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A Boat

           WhenIhad,gonethroughthiswork,Iwasextremelydelightedwithit. TheboatwasreallymuchbiggerthanIeversawacanoeorperiagua,thatwasmadeofonetree,inmylife. Manyawearystrokeithadcost,youmaybesure; andthereremainednothingbuttogetitintothewater; andhadIgottenitintothewater,ImadenoquestionbutIshouldhavebegunthemaddestvoyage,andthemostunlikelytobeperformed,thateverwasundertaken. 

           Butallmydevicestogetitintothewaterfailedme,theycostmeinfinitelabor,too. Itlayaboutonehundredyardsfromthewater,andnotmore; butthefirstinconveniencewas,itwasuphilltowardsthecreek. Well,totakeawaythisdiscouragement,Iresolvedtodigintothesurfaceoftheearth,andsomakeadeclivity. ThisIbegan,anditcostmeaprodigiousdealofpains; butwhogrudgespains,thathavetheirdeliveranceinview? Butwhenthiswasworkedthrough,andthisdifficultymanaged,itwasstillmuchatone,forIcouldnomorestirthecanoethanIcouldtheotherboat. 

           Thenmeasuredthedistanceofground,andresolvedtocutadockorcanal,tobringthewateruptothecanoe,seeingIcouldnotbringthecanoedowntothewater. Well,Ibeganthiswork;andwhenIbegantoenterintoit,andcalculatehowdeepitwastobedug,howbroad,howthestufftobethrownout,IfoundthatbythenumberofhandsIhad,beingnonebutmyown,itmusthavebeenoftenortwelveyearsbeforeshouldhavegonethroughwithit; fortheshorelayhigh,sothatattheupperenditmusthavebeenatleasttwentyfeetdeep; soatlength,thoughwithgreatreluctancy,Igavethisattemptoveralso. 

           Thisgrievedmeheartily; andnowIsaw,thoughtoolate,thefollyofbeginningaworkbeforewecountthecost,and,beforewejudgerightlyofourownstrengthtogothroughwithit. 

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