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Finds Print of Man’s Foot on the Sand

           andunderthisIhadmademeasquaborcouch,withtheskinsofthecreaturesIhadkilled,andwithothersoftthings,andablanketlaidonthem,suchasbelongedtooursea-bedding,whichIhadsaved,andagreatwatch-coattocoverme; andhere,wheneverIhadoccasiontobeabsentfrommychiefseat,Itookupmycountryhabitation. 

           AdjoiningtothisIhadmyenclosureformycattle,thatistosay,mygoats. AndasIhadtakenaninconceivabledealofpainstofenceandenclosethisground,soIwasuneasytoseeitkeptentire,lessthegoatsshouldbreakthrough,thatIneverleftofftill,withinfinitelabor,Ihadstrucktheoutsideofthehedgesofullofsmallstakes,andsoneartooneanother,thatitwasratherapalethanahedge,andtherewasscarceroomtoputahandthroughthem; whichafterwards,whenthosestakesgrew,astheyalldidinthenextrainyseason,madetheenclosurestronglikeawall,indeed,strongerthananywall. 

           ThiswilltestifyformethatIwasnotidle,andthatIsparednopainstobringtopasswhateverappearednecessaryformycomfortablesupport; forIconsideredthekeepingupabreedoftamecreaturesthusatmyhandwouldbealivingmagazineofflesh,milk,butter,andcheeseformeaslongasIlivedintheplace,ifitweretobefortyyears; andthatkeepingtheminmyreachdependedentirelyuponmyperfectingmyenclosurestosuchadegreethatImightbesureofkeepingthemtogether; which,bythismethod,indeed,Isoeffectuallysecuredthatwhentheselittlestakesbegantogrow,IhadplantedthemsoverythickIwasforcedtopullsomeofthemupagain. 

           InthisplacealsoIhadmygrapesgrowing,whichIprincipallydependedonformywinterstoreofraisins,andwhichIneverfailedtopreserveverycarefully,asthebestandmostagreeabledaintyofmywholediet. Andindeedtheywerenotagreeableonly,butphysical,wholesome,nourishing,andrefreshingtothelastdegree. 

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