Inter-Mountain Farmer | 1902-09-09 | Page 12 | Gentleness of Seals

Gentleness of Seals. Hundreds of seals m ido Nelson Islind. lu the South Shetland group l.Kik Hack ns night as vie approached The) disported themselves in the wnter nnd pln)ed upon the shore In wonder not nlarin, they staled at us as we drew nenr In a small bont W e leaped on ahore nmnng thein still they looke I at us In dumb cm loslty sa)a a writer In the Independent I waa as much Impressed ns were the seals and sl ire.1 ns hard at thein In an answering wonder won-der 'Come, old fellow bbI.1 Sobial, approaching one nf the Inrg. st se ils with outstretched hand It ndged away a few ft 'Moie on then he wile! smacking it nn the ha, k with hla open hand It edged n, little fuither awny, looking over Its shoulder with nn injured in-jured nlr Hut It made no ntteinpt to se. k safet) A mere plunge Into the wnier would have brought freedom from nny danger Sen ml leopard aeals weie shot b) our parti an I their fel lows gntheied nrounl them, wondering vi h) the) lay so motionless nnd staling nt us with wide, pathetic e)is.