Uncle Dick and Lisa's Old Time Animal Tales

On Friday last several of our citizens had a full view of a monster in our river answering the description of the Sea Serpent. They say it was from sixteen to eighteen feet long, with a very large head resembling the alligator. The circumference of its body near its head was about twenty-five or twenty-six inches, and its motions in the water were similar to that of the snake. It moved with incredibly swiftness, sometimes raising its body out of the water three or four feet at a time. When a mile below our town the snake took a rest and was plainly seen by a gentleman living immediately on the river.
There can be no doubt that this individual is either a real descendant of the Sea Serpent, or in some way related to that monstrosity.-Columbia Democrat.