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Friday’s Education
AccordinglyIfired,andbadehimlook,andimmediatelyhesawtheparrotfall. Hestoodlikeonefrightedagain,notwithstandingallIhadsaidtohim; andIfoundhewasthemoreamazed,becausehedidnotseemeputanythingintothegun,butthoughtthattheremustbesomewonderfulfundofdeathanddestructioninthatthing,abletokillman,beast,bird,oranythingnearorfaroffandtheastonishmentthiscreatedinhimwassuchascouldnotwearoffforalongtime; andIbelieve,ifIwouldhavelethim,hewouldhaveworshippedmeandmygun. Asforthegunitself,hewouldnotsomuchastouchitforseveraldaysafter; butwouldspeaktoit,andtalktoit,asifithadansweredhim,whenhewasbyhimself; which,asIafterwardslearnedofhim,wastodesireitnottokillhim.
Well,afterhisastonishmentwasalittleoveratthis,IpointedtohimtorunandfetchthebirdIhadshot,whichhedid,butstayedsometime; fortheparrot,notbeingquitedead,wasflutteredagoodwayofffromwhereshefell. However,hefoundher,tookherup,andbroughthertome; andasIhadperceivedhisignoranceaboutthegunbefore,Itookthisadvantagetochargethegunagain,andnotlethimseemedoit,thatImightbereadyforanyothermarkthatmightpresent. Butnothingmoreofferedatthattime; soIbroughthomethekid,andthesameeveningItooktheskinoff,andcutitoutaswellasIcould; andhavingapotforthatpurpose,Iboiledorstewedsomeoftheflesh,andmadesomeverygoodbroth; andafterIhadbeguntoeatsome,Igavesometomyman,whoseemedverygladofit,andlikeditverywell; butthatwhichwasstrangesttohim,wastoseemeeatsaltwithit. Hemadeasigntomethatthesaltwasnotgoodtoeat,andputtingalittleintohisownmouth,heseemedtonauseateit,andwouldspitandsputteratit,washinghismouthwithfreshwaterafterit.
