Two Aberdonians, an uncle and nephew, who have been at Deerness during the past fortnight on holidays, had quite an adventure the other day with the mermaid. They were among the rocks hunting for crabs when they saw the mermaid and the young one coming straight towards them. The faces of the sea nymphs were so human-like and their bodies so large that the Aberdonians took flight, and scrambled up the dangerous cliffs to get a place of safety. Here they had a side view of the strange creatures, and describe them as having the appearance of monster Newfoundland dogs. The Aberdonians now declare that, whatever the creatures may be - mermaid or otherwise - they never saw their like before.
Edinburgh Evening News, 28th July 1893.
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