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whiskers. But as for my figure, I had so few to observe me, that it was no manner of consequence.
In this figure I went my new journey, and was out fivo or six days. I was exceedingly surprised with the print of a man's naked foot on the shore, which was plainly to he seen in the sand. I listcned, I could hear nothing, I went upon a rising ground to look farther, hut I could see only that one imprcssion. There was plainly a foot, toes, hecl, and cvery part very distinct. I hurried home to my fortifications, looking behind me every two or three steps, and fancying every tree, bush, and stump, to he a man. I had no sleep that night, but my terror gradually wore off; however, I strengthened my fortifieation, and planted a number of stakes on the outside of my wall, which growing, became a thick grove.
After having secured my habitation in the strongest manner possible, I sought for a placo of security for my live goats; and at length found a piece of ground almost inaecessible by nature; and then removed thc she-goats and two he-goats into it.
After I had thus secured ono part of my live stoek, I rambled moro to the western point of tho island than I had ever done before. I was presently convinced that the seeing the print of a man’s foot was not such a strange thing in the island, as I had imagined, for on my approaching the shore, I was perfectly confounded; nor is it possible to express the horror I felt at seeing the shore spread with skulls, hands, and feet, and other bones of human bodies; and particularly a place, where, as I supposed, there had been a fire made, and a circle dug in the earth for the savage wretches to sit down to their inhuman feasts. I turned my face from the horrid spectacle, and left the place as soon as possible.
Some time after, in the midst of a very stormy night, I was startled at the firing of a gun: I hastened up to the top of my hill, and heard another. I imagined that these were the signals of a ship in distress; and such it proved, as I diseovered the next day. I cannot explain the emotion I felt at the sight of this wreek. O that there had been but one saved! cried I, that I might have had one companion—one fellow creature to have spoken to, and have eomforted in his affliction!
One morning very early, I clambered up my hill, and discovered savages landing from five canoes. I soon after saw two miserable wretches dragged out of the boats; one of whom was immediately knocked down; but the other starting from them, ran with incredible swiftness towards me. I was frightened when I saw him come my way, imagining he would be followed by the whole body; however, I kept my station; and quite lost my apprehensions when I found but three followed
