Chapter 10

           Ihadsettledmylittleeconomytomyownheart’scontent.Mymasterhadorderedaroomtobemadeforme,aftertheirmanner,aboutsixyardsfromthehouse:thesidesandfloorsofwhichIplasteredwithclay,andcoveredwithrush-matsofmyowncontriving.Ihadbeatenhemp,whichtheregrowswild,andmadeofitasortofticking;thisIfilledwiththefeathersofseveralbirdsIhadtakenwithspringesmadeofYahoos’hairs,andwereexcellentfood.Ihadworkedtwochairswithmyknife,thesorrelnaghelpingmeinthegrosserandmorelaboriouspart.Whenmyclotheswereworntorags,Imademyselfotherswiththeskinsofrabbits,andofacertainbeautifulanimal,aboutthesamesize,callednnuhnoh,theskinofwhichiscoveredwithafinedown.OftheseIalsomadeverytolerablestockings.Isoledmyshoeswithwood,whichIcutfromatree,andfittedtotheupper-leather;andwhenthiswaswornout,IsupplieditwiththeskinsofYahoosdriedinthesun.Ioftengothoneyoutofhollowtrees,whichImingledwithwater,oratewithmybread.Nomancouldmoreverifythetruthofthesetwomaxims,"Thatnatureisveryeasilysatisfied;"and,"Thatnecessityisthemotherofinvention."Ienjoyedperfecthealthofbody,andtranquillityofmind;Ididnotfeelthetreacheryorinconstancyofafriend,northeinjuriesofasecretoropenenemy.