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           ButafterIsawbarleygrowthereinaclimatewhichIknewwasnotproperforcorn,andespeciallythatIknewnothowitcamethere,itstartledmestrangely,andIbegantosuggestthatGodhadmiraculouslycausedthisgraintogrowwithoutanyhelpofseedsown,anditwassodirectedpurelyformysustenanceonthatwildmiserableplace. 

           Thistouchedmyheartalittle,andbroughttearsoutofmyeyes; andIbegantoblessmyself,thatsuchaprodigyofNatureshouldhappenuponmyaccount,andthiswasthemorestrangetome, becauseIsawnearitstill,allalongbythesideoftherock,someotherstragglingstalks,whichprovedtobestalksofrice,andwhichIknew,becauseIhadseenitgrowinAfrica,whenIwasashorethere. 

           InotonlythoughtthesethepureproductionsofProvidenceformysupport,but,notdoubtingbutthattherewasmoreintheplace, IwentalloverthatpartoftheislandwhereIhadbeenbefore,peeringineverycorner,andundereveryrock,toseeformoreofit;butIcouldnotfindany. AtlastitoccurredtomythoughtsthatIhadshookabagofchicken’smeatoutinthatplace,andthenthewonderbegantocease; andImustconfess,myreligiousthankfulnesstoGod’sprovidencebegantoabatetoo,uponthediscoveringthatallthiswasnothingbutwhatwascommon; Ioughttohavebeenasthankfulforsostrangeandunforseenprovidence,asifithadbeenmiraculous; foritwasreallytheworkofProvidenceastome,thatshouldorderorappoint,thattenortwelvegrainsofcornshouldremainunspoiled(whentheratshaddestroyedalltherest),asifithadbeendroppedfromheaven; asalsothatIshouldthrowitoutinthatparticularplace,where,itbeingintheshadeofahighrock,itsprangupimmediately; whereas,ifIhadthrownitanywhereelseatthattime,ithadbeenburntupanddestroyed. 

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