on 
a party of pleasure to Egg Rock, or some other 
point. 
“ 6 1 had not heard of the Sea-Serpent as being in 
that neighbourhood, and I had not lately paid much 
attention to the evidences which had been given of 
its existence ; the idea of this animal did not enter 
my mind at the moment. 
“ As my curiosity was directed toward the boats, 
to ascertain the course they were taking, my atten¬ 
tion was suddenly arrested by an object emerging 
from the water at the distance of about one hundred 
or one hundred and fifty yards, which gave to my 
mind at the first glance the idea of a horse’s head. 
As my eye ranged along, I perceived at a short dis¬ 
tance eight or ten regular bunches or protuberances, 
and, at a short interval, three or four more. I was 
now satisfied that the Sea-Serpent was before me, 
and, after the first moment of excitement produced 
by the unexpected sight of so strange a monster, 
taxed myself to investigate his appearance as accu¬ 
rately as I could. 
“ 1 My first object was the head, which I satisfied 
myself was serpent-shaped. It was elevated about 
two feet from the water, and he depressed it gradu¬ 
ally to within six or eight inches as he moved along. 
I could always see under his chin, which appeared 
to hollow underneath, or to curve downward. His 
motion was at that time very slow along the beach, in¬ 
clining toward the shore ; he at first moved his head 
from side to side, as if to look about him. I did not 
see his eyes, though I have no doubt I could have 
