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A Cry in the Night

           BobandJoe,mybravecompanionsinmisfortune,myfriends,secondedmeenergetically.

           "WebeganlikethefictitiousRobinsonCrusoeofDefoe,ourmodel,bycollectingtheplanksoftheship,thetools,alittlepowder,andfirearms,andabagofpreciousseeds.Thefirstfewdayswerepainfulenough,buthuntingandfishingsoonaffordedusasuresupplyoffood,forwildgoatswereinabundanceintheinterioroftheisland,andmarineanimalsaboundedonthecoast.Bydegreeswefellintoregularwaysandhabitsoflife.

           "Ihadsavedmyinstrumentsfromthewreck,andknewexactlythepositionoftheisland.Ifoundwewereoutoftherouteofvessels,andcouldnotberescuedunlessbysomeprovidentialchance.Iacceptedourtryinglotcomposedly,alwaysthinking,however,ofmydearones,rememberingthemeverydayinmyprayers,thoughneverhopingtoseethemagain.

           "However,wetoiledonresolutely,andbeforelongseveralacresoflandweresownwiththeseedofftheBritannia;potatoes,endive,sorrel,andothervegetablesbesides,gavewholesomevarietytoourdailyfare.Wecaughtsomeyoungkids,whichsoongrewquitetame.Wehadmilkandbutter.Thenardou,whichgrewabundantlyindriedupcreeks,supplieduswithtolerablysubstantialbread,andwehadnolongeranyfearsforourmateriallife.

           "WehadbuiltaloghutwiththeDEBRISoftheBritannia,andthiswascoveredoverwithsailcloth,carefullytarredover,andbeneaththissecuresheltertherainyseasonpassedcomfortably.

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