Noosing A Sea Lion

A correspondent of Ram 's Hom narrates a pull ing match betweenasea Hou and a farmer: Near Tillamook, Or. , an oíd Germán farmer chanced to be driving along the beach, when his watehful gaze was greeted by the sight of a large soa lion some distance out on the sand, fast asleep. It was the work of a moment for Jacob to make a lasso of a stout rope he had in his wagon, fasten the end of it to the hind axle and adjust the noose over the sea lion 's head. Then Jacob jumped into the wagon and started homeward with his prize. The sea lion did the same, and as his team was the stronger of the two Jacob started seaward at a good pace, and only sa ved himself and his "outfit" by springing quickly to the ground, grasping his jackknife and cutting the rope.