for, by his running; and having refreshed him, I made signs for him to go and lie down to sleep, showing him a place where I had laid some rice straw and a blanket upon it, which I used to sleep on myself sometimes. So the poor creature lay down and went to sleep.

He was a comely, handsome fellow, perfectly well made, with straight, strong limbs. He was tall, and well-shaped; and, as I reckon, about twenty-six years of age. He had a very good countenance,not a fierce and surly aspect, but he seemed to have something very manly in his face; and yet he had all the sweetness and softness of an European in his countenance too, especially when he smiled. His hair was long and black, not curled like wool; his forehead was very high and large; and there was a great vivacity and sparkling sharpness in his eyes. . . .

After he had slumbered, rather than slept, about half an hour, he awoke again, and came out of the cave to me; for I had been milking my goats, which I had in the enclosure close by. When he espied me, he came running to me, laying himself down again on the ground, with all the possible signs of an humble, thankful disposition, making a great many gestures to show it. At last he laid his head flat on the ground close to my feet, and set my other foot upon his head, as he had done before; and, after this, made all the signs to me of subjection, servitude, and submission imaginable, to let me know how he would serve me as long as he lived. I understood him in many things, and let him know I was very well pleased with him.

In a little time I began to speak to him, and teach

him to speak to me. First, I let him know his name should be Friday, which was the day I saved his life. I likewise taught him to say, "Master," and then let him know that was to be my name. I likewise taught him to say "Yes" and "No," and to know the meaning of them. I gave him some milk in an earthen pot, and let him see me drink it before him; and I put some bread in it, and gave him a cake of bread to do the like; which he quickly complied with, and made signs that it was very good for him. I kept there with him all that night; but as soon as it was day I beckoned to him to come with me, and let him know I would give him some clothes; at which he seemed very glad.

I then led him up to the top of the hill, to see if his enemies were gone. Pulling out my glass, I looked and saw plainly the place where they had been, but no appearance of them or their canoes; so that it was plain they were gone, and had left their two comrades behind them, without any search after them.

But I was not content with this discovery. Having now more courage, and, consequently, more curiosity, I took my man Friday with me, giving him the sword in his hand, with the bow and arrows at his back, (which I found he could use very dexterously,) making him carry one gun for me, while I carried two for myself, and away we marched to the place where these creatures had been; for I had a mind now to get some fuller intelligence of them.

When I came to the place, my very blood ran chill in my veins, and my heart sunk within me, at the horror of the spectacle. Indeed it was a dreadful

sight; at least it was so to me, though Friday made nothing of it. The place was covered with human bones, the ground dyed with blood, and great pieces of flesh were lying here and there, half-eaten, mangled and scorched. In short, there were all the tokens of the triumphant feast they had been making there, after a victory over their enemies. I saw three skulls, five hands, and the bones of three or four legs and feet, and abundance of the other parts of the bodies. Friday, by his signs, made me understand that the savages had brought over four prisoners to feast upon; that three of them were eaten and that he (pointing to himself) was the fourth; that there had been a great battle between them and their next king, of whose subjects, it seems, he had been one; and that they had taken a great number of prisoners, all of whom had been carried to several places, in order that they might feast on them, as had been done here.

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The next day after I came home to my hutch with him, I began to consider where I should lodge him ; and, that I might do well for him, and yet be perfectly easy myself, I made a little tent for him in the vacant place between my two fortifications-in the inside of the last, and in the outside of the first. As there was a door or entrance there into my cave, I made a framed door-case, and a door to it of boards, and set it up in the passage, a little within the entrance. Causing the door to open in the inside, I barred it. up in the night, taking in my ladder too, so that Friday could no way come at me, in the inside of my innermost wall, without making so much noise in getting over that it must needs waken me. For my

first wall had now a complete roof over it of long poles, covering all my tent, and leaning up to the side of the hill, which was again laid across with smaller sticks, instead of laths, and then thatched over a great thickness with rice straw, which was strong like reeds. At the hole or place which was left to go in or out by the ladder, I had placed a kind of trap-door, which, if it had been attempted on the outside, would not have opened at all, but would have fallen down and made a great noise. As to weapons, I took them all in with me every night.

But I needed none of all this precaution; for never man had a more faithful, loving, sincere servant than Friday was to me. Without passions, sullenness, or designs, perfectly obliged and engaged, his very affections were tied to me, like those of a child to a father. I daresay he would have sacrificed his life for the saving of mine, upon any occasion whatsoever. The many testimonies he gave me of this put it out of doubt, and soon convinced me that I needed to use no precautions as to my safety on his account.

I was greatly delighted with him, and made it my business to teach him everything that was proper to make him useful, handy, and helpful; but especially to make him speak, and understand me when I spoke. And he was the aptest scholar that ever was; and particularly, was so merry, so constantly diligent, and so pleased when he could but understand me, or make me understand him, that it was very pleasant to me to talk with him. Now my life became so easy that I began to say to myself, that, could I but have been safe from more savages, I cared not if I never was to remove from the place where I lived.

THE DIVERTING HISTORY OF JOHN GILPIN.

JOHN GILPIN was a citizen

Of credit and renown,

A train-band captain eke was he
Of famous London town.

John Gilpin's spouse said to her dear,
"Though wedded we have been
These twice ten tedious years, yet we
No holiday have seen.

To-morrow is our wedding-day,
And we will then repair
Unto the Bell at Edmonton,
All in a chaise and pair.

My sister, and my sister's child,
Myself, and children three,

Will fill the chaise; so you must ride
On horseback after we."

He soon replied, "I do admire
Of womankind but one,
And you are she, my dearest dear,
Therefore it shall be done.

I am a linen-draper bold,

As all the world doth know,
And my good friend the calender
Will lend his horse to go."