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sprung up, the ship sailed without me. J floated during that
and the succeeding night : but the next morning a wave threw
me on a small island.

1 found fresh water and fruit ; and having discovered a cave,
I lay down in it and slept many hours. I looked about for
some place of habitation, but found none. There were, however,
a number of colts grazing together, but no traces of other ani-
mals, When evening approached, 1 took some more fruit 5
and then climbed into a tree as a resting-place.

‘About midnight the sounds of trumpets and drums seemed to
pass around the island, which continued until morning ; when
again it seemed to be uninhabited. ‘On the next day I found
that the island was small, and that no other land was in sight.
I therefore gave myself up as lost. Nor were my apprehen-
sions diminished, when I found that the shore abounded with
enormous serpents, and other sea-monsters ; but I found how-
ever that they were timid, and the rattling of sticks would
induce them to dive into the water,

I climbed the tree next night, and the drums and trumpets
returned as before, But on the third day, 1 had the satisfaction
to perceive a body of men, who, on landing, were astonished to
find me there.

Having related to them how I came thither, they told me
they were grooms of King Mihrage: that the island belonged
to the genii, Delial ; who visited it every night with drums and
trumpets: that the genii had allowed their sovereign to train
his colts upon the island; and that they, being sent every six
months to select some, had arrived for that purpose.

‘The grooms carried me to King Mihrage ; who allowed me
apartments in his palace ; and seemed pleased with my conver-
sation, as it gave him information of the manners of other
countries.