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fatigued me very much. After this, I went every day on board, and
Brana away what I could get. “
1 had been now thirteen days on shore, and had been alérai ‘times
on board the ship; in which time I had brought away all that one
pair of hands could well be supposed capable to bring, though I believe
verily, had the calm held, I should have brought away the whole ship,
piece by piece: but, preparing the twelfth time to go on board, I
found the wind began to rise; however, at low water, I went on board,
and though I thought I had rummaged the cabin so effectually, as that
nothing more could be found, yet I discovered a locker with drawers
in it, in one of which I found two or three razors, and one pair of
large scissors, with some ten or a dozen of good knives and forks; in
another I found about thirty-six pounds value in money, some Euro-
pean coin, some Brazil, some pieces of eight, some gold, some silver.
I smiled to myself at the sight of this money. ‘‘O drug!” said-I,
aloud, “‘what art thou good for? thou art not worth tc me—no, not
the taking off of the ground ; one of those knives is worth all this heap ;
I have no manner of use for thee; even remain where thou art, and
go to the bottom, as a creature whose life is not worth saving.”

However, upon second thoughts, I took it away, and. wrapping all this:

in a piece of canvas, I began to think of making another raft; but,

while I was preparing this, I found the sky overcast, and the. wind:

began to rise, and in a quarter of an hour it blew a fresh gale from
the shore. It presently occurred to me, that it was in vain to pretend
to make a raft with the wind off shore, and that it was my business to
be gone before the tide of flood began, otherwise I might not be able.
to reach the shore at all: accordingly, I let myself down into the

water, and swam across the channel which lay between the ship and.
the sands, and even that with difficulty enough, partly with the.weight.

of things I had about me, and partly the roughness of. the water, for
the wind rose very hastily, and, before it was quite high water, it blew a:
storm.

But I was gotten home to my little tent, where I lay with all my
wealth about me very secure. It blew very hard all that night, and
in the morning, when I looked out, behold, no more. ship was tobe

seen! I was a little surprised, but recovered myself. with: this satisfac. 3

tory reflection, namely, that I had lost no time, nor abated no diliz’ ”
gence, to get every thing out of her that could be useful to: cme, and
that, indeed there was little left in her that-I.was able to one away,’
if I had had more time.

T now gave over.any more thoughts. of the ship, or of any; edthig out

of her, except what might drive on shore from her wreck, aa, indesd,
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