THE NEW
ROBINSON CRUSOE.
designed for youth.
ORNAMENTED WITH PLATES.

COOPERSTOWN:
STEREOTYPED, PRINTED and sold BY H. & E. PHINNEY.
1842.
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ROBINSON CRUSOE.
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HOSE who are accustomed in their early days to do
wrong, will with difficulty be persuaded to do right,
when they shall be grown to the age of maturity. The pa-
rents of Crusoe left him entire to the guidance of his own
will, and, as he loved play better than his book, his youthful
days passed without any attention being paid to the improve-
ment of his mind. Those hours, which ought to have been
spent in some useful study, were squandered away among
idle boys in the streets, to his own detriment, and the dis-
grace of his fond parents.
When young Robinson was grown up, his parents knew
not what to do with him. His father wished to put him to
some trade; but the youth could not think of confinement,
and rather wished to see the world at large. When he arri-
ved at the age of seventeen, he began very early to entreat.
his parents to permit him to travel, to which his father was
totally averse, as he knew his education was not proper for
such an undertaking.
One day, as Robinson was walking about the port of New-
York, the place of his nativity, he met with one of his coin-
panions, whose father was master of a ship, and who was
then on the point of sailing for London. The young sailor
persuaded Crusos to go with him, which he did, without ta-
king leave of his parents, and thereby committed a rash and
wicked action.
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The wind was favourable, they weighed anchor, and pro-
ceeded on their voyage. Crusoe soon lost sight of the land,
and nothing was left to his view but the ship in which he was
sailing, the water beneath, and the sky above.
The two following days, the wind and weather proved fa
vourable but, on the third, the heavens began to be over-
cast, and every thing seemed to forebode an approaching
storm. The air sometimes appeared to be on fire, and
dreadful peals of thunder followed the vivid flashes of light-
ning;
the rain fell in torrents, and the wind blew the billows
of the ocean to a tremendous height. One moment the ves-
sel appeared mounting to the clouds, and the next as if de-
scending to the lowest regions; sometimes it lay on one
side, and sometimes on the other.
Robinson, who was not accustomed to such scenes as
these, began to grow dizzy, and was soon overtaken with what
they call the sea sickness. "Ah, my parents: my parents!
(exclaimed he) you will never see me inore. This is a judg-
ment on me for my wickedness!"
All on a sudden, crack! crack! went the deck. "Heaven
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have mercy on us!" cried the sailors, who turned pale with
terror, and lifted up their hands to heaven. "What is the
matter?" said Robinson, who was already half dead with
fear. "Ah! (replied the seamen) we are lost; a clap of
thunder has shivered our mizen-mast to pieces, and the main-
mast is equally in danger.”—“We are lost! (exclaimed an-
other voice from the inside of the ship :) we have sprung a
leak, and we have already four feet water in the hold!"
At these words, Robinson, who was seated on the cabin
floor, fell into a swoon, and entirely lost his senses. All the
crew ran to the pumps, and exerted all the force they were
masters of to keep the ship from sinking. The captain fired
signals of distress, which awakened Robinson from his
swoon, but soon threw him into a worse state, when he sup-
posed it to be the noise occasioned by the ship's foundering.
After some time, a large boat came to their assistance;
but it was with great difficulty, on account of the dreadful
waves, that they could get on board of it; and Robinson
must have perished, had not a compassionate sailor thrown
him on board the boat. They had rowed but a small
distance from the ship, when they saw it sink. Fortunately,
at this instant, the wind abated, otherwise the boat, loaded as
it was, must have been overwhelmed in the waves. Howev-
er, after many dangers, they reached the ship to which the
boat belonged, and were all taken on board.
The ship that had received them, then set sail for England,
and, in a few weeks, entered the mouth of the river Thames,
and soon after anchored in the port of London. They there
went on shore, happy in the idea of having escaped with
their lives. Crusoe amused himself for a few hours, in view-
ing some parts of this great city; but his stomach soon telling
him he stood in need of something to eat, he went in search
of the master of the vessel, who received him kindly, and
made him sit down to table with him.
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After dinner, the captain asked him what business brought
him to London; when he replied, that pleasure was his only
motive, and at the same time he confessed, that he had un-
dertaken the voyage unknown to his parents. When the
captain heard this, he appeared much shocked, and advised
him to return immediately to his native country, and at the
knees of his parents to implore their forgiveness.
Robinson held down his head, blushed, and remained silent
for some time. At last, he asked the captain if he would
take him back to New-York; but the captain reminded him,
that as his ship was lost, he must wait some time before he
could procure another, and therefore advised Crusoe to de-
part in the first ship that sailed for America.
Our imprudent adventurer then took his leave of the cap-
tain; but, as he was going to inquire for a ship, different
ideas crowded into his mind. "If I now return (said he to
himself) my parents will punish me for leaving them, and
my companions will laugh at me for having seen only two
or three streets in London."
On his reaching the quay, he found no ship ready to sail
for the United States: but he met with the captain of a
Guineaman, who very kindly invited him to take a cup of tea
on board of his ship, and Robinson accepted the invitation.
The consequence of this meeting was, that Robinson
agreed to go to Guinea with the captain; and at that mo-
ment he totally forgot his parents, friends, and country.
They accordingly set sail with every appearance of a pleas-
ant passage; they had passed by Calais, cleared the chan-
nel, and got into the Atlantic ocean, without any accident.
The wind, however, now changed, and was so contrary and
violent, that it blew them on the coast of America.
They had not sailed long on the coast, when they heard
the report of cannon; and, as they were at some distance
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rom land, they concluded they were signals of some ship m
distress. They therefore steered their course towards the
report of the guns, and soon discovered, by a flame at a dis-
tance, that it was a ship on fire, which soon blew up, and
nothing more was seen or heard of her. The captain, howev-
er, bent his course that way, and continued his signals, ho-
ping he might thereby pick up some of the crew, who had
probably taken to their boats. It fortunately so happened,
that the crew of the unfortunate ship, directed by the signal-
guns of the Guineaman, came up with them, and were all
saved.
Robinson, during this interval, was troubled with the most
frightful ideas. "Heaven! (said he to himself,) if these peo-
ple, among whom there must be some virtuous characters
have experienced so great a misfortune, what ought I not to
expect? I, who have acted with so much ingratitude to my
good parents!"
The good and generous captain, having safely conveyed to
Newfoundland the people he had saved, pursued his voyagɩ
to Guinea with a favourable wind, and arrived safe at Madeira
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carrying with him thither the crew of another ship he had
met with in the greatest distress.
As the captain was obliged to stop here some time, in or-
der to repair his ship, which had been damaged in the storm,
Robinson, in a few days, began to be tired of inactivity, and
wished for wings that he might, as quick as thought, fly over
the whole universe.
During this interval, a Portuguese ship arrived from Lis-
bou, bound to Brazil in America; and Robinson, getting ac-
quainted with the captain, heard him talk so much of gold
and precious stones, that he conceived the most ardent de-
sire to go there, and load his pocket with those valuable
articles.
Robinson, finding that the Portuguese captain was willing
to take him without any pecuniary consideration, and learn-
ing that the Guineainan would be obliged to stop at least fif
teen days longer, he could not think of waiting. He then
informed his good friend, the English captain, that he intend-
ed to accompany the Portuguese ship to Brazil. As the cap-
tain had just learned from Robinson himself that he had left
his parents without their knowledge, he was very glad to get
rid of him, fearing he should have no success while so impi-
ous a youth was on board. He therefore gave him leave to
depart, gave him some money, and the best advice he could.
Robinson took a kind leave of his friend, went on board the
Portuguese ship, and sailed for the Brazils. The voyage
proved agreeable for several days; at last, a violent storm
blew from the south-sea. The waves foamed, and rose in
mountainous heaps, tossing the ship in all directions. This
terrible tempest lasted six whole days, and carried the ship
so far, that the captain knew not where they were.
After weathering the storm seven days, a sailor cried out,
with excess of joy, that he saw land, which brought every
one on deck. This iov however was of short duration, for
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they ran upon a bed o sand where they remained fixed, and
exposed to the furious waves, which rolled over the ship in
vast bodies.
All on a sudden, the cry was general that the ship was fil-
ling with water. Every one instantly flew upon deck, the
long boat was handed out with incredible haste, and every
one endeavouring who should first get in. The boat was so
loaded, that it was easy to foresee, that it would never reach
the shore, which was at a considerable distance. In fact, a
monstrous wave was seen rolling towards them, which buried
them all in the bosom of the deep.
The boat being thus overset, Robinson and the rest of the
ship's company were exposed to the mercy of the ocean;
but the same wave that overset them, carried Crusoe with it,
and threw him on the shore. He was thrown against a
piece of a rock with such violence, that the pain awoke him
from the swoon into which terror had thrown him. He
opened his eyes, and seeing himself on land, he exerted al-
his efforts to gain the height of the shore.
Scarcely had he accomplished that end, when his weak-
ness overcame him, and he remained for some time insensible.
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When he had again recovered himself, he rose to look
around. Good God, what a sight! the boat, and his
companions, had all disappeared! Nothing remained but
the wreck, and a few planks of the ship, which the waves had
thrown on shore. Himself was the only one which had es-
caped death.
Trembling with joy and fear, he threw himself on his
knees, lifted up his hands towards heaven, and in a loud voice,
accompanied with a torrent of tears, thanked the God of
heaven and earth, who had so miraculously saved him.
As soon as the first emotions of his joy were a little abated,
he began to reflect on his present situation. He looked all
round him, but nothing presented itself but trees and bushes
on every side, nothing was to be seen that could give him the
least reason to hope that the country was inhabited by any
of the human race.
Terror at first immoveably fixed him; he dared not to stir
from the place, and even the rustling of the wind in the bush-
es affrighted him. His heart was frozen. An insupportable
thirst, however, soon roused him from this frightful languor,
and obliged him to wander about in search of water. Hap-
pily, he discovered a pure and limpid stream, where he re-
freshed himself, and for a moment thought himself com-
pietely happy.
Weary and fatigued, he wished to find some place in which
he might enjoy a little repose: but no hut was in view, nor
could he find any apartment so secure as that of the birds,
who pass their evenings in the trees. He clambered up into
one, and there passed the night, having properly secured him-
self from falling while asleep.
In the morning he descended from the tree, in search of
food, having eaten nothing the preceding day; but his search-
es were in vain; nothing presented itself that the human
stomach could digest. He threw himself on the ground,
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shed a torrent of tears, and wished he had perished in the
sea, rather than left to die a miserable death by famine.
He was now forming in his mind by what means he should
put an end to his miserable existence, without waiting the
tediousness of dying with hunger, when, turning himself, he
saw a sea falcon devouring a fish hic had taken. Saying to
himself, "If God furnishes these birds with food, he will not
suffer me to die with hunger." This idea renewed his spirits,
and he exerted himself to walk along the sea shore.
At last, perceiving some shells lying on the sind, he ran
to them, examined them, and to his inexpressible joy found
they were oysters.
Though these saved him from perishing with hunger, yet
he knew not where to take his nocturnal abode, secure from
savages and wild beasts, if any such were there. His last
night's lodging had been so uncomfortable, that he dreaded
repeating the experiment." What end will it serve (said he
to himself) that I have escaped the fury of the sea, and have
found something to keep me from dying with hunger, if I am
at last to be devoured by wild beasts?"
Amidst such sorrowful reflections as thesc, he espied a
mountain at some little distance from him. In his way thith-
er he discovered, that the unknown country, in which he
then was, afforded nothing but sterile trees and grass. He
with difficulty climbed to the top of the mountain, and from
thence looking all round him, he discovered that he was on
an island, perfectly surrounded by the sea.
"Poor unfortunate wretch that I am! (exclaimed be, at
the same time lifting up his trembling hands to heaven.) It
is then true, that I am separated from all human beings, and
that I must remain here, without any hopes of ever being
taken from this deserted island! O my poor afflicted parents,
I shall never see you more! Never have it in my power to
ask pardon for faults! Never inore hear the friendly voice of
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man! But I have no right to complain!" He then fell on his
knees, and prayed to God to give him strength to support
the load of his misfortunes.
This inspired Robinson with fresh spirits, and he exerted
nimself to crawl round the mountains. His attempts to dis-
cover a place where he might repose in safety, were a long
time ineffectual; but at last he came to a small mountain, the
front of which was as perpendicular as a wall. He examined
this side with great attention, and found in it a little hollow
place, to which the entrance was very narrow.
As he had neither pick-axe nor chisel, with which he might
easily have increased the dimensions of the hollow place, he
set his head to work how to supply the want of them. He
observed, that there were several willow trees near the spot;
these he pulled up by the roots, with great dfficulty, in order
to plant them at the entrance of his intended cavern, and
thereby make his habitation the more comfortable and
secure.
Having carried his trees to the spot, and having no imple-
ment to dig a hole to receive the roots, he was obliged to
make use of his hands for the purpose, which naturally so
retarded the work, that the evening approached before he
had planted more than five or six trees. Exercise had in-
creased his appetite, when he returned to the coast to look
after some oysters; but the tide being then at flood, he was
obliged to retire supperless for the night, and made himself
contented with the water he drank from the purling stream
he had discovered.
On his return, having clambered up into a tree, and forced
the branches into such a situation as in some measure resem-
bled a couch, he tied his body to the main bough with his gar-
ters, and in that condition slept soundly.
He rose the next morning at break of day, when he hast-
nned to the shore to appease his hunger with oysters and
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then returned to his labor. He pursued a different route
this morning, and, in his way to the shore, had the good for-
tune to meet with a tree which bore large fruit. He indeed
knew not what they were, but hoped to find them good to
eat, and immediately knocked down one.
It was a nut of a triangular form, as large as the head of a
little child. The outer bark was composed of threads, re-
sembling hemp in appearance. The second bark, on the
contrary, was as hard as the shell of a tortoise; and Robin-
son soon discovered that this would supply the place of a
bason. The contents was a moist substance, which tasted
like sweet almonds, and in the midst of it, which was hollow,
something like milk, of a sweet and agreeable flavor. This
was indeed a most glorious repast to the half famished
Robinson. It was the cocoa-nut.
His empty stomach could not be contented with one sin-
gle nut, but he knocked down a second, which he ate with
the same eagerness. His joy on this discovery filled his eyes
with tears, and lifted his hands to heaven in gratitude. The
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tree was very large, but it was the only one he saw in the
place. He carried with him some oysters to serve him for
his dinner, and he went cheerfully to his labour. He had
collectea, on the borders of the sea, some large shells, which
served him instead of a spade, and which very much accel-
erated his business. He soon afterwards discovered a tree,
the inner bark of which formed a good substitute for cords
or threads.
He then continued his work with great assiduity, and
planted tree against tree, until he had formed a strong palis-
ade before his intended habitation. Every night and morn-
ing he watered his little plantation from the neighbouring
rivulet, and for that purpose made use of the cocoa-nut shell.
He soon had the pleasure to see his little plantation in a
thriving condition, and very beautiful to the view.
Having hitherto succeeded to his wishes, he began to think
in what manner to hollow out the little cavity in the rock, so
as to make it big enough for his use. As he knew it would
be in vain to attempt it with his hands alone, he set about
looking for some tool that might assist him in the operation.
It was at this time, that the idea occurred to him of visiting
the wreck of the ship, to see if he might not find some imple-
ment to assist him in his operations. With this view, he con-
structed a kind of raft, on which, with a great deal of labour,
and considerable difficulty, he reached the wreck. Here he
was so fortunate as to find the very article he most wanted,
namely, a hatchet.-He also found on board, still alive, a cat,
and a dog-These he placed on his raft, together with two
boxes, containing sundry small conveniencies, and regained
the shore in safety.
By the assistance of the tools he had thus gained, his work
was so far advanced, in the course of a few days, that he had
made sufficient room to enable him to lie in it comfortably. He
collected a sufficient quantity of grass, of which ne made hay
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by exposing it to the sun; and of this made his bed.
From this time nothing prevented his sleeping like the rest
of mankind on something like a bed, having for eight nights
before roosted on the tree like the inhabitants of the air.
What luxury it now afforded him, to be able to stretch his
wearied limbs on a bed of hay! He frequently thanked God
for his goodness to him; and made himself happy in the re-
flection, that his parents knew nothing of his distresses.
The next day being Sunday, he consecrated it to rest, to
prayer and meditation. He passed whole hours on his knees,
and lifted up his eyes, bathed in tears, to heaven. He begged
pardon for his past sins, and prayed for the happiness and
consolation of his dear parents.
Robinson, in order that he might not forget the order of
the days, and to know when Sunday returned, invented a
new kind of almanac. As he had neither paper, nor any thing
else to write on, he made choice of four trees that stood close
together, and whose barks were smooth. On the largest of
the four trees, he every night made a mark with a sharp stone.
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to shew that the day had passed. When seven marks had
been made, he then made a stroke through them all, and this
was a mark for a week. Every time that he had made four
marks in the second tree, he knew that one month had passed,
for which he made one mark on the third tree. When he
had made twelve marks on the third tree, he then made one
on the fourth, which denoted the year being completely
finished.
Necessity obliged him to make further excursions into the
island, in pursuit of the indispensable necessaries of life. An
umbrella was necessary for the purpose of screening him from
the heat of the sun in his pursuits over the island. For this
purpose he twisted some twigs of the willow-tree in the form
of an umbrella, through the centre of which he thrust a stick,
and found means properly to fasten it, and completed the
whole by covering it with large leaves.
Robinson rose in the morning with the sun, and prepared
for his tour. He hung his pouch to a string, which he threw
across his shoulders, put his hatchet instead of a sword, into
his belt, and having thrown his umbrella over his shoulder,
began his march.
His first visit was to his cocoa-tree, in order to furnish his
pouch with two-nuts. Having supplied himself with this ex-
cellent provision, he went in search of some oysters; and be-
ing supplied with these matters, to be eaten only in cases of
necessity, he took a hearty draft of pure water for his break
fast, and then proceeded on his journey.
He kept on travelling, without meeting with any thing to
reward his labour, or gratify his curiosity. The farther
he advanced, the more sterile and barren every part appear-
ed, and nothing seemed promising to reward his labour.
In the course of his journey, he perceived a collection of
plants growing together. He went to examine them, and
found they grew so thick as to form a little forest. He first
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tasted the leaf, then the flower; but found they were not pal-
atable. He then pulled up one of them, and found at the
end of the root something about the size of an apple. He
put it to his mouth; but finding his teeth could not penetrate
it, he was going to throw it away. However, he recollected
that he might possibly find some use for it hereafter; he
therefore put it into his pouch, and pursued his journey. It
may not be improper here to inform my young readers, inat
these were somewhat similar to our potatoes, a root Robin-
son had never seen.
At last he came to a brook, where he resolved to sit down
and dine. He seated himself under a large tree, whose
'spreading boughs afforded a shade to a great distance; and
joyfully regaled himself. But in the midst of his repast, and
all on a sudden, a distant noise terribly alarmed him. He
looked around him on all sides, and at last perceived a whole
troop of savage animals approaching him, which had some
resemblance to our sheep, except that they had a hump on
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their backs, which, on that account, made them resemble
little camels. These are called lamas-they are beasts of
burden, and peculiar to some parts of South-America.
Robinson, having killed one of these creatures with his
hatchet, threw it across his shoulder, and was carrying it
home to his cavern, when in his way thither, to his great joy,
he discovered seven or eight citron trees, whose ripe fruit
had fallen to the ground. He carefully collected them, and
carried them home to his habitation.
With a sharp stone he skinned the lama, whose flesh he
so far roasted in the sun, as to make it eatable; and some of his
citrons squeezed into water, afforded him an excellent and
refreshing liquor. The skin he hung up to dry, and of this
hereafter intended to make himself shoes.
Robinson slept very soundly this night, and was angry with
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himself for lying so long. He was going out in order to
make war on the lamas, but heaven prevented it; for he had
no sooner put his head out of his cavern, than he was obliged
to return. It rained so violently, that the ground was cover-
ed with water, and this was accompanied with the most
dreadful thunder, which broke with such violence on the
rock, that it seemed to shake it to the very foundation. This
so terrified poor Crusoe, who, from a want of proper educa-
tion, was naturally timid and superstitious, that he ran out of
his cavern, and fell down in a swoon.
He remained for some time in a state of insensibility; but,
on his recovering himself, found the rain, thunder and light-
ning, had ceased. His mind soon becoming calm and tranquil,
in proportion as his affright diminished, he observed that the
soil was a kind of clay, which was considerably moistened
by the heavy rains that had failen. He thought this was a
favourable opportunity for him to make bricks. Indeed his
deplorable situation had taught him to improve every advan-
tage Providence threw in his way.
With a large shell he cut out a great quantity of the earth,
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and this shaped into bricks, which he exposed to the sun, till
they had acquired a great degree of hardness. Having suc-
ceeded in this experiment, which took him several days, and
having with these bricks built him a new house, he determin-
ed to have a grand supper, and therefore treated himself with
one of the cocoa-nuts he had still left.
"Ah! (exclaimed Robinson, with a mixture of joy and
sorrow) how happy should I be, had I only a human being to
converse with! but, alas! I have nothing but a dog, and a
cat. I am here doomed to live by myself, as if I were the
only mortal upon earth." Then the tears trickled down his
cheeks, and sighs stole involuntarily from him.
At this instant he happened to look toward the entrance
of his hut, where he perceived a spider had spun his web. In
his own country, he would probably have immediately des‐
troyed it; but now he rejoiced at seeing any kind of living
creature in his hut.
It may be necessary to inform my youthful readers, that
during the thunder-storm I have just mentioned, a flash of
lightning had set fire to a large piece of wood, which had
kept burning for a considerable time. Robinson now rejoi-
ced to find that he had obtained some fire, and even from
that very event, which had before gave him so much uneasi-
ness, I mean the furious storm. He immediately set about
to keep in the fire constantly, and for that purpose built a
kind of brick chimney in his new habitation. He watched his
fire attentively, that it might not go out, so that he could now
roast the flesh of his lamas in a manner fit for a human crea-
ture to eat.
As the heat was insupportable in Robinson's island during
the day, he was obliged, when he undertook any work, to at-
tend to it early in the morning, and in the evening. He
therefore generally rose before the sun, and ate part of a co-
coa-nut. He frequently found when he wished to cook part
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​of a lama, that the flesh smelt badly, owing to the excessive
heat, so that he was often deprived of his meal.
Going one day to the borders of the sea to collect oysters,
he could find only a few; but, instead of them, discovered
what gave him infinitely more satisfaction. Though he had
never eaten of them himself, he had heard say that they were
wholesome and delicious food. This was a fine large turtle,
which weighed near an hundred pounds.
Robinson, with some difficulty, carried the turtle home to
his habitation, and, by the assistance of his hatchet, penetra-
ted the under shell, dressed part of it for his dinner, and made
of it a most sumptuous feast. As he could not possibly
eat it all at once, he was at a loss how to preserve the rest
of it from putrefaction.
Necessity had taught him wisdom; and, as he had neither
tub nor salt, he set his head to work, in what manner he
should preserve the delicate food. He found the upper shell,
which he had not broken, would supply the place of a
tub, and then nothing but salt was wanting.
"What a fool I am! (said Robinson to himself) here is a
ulenty of sea-water, and that will supply the place of salt."
He filled his shell with sea-water, put the remainder of the
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turtle into it, and it was thus preserved from putrefaction.
These happy successes encouraged him to exert his genius
in greater attempts. He wished to have some living animal
about him, besides his cat and dog; and the lamas were the
only animate being, except the spider, which he had seen on
this island. But how he should get a pair of them alive into his
possession was a great difficulty to surmount. He determined
to form one of the ends of his cord into a noose, and throw this
over the head of the first lama that should approach him.
I have before mentioned his having discovered the planta-
tion of potatoes, of which he did not at first know the use;
but having by accident let some of them fall among the hot
ashes produced by his fire, and trying, after they had lain for
some time, what sort of taste they would have, he was over-
joyed to find they afforded him the most pleasing food. He
soon discovered that the potatoes were an excellent substi-
tute for bread, to eat with the flesh of the lama and his turtle-
After having made a luxurious meal, he walked on the sea-
shore, to enjoy the fresh breezes it afforded. His eyes wan-
dered over the immense ocean, whose surface was curled
into little waves, which appeared gently to roll over each
cther. He passionately turned his looks to that quarter of
the globe, where he supposed his disconsolate parents lived,
and some tears involuntarily stole down his checks.
"Ah!
(exclaimed he) what must be the condition of my disconso-
late parents, if they have survived the shock of my ingrati-
tude; What ungrateful returns have they received from their
only son, from the first object of their hearts! At present,
my God, my celestial Father, thou art my only companion,
my protection, and support! Ah! deign to dry up the tears
of my parents, and teach them to forget their unworthy son!
Let me suffer every thing my ingratitude merits, but spare
my parents!"
He rose the next morning early, and having furnished him
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self with his hatchet, provisions, and other things necessary,
he proceeded in his design of catching lamas alive.
In the course of his journey he saw a pit at a distance, and
advancing up to it, he found it full of a white substance.
How shall I express his joy, when, on tasting it, he found it to
be excellent salt! he instantly filled all his pockets with it.
This discovery gave fresh spirits to Robinson, and he has-
tened to the spot where he hoped to catch a lama.
It was not long before he ensnared a female lama, which had
two young ones, who, seeing their dain ensnared, came up,
without any appearance of fear, to Robinson, and licked his
hands, meaning thereby, perhaps, that they wished their dam
to be set at liberty.
Robinson then dragged the old lama to his habitation, and
then the two young ones of course followed her. On his
arrival at his hut, he formed a little stall with bricks, into
which he put the lama and her young ones. It is impossible
to express the joy Robinson felt on having three more living
companions, even though they were not human.
He had reason to lament that he had hitherto discovered
only one cocoa-tree, and could not help reflecting within him-
self, what were the evil consequences of his having learned
nothing useful in his early days that might improve his inven-
tion. However, determining to make an experiment, he
made a short slit in the bark of some of the most flourishing
trees, having first cut off the heads of them, then introduced
into the slit so made, young suckers of the cocoa-tree; then
closed the bark nicely, and bound it round tightly. He
waited with some degree of impatience, to see what would
be the result of this experiment. It succeeded to his wishes,
the graft began to bud, and by these means was form-
ed, in a short time, a forest of cocoa-trees.
One day, as he was sitting full of thought, the idea struck
him to explore other parts of the island, as he had seen but a
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small part of it; he therefore determined to proceed on his
tour: the next morning he loaded one of his lamas with four
days provisions, equipped himself, and having implored the
divine protection, set out on his journey.
He had reached the centre of the island, when he saw the
impressions of human feet on the sand, at which he grew pale
and motionless, concluding that if there were inhabitants on
the island, they could be only savages or cannibals, not less to
be dreaded than the beasts of the forest. A little farther he
discovered a pit, in which were evident marks of a fire ex-
tinguished, and around were scattered the hands and feet,
skulls and other bones of human creatures, the remains of a
horrible and unnatural repast.
He returned home and put his habitation in the best state
of defence, and cut a subterraneous passage from his house,
through which he might escape in case of an attack.
Some years passed without any thing material occurring.
One clear and serene morning, he perceived a smoke rising
at a distance; his fright was followed by curiosity, and he
hastened to the top of the hill, at the foot of which was his
grotto; from it he discovered six canoes fastened to the shore,
and about thirty savages dancing around a great fire; pres-
ently two poor creatures were dragged from the boat, one of
the savages knocked one of them down, and two others fell
immediately upon him to cut him to pieces. The other cap-
tive, while the savages were butchering his companion, took
to flight, and ran with astonishing swiftness near to Robin-
son's habitation.
Robinson descended the hill, and went to the spot where
the fugitive had concealed himself. Robinson made signs
for him to follow him, which he did with evident marks of
fear. In a little time, the fears of the Indian were removed,
and he made Robinson to understand that he was willing to
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a slave; for though he understood not the language of the
Indian, he was charmed with the sound of an human voice, to
which he had long been a stranger.

As this affair happened on a Friday, Robinson gave to his
companion the name of Friday. He gave him a skin to cov-
er himself with, and made him set down by him. Friday
obeyed in the most respectful manner, offering a lance to
Robinson, and holding the point at his own breast, in token
of absolute submission to his will.
Now Robinson was truly become king, the island was his
kingdom, his lamas and his fruits his treasure, a parrot his
courtier, who was incapable of acting the part of a sycophant,
and Friday his faithful subject.
Robinson, ever since his arrival on this island, had experi-
enced no felicity like the present; all his fears centered in
the idea, that the savages might return in quest of their vic-
tim, and demolish his habitation.
He therefore set about making his cottage as strong as pos-
sible, by throwing up intrenchments round it, and fortifying
it with all the methods he could devise. During this time
Robinson endeavoured to learn Friday something of the
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English language, and the man seemed no less desirous. In
less than six months he made such progress that he could
make himself tolerably well understood. This success gave
no small satisfaction to Robinson, who could now communi-
cate his thoughts to Friday, and live in such friendship as was
the source of the liveliest happiness.

One morning, as Robinson was walking towards the sea-
shore, he was much pleased with the sight of a ship, though
at a great distance. Robinson soon knew her to be an Amer-
ican vessel, which was making sail to the island, and soor
came to an anchor. Surprise, fear, and joy, seized Robinson
by turns. The sight of a vessel, which might perhaps take
him from that island, gave him joy; but this was succeeded
by surprise and fear, because he could not comprehend the
motive that could bring a ship on those coasts; but supposed
that she must have been driven out of her course by tem
pestuous and contrary winds. This turned out as Robinson
supposed; they cast anchor near the island, and sent their
boat to the shore in search of fresh water, and were muck
surprised at finding a white man on an island in so desolate a
part of the globe. Robinson was quite overjoyed at the
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prospect he now had of once more returning to his native
home, and the great pleasure he enjoyed in the conversation
and company of man, from whom he had so long been sep-
arated. After taking in a small supply of water, they set off
for the ship, and Robinson and his companion with them.
The next day they again went on shore for more water:
Robinson now took from his cabin such things as he thought
might be useful to him on his passage; he then took a last
farewell of his habitation, and the water casks being filled,
they all returned to the vessel.
The ship sailed, the wind freshened, and Robinson kept his
eyes fixed on his island, where he had experienced and sur-
mounted so many difficulties. At length the island disappear-
ed, and lastly the summit of his favourite hill, when he retir-
ed into the cabin to indulge himself in a tender tear.

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​A favourable voyage at length brought him within sight of
his native country, and the heart of Robinson was expanded
with joy; when all on a sudden, a violent tempest arose,
which, in spite of all the efforts of the seamen, drove the ship
on a sand bank, and forced away the keel and part of the hold.
The water rushed in with such violence, that the only chance
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of escaping was in the boat, in which they happily reached
shore.
When he came within sight of his native city, he could not
help shedding tears. He had already learned that his moth-
er, whom he so tenderly loved, had paid the debt of nature.
On his arrival at New-York, he hastened to an inn, and thence
sent a messenger to prepare his father for the reception of his
supposed lost son. The messenger had orders to tell the
father, that a person was arrived with news from his son, who
would be with him in a few days. The supposed stranger
was introduced, and after a short interview, declared himself
his son. Let my readers judge, for it is impossible to de-
scribe, how great was the tenderness of this meeting.
Friday, astonished at scenes so entirely new to him, gaped
about him in silence, without being able to fix his attention on
any particular object. In the mean time, the arrival of Robin-
son, and his surprising adventures, engrossed the conversa-
tion of all companies; every one wished to see him and hear
his history, and he was employed from morning to night in
relating his adventures.
Whenever Robinson fell into the company of parents, he
would thus exhort them-"If you love your children, inspire
them with an early habit of piety, sobriety, and love of in-
dustry and labour." If he found young people in his com-
pany, he would give this advice; "My dear children, obey
your fathers, mothers, and preceptors: learn attentively eve-
ry thing they teach you: fear God, and have a guard over
yourselves! Avoid idleness, for it is the mother of all the
vices."
FINIS.

Hubbard.
magay.
T46-115506
a. Hough
Jo-4-590.

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