“Do you know, Ichabod,” said Job, “that Master Torrey and I just found the figure-head of the poor Sea-nymph, all shattered to bits on the rocks? The waves brought her all this way to smash her at last.” “I wish they had smashed her at first,” said Ichabod. “Why?” said Job, with a curious look. “Because,” said Ichabod, “she was an unlucky creature from the first. She was too much alive for a wooden image, and too wooden to be a live woman, much less a goddess.” [Illustration: FINIS] Transcriber’s Note: Punctuation has been standardised. Hyphenation and spelling have been retained as in the original publication except as follows: Page 35 of The Mermen who had married a mer lady, and _changed to_ who had married a merlady, and Page 90 of The Mermen a beautiful moonlight night _changed to_ a beautiful moonlit night Page 114 of The Mermen I ’spose he had his feelings _changed to_ I s’pose he had his feelings