Uncle Dick and Lisa's Old Time Animal Tales

His most huge and mysterious fishship, the sea serpent, is rather late in his visit this year, and many people began to suspect he had deserted our shores altogether; but we have the assurance of four persons who were off the coast in a boat on the 27th ult. that they distinctly saw the celebrated marine monster for about 15 minutes, in a Southeasterly direction, two and a half miles from Nahant. He passed from the Northeast between them and the land circularly, to the Southward and Eastward. Many bunches on his back were seen, supposed about 40 in number. He moved spirally like land serpents, and raised his head, which was of the size of a barrel, four and a half feet above the water. It was nearly calm, and in going through the water, the object made a wake equal in length to a vessel of 3000 tons in rapid progress. Several of the visitors at Nahant are on watch daily; and due report will be made of his next appearance.
Con. Mirror.