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Tames Goats

           ButIthinkIwasnevermorevainofmyownperformance,ormorejoyfulforanythingIfoundout,thanformybeingabletomakeatobacco-pipe. Andthoughitwasaveryugly,clumsythingwhenitwasdone,andonlyburntred,likeotherearthenware,yetasitwashardandfirm,andwoulddrawthesmoke,Iwasexceedinglycomfortedwithit; forIhadbeenalwaysusedtosmoke,andtherewerepipesintheship,butIforgotthematfirst,notknowingthattherewastobaccointheisland; andafterwards,whenIsearchedtheshipagain,Icouldnotcomeatanypipesatall. 

           InmywickerwarealsoIimprovedmuch,andmadeabundanceofnecessarybaskets,aswellasmyinventionshowedme; thoughnotveryhandsome,yettheyweresuchaswereveryhandyandconvenientformylayingthingsupin,orfetchingthingshomein. Forexample,ifIkilledagoatabroad,Icouldhangitupinatree,flayit,anddressit,andcutitinpieces,andbringithomeinabasket; andthelikebyaturtle; Icouldcutitup,takeouttheeggs,andapieceortwooftheflesh,whichwasenoughforme,andbringthemhomeinabasket,andleavetherestbehindme. Also,largedeepbasketsweremyreceiversformycorn,whichIalwaysrubbedoutassoonasitwasdry,andcured,andkeptitingreatbaskets. 

           Ibegannowtoperceivemypowderabatedconsiderably,andthiswasawantwhichitwasimpossibleformetosupply,andIbeganseriouslytoconsiderwhatImustdowhenIshouldhavenomorepowder;thatistosay,howIshoulddotokillanygoats. Ihad,asitobserved,inthethirdyearofmybeinghere,keptayoungkid,andbredheruptame,andIwasinhopeofgettingahe-goat. ButIcouldnotbyanymeansbringittopass,tillmykidgrewanoldgoat; andIcouldneverfinditinmyhearttokillher,tillshediesatlastofmereage. 

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