648 A SPANISH ROBINSON CRUSOK,

observe their watches, and relieve each other at certain hours, so that they
might bo sure thoir firo wont not out, In this mannor they live amicably
together for certiin days; for many did not pass before a quarrel arose
between them, so high that thoy were ready to tight. ‘The oceasion pro-
cooded from some words that one gave the other, that he took not that care
and lnbour as the oxtromity of their condition required; and this difforence
so inereasod (for to such misery do our passions often betray us), that at
longth they separated, and lived apart one from the other, However, in a
short time, having oxperiencod the want of that comfort which mutual
society procures, thoir choler was appoased, aad so they returned to enjoy
commerce and the assistanes whieh friendship and society afforded; in
which condition they passed four years; during all which time they saw
many ships sail near them; yet none would be so charitable or curious as to
bo invited by their smoke and flame; so that, now boing almost desperate,
thoy expected no other remedy besides death to put an end to their miseries,

“ Howovor, at longth a ship, adventuring to pass nearer than ordinary,
ospiod the smoke, and rightly judging that it must be made by some ship-
wrockod porsons escaped to those sands, hoisted out their boat to take them
in, Serrano and his companion readily ran to tho place where they saw the
boat coming; but so soon as tho mariners were approached so noar as to
distinguish the strange figuros and looks of those two mon, they were so
alrightod that they began to row back. But the poor mon eried out; and
that they might believe them not to be devils or evil spirits, they rohoarsed
the erood, and called aloud upon the name of Jesus: with which words the
tnariners returned, took thom into tho boat, and carried them to the ship,
fo the great wondor of all there present, who, with admiration, beheld their
hairy shapes, not Hiko mon but boasts, and with singular ploasure heard them
rolate the story of thoir past misfortunes. The companion died on his
voyage to Spain; but Serrano lived to come thither, from whence he
travelled into Germany, whore the emporor then resided : all which time he
nourished his hair and board, to serve as an evidence and proof of his past
lity. Wheroesoevor he camo, the people prossod as a sight to seo him for
money, Persons of quality, having also the same curiosity, gave him sufli-
ciont to defray his charges; and his Imperial Majesty, having seen and
heard his discourses, bostowed a rent upon him of four thousand pieces of
sight a year, which mako four thousand eight hundred ducats in Peru: and
going to the possession of this income, he died at Panama without further
enjoyment, All this story was related to mo by a gentleman called Garei
Sanchez do Figueron, one who was acquainted with Serrano, and heard it
from his own mouth. And that after he had seen the emperor he then
cut his hair and beard to some convenient length, because it was so long
before, that when ho turned himself in his bed he often lay upon it, whien
incommoded him so much us to disturb his sleep.”