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therefore pulling off his clothes^ the water being but shallow*
he waded over with them in his am is; and dressing himself,
he walked a considerable way up the island; but being weary,
he lay down under a ciustoT of trees that made an agreeable
arbour, and slept. When he awoke, he was Jed by curiosity
to go to the same side of the rock be bad been cast upon, where
hearing a sudden noise which issued from a creek in the rock,
he went to see what occasioned it. But coming to the place
he heard the noise proceed from, he
discovered a fine large cod-fish dabbling
in a hole in tbo rock, w here the late
$torm had cast it. So having taken off
both his garters, he got into the hole
where the fish lay, and running them
through its gills he dragged it out.
Going along, he found several oysters
and cockles in the way, which the sea
had cast up and down the rock, and having a knife about him,
he sat down and ate a few, and so refreshed himself, his spirits
being quite exhausted for want of food ; then filling his
pockets with salt, that was congealed by the s u e , which he
found in the cavities of the rock, he cheerfully dragged the
fish after him to the place where he Jay the night before.
Being come to it, he picked up a parcel of dry leaves^ and with
his knife and fiint struck fire, and kindled them : then getting
together a few sticks, made a fire presently and broiled a slice
of his fish ; and now night drawing on, he Jaid himself down
to sleep. Having slept comfortably that night, he awoke in
the morning pretty fresh and hearty, but as he had no co T erio g ,
and winter was approaching, he began to think of making
himself a house, lie now recollected that he had a hatchet in
bus hand when he was cast away, and thought probably it