In the Crip of the Cuttle Fish

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXV, Issue 7721, 17 January 1900, Page 4

In the Crip of the Cuttle Fish

Ir. hi»» been disputed in Hump.- whether the m-topras e*»r uttrtek.* human U'iriijM. N"> native ot PotytMMi* »>ver doubt* the fact. A fisherman rarely ffxa* atone in seareh of the octoni. "Not Inns; sirue," *avs ih»> Rev. W. W. ftiH. in his '• t.itV in tiae Southern S-as." *" the bent diver on MoniCn.k *1: «>tT with a friwnil m ipiest of ni.*ten.*ls for a dinner. Peering down through the dear Wrtter, he Siiw with pl-a«i:r»- .v \>-ry larv;v • letntnw, with Its trnt.M ula «pread m.>r the et?riU bottom. He diu'd ti about Ivift, t»nd prepiirvd to «trtkth«-er»-at«m\ Hut thr ot-tnpus had It" ft*Anil moved it* position, so th.it when Tmtrt reiw-hed the bottom it w.v bdimd hint. Whilst looking about for his %ietim h>* was suddenly mode prisoner. (tot.h arms U-ing Krttreil by the fntaeula «i? this formidable mollusc. tt now .viurml to him t>> «tnkt' his f«*t afpunat the h.ittoin. -m. is to rise t<> the surface, when, to hn disniav. he found that the ean«** and his fru-nd Itad drift«si »w»v bi *mM» duLuii'i' ' ft-torv it w:v* j»wstble for his companion t.» r» a. h hint. th»pinioned dtver sank agltu. tl th«'n >* eurred to him to walk a* best b»- < -ontd alon.; th» trxagal oral hut turn t«> the »hor»\ M-.w?y and painfully he moved mi, the m ii - *m reUxini; its jCriisp r.riltl he jji.su>i shallow water. V'.-ry h. rcj.-ri^d from the sett. <hi his l»i«k was .* wound matte by the beak. On another >*»-'sisioii a servant of nunc went dt*in«* f>r <*'t>'{>i. lettrmg his «t>ti irt • < t the < .irn* . After a lonjj a! the divt r ***«♦.• to the ••: his arm- (nv. but («*»• trtfc« «*1 m-mth r i\ »ith a Lirp- octoptw. th- «ntsre {*,>• firmly eLvtpmi by its Th«* sight wim rwfiCtttiKift iuhl *!.vrmtitg, f"r it wm» impntuultie for the «>lii ru ui to bm»th«-. With womlerful prrwrnf ■>; mi ni th<- !.i»S with twtehaxwl immeiliAtely i-i»ti his f.«111« t by tl*» kiir <<( his head, i utth th«- r jUtu.Uly titer off th«: ;id»h:->kr«i It, into the ean«»-. But f< r t)»»e!v n.*d tlw oUI m.ui must hare lut 'i at«»l. ;v» «IM the e««r BMtiV WW -i Run who went A laliti .»( M-ftjPMtt. well Wt»>»n t«< th»' *ritit, *•«'!!! one with a t.< f,»r entile hsh. A *U«:t »t»kr »>!* n n *-»•«*» t»,k----m his hun»L Oti tii.- I».tt«>:> !»- m» It! a I rvtloe of th»- < .irt! the » V»-S of .» ! «s t->t'e.s ujnm htm. b«- .-rv Inatt,M ik tt » di*Karift' .'I hid (!>• mk r frtmt "igh*. I'nliu kih f«r hust bitli hi.s tuw.-i" ti»- f;*kr. T« his he nuddeitlj' tc!t »h»- raninn,; «n hi# Ufc'k tirmlv th»» >rmBruig A »rrv j».weriul .. hjhurti to rele*M- fcrmnfli. tiuT t«> rat I purpoae wtuktever. T«» a*id t<j hi* territe of tlw tdiU-uU hAii g"i j»« new hi* open eye. ».» tlk*t be h*«i bxit i>ra- (the left} ftvr wae. Alttwwt herett dhu •ii'**, Kr tjucti} nmtunesl wlwew lw wan*. t)v«l !»* wtiwkl de» :*s>t {n I i« I At length hi# (rwwl. w««rs»>i • 1 <* .utirtjS, <r\jprvwuetl * lit lit CNCtMkawt «*!.ss ii»- ■.•irta. *■ id Um *4, t&WB d-»«:s, |» « tl*p«l th AtlwnMm »*» l - ! » !**» **»*; ta tint btt fiat hii» left i« lu^Jl U:l. limrr hi • ksaie «r. tu> 1 rW(b* iSMiw}. •fUKkly wsw»i lb- 1 »'-«u*»sU TOek fMMNMt) the pour #**»». Tb« <.*.Uqnxs hum*v*r, M* n&afetKtf (!>>» , DMKI« «C Ik*lt »»<<««• »»»» rew tu ths«mi get tkmm. IV «ibw* qniMi «tKm«wi * afcajultun irUrte' it mernmmA. T!«# ».«# tu A §»# 'wm&M* be