. The travels and surprising adventures of Baron Munchausen; . BARON MUNCHAUSEN. 76 (R1x^iit(v W\xxvtttnt\ E all remember Capt. Phippss(now Lord Mulgrave) last voy-age of discovery to the accompanied the captain,not as an officer, but a privatefriend. When we arrived in a high northernlatitude, I was viewing the objects around mewith the telescope which I introduced to yournotice in my Gibraltar adventures. I thoughtI saw two large white bears in violent ac-tion upon a body of ice considerably above themasts, and about half a league distance. I immedi-ately took my carbine, slung it
. The travels and surprising adventures of Baron Munchausen; . BARON MUNCHAUSEN. 76 (R1x^iit(v W\xxvtttnt\ E all remember Capt. Phippss(now Lord Mulgrave) last voy-age of discovery to the accompanied the captain,not as an officer, but a privatefriend. When we arrived in a high northernlatitude, I was viewing the objects around mewith the telescope which I introduced to yournotice in my Gibraltar adventures. I thoughtI saw two large white bears in violent ac-tion upon a body of ice considerably above themasts, and about half a league distance. I immedi-ately took my carbine, slung it across my shoulder,and ascended the ice. When I arrived at the top,the unevenness of the surface made my approach tothose animals troublesome and hazardous beyondexpression : sometimes hideous cavities opposed me, 76 ORIGINAL TRAVELS OF which I was obliged to spring over; in other partsthe surface was as smooth as a mirror, and I wascontinually falling. As I approached near enoughto reach them, I fonnd they were only at play. 1immediately began to calculate the value of theirskins, for they were each as
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