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184] Next minute up came the seal, but his head no sooner appeared above the water than the bear's paws closed about him like a vice, and dragged him right out. NEXT MINUTE UP CAME THE SEAL BUT HIS HEAD NO SOONER APPEARED ABOVE THE WATER THAN THE BEAR'S PAWS CLOSED ABOUT HIM LIKE A VISE AND DRAGGED HIM RIGHT OUT
e Washington. [Illustration: ] The sea was not quite open but it would have been impossible to go across on foot. This short sail of six hours sufficiently tested the powers of the sloop, and proved her excellent qualities. In coming back they witnessed a curious sight; it was the chase of a seal by a gigantic bear. Mr. Bruin was too busily engaged to notice the vessel, or he would have pursued; he was intently watching beside a seal hole with the patience of a true hunter, or rather angler, for he was certainly fishing just then. He watched in absolute silence, without stirring or giving the least sign of life. [Illustration: ] But all of a sudden there was a slight disturbance on the surface of the water in the hole, which announced the coming up of the amphibious animal to breathe. Instantly the bear lay flat on his belly with his two paws stretched round the opening. [Illustration: The poor seal struggled desperately, but could not free himself from the iron grasp of his enemy.--P. HE SLEDGE ON THE TWENTIETH FINDING THERE WAS SPACE ENOUGH BETWEEN THE BROKEN ICE TO ALLOW THE SLOOP TO GET THROUGH IT WAS DETERMINED TO TAKE HER A TRIAL TRIP TO CAPE WASHINGTON THE SEA WAS NOT QUITE OPEN BUT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO GO ACROSS ON FOOT THIS SHORT SAIL OF SIX HOURS SUFFICIENTLY TESTED THE POWERS OF THE SLOOP AND PROVED HER EXCELLENT QUALITIES IN COMING BACK THEY WITNESSED A CURIOUS SIGHT IT WAS THE CHASE OF A SEAL BY A GIGANTIC BEAR MISTER BRUIN WAS TOO BUSILY ENGAGED TO NOTICE THE VESSEL OR HE WOULD HAVE PURSUED HE WAS INTENTLY WATCHING BESIDE A SEAL HOLE WITH THE PATIENCE OF A TRUE HUNTER OR RATHER ANGLER FOR HE WAS CERTAINLY FISHING JUST THEN HE WATCHED IN ABSOLUTE SILENCE WITHOUT STIRRING OR GIVING THE LEAST SIGN OF LIFE BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A SLIGHT DISTURBANCE ON THE SURFACE OF THE WATER IN THE HOLE WHICH ANNOUNCED THE COMING UP OF THE AMPHIBIOUS ANIMAL TO BREATHE INSTANTLY THE BEAR LAY FLAT ON HIS BELLY WITH HIS TWO PAWS STRETCHED ROUND THE OPENING
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