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Friday’s Education
Ilethimintothemystery,forsuchitwastohim,ofgunpowderandbullet,andtaughthimhowtoshoot; Igavehimaknife,whichhewaswonderfullydelightedwith,andImadehimabelt,withafroghangingtoit,suchasinEnglandwewearhangersin; andinthefrog,insteadofahanger,Igavehimahatchet,whichwasnotonlyasgoodaweapon,insomecases,butmuchmoreusefuluponotheroccasions.
IdescribedtohimthecountryofEurope,andparticularlyEngland,whichIcamefrom; howwelived,howweworshippedGod,howwebehavedtooneanother,andhowwetradedinshipstoallpartsoftheworld. IgavehimanaccountofthewreckwhichIhadbeenonboardof,andshowedhim,asnearasIcould,theplacewhereshelay;butshewasallbeateninpiecesbefore,andgone.
Ishowedhimtheruinsofourboat,whichwelostwhenweescaped,andwhichIcouldnotstirwithmywholestrengththen,butwasnowfallenalmostalltopieces. Uponseeingthisboat,Fridaystoodmusingagreatwhile,andsaidnothing. Iaskedhimwhatitwashestudiedupon.Atlastsayshe, "Meseesuchboatlikecometoplaceatmynation."
Ididnotunderstandhimagoodwhile; butatlast,whenIhadexaminedfurtherintoit,Iunderstoodbyhimthataboatsuchasthathadbeen,cameonshoreuponthecountrywherehelived; thatis,asheexplainedit,wasdriventhitherbystressofweather.IpresentlyimaginedthatsomeEuropeanshipmusthavebeencastawayupontheircoast,andtheboatmightgetlooseanddriveashore; butwassodullthatIneveroncethoughtofmenmakingescapefromawreckthither,muchlesswhencetheymightcome;soIonlyinquiredafteradescriptionoftheboat.
