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Show DANGEROUS SHOOTING. Club Hor Reliable .Than duns In Hunting tb Sortl. Tfc Wrfal BffMt of Motlo en th' TtaaU AataaaJ-a Orn IlnnUr'a aurtw Kacap rrom Balng Tara to Maces. Seala are very fond of music, and the hunter who pursue themmofltauccesa-f themmofltauccesa-f ully often make use of some musical Instrument to 'attract them. In ."A Seal Hunt on the Ulaskot Ialauds" a writer In Outing describes an advon-turo advon-turo with seals, when a gnu proved a dangerous, weapon. The oars dipped Jowly, O'Brlon'a eyes wcro fixed on the carta, and tho boatmen sung In unison a weird, wild aong In a kind of undertone. To tho writer this seemed a curious accompaniment to a Beal hunt; but he was still more surprised when one of the men produced a flute and played on It a quaint, sympathetic air, that echoed and re-echoed among tho cares. The musical effects were marvelous) but our author turned to O'Hrlcn and asked: "What Is the meaning of all this?" "Oh, It is to nU -tract the Mais. In a fow minutes you -will seo them basking on tho water and on the ledgca, charmed almost to -unconsciousness by the music" And so It happened; for underneath, on "an easy lodge," wo saw two seals cramble up and Ho quietly liatenlng. "Now Is our tlmo," said O'Hrlcn, and the boatmen, gently rowed toward the fascinated seals, the flute-player still continuing his tune. Without gun or spear my friend sprang1 to the rocky ledge. Ho had with him only a bludgeon and n loug knife; NoUeloMly advancing upon tho Seals he dealt one of them a blow on the nan and then slid forward and killed it with hla.kulfe. Thus our first capture was mado. "Why not ahoot the poor brutes, and so end the affair?" I asked. O'Hrlen laughed. "My dear slr,"ho replied, "It is Impossible. I will prove It to yon. You have your rifle with you. Well, the next time we meet a seal I will allow you to do tho work with powder and ball, and we shall see how yon fare." Thon'W went over to Carrigduff nnd endeavored with music to Inveigle other oth-er neat. And we wcro rewarded, for far within tho "great enve" there appeared ap-peared a splendid male, much larger than thoso we had ttcforo seen not a common seal, but one of tho largo, bearded, seals. Ho was, to all appearance, appear-ance, Unconscious of our approach. Tho flute player continued his tune, and the oars pushed the waters ns noUeletwly as possible until wo wcro within a few yards of the game. "Now, try your gun," whispered O'Hrlcn. I climbed out of tho yawl and got close to. the seal. I feared to get too close, lest f shonld frighten h'hn oil the" ledge, bo I rented against tho slimy rock, and, Uklng'carefulaiinat a point between his Shoulders, 11 red. The din vras awful. It scorned ns if thu little Island were being blown to pieces by some modern battery, I became be-came aware, too soon, that my shot had not killed, the animal, and that by a scries of curious spfuo-nisde movements move-ments ho had come closo to me aud caught my ankle In his powerful jaws. I nearly felL I was too fear-stricken to cry out All this happened In a moment. I felt my ankle crunch as though the foot would como off. As swiftly as posslblo I reloadod. I could scarcely see tho brute that hold my auklo, ho blinded was I from pain. And I could not understand why It was that O'Hrien had aot come to my rascue. Hut, there was no time to spare. I must lose my lug or kill the seal. FHcIng the muzzla of tho rifle against what seemed to be the shqub dor of the seal, 1 fired. The hold op my ankle relaxes for an Instant; then camo a, more apgry bite on tho.thlck part of my leg,. sod I bocamo couscloui of some .ooe near me. A dull blow Bounded. .and I fainted. It appears that O'Hrlcn, who wan looking on all the whllo, clambered on tho rock where I was engaged with tho Beal and with a blow of his bludgeon ended the battle In all likelihood ho saved me from death. ! |