THE STORY OF THE SEAL. 
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from the mail's hand, crawl out of the water, and when ordered would stretch 
himself out at full length on the ground. He would thrust out his neck and 
appear to kiss the keeper as often as the man pleased, and when he was 
directed would again return into the water. 
Some time ago a farmer of Aberdowr, a town on the banks of the Frith 
of Froth, Scotland, in going out among the rocks to catch lobsters and 
crabs, discovered a young seal about two and a half feet long, which he 
brought home. He offered it some pottage and milk, which the animal 
greedily devoured. It was fed in this manner for three days, when the man’s 
hooker’s sea lion. 
wife, considering it an intruder in her family, would not suffer it to> be kept 
any longer. Taking some men of the town along with him for the purpose, 
her husband threw it into the sea, but notwithstanding all their endeavors 
it persisted in returning to them. It was agreed that the tallest of the men 
should walk into the water as far as he could, and, having thrown the animal 
in, that they should hide themselves behind a rock at some distance. This 
was accordingly done, but the animal returned from the water and soon 
discovered them in their hiding-place. The farmer again took it home, 
