76 Ho<w Sammy Went to Coral-Land 
its home in the Mediterranean Sea, and 
which possesses powerful electric bat¬ 
teries with which it paralyzes its 
prey. 
Altogether the Pilot was a most inter¬ 
esting companion, his knowledge of the 
sea was both useful and entertaining, and 
the sharp outlook that he kept more 
than once saved them from unsuspected 
danger. To this watchfulness Sammy 
owed his escape from the Sea-Devil. 
This treacherous creature makes its home 
in the mud, which it stirs up in order 
the better to conceal itself. While thus 
hidden, it waves about in the cloudy 
water two long, slender feelers, which to 
an unwary fish look like some tempting 
article of food. Feeling decidedly hun¬ 
gry Sammy was darting towards this ap¬ 
parently delicious meal, when the Pilot 
interfered and explained the nature of 
