Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1903 — In the Clear Waters. [ARTICLE]

In the Clear Waters.

The clear, limpid waters that «w----round Bermuda and the West Indies He about coral reefs covered with plants and animals, many of which are as brilliant In color as a rainbow. They look like glimpses of fairyland, and as yonr eyd goes from one wonder to another you catch yourself striving to peek just around some corner into a strange nook, half hoping to see a bevy of mermen and mermaids sporting and playing within the crannies. Here Is a patch of pale green sea lettuce, and there Is a group of great purple sea fans, says Professor O. L. Bristol, In St. Nicholas; yonder some golden corals, standing out like a sheh\ or branching like a tree, while among' them all swim lovely fishes that take the place of the should dwell in this magic land and fascinate you by their gorgeous colors and their graceful, wavy motions. There is a great green “parrot fish,” as brilliant In color as his namesake, the bird, showing himself boldly and swimming along slowly, secure from any assault. His scales are green as the fresh grass of springtime, and each one Is bordered by a pale brown line.