d my companion. "I hope his horns are not
sharp!"

Our guns were loaded only with small shot, so that we could hope to make
but little impression on the body of a wild animal. The roar was
repeated, and there was a loud rustling among the penguin grass on a
mound near us. The grass moved rapidly. We looked towards it.
Presently the huge head of a ferocious-looking animal appeared glaring
at us from among the grass. We shouted lustily for help to our friends.

"Let's run, it is a lion--I told you so," cried Jerry; "no time to lose,
if we don't wish to be eaten up!" Suiting the action to the word, Jerry
turned round, and, in attempting to escape, tumbled over some of the
tangled stalks, and lay sprawling on the ground, while I endeavoured to
lift him up. The huge monster all the time came roaring towards us,
Jerry and I shouting out,--"Help, help, help! a lion, a lion!" In
another moment I expected to feel his claws on my shoulder.

"A sea-lion, my lads!" cried Mr Jonathan Kilby, who at that moment
appeared close to us from among the high grass. "Jump up and attack
him."

The beast having no legs, and being able only to make progress with his
fins, had not advanced so far as we expected. Our friend, having in the
meantime drawn the small shot from his gun, and put a ball instead,
fired at the head of the beast. The ball entered and stopped his
further progress, and there he lay, helplessly floundering about, and
roaring more lustily than ever. This gave Jerry and me time to recover
ourselves, and to put bullets into our guns, with which we soon put an
end to the sufferings of the poor beast. He was, we found, a species of
seal, about eight feet long, of a yellowish-brown colour, and with a
large mane, covering his neck and shoulders. He looked as if he would
prove an ugly customer in the water; but as he had only flappers for
front legs, with very small nails on them, and only a tail instead of
hind-legs, a person on shore could very easily keep out of his way, and
Jerry and I felt rather foolish at the fright he had put us into. We
had achieved our victory before Mr Brand and Mr Burkett found their
way up to us. As he lay not far from the boat, we settled to take his
skin on our return. Going on, we reached a lake of some size, from
which vast numbers of teal got up. Jerry and I shot several, which made
us very proud; and the rest of the party tagged thirty or more between
them, so that they were pr