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FRONTISPIECE.

Where he went with a hatchet to cut down
what stopped the working of it'
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THE
ENGLISH HERMIT;
OR, THE
ADVENTURES
OF
PHILIP QUARLL,
WHO WAS
DISCOVERED BY MR. DORRINGTON,
A Bristol Merchant,
UPON
AN UNINHABITED IS LAND,
WHERE HE HAS
LIVED ABOVE FIFTY YEARS
WITHOUT ANY HUMAN ASSISTANCE,
Still continues to reside,
AND
Will not come away.
A NEW EDITION.
LONDON:
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY R. HARRILD,
20, GREAT EASTCHEAP.


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6-8-27 [MIN.
Rea.
Regent 2.1
#
11-7-1924
THE ENGLISH HERMIT.
4L. L. Huthard
Extract from the journal of Mr. Dorrington, the
Bristol Merchant, on a voyage from England
to the South Sea, where he discovered Philip
Quarll.
HAVING concluded the mercantile affairs
which I undertook by this voyage to negociate,
and being on my return for England, and
wind-bound, I daily walked about the sea-
shore, during my stay. Very early one mor
ning, as 1 was taking my usual turn, I acci
dentally fell into discourse with a Spanish
Mexican inhabitant named Alvarado; and, as
we were viewing the rocks which abound in
those seas, he desired me to take notice of a
vast long one, about seven leagues from shore,
which, he said, was supposed to inclose some
land by its great extent; but the access to it
was very dangerous by the reason of the rocks,
which reach so far under water, being in some
places too shallow for boats and in others too
deep to ford over; and the sea, commonly
rough in that place, hitherto prevented far-
ther research for that he and some friends
had the curiosity to go as near as they could
with safety, but were forced to return as unsa
tsfied as they went; only, that he had the
pleasure of catching some delicious fish. The
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account he gave me of them excited my curi-
osity to go and catch some; so having equip-
ped ourselves with all things necessary for the
sport, we agreed with a young fellow to row
us thither for the value of a shilling; and be-
ing come to the place we fished out of the
boat. Whilst we were fishing the young man
that rowed us thither espying a cleft in the
rock, through which he saw a light, had a
mind to go
and see what was at the other side;
so he put off his clothes in order to wade it :
thus, having taken the hitcher of the boat, he
gropes along for sure footing.
Being come to the cleft, he creeps through,
and in a short time returns, calling to us:
"Gentlemen, " said he, "I have inade a dis-
covery of a new land, and the finest that the
sun ever shone on. Leave off your fishing you
will find here much better business."
Having by that time caught a very hand-
some dish of fish, we put up our tackling,
fastened the boat to the rock, and went to see
the new-foundland.
Being come on the other side of the rock,
we saw, as he said, "a most delightful country,
but despaired to get to it, there being a lake
about a mile long at the bottom of the rock,
which entirely parted it from the land; for
neither Alvarado nor myself could swim ; but
the young fellow, who could, having leaped
into the water finding all the way but breast
high, we went in also, and waded to the other


side, which ascended gently about five or six
feet from the lake to a most pleasant land,
flat and level, covered with a curious grass: it
bore also abundance of fine lofty trees.
Being come near enough, we discerned some
arbours apparently made of trees: then in
deed I began to fancy some wild people inha-
bited them, and doubted whether it were safe
to go nearer; but concealed my doubt lest I
should intimidate Alvarado so that he should
run away, to which he seemed much incli-
ned.
By this time we was come near a spot of
ground pretty clear of trees, on which some
animals were feeding; these I took to be goats;
but Alvarado fancied them to be deer;"
how-
ever, I thought, by their shyness, we were
out of our judgment concerning the arbours.
Being come within the reach of plain dis-
cerument we were surprized. "If these," said
I," be the works of savages, they far exceed
our expertest artists. Their regularity ap-
peared unconfined to the rules of art, and
complete architecture without the craft of the
artist; nature aud time only being capable of
that perfection. They were neither houses,
huts, nor arbours; yet had all the usefulness
and agreement of each. Being near the mid-
dlemost, we examined that first. It was about
nine feet high, and as much square; the
walls were straight and smooth, covered with
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green leaves something like those of a mulber-
rytree, lying as close and regular as slates on
a slated house. The top went up rounding
like a cupola, covered in the same manner at
the sides; from each corner issued a straight
stem, about twelve feet high, bare of branch-
es to the top, which were very full of leaves
and spread over, making a most pleasant ca-
nopy to the mansion beneath, Being full of
admiration at the wonderful structure and
nature of the place, we came to a door which
was made of green twigs neatly woven, and
fastened with a small stick, through a loop
made of the same. The door being fastened
without gave us courage to venture in, it be
ing evident that the host was absent; so we
opened it, and the first thing we saw, being
opposite to the door, was a bed lying on the
ground, which was a hard dry earth, very
smooth and clean: we had the curiosity to
examine what it was made of, and found it
another subject of admiration. The covering
was a mat about three inches thick, made of
a sort of grass, which, though as dry as the
oldest hay, was as green as a leek, felt as soft
as cotton, and as warm as wool; the bed was
made of the same, and in the same manner,
but three times as thick; which made it as
easy as a down bed: under that lay another,
but somewhat harder.
At one side of the room stood a table made
of oak boards, about three feet long, fast-
ened upon four sticks, driven into the ground,
and by it a chair made of green twigs, the


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same as the door; at the other side of the
room lay a chest on the ground; over it,
against the wall, hung a linen jacket and
breeches, such as seamen wear on board; on
another pin hung a large coat or gown, made
of the same sort of grass, and after the same
manner as the bed covering, but not above
half an inch thick; and a cap by it of the same;
these we supposed to be a winter garb for
somebody.
Having viewed the furniture of the dwel-
ling-place, we examined its fabrick, which we
could not find out by the outside, it being so
closely covered with leaves; but the inside
being bare, we found it to be several trees,
whose bodies met close, and made a solid wall,
which, by the breadth of every stem, we judg-
ed to be about six inches thick; their bark
being very smooth, and of a pleasant olive
colour, made a mighty agreeable wainscot-
ing; the roof, which was hung very thick with
leaves, was branches, which reached from end
to end, and were crossed over by side ones
that were woven between, which made a very
even and smooth ceiling, so thick of leaves
and branches that no rain could penetrate.
Going out, we saw at the corner of the room,
behind the door, a couple of firelocks, the
sight of which much alarmed my company,
and, I confess, startled me; for, till then, I
was inclinable to believe some hermit dwelt
in the place; having taken the pieces in my
hands, which for rust appeared not to have


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been fit for use many years, I renewed my
former opinion, supposing them to be the re-
mains of some shipwreck which the hermit
found upon the rocks.
The next we came to was covered all over
with the same sort of grass as grew on the
ground, which lay as even as if it had been
rolled or mowed; behind it were lodges for
some dogs but we neither saw nor heard any.
Having viewed the place all round, we posted
the young fellow with us at the outside, to
give notice when any body appeared, lest we
should be surprized while we saw the inside:
so we went in, expecting to find another dwel-
ting place, but it proved a kitchen; there be-
ing no bed, but a parcel of shells of different
sizes, which we supposed only to be applied
for utensils some being scorched on the outside
as having been on the fire, but exceedingly
clean within; the rest were both inside and
outside, as fine as nakes of pearl. At one
end of the room was a hole cut in the ground
like a stew stove; about three or four feet from
that was another fire-place made of three stones
fit to roast at ; in both which places appeared
to have been a fire made; this confirmed my
opinion that it was an hermitage. Having
looked about more leisurely, and seeing seve
ral shells that were covered, on a shelf which
lay across two sticks that were stuck in the
wall, and was made of turf, we had the curio-
sity to see what was in them, and found in
one pickled anchovies, in another mushrooms
capers, and other sorts of pickles. "Let


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them," said I, "be who they will that dwell
here, I am sure they know good eating; and
therefore, probably, may be no strangers to
good manners." Upon another shelf behind
the door laid divers sorts of dried fish; and
upon the ground stood, uncovered, two chests,
with fish and flesh in salt.
These provisions being somewhat too volup
tuous for a hermit, gave us room for specula-
tion. "I have lived," said Alvarado," at
Mexico these six years, and yet never heard
talk of this island; the access to it is so diffi
cult and dangerous, that I dare say we are
the first who have been on these sides of the
rocks. I am very apt to believe that a com-
pany of Buccaneers, that are said to frequent
those seas, shelter here, and these habitations
belong to their captain, and that the company
resort in caves up and down these rocks."
Having viewed this place, we fastened the
door as we found it, and went to the next,
made of quite different stuff to the preced-
ing; being an arbour composed of trees, plan-
ted within a foot of another, whose branches
were woven together in such a regular man-
ner, that they made several agreeable com-
partments, and so close that nothing but air
could enter: it was the same height and big-
ness with the kitchen, which stood at the other
end of the dwelling place, and made a very
uniform wing to it. Having sufficiently view-
ed the outside, we went in, and found several
boards, like dressers or tables, in a pantry, on
which lay divers broad and deep shells, as


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beautiful as those in the kitchen; in some of
which was butter, in others cream and milk.
On one shelf lay several small cheeses, and
on another a parcel of roots, like Jerusalem
artichokes, which seemed to have been roasted.
All this did but confirm the opinion we were
in, that it was no hermitage, there being suf-
ficient to gratify the appetite, as well as to
support nature. Therefore not knowing
what to think of the master of the house, we
made no longer stay, but concluded to haste
and get our fish dressed.
Walking along, a phlegm sticking in my
throat, I happened to hem pretty loud: the
noise was answered, I believe, from twenty
places of the rock, and in as many
different
sounds, which alarmed Alvarado, who took
it to be a signal from men concealed up and
down the rock, not considering the difficulties
of their coming at us, there being a lake at
the foot of it. I did all I could to make him
sensible they were but echoes: and to convince
him thereof, I gave a loud hem, which was
answered in like manner; but by being a
second time repeated, and by a louder voice, I
was certain the last did not proceed from me;
my companion, whose countenance turned as
pale as death, expressed his fears, and would
have run away, had not the voice come from
the
very way we were to go. We were scarce-
ly got forty paces farther before we perceived,
at a considerable distance, something like a
man, with another creature, but presently
lost them among the trees, before we could


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have a full view of them, which made every
one of us conceive a different idea of what we
had seen.
Alvarado would have it to be a
giant, and a man of common size with him,
and both armed cap-a-pee. The poor lad, who
was as much frightened, took what he saw
for a she-bear and one of her cubs with her to
make her yet more dreadful. But I, who
was somewhat more composed, could com
pare it to nothing but a man of com-
mon size, and somewhat like a dog with him,
Being gone
about a hundred yards farther,
we saw the same again, but nearer hand and
without interruption; the place being pretty
clear of trees, we had all the satisfaction of
seeing what we took for a monstrous giant,
and a terrible she-bear was but an ordinary
man; but that which was with him running
up a tree, as soon as it perceived us, preven-
ted our discerning what animal it was; the
other appeared to be a venerable old man,
with a white beard, and a long head of hair
of the same colour,
His presence, which inspired more respect
than fear, soon recalled our scattered senses,
The old man, who by this time was come near
enough to discern our speaking English, lets
fall a bundle of sticks he had upon his shoul-
der, and a hatchet he carried in his hand, and
run to me saying, "My dear countrymen, for
I hear ye are Englishmen, by what accident
are you come hither? Are ye shipwrecked?"
No, thank God,"said 1, "reverend father; it
was mere curiosity brought us here; but if I


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may ask, pray how came you hither?" «)
"By
the help of Providence," replied the good old
man; I want for no clothes, I have a change
for every season of the year: I am not confi-
ned to fashions, but suit my own convenien-
ces. Now this is my summer dress; I put
on a warmer as the weather grows colder; and
for meat, I have, fish, flesh, and fowl; and as
choice as a man can wish for. Come, you
shall dine with me, and ten to one but I may
give you vension, and, perhaps a dish of wild
fowls too; let's go and see what Providence
hath sent us." So we went to a wood about a
mile farther, where he had fastened several
low nets in different gaps of the thicket; in
one of which happened to be an animal
something like a fawn, twice as big as a
hare, the colour of a fox, and faced and
footed like a goat.
"Did not I tell
you," said the good old man, "I might
chance to give you vension? Now let us look
after the fowls." So we went a little farther
to a place where he had hung a long net be-
tween two high trees, with a bag at the bot-
tom to receive the fowls; which in the night
being stopped by the net, fluttered to the
bottom. There also happened to be
game. A
couple of fowls made like woodcocks, but of
the bigness and colour of a pheasant, were
taken at the bottom of the bag. "Well," said
the old man,
66 now 1 may give you a dish of
fish also, it is but going half-a-mile, or there-
abouts." "There's no need, Sir," said I, "for
any more, there are but four of us, and here
is provision for half-a-score." "Well then,"


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said the old man, "it is now past noon, let us
loose no time, but haste home to get our din-
her ready." So we went back to the place
where the bundle of sticks lay, which we
made the young fellow with us carry, and
went directly to the kitchen, where whilst
he made a fire, one cast the animal, and the
other two pulled the fowls. "I am very
sorry," said the old man, you must take
that trouble, but your presence has frightened
away my servant, who used to do that for
me."
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"Have you a servant then, Sir?" said I.
"Yes," said he "and a native of this island.'
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Then I find this island is inhabited," said I,
"Yes," auswered the old man, "with mon-
keys and myself." "Then, Sir," said I, "that
was it we saw run up the tree." "Yes," said
be, my monkey, like myself, loves not much
company.""Pray," returned I, "how do you
bring him so well under your command as to
keep him with you, when he has liberty to run
away ? I wonder the wild ones do not entice
hem from you." "I had him very young,"
replied the old man, "and made much of him,
which those creatures dearly love; besides,
when he was grown up, the wild ones would
not suffer him amongst them; so that he
was forced to remain with me: I had another
before this; but he, I may say, was sent by
Providence, both to be an help and diversion
to me; for he was so knowing that he took a
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deal of labour off my hands, and dispersed
many anxious hours, which the irksomeness
of my solitude had at first created. It is now
about twelve years since, for I keep a memo-
rial, which indeed I designed to have been a
journal, but I unfortunately let the regular
orders of the days slip out of my memory;
however, I observed a seventh day, and reck-
oned the years, from winter to winter, so I
cannot well mistake. One day when I had
roasted a quantity of roots, which I eat in-
stead of bread, having spread them on a table
and chest to cool, in order to lay them by for
use, I went out, leaving my door open to let
the air in. Having walked an hour or two, I
returned home, where I found a monkey,
whom the smell of the roots had brought, who,
during my absence had been eating. My
presence very much surprized him, yet he still
kept his place, only discontinued eating, sta-
ring me in the face: this unexpected guest at
once startled me, and filled me with admira-
tion; for, certainly, no creature of its kind
could be compared with it for beauty. His
back was a lively green, his face and belly
of a very bright yellow, his coat all over shi-
ning like burnished gold. The extraordinary
beauty of the creature raised in me an ardent
desire to keep it; but I despaired of ever
making it tame, being come to its full growth:
therefore having resolved to keep him tied, I
went in and shut the door. The beast which
till then had not offered to make his escape,
appeared very much disturbed, and stared
about him for some place to get out at; per-


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ceiving his disorder, I did not advance, but
turned my back, to give him time to compose
himself, which he in a short time did, as ap-
peared by his falling to eat again; which made
me conceive hopes that I should in time make
him familiar. Having about me stale roast-
ed roots, which eat much pleasanter and less
stuffing, I threw some to him, at which he
seemed displeased, and stood still awhile,
staring me in the face; but my looking well
pleased, which I believe the animal was sen-
sible of, made him pick them up, and fall to
eating with a fresh appetite. I was overjoy-
ed at his easy composure, so reached him wa-
ter in a shell, that the want of nothing might
induce him to retreat. I sat down as near him
as I could, without disturbing him he came
to it very orderly, and having drunk his fill,
he laid down and looked me in the face: seeing
be had done, I advanced and took away the
shell, at which he never stirred.
I
"Heaven be praised!" said I, in a trans-
port of joy, "which though it separates me
from the rest of my species, and from all the
assistance they might have afforded me, yet has
it in some measure compensated for the loss,
by the possession of this beautiful and useful
creature, that seems to be endued with every
quality, but speech, to make him a rational
being.
"The forward disposition of the beast to-
wards a perfect familiarity, made me resolve
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16.
SO
to stay within the remander of the day.
I made a shift to sup upon a few roots I had
about me, and went pretty early to bed,
where I was no sooner laid down, than the
creature got across the feet thereof, and co-
tinued very quiet till the time I got up; at
which time he was also watching my actions.
I made much of him which he took very com-
posedly, standing still to be stroked; and
when I sat down at one side of my table, he
would immediately place himself on the other.
"Then, indeed, I thought myselfin a man-
ner secure of him, and gave him is belly full
as I had done the day before; but, having a
pressing occasion to go out, I went to the door,
thinking to shut him in till my return; but
he followed me so close, that I could not open
it without endangering his getting out; which
though he appeared pretty tame, I did not
care to venture, our acquaintance being so
very new; yet, as I was obliged to go, I did
run the hazard, so opened the door by degrees
that in case the beast should offer to run, I
might slip out and keep himin; but the crea-
ture never offering to go any farther than I
went, I trusted him to go with me, hoping
that, if he went away, the kind usage he met
with might, one day or other, induce him to
come back again: but to my great surprise,
as well as satisfaction, he readily returned
with me, having waited my time; yet as I
had occasion to go out a second time, wanting
sticks to make a fire, for which I was obliged
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resorted, I was afraid to trust him with me,
lest he should be decoyed by others; therefore
having taken up a bundle of cord, with which
I tie up my faggots, I watched an opportuni-
ty to get out and leave him behind; but the
beast was certainly apprehensive of my design;
for he always kept near the door, looking sted-
fastly at my bundle of cords, as desirous of
such another; which I not having for him,
cut a piece off mine, and gave it him; and
seeing I could not leave him behind, I ven-
tured to let him go with me, which he did
very orderly, never offering to go one step
out of the way, though others of his kind
came to look at him as he went by.
"Being come to the place where I used to
cut dry sticks, having cut down a sufficient
quantity, I began to lay some across my cord.
The creature having taken notice of it, did
the same to his, and with so much dexterity
and agility, that his faggot was larger and
sooner made than mine; which by that time,
being large enough, as much as I could well
carry, I bound up, which set him to do the
same with his, but it was abundantly too large
a load far him. Our faggots being made, I
took up that which I had made, to see how
he would go about taking up his; which be-
ing much too heavy for him, he could not lift,
so running round it I believe twenty times,
he looked me in the face, as craving help.
Having been sufficiently diverted with the out
of-the-way shifts he made, I gave him mine,
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and took up his: the poor animal appeared
overjoyed at the exchange; therefore cheer-
fully took up the bundle and followed me
home."
"Pray, Sir," said I, "what became of that
wonderful creature?" "Alas!" said he, "it
was killed by monkeys of the other kind,
which fell upon him one day as he was going
for water by himself; for the poor dear crea-
ture was grown so knowing, that if at any time
either firing or water was wanted, I had
nothing to do but give him the bundle of cord
or the empty vessel, and he would straight
go and fetch either: in short, he wanted no-
thing but speech to complete him for human
society, This that I have now goes about
with me, and will carry a faggot, or a vessel
of water, pick a fowl, turn a spit or string,
when the meat is roasting; yet he is nothing
like my late dear Beaufidelle: besides, this
is unlucky, for in imitating me, he often does
me a mischief. It was but the other day I
had been writing for five or six hours; I had
occasion to go out, and happening to leave
my pen an ink upon the table, and the parch-
ment I had been writing on close by it, I was
no sooner gone, but the mischievous beast
falls to work, scribbling over every word I had
been writing, and when he had done, he lays
it by in the chest, as he saw me do what I
had written, and takes out another, which he
does the same to, and so to half-a-score more:
my return prevented his doing any further
mischief; however, in a quarter of an hour



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salt
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The poor animal appeared overjoyed at the
exchange; therefore cheerfully took up the
bundle and followed me home."
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that I was absent he blotted out as much as
I had been full six months writing." "Pray,
Sir," said E, "how did you come by him : did
he also give himself to you ?" "No,” replied
the old man, "I had him young, and by mere
accident, and unsought for; having lost both
time and labour about getting one in the room
of him I had so unfortunately lost. About
eight years ago, which is the time I have had
this beast, I was walking under one of the
clusters of trees where the greener sort of
monkeys harbour, which being the largest and
most shady in the island, I took most delight
therein. As I was a walking, at a small
distance from me, this creature dropt off a
tree, and laid for dead; which being of the
grey kind, made me wonder less at the acci-
dent. I went, and took him up; and acciden-
tally handling his throat, I opened his wind-
pipe, which was almost squeezed close by that
which took him, my sudden coming having
prevented him from being strangled quite. I
was extremely well pleased at the event, by
which I got what my past cares and diligence
never could procure me. Having pretty well
recovered its breath, and seeing no visible burt
about it, Iimagined that I soon might recover
it quite, so hastened home with it, and gave
it warm milk, and laid it on my bed; so that
with careful nursing, I quite recovered him,
and, with good keeping, made the rogue
thrive to that degree that he has outgrown
the rest of his kind. Being extremely fond
of me.
he very seldom would be from
me, but followed me, everywhere and


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as he used to go with me when I examined
my nets, seeing me now and then take out
game he would of his own accord, when he
saw me busy at writing, go and fetch what
happened to be taken. One day finding a
fowl in the net-bag, he pulled it alive as he
brought it home; so that I could not see any
thing whereby to discern its kind. Another
morning early, whilst I was busily employed,
he went out unperceived by me, and having
been a considerable time absent, I feared
that such another accident had befallen him
as that which happened to his predecessor, so
I went to see after him. As he would often
go and visit the nets in the woods, I went
there first, where I found him very busy with
such an animal as this we have here, which
he found in one of the gap nets, and, being
as big as himself, kept him a great while strug-
gling for mastership; sometimes he would
take it by the ears, and now and then by one
leg, next by the tail, but could not get him
along; at last he laid hold of one of his hind
legs, and with the other hand smote him on
the back in order to drive him, not being able
to pull him along; but the beast being too
strong, still made towards the thicket, where
he certainly would have hauled the driver
had I not come up to help him." Thus the
old gentleman entertained us with the tricks
of his monkey whilst dinner was dressing.
The dinner being ready, we went to the
dwelling place to eat it, leaving the young
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meat, while we eat, the first dish. The old
gentleman having laidthe cloth, which though,
something coarse, being made out of part of
a ship's sail, was very clean, he land three
shells on it about the bigness of a middle;
sized plate, but as beautiful as any nakes of
pearl I ever saw. Gentlemen," says he, "if
you can eat out of shells you are welcome;
have no better plates to give you." Sir," said
1," I very much question whether any prince
in Europe can produce so curious a service.”
The first dish he served was soup in a large
deep shell, as fine as the first, and one spoon
made of shell, which, he said, was all his
stock. However, he fetched a couple of mus-
cle-shells, which he washed very clean; then
gave Alvarado one, and took the other him-
self, obliging me to make use of the spoon.
So we sat down, Alvarado and I upon the chest,
which we drew near the table, and the old
gentleman, much against his will, upon the
chair. Having eaten sufficiently of the soup,
he himself would carry in the remains to the
young man in the kitchen, and fetch in the
boiled meat and oyster sauce, which he
brought in another shell, much like that
which the soup was served in, and it eat as
delicious as house lamb. Having done with.
that, he fetches in the other half of the beast
roasted, and several sorts of delicious pickles:
this dish being done with, Loffered to take it
away, but he in no wise would permit me, so
went away with it himself, and brought the
fowls, of which we eat heartily. This the old
man likewise took away, and fetched out of
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his dairy a small cheese of his own making,
which being set down, he related to us the
unaccountable manner he came by the an-
telopes. But, having not as then mentioned
any thing about his own history, which I ex-
ceedingly longed to enquire into, I begged
him to inform us by what accident he came
hither, and how he had so long maintained so
good a state of health. To which he answer-
ed, "Time would not permit him to relate
his own history, being very long, and the re-
mainder of the day too short, but that he
would, before we parted, give it me in writing;
having, for want of other occupation, made
a memorial."
The day being pretty far spent, I was ob
liged to think of going, which grieved me
much; for I was so taken with his
I hardly knew how to leave him.
company,
Talking, we walked under several of the
before mentioned clusters of trees, which
proceeded from one single plant. Being come
to one larger than the rest, and which, he said
he frequented most, being the largest in the
island, "This," said he, "covers with its own
branches, a whole acre of land;" so made se-
veral remarks on the wonderful works of Na-
ture. The old gentleman showed us several
natural curiosities, as a parcel of rocks that
appeared at a distance like houses and
churches, which altogether represented a
handsome city, and many others; but as they
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hereafter, it will be needless to say any thing
more on that head. The day being far spent,
the old gentleman takes me by the hand:
"Come," said he, "I will keep you no longer
night comes on apace, and the retreat from
this island is dangerous; therefore I would
have you improve the short remains of the
day, to avoid the danger the darkness of the
night might carry you into. Let us go home
that I may give you the memorial I have
pro-
mised you, and then my blessing and hearty
prayers for your departure and happy arrival."
So we went to his habitation, where he gave
me a roll of parchment.
697
The good man then takes me in his open
arms, and embraces me over and over, with
all the tenderness that words audactions could
express. He attended me to the lake side,
and when I came there would have waded
over with me, that he might have the satisfac-
tion of seeing us safe from the dangerous rock;
but I would not in any wise permit him. Thus
having prevailed upon him to stay behind, we
prepared for to wade over: so after a few
more embraces, we crossed the lake, and got
to our boat. I took one of the oars, and by
the help of our sail, in a short time got safe to
shore: where being arrived very much fatigued
we put up at the first cottage, dressed our fish,
and went to supper; which was scarce over,
but I was hurried on board, the wind being
tacked about, and fair for our departure.
At my arrival in England, I communicated
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the contents of my journal to a friend; as al-
so the meiroirs given me by Mr. Quarll, in
order to be printed.
EDWARD DORRINGTON.
རྩ་“རྐརྨཱ་ཞེས་༄་
In account of the life of Phillip Quarll, from his
infancy to his being cast away. Taken from
the memoirs he gave to Mr. Dorrington, the
person who found him on the island.
1 ****
til
PHILLIP QUARLE was born in the parish of
St. Giles, London. His father formerly a
master-builder, having unfortunately ruined
himself in building, was at last reduced to
work at the mean business of brick-making;
his poor wife, also, was obliged to lay her
hand to the labouring our. One day a neigh-
bour, who had the care of the child in his mo-
ther's 'absence, having contracted a particu-
lar love for him, took him by the hand, and
led him to his mother, then at work at an old
lady's house in another street.
The housekeeper, who was naturally fond
of children, seeing the pretty behaviour of
this child, takes him in her arms, and runs
up to her good old lady.
The child, whom the poor woman kept ve-
ry clean, was very handsome and good-tem-
pered, with other qualifications, which ren-
dered him completely amiable, and made the
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common for a stranger's child, especially of
so mean a birth,
Thus having often kissed him, she wished
he had been her own. "But why," said she,
"can't I do for him, though no kin to me by
birth? Now I'll give him education, the
principal and most necessary care by which
real love can be expressed to a child.”
So having given orders that a good school
might be inquired after, she put him to board
to a master, whose commendable character of
instructing his scholars, in their duty to God
and man, as well as in literature, had pro-
cured him a great number of children of the
best families. There she intended to have
kept him, till he was by years and learning
qualified for some genteel trade; intending
to leave him something in her will, to set him
up when out of his time,
But now ill-fate began to show its averse-
ness to poor Phill's happiness; the worthy
lady died suddenly, and was interred three
days after, to his unspeakable prejudice and
threatening ruin.
The master having conceived a particular
love for the boy, whose uncommon docility,
and extraordinary aptness in learning had
overtakenthe rest of his school-fellows(though
of much longer standing), was very much
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his parents, they being no longer able to con-
tinue his schooling. At length the old man
concluded to give him his learning, if his re-
lations would find him in board and other ne-
cessaries. This being concluded on by all
parties, Phil continued to go to school for the
the space of four years longer; at the expira-
tion of that time, he had made such a progress
in his learning, that he was, in some respects,
qualified to attend the school in the place of
an usher, had his age permitted it. But as
he was yet too young to keep the scholars in
that awe which is necessary in a school, the
master only gave him his board, till the older
scholars left off, and he was grown bigger, in-
tending then to allow him as he did the others
in that station. But adverse fortune still at-
tends the poor boy: the good old man died in
less than a twelvemonth; so that Phil was
was obliged to return to his mother (his father
being dead), who, not being in a capacity to
do for him, as his education and talents re-
ally deserved, proposed to him to learn some
trade, in order to get his bread honestly;
having by her hard working, and frugal living
made shift to lay up five pounds, and which
she dedicated to that purpose. And as there
lived in the neighbourhood a locksmith ever
since he was born, who being great with his
father, would often play with him when a
child, and now and then give him halfpence
to buy fruit, he chose to be bound to him,'
which was done in about a month's time.
They both agreed wonderfully well, the mas-
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the boy as diligent and careful. But this
happiness, though slight was but of a short
continuance; for the poor man, having been
bound for a relation who failed, had all his
effects seized upon, and himself thrown into
a gaol, so poor Phil was again obliged to
come to his mother.
One day as Phil, for want of employment,
was wandering by the Thames' side, a captain
of a ship bound for the East Indies, taking a
particular fancy to him, asked him whether he
would go to sea? and that, if he was so dispo-
sed, he would take him to look after his cabin,
and provide very well for him.
The gentle manner in which he spoke to
the boy, and his mild countenance, made a
vast progress in his affection; so having accep-
ted his offer, he desired that he might run
home, and acquaint his mother of it.-The
captain having taken his name, and place of
abode, gave him half-a-crown to spend with
his mother, then come to him, and he need
bring no clothes with him, for he would pro-
vide every thing necessary for the voyage.
The overjoyed boy, having told his mother
of the event, gave her the money, being in
great haste to return to his master; so having
embraced his tender mother, and she her
dear son, weeping over each other some time
he left her at her work, and hastened to his
new master, who, not expecting that he would
return, was so glad to see him, that he went
that moment and bought him clothes and li
nen fit for the sea.
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In a few days after they set sail for a three
years voyage. During their sailing, Phil,
whose agreeable temper had gained him all the
crew's love, being often with a man at the
helin, sooned learned the compass, and by
the instructions every body on board strove
to give him, in a little time he was qualified
for a sailor; which his master being made
sensible of, allowed him sailor's pay the fol
lowing voyage; atthe expiration of which time,
the men, on their return to England, were
paid off, the ship being laid up for repairs.
Quarll hearing of a ship bound to the South
Seas, the captain of her having been first mate
of the Ship to which Quarll had formerly
belonged, encouraged him to venture that
voyage.
In the third month of their voyage nothing
material occurred: but on the first day of the
fourth month the wind veered to the south
west, and blew a violent gale; and there being
a great sea the ship took a deal of water; the
wind continuing two days, was productive of
a very great storm, which held for one day
and two nights more ; during which time they.
perceived themselves near some rocks. The
storm rather increasing, and it growing dark
they despaired of saving the ship, as the
main-yard could not lower, the ship's tackling
being disordered by the violence of the storm;
at length there came a sea which dashed the
ship to shatters against the rock, and with the
violence of the shock, flung Quarll, who was
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astride on the main-yard, where he went with
a hatchet to cut down what stopt the work-
ing of it, on the top of the rock, where having
the good fortune to fall in the cleft, he was
hindered from being washed back again into
the sea, and drowned, as every body else was
that belonged to the ship.
When day-light came, he looked about
him; but, alas! could see nothing but the
dreadful effects of the late tempest, dead
corpses, broken planks, and battered chests
floating. Turning from these objects, which
presented to his eyes the dreadful death he so
lately escaped, he returned thanks for his
late deliverance and resigned himself to Pro
vidence, on whom he fully relied; climbed
up the rock, and being come to the top, saw
land at the inside, bearing both trees and
grass. "Heaven be praised !" said he, "I
shall not perish upon these barren rocks;"
so made a shift to go down to it, the weather
then being calm.
Being come to the other side of the rock,
he found at the bottom of it a narrow lake,
which separated it from the land; therefore
pulling of his clothes the water being but
shallow, he waded over with them in his
and dressing himself, he walked up a consi-
derable way in the Island; and being weary,
he sat down under a cluster of trees, that
made an agreeable arbour, and being very
much fatigued, lay down and slept.
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:
Being awaked, he was led by curiosity to
go to the same side of the rock he had been
cast upon, where hearing a sudden noise which
issued from a creek in the rock, he had the
curiosity to go and see what occasioned it.
Being come to the place he saw a fine large
cod-fish dabbling in a hole in the rock, where
the late storm had cast it. So having taken
off his stockings, he got into the hole where
the fish lay, and running his garters through
the gills, he dragged it out. Going along,
he found several oysters and cockles in the
way, which the sea had cast upon the rock,
and having a knife about him, he sat down and
eat a few having refreshed himself, his spi-
rits being quite exhausted for want of food,
he filled his pocket with salt, that was con-
gealed by the sun, which he found in the ca-
vities of the rock, and cheerfully dragged the
fish after him to the place where he lay the
night before. Being come to it, he picked up
a parcel of dry leaves, and with his knife and
flint struck fire, and kindled them; then get-
ting together a few sticks, made a fire present-
ly, and broiled a slice of fish ; and night draw-
ing on, he laid himself down to sleep. Having
slept comfortably that night, he awoke in the
morning pretty fresh and hearty; but as he
had no covering, and winter was approaching,
he began to think of making himself a house,
but having nothing to make it of, nor any
instrument but a knife, he resolved to go to
that part of the rock where he was shipwrecked,
to see if he could discover any thing among
the wreck that might be serviceable to him;


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and coming to the place, waded in, but could
find nothing. Thus despairing, fretting and
teazing himself, he calls to mind that he had
a hatchet in his hand when he was cast away,
and thought probably it might lie in the cleft
of the rock into which he was thrown; thither
he went, and, to his great joy, discovered the
handle of it just above the surface of the wa-
ter. Having got his tool, he dressed himself,
and went on the island again, intending to cut
down some trees to make him a hut, which
was full business for him that day. Next
morning he walked out again to look for a
convenient place to make his hut on he
walked several hours, and could find none
more sheltered from the cold winds than that
where he already lay, being in the middle of
the island, well fenced with trees, which stood
very
thick. The place being fixed upon, he
cut down some trees that grew in the way,
and cleared a spot of ground about twelve feet
square, leaving one tree standing at each cor-
ner, and with the young plants he provided
the day before, filled the distance between
quite round, setting them about six inches
asunder, leaving a vacancy for the door. His
inclosure being made, he bends the branches
at the top from both sides, and weaved them
across one another, making a cover to it;
which being something too thin, he laid other
branches over, till they were grown thicker.
Having finished the top, he went about the
sides, for which purpose, taking large brau-
ches, he stript them of their small twigs, and
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door after the same manner. Thus, after
fifteen days hard labour, he finished his bar-
rack. As he was walking one day, he obser-
ved some monkeys scratching something out
of the ground, some of which they eat upon
the spot, and carried the rest to their home.
His hopes that the roots might be for his use,
those creatures eating nothing but what men
may, made him hasten to the place. Having
by the leaves (which they tore off') found some
of the same, he dug them up, and carried
them to his barrack, where he broiled a slice
of his fish, and in the ashes roasted them,
which eat something like chesnuts done in the
same manner. As soon as he had dined, he
went out to dig up a good quantity. In his
way he saw a tortoise of about a foot over,
crawling before him. "Heaven be praised!"
said he, "here is what will supply me both
with victuals and an utensil to dress them in ;"
he ran, therefore, and turned it on its back,
to keep it from getting away, whilst he went
for his hatchet, to separate the bottom shell
from the top, in order to make a kettle of the
deepest, and a dish of the flat part. Being
provided with a boiling utensil, he often had
a change, by means of those admirable roots;
some of which he roasted for bread, others he
boiled with salt cod. Being provided with
the most necessary furniture, he thought on
more conveniences, resolving to make himself
a table to eat his victuals upon, and a chair
to sit on; these, after two or three days hard
labour, he completed; and as winter was co-
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ming on, he made another longer but thinner
mat to cover himself. That care being over,
another succeeds, but of far greater moment.
"Here is a dwelling," said he, "to rest this
poor body of mine; but where is the food to
support it?" At last, he resolved to make
provision of those excellent roots, and with
his hatchet cut a piece of a tree, wherewith he
made a shovel, in order to dig them up with
more ease. With this instrument he went
to the place, which being near the monkeys'
quarters, they came down off the trees in great
numbers, grinning as if they would have flown
at him.
Having stood a considerable time, those
animals seeing he did not go forward, each
went and snatched enough for itself, giving
him an opportunity of digging a few for him
self: and as he was not come to the place
where they grew thick, he laid them in small
heaps, as he dug them up: whilst those sly
creatures would, whilst he was digging up
more, come down from the trees and steal them
away. This obliged him to be contented for
that time with as many as his pockets would
hold; and fearing those animals, which are
naturally very cunning, should dig them up
and hide them, he came early the morning
following to make his provision; and for want
of a sack to put them in, he took off his jacket
.which he buttoned up, and tied at the sleeves;
and as he had observed that every root had
abundance of off-sets hanging at it by small
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made another sack to put them in; and find-
ing, when his shirt and jacket were off, the
animals were less shy of him, he resolved to
go so, till the weather obliged him to put
them on again. Having picked up a suffici-
ent quantity of off-sets to stock about two
acres of land, he returned home, then fixed
upon a spot of ground near his habitation, and
dug it up as well as he could with his wooden
instrument, in order to sow his seed; which
having completed in about twenty days, he
implored a blessing upon his labour, and left
it to time to bring forth. Thus having finish-
ed the work about his barrack, he resolved to
take a more particular view of the island; and
taking a long staff in his hand, he walked to
the lake which parts the land from the rock,
and goes along the side of it quite round the
island, finding all the way new objects of ad-
miration; some parts of the rocks resembling
ramparts of an old fortification, other parts
challenging the likeness to a city, and clus-
ters of houses, with here and there a high stee-
ple standing above the other buildings. As
he was walking, admiring all the wonderful
works of Nature, he happened to sneeze op-
posite to a place in the rock, which hollowed
in after the manner of the inside of some
church, and was answered from a multitude
of different voices issuing from that place;
immediately he sang several psalms and
hymns, with as much devotion as if he had
been in the company of a number of skilful
and celebrated choristers. Having spent a
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he proceeded in his walk, being resolved to
make that his place of worship for the future,
and attend it twice a-day constantly. Having
been round the island, which, to the best of
his judgement, was eleven miles in circumfe-
rence, he resolved to employ the next day in
viewing the inside, so went to bed pretty ear-
ly. In his sleep he fancied himself in the
inside of a temple, at the upper end of which
on a magnificent throne, sat two ladies; one
he thought represented Peace, by the olive
branch which she held in her hand, and the
other Plenty, having rested on her arm a
cornucopia or horn filled with corn, and the
choicest fruits, as fresh as if they had been
just gathered.
The next morning he walked along the land,
which he found very level, covered with a
delightful green grass, and adorned with trees
of various sorts, shapes and heights, and in
some places clusters of trees. Crossing the
island in several places, he came to a most
delightful pond, where he saw many different
sorts of fish of various sizes, shapes and co-
lours.
Going farther, he came to a noble and spa-
cious wood, whose shades seem to have been
made for the abode of peace and bliss ;
here he found several pleasant walks, some
straight edged with lofty trees, as if planted
for pleasure; others crooked and winding,
bordered with a thick edge of pimentoes,
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there several bushes and dwarf trees, wherein
sheltered many different kinds of wild beasts
and fowls. "Heaven make me thankful,"
said he, "that I am the inhabitant of so bles
sed a land!" Being hungry and tired with
walking, he went home in order to get some
victuals, and in his way picked a sample of
every different herb he thought might be eat-
able. Having made a fire, he boiled a slice
of his salt-fish with some roots, and then the
herbs he brought with him, which proved of
divers tastes, and all excellent; some eating
like artichokes, and others like asparagus and
spinage.
Thus thoroughly easy in his mind, he pro,
posed to spend the afternoon at the outside
of the rock in viewing the sea, and looking
for oysters; so took in his hand his long staff
to grapple in holes, and his breeches, which
he tied at the knees, to bring them in. Being
come to a place in the rock he had never been
at before, he sees at a distance something like
linen hanging upon it, which he found by
certain marks was the mainsail of his ship,
with the piece of the yard fastened to it; so
ripping the sail in pieces, he rolled it up in
such bundles as he could conveniently carry
away, and laid them down till he got a few
oysters, proceeding to grope in holes with his
stick as he went ou. About forty paces fur-
ther, he found a chest in a cleft, but going to
lift it, could not, therefore was obliged to fetch
his hatchet and break it open, from which he
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next thing was a roll of several sheets of parch-
ment, quite clean; at the bottom of the chest
lay a runlet of brandy, a Cheshire cheese, a
leather bottle full of ink, with a parcel of pens
and a pen knife. So by degress he took
home the chest, and what was in it; and now
having materials to begin a journal, he im-
mediately fell to work; thus he began from his
being eight years old (as well as he can remem-
ber he heard an old aunt of his say) to the day
of his being cast away, being twenty-eight
years of age, resolving to continue it to his
death.
The business of the day had so engrossed
his thoughts that it filled his mind at night
with suitable ideas. He thought at the other
end of his bridge, instead of rocks there was
a beautiful garden; and the avenue, which led
to an elegant summer-house, was lined with
trees and flowerpots in various forms. He
had just reached the other side of the bridge,
with intent to take his fill of pleasure in that
delightful spot, when, to his utter confusion
it vanished, and a monster came out of the
rock, and roaring, scared him out of his sleep.
And so it was, for a terrible storm had arisen
in the night; it thundering extremely had
made that noise which seemed to proceed
from the monster,
The storm being over, Quarll got up to go
and see if he could discover any effects of the
late tempest. Being come to the rock, he saw
a quantity
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a quantity of fish, with a great number of
shells, of different shapes and sizes lying on
the shore.
Taking up as many fish and shells as
he could carry, he went home, and bringing
his shirt, which he used instead of a sack, at
several times brought away all the fish, and as
many shells as he had occasion for; of some
he made boilers and stew-pans, of others dish-
es and plates; some he kept water in, and
others fish and pickle.
Being very weary, he sat down to rest him-
self; and the runlet of brandy lying by, he
was tempted to take a sup; but that which at
first was intended for a cordial, turns to a nec-
tar; so the intended dram becomes a hearty
draught; and poor Quarll, who, for the space
of three months before, had drank nothing
but water, fell asleep in his chair, with the
runlet in his lap, from whence it fell to the
ground, and being unstopped ran all out.
Being awaked with hunger, after having slept
from evening till almost noon of another day,
which he knew not whether the succeeding or
the next to it, he was soon reconciled with
the loss of his brandy, that having occasion-
ed the mischief, but could not with the right
order of the days, which he having forgot, hin-
dered the going on of his journal; so he was
obliged only to make a memorial. The sab-
bath-day being lost too, he resolved to ob-
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the place where the echoes in melodious
sounds repeated his thanksgivings to the Al-
mighty.

The next morning he went about salting
his fish. Having laid by as many as he thought
he could eat whilst fresh, he improves the fair
weather to dry one part of the remainder and
keep the rest in pickle. The winter being
near at hand, and the weather being cold,
confined him within doors; he employed his
idle hours in beautifying his utensils, some as
fine as if they had been lakes of pearl; which
made them not only more fit for their intend-
ed uses, but also a great ornament to his bar-
rack, which he shelved round with plated
twigs after the manner of his table, and set
them upon it.
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Thus he spent the best part of the winter,
making no further remarks, but that it was
very sharp, attended with high winds, and
abundance of hail and snow, which obliged
him to make a broom to sweep it away from
about his hut, that otherwise would have been
damaged by it.
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Quarll, whom bad weather had confined
within doors a considerable time, at the first
appearance of spring found himself quite
revived. His stomach growing qualmish
with eating fish, he wished he might have
little flesh, which he could easily get, there
being
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being animals enongh in the wood apparently
fit for food.
Taking some of the cords which he found
with the sail at the outside of the rock
he went to work, and made several snares,
which he fastened at divers gaps in the thick-
et of the wood, through which he thought
that sort of beast he had a mind for went.
Impatient to know the succes of his snares,
he got up be times the next morning, and
went to examine them; in one of which he
found a certain animal, something like a fawn,
the colour of a deer, but feet and ears like a
fox, and as big as a well-grown hare. He
was much rejoiced at his game, whose mouth
he opened, and finding by the greens in its
mouth it was not a beast of prey, he took it
home in order to dress part of it for his din-
ner. Then having stuck a long stick at both
ends in the ground, making half a circle, he
hung one quarter of the animal upon a string
before a good fire and roasted it. Having
dined both plentifully and deliciously, he
went about making nets, in order to take his
game alive for the future; and as he had no
small twine to make them with, he was ob-
liged to unravel the sail which he luckily had
by him, and with the thread twisted some the
bigness he judged proper for that use. Having
made a sufficient quantity, he formed a couple
of nets about four feet square, which he fast-
ened in the room of the killing snares. Seve-
ral days passed without taking any thing, so
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that he wanted flesh a whole week, which be-
gan to disorder his stomach; when one after-
noon (which was not his customary time of the
day to examine the nets), chancing to pass
them in the wood, he found, in one, two ani-
mals taken as big as a kid, of a bright dun,
their horns upright and straight, their shape
like a stag, with a small tuft of hair on each
shoulder and hip: the animals he found were
antelopes (calling to mind he had seen them
in his travels), so with cords he fastened them
to the outside of his lodge, and, with constant
feeding them, in two months' time made them
so tame that they followed him
up and down,
and eat out of his hand. This added much
to the pleasure he took in his habitation, which
by this time was covered with green leaves
both top and sides, the stakes it was made of
having struck root and shot out young bran-
ches.
His former hut being now become a plea-
sant arbour, he contrived to make it as com-
modious as beautiful. Thus having fixed
upon a place by the side of his lodge for a
kitchen, twelve feet in length, and eight in
breadth, which he inclosed with the turfs that
covered the outside of his harbour, before it
was thick enough of itself to keep out the
cold; then having laid sticks across the top of
the walls, which were about eight feet high,
he laid the turf thereon, leaving an open place
for the smoke to go out at. The outside be-
ing done, he went about the inside necessaries.
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Having finished that piece of work, he visi
ted his plantations, which he found in a thri-
ving condition, the roots being grown from
the size of a pea to that of an egg. Having
resolved as the summer approached, to thin
his clothing by degrees, he fell to ripping his
jacket, in the lining of which he found seven
peas and three beans, which got in at a hole
in the corner of the pocket.
Those few made him wish for more, but
he thought they might by time and industry
be improved to a quantity large enough to
serve him for a meal; so laid them up against
a proper time to set them.
One day as he was walking near the fish-
pond, a large fowl flew out, with a fish in its
bill, being too big for it to swallow. This
discovered the cause why the young fish did
not increase, they being devoured by that
bird; which to prevent for the future, he stu-
died means to kill the destroyer, which he ef-
fected by means of a bow, which he made from
the branch of a tree that had the resemblance
of yew. Thus equipped for an archer, he
daily practised shooting at a mark for the
space of a fortnight. Being sufficiently skil-
led, he laid wait for his desired game.
The fowl being pitched upon the bank,
never stood still, but kept running round,
watching for a sizeable fish fit to swallow, so
that he had no opportunity to shoot; till ha-
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into the pond, but raised more easily, which
gave him time to take his aim, nevertheless
he missed it, being in motion; but, when come
to the top, he struck it through the body as
it opened its wings, and laid it flat on the
other side of the pond. He took it up won-
derfully pleased at his great success the first
time of his practising his new acquired art;
the inexpressible beauty of its feathers, which
were after the nature of a drake, every one
distinguished from another by a rim round
the edge thereof, and of a changeable colour,
from red to yellow and green; the ribs of a
delightful blue; the bill like burnished gold;
eyes like a ruby, with a rim of gold round
them; the feet the same as the bill. Having
carefully taken out the flesh, which spoiling
would corrupt the outside, he then filled the
skin with sweet herbs which he dried for that
'use; and having sewn up the place he had
cut open to take the flesh out of, he set it up
in the lodge. The weather growing something
cold, and the wind pretty sharp, he began to
think of providing for his antelopes against
the approaching winter, so made a lodge for
them at the back of his kitchen, with sticks,
which he drove into the ground, and smaller
branches he interwove between them; he shut
the front and covered the top, leaving both
ends open for the antelopes to go in at ; then
laid dry grass for them to lie on. Thus having
laid up a considerable quantity of roots, and
being stocked with salt-fish, both dried and
pickled, he was pretty well provided for his
cattle and himself against the ensuing winter.
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The succeeding spring having awakened
slumbering nature, and revived what the pre-
ceding hard season had caused to droop, he
first went to view his small stock of peas and
beans, which he found very promising, so
whilst the weather was fair he began to clear
a spot of ground to set them in, as they in
creased.
Turning up the ground he found several
sorts of roots that looked to be eatable, some
whereof was as big as a large carrot. Having
manured his ground, he took a sample of eve
ry root and boiled them. Most of them pro-
ved good; some eating like parsnips, others
almost like carrots; some like beets and tur-
nips; every one in their kind as good, if not
better, than ever he eat in England. Seven
peas having produced one thousand, and three
beans one hundred, he returned thanks to
Providence for that vast increase, and laid
them by, in order to set them in a proper sea-
son, as he had done before: By this time his
antelopes had kidded, one of them having
brought four young ones, and the other three.
This vast addition to his provision very much
rejoiced him, being sure now not to want flesh
at his need. The old ones being well fed, as
he always took care to do, the young ones
throve a-pace, and grew very fat, so that in
three weeks time they were large and fit to eat.
He killed one, which being roasted, proved to
be more delicious than any house lamb. This
he lived upon as long as he could keep it pa-
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and the other for time he should be scanty,
and in want of flesh; but was unluckily dis-
appointed by a parcel of eagles, which fly-
ing one morning over the place where the an-
telopes were playing, being of a gay as well
as active disposition, pitched down with pre-
cipitation upon the male he reserved for time
of need, and one of the females which he kept
for breeding. Seeing his diverters taken by
those birds of prey he ran for his bow, but
came too late with it, the eagles being gone.
Lamenting the loss of his dear antelopes, he
thought on means to prevent the like evil for
time to come. The winter being now very
wet, he took a walk to his plantations, on
which he implored a continuation of the
pros
perous conditition they appeared to be in;
next he went to examine his nets, in which he
found a brace of fowls like ducks, but twice
as large, and exceedingly beautiful; these he
cut the wings of, put them into the pond, and
made baskets for them to shelter in, which he
placed in the branches of those trees that
hung closest to the water, taking particular
care to feed them daily with roots roasted and
boiled. The five antelopes had by this time
kidded and brought sixteen young ones; his
peas and beans were also wonderfully impro-
ved, having that season enough to stock the
ground the year following. Thus he return-
ed kind Providence thanks for the vast in-
crease, and concluded to live upon young an-
telopes as long as they lasted, reserving only
one for sucking the old ones, to keep them in
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ty, designing to draw it daily for his own use,
so that in a little time he had enough to skim
for cream, which he used for sauce instead of
butter. Now having a pretty store of dairy
ware, he resolved to make a place to keep it
in; the kitchen where he was obliged to lay
his salt fish, not being a proper place for
cream and milk; for which end he made a
dairy-house, at the other side of his dwelling,
with branches of trees, after the manner of a
close arbour, and thatched it over with grass,
which answering the kitchen in form and si-
tuation made uniform wings, that added as
much to the beauty as conveniency of the ha-
bitation. Having completed the dairy, he
proceeded in his resolution of making cheese,
and to turn his milk he took some seed, which
being of a hot nature, had the desired effect,
he having made some hoops of the pliable
branches of some of the trees, he filled them
with the paste, and laid by till fit to eat.
The next morning being awakened by an
tincommon noise, he got up and hastened to
the place. Being come to it, he perceived a
number of monkeys, one sort squaling and
fighting against the other, for a considerable
quantity of wild pomegranates, which the
wind had shook of the trees in the night.
His coming having caused a truce, every
one of those creatures keeping still and quiet
during his stay, he resolved to use his endea
yours to make a solid peace. Therefore, di-
viding the fruit into two parcels, those ani-


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mals came quietly to that share next them,
and carried it away to their quarters.
Taking his walks to visit his nets, in that
he had set for the eagles, he found a fowl as
big as a turkey, and having had no fresh meat
for above a week, he dressed it and eat part
of it for his dinner. Though he was well plea-
sed with the bird he had taken, he had rather
had one of the eagles which kept his young
antelopes in jeopardy; but as he could not de
stroy them with his net, which had hung a
considerable time without the intended suc
cess, he projected a plan to prevent their in-
crease by destroying their eggs, leaving his
nets wholly for the use they had been success-
ful in, and searched the cleft of the rock next
to the sea, where those birds commonly built;
having found several nests, he took away the
eggs that were in them, and carried them
home, in order to empty the shells, and hang
them up and down among the green leaves
that covered the ceiling; but having acciden
tally broke one, and the yolk and white there-
of being like that of a turkey, he had the cu
riosity to boil one and taste it, which eat much
after the manner of a swan's. The rest he
saved to eat now and then by way of a change,
In this prosperous way
he lived fifteen years,
finding no alteration in the season, during
which time he made himself a winter garb of
the soft grass, which reached to his heels, and
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Being one day upon the rocks, he saw
something like an Indian Canoe; fearing
there might be some of these people on the
island, he hastened home to secure what he
had, but was too late, they had been there al-
ready, and had taken away the clothes he
found in the chest, which being too little for
him, hung on a pin behind the door. Had
they been content with that he would not
have regarded it; but they carried away some
of his curious shells, and what grieved him
most, the fine bird he had taken such pains to
stuff, as also his bow and arrows. Having
missed these things, which he much valued,
he hastened to the outside of the rock, with
his long staff in his hand, but happened to go
too late, the canoe being out of sight. He
then walked to the other side of the rock to
discover what damage the high wind had done
the night before.
As he was looking about him, he saw two
men come down from the rock, with each a
bundle on his arm, and going to something
he took to be a chest, and having put their
load into it, pushed it away, and rowed to a
long-boat that lay at some distance, behind
a jetting part of the rock, which screened it
from his sight, as also the ship it belonged to.
Being come home, he suspected those vil-
lains had most sacrilegiously rifled and ran-
sacked his habitation, not leaving him so much
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the ground. His winter garb also was gone,
and what else they could find for their use.
The loss of these things, which he could
not do without, filled him with sorrow; but
having walked about a mile, he perceived the
same men coming towards the pond. By the
time he had come up to them, they had caught
the two old ducks, which being pinioned,
could not fly away as the rest did. Then
they proceeded towards the house where they
had seen the antelopes.
The young ones not being used to see any
men in clothes, presently fled; but the two
old ones were so tame that they stood still,
which gave the men time and opportunity to
Jay hold of them, when, notwithstanding
Quarll's entreaties, they tied a halter about
their horns and barbarously led them away.
The villains, whose design was to bind, and
so carry him away, did not judge it safe to
come within reach of his weapon, but kept at
some distance, considering how to seize him.
Quarll guessed at their design, and struck
at the nearest, who immediately took to his
heels, and then at the next, who did the same,
The wretches being gone, and as his bridge
had favoured their coming, he pulled it off,
and only laid it over when he had a mind to
view the sea, and went home to eat a bit, ha-
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therefore, eaten some of his roots and cheese,
and being wearied with huntingthese wretch
es, he consulted how to lie, his bed and bed-
ding being gone, as also his winter gown.
However, after a little consideration, he con-
cluded to lie in the lodge, which was left va-
cant by the antelopes' absence, whose littér
being made of the same sort of grass as his
mats were, he lay both soft and warm.
There happening nothing the remainder of
the year worthy of record, he employed it in
his customary occupations, as pruning and
watering his lodge and dairy, making his
mats to lie on, as also his winter garb; every
day inilking his antelopes and goats, making
now and then butter and cheese, attending
his nets and such-like necessary employments.
In the mean time the French mariners re-
turned, it being much about the same season;
and being resolved to take him away, and all
they could make any thing of, out of the
island, were provided with implements to ac-
complish their design; as ropes to bind what
they could not get alive, and saws and hatch-
ets to cut down logwood and brazil; likewise
flat-bottomed boats to tow in shallow water,
and thus by degrees to load their ship with
booty; but ever-watchful Providence blast-
ed their evil projects, and confounded their
devices at the very instant they thought them-
selves sure of success. The impléments in a
flat-bottomed boat were towed to the very
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lighter than a man, was thought fittest to ge
with the tools, which pretty well loaded the
boat.
Their materials being landed to their great
satisfaction, the men on board embarked in
two more of the same sort of boats; but
were no sooner in them but a storm arose,
which dashed their slender vessel to pieces,
and washed them into the sea, in which they
perished, oversetting the boat on shore, with
the load and the lad underneath it,
Quarll hearing a voice behind a part of the
rock, cried out, "Heaven be praised, there
is somebody whom I am luckily come to save,
and he is most fortunately come to be my
companion!" Hastening to the place where
he thought the cries came from, which he
could discern to be too shrill for a man's
voice Certainly," said he, "this must be
some woman, by the noise: Providence has
now completed my happiness, I shall have
companion and a help-mate." Having ar
rived where he judged the person to be, and
seeing nothing but what he took to be a chest,
began to be disheartened; but the creature
underneath ceased crying to listen; but find-
ing nobody came, cried out again louder than
before. This quite revived him; "It is a
woman," said he, "and in that chest:" at
which words he endeavoured to break that
which he took to be the lid, but proved the
bottom; and as he was striking, the boy un-
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derneath, calling to him to turn it up, thrust
his hand under the side, which he perceiving,
stood still. "This," said he, "is a flat
bottomed boat, such as the Frenchmen used
when they came and plundered me.”
The lad still continuing his thoan, and
having considered the boat could not hold
any great number of people, he ventured to
turn it up, putting the end of the staff where
he had seen the hand, and raising it about a
foot from the ground, from which the boy
immediately crept, who fell on his knees
'weeping, expecting death every moment, as
the punishment for the evil purpose he came
about.
Quarll, who expected there was a woman
besides, and fearing the gap would be too
small for her to come through, made motions.
for the boy to assist him in setting the boat
on its bottom. Quarll seeing the implements
instead of the woman, was vexed and disap-
pointed, sometimes looking at the things, and
then at the boy, who again fell on his knees,
begging for mercy in such a moving manner,
that Quarlt raised him up by the hand; and
the night coming on apace, took one of the
hatchets, and gave another to the boy, in or
der to knock the boat to pieces, which they
accordingly did, carrying the boards higher
on the rocks, as also the rest of the things,
lest some storm should arise and wash them
away. The young Frenchman, finding a
kinder treatment than he expected, was very
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the more kind; and instead of condemning
his evil attempt, he commiserated his misfor`
tune. Having given him of what he had to
eat, he put him to bed, wherein he lay till he
had got his mats made up, then went to bed
himself, but could not sleep for thinking of
his late disappointment, which intercepted
those pleasures he so much depended on,
thinking himself sure of a female partner,
which would have added much to his bliss.
Being awaked, "What is man," said he,
"without that part of himself, out of which
God made him a mate!" In this melan-
choly disposition he again fell asleep, and
dreamt afresh; in which his imagination
gluts his inclination with those pleasures it
so much desired: excessive love is but short
lived; what is violent is not lasting: time
with pleasure runs fast away, but dwells long
with sorrow; cares weaken love, and indif
ferences breed discontent; the jarrings follow,
which introduce division, the mother of
poverty.
Starting out of his sleep at the approach
of those sad troubles, he returns Heaven
thanks it was but a dream; and begged par-
don for having given so much way to the
concupiscence of flesh; getting up sooner
than ordinary, lest he should fall asleep, aud
dream again of women,
Having walked about till he thought it
time for the boy to rise, he called him up,
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and took him to the place he usually went to
psalms; where the youth being come, and
hearing so many different voices, and seeing
no body, took to his heels, making towards
the rock: Quarll overtook him before he
could get to the sea-side, into which he cer-
tainly would have cast himself at the fright;
but Quarll, who, by the boy's staring, gues-
sed his disorder, not knowing the language,
endeavoured to calm him by his pleasing
countenance, and prevent his drowning him-
self.
He and the boy took away the remains of
the boat, and of what was in it, which they
could not carry home the day before: then
taking up two guns, took them to his lodge,
and sets them at each side of the door. It
being dinner time, he set the boy to make a
fire, whilst he made some fish fit to fry, tak-
ing some dripping he saved when he roasted
any flesh to fry them with. The boy, who
had lived some time in Holland, where they
used much butter, seeing dripping employed
in the room thereof, thought to please his
master in making some; and as he had seen
milk and cream in the dairy arbour, wanting
a churn only, there being a small rundlet
lying by empty, he takes out one of the ends
of it, in which, the next day, he beat butter.
The lad, being acute and ingenious, was
soon made to understand English, and in six
months capable to speak it sufficiently, so
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coming, and to what intent. The men,"
said he, "who about one year since carried
away from hence some antelopes, and seve
ral rarities, which they said belonged to an
English Hermit, having got a great deal of
money by shewing them, encouraged others'
to come; whereupon, they hired a ship to
fetch away the hermit, and what else they
could find therefore brought with them
tools, and guns to shoot what they could not
take alive "Pray what did they intend to do
with me:" "Why," said the boy," make
a shew of you." Sordid wretches! Is a
Christian then such a rarity amongst them?
66 Well, and what were the saws and hatches
for?""To cut down your house, which they
intended to make a drinking booth of." Oh,
monstrous! Well, thanks to Providence,
their evil design is averted. "Pray, what
is become of those sacrilegious persons ?"
"They are all drowned," said the boy.
"Then" replies he, "the heavens are satis
fied, and I am avenged: but how camest
thou to escape?" "I was upon the rock when
their boat was dashed against it, and was
overset with the same sea, under the flat
bottomed boat, where you found me."
"That was a happy overset for thee. Well,
is there no gratitude due to Providence for
thy escape?" "Due to Providence!" said
he, "why, I am sure you let me out."
"Yes" replied Quarll ;
but I was sent by
Providence for that purpose."
kindly done too," said the boy: well,
when i see him I will thank him: doth he
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live hereabout? "Poor ignorant creature!"
replied Quarll; "why, Providence is every
where; what! didst thou never hear of Pro
vidence? What religion art thou of !"
"Religion?" answered the youth; "I don't
know what you mean: I am a fisherman hy
trade, which my father lived by." "Well,"
said Quarll, did he teach thee nothing
else? no prayers!" "Prayers," replied the
lad; "why, fishermen have no time to pray;
that is for them who have nothing else to do:
poor folks must work, and get money; that
is the way of our town. "Covetous wretches!
Well," said he, I grudge them not what
they possess, since it is all the happiness they
aspire at; but thou shalt learn to pray, which
will be of far more advantage to thee than
work, both here and hereafter:" from which
time he began to teach him the Lord's
Prayer, and the ten commandments; as also
the principles of the Christian religion; all
which instructions the youth took readily
he also taught him to sing psalms, which
farther qualified him to be his companion in
spiritual exercises, as well as in temporal
Occupations.
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In this happy state they lived in peace and
concord the space of ten years, unanimously
doing what was to be done, as it lay in each
of their way, without relying on one another.
Quarll, who before, thought himself bless
ed, now cannot express his happiness,
heartily praying he might find no alteration
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until death: but the young man, not having
met with so many disappointments in the
world, had not quite drawn his affection
from it; his mind sometimes will run upon
his native country, and where he could not
belp wishing to be himself; thus, an opportu➡ ›
nity offering itself one day, as he went to get
oysters, he saw, at a distance, a ship; at
which his heart fell a panting; his blood
grew warmer and warmer, till at last, in
flamed with the desire of getting at it, he
laid down the bag he brought to put the
oysters in, as also the instrument to dredge
them up with, and took to swimming. The
men on board having espied him out, sent
their boat to take him up; so he went away
without taking his leave of him he had
received so much good from; who'; feared
some accident had befallen him; and being
come at the place where he was to get the
oysters, he saw the bag and instruments lie,
and nobody with them. Having called
several times without being answered, various
racking fears tortured his mind: he there
fore with his staff, at the other side of the
rock grabbled in every one round the place;
and feeling nothing, concluded some sea
monster had stolen him away, and con
demned himself as the cause of this fatal
accident. Having given up hopes of getting
bim again, he returned home in the greatest
affliction, but, happening to look eastward,
in which was the point the wind stood, he
perceived something like a boat at a great
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sail beyond it, which quite altered the motive
of his former fear; "No monster," said he,
"hath devoured him; 'tis too plain a case,
that he has villainously left me. Having
recommended himself to Providence, he re-
sumed his usual recreatious, resolving that
no cares shall mar his happiness for the
future.
Fourteen years more being past, there
happened nothing extraordinary, each suc-
ceeding year renewing the pleasures the
preceding had produced: thunders and high
winds being frequent, though not equally
violent, he thought it not material to record
them; as blowing and throwing fishes, shells,
&c. upon the rock; only transactions and
events wonderful and uncommon and there
happened a most surprising one a few days
after, which is as worthy of record as any of
far greater concern; being a wonderful effect
of Providence, manifested in a miraculous.
manner.
One morning, when he had roasted a par
cel of those roots which, he used to eat instead
of bread: having spread them on his table
and chest to cool, be went out to walk, leav-
ing his door open to let the air in.
His walk, though graced with all the
agreeables nature could adorn it with to
make it delightful; a grass carpet, em-
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each side of him, fine lofty trees, clothed with
pleasant green leaves, trimmed with rich blos
soms, to divert the eye; a number of various
sorts of singing birds perching in their most
lovely shades, as though nature had studied
to excel man's brightest imagination, and
exquisiteness of art: yet all these profuse
nesses of nature's wonders, are not sufficient
to expel anxious thoughts from his mind.
It run upon his two dear antelopes, which he
took such care to bring up, and were become
so engaging, always attending him in those
fine walks; adding, by their swift races,
active leapings, and other uncommon diver,
sions, to the natural pleasantness of the place,
which now is become a dull memorandum of
the barbarous manner in they were ravished
away from him.
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In these melancholy thoughts, he returned
home, where Providence had left a remedy
for his grievance: a companion, far exceed-
ing any he had ever had, waited his return;
which was, a beautiful monkey of the finest
kind, as though made to manifest the unpa-
ralleled skill of nature, is sent him by Provi
dence, to dissipate his inelancholy.
Being come to his lodge, and beholding
that wonderful creature, at the far end of it,
and him at the entrance of it, to oppose its
fight, he was at once filled with joy and
admiration. Long, said he, I endeavoured
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and here kind Providence has sent one of an
unparalleled beauty.
Having a considerable time admired the
beast, which stood unconcerned, now and
then eating of the roots that lay before him,
he went in and shut the door, in order to
tame him; which having found out by the
creature's surprising docility, he returned his
Benefactor most hearty thanks for that
miraculous gift.
This most wonderful animal having gain-
ed its master's love, he thought himself
doubly recompensed for all his former losses,
especially for that of his late ungrateful
companion, who, basely left him at a time he
might be most helpful: and, as he fancied
his dear Beaufidelle (for so he called that
admirable creature) had so much resem-
blance of the picture he framed for him, he
took it down, thinking it unjust to bear in
bis sight that vile object, which could not in
anywise claim a likeness to so worthy a crea-
ture as his beloved monkey.
劈
​One day, as this lovely animal was officiat-
ing the charge it had of its own accord taken,
being gone for wood, he found in his way a
wild pomegranate; he took it home, and
then returned for his faggot; in which time
Quarll cut it open, and finding it of a dull
lusciousness, imagined it might be used with
things of an acid and sharpe taste: having
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vessel, with a sort of an herb which is of the
taste and nature of cresses, and some of the
pomegranate, letting them infuse some time,
now and then stirring it; which the monkey
having taken notice of, did the same: but
one very hot day, happening to lay the vessel
in the sun, made it turn sour.
t
Quarll, who very much wanted vinegar in
his sauces, was well pleased with the acci
dent, and so continued the souring of the
liquor, which proving excellent, he made a
five gallon vessel of it, having several which
he found upon the rock.
Having now a store of vinegar, and being
a great lover of pickles, calling to mind he
had often in his walks seen something like
mushrooms, he made it his business to look
for some thus he picked up a few, of which
Beaufidelle having taken notice, immedi
ately ranges about; and being nimbler foot-
ed than his master, picked double the quan-
tity in the same space of time; so that he
soon had enough to serve him for the next
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season.
His good success in making that sort of
pickle, encouraged him to try another; and,
having taken notice of a plant in the wood
that bears a green flower, gathered a few; and,
their taste and flavour being no way disagree-
able, he tried them, which according to his
mind were full as good as the real ones, and
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gathered a sufficient quantity, with the help
of his attendant; but there was another he
admired above all: none to his mind like
cucumber; and the island producing none,
left him no room to hope for any; yet if he
could but find any thing which resembled
them, it would please his fancy: he therefore
examined every kind of buds and seeds;
having at last found that of a wild parsnip,
almost the bigness of a pickling cucumber,
green and crisp, and not unlike that he
sought for, he pickled some of them; which
being nearly of the same colour and make,
he fancied them quite of the taste,
His beans being at this time large enough
for the first crop, he gathered some for his
dinner, cutting the shells into narrow slips,
and pickling them.
Having nothing to crave or wish for, he
lay down with a peaceable mind; no care or
fear disturbing his thoughts, his sleep was
not interrupted with frightful fancies, nor
startled at thunder or storms, his trust being
in Providence, who in various manners has
rescued him from death; being above thirty
years miraculously protected and maintained
in a place remote from all human help and
assistance,
Notwithstanding his firmness, he was
obliged to give way to the weakness of his
nature: a strange noise was heard at a dis-
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place where he stood, covered it with dark
ness for some minutes; at which he was so
alarmed, that he thought himself past all
hopes. The noise having ceased, and that
which intercepted the light dispersed, he
opened the door, and steped out to see if he
could discover the cause of so surprising and
sudden a darkness; which having found out
by a number of dead birds of several kinds,
lying on the ground, he was seized with no
small amazement, from which he inferred
there had been a battle of those creatures in
the air, the number of which had occasioned
the late decrease.
Having made reflections upon that aston
ishing transaction, he drew from thence no
other inference but a prognostication of dread-
ful wars in Europe; and lest the dead birds
should infect the island, he and his monkey
carried them to the other side of the rock,
and threw them into the sea. Having clear-
ed the place, and being tired with going up
and down the rugged rock, he stayed at
home the remainder of the day, and at night
went to bed; but, as the late omen of ap-
proaching evil had pre-occupied his thoughts
with cares concerning his country, his mind
ran upon it in the night; dreaming he sees
wives weeping taking leave of their indulgent
husbands; hanging about their necks, whose
grief weighed them to the ground. Turn-
ing from that object, he sees another as
shocking; the old father, bathed in tears,
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embracing his only son, and all the comforts
of this life and support of his age. Thus
every face expressing grief for a relation or a
friend, not being able any longer to behold
those terrifying objects; he betook himself to
the country.
;
Having quitted the town, he found him-
self in a place as full of terrors, where he saw
streams of reeking blood; loose horses kick-
ing and prancing; e dragging their late
riders by the stirrups, others wounded; at a
distance, crowds of men in flames and smoke,
leaving behind them vast numbers of men
and horses, both dead and dying.
At a distance from thence, some in pursuit
of their enemies, cutting them down before
them, like wood for fuel; others flying from
being slain, cast themselves into rapid rivers,
where they perish by thousands.
As he was looking at these terrible objects,
he found himself on a sudden surrounded by
soldiers, holding their bayonets to his breast
and asking who he was for? Not knowing
what to answer, he told them he was an Eng
fishman; but they seizing him in a violent
manner, said, he might be English, and yet
an enemy to the country. Awaking, and con-
cluding that his dream proceeded from his
late surprize, he went to make the bed for his
monkey, and with some sail cloth made a
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Night being come, he laid the couch by
his own bed, which the monkey readily went
to, being soft and easy; and as cares for his
country had in the day occupied his thoughts,
his mind in the night was impressed with the
subject; and having since been diverted with
such objects as removed the terrifying objects
which before presented themselves, his ima-
gination was taken up with being in St.
James's Park, which he fancied had lost many
of its former agreeablenesses.
As he was walking, a report was raised that
a certain great person (who had gained a title
to the palace) was just deceased, having en-
tailed the same upon a foreign prince of great
renown. This news occasioned a sudden al-
teration in every body's countenance; every
thing in nature seemed to express a feeling
for the loss; the trees shed half their virtues,
and the grass withered. After a short time,
however, they recovered their former verdure;
the lofty oaks, which he fancied bordered the
mall, bore roses in vast numbers.
Having admired the surprising improve-
ment of the oaks, he walked on northward,
where he saw abundance of thistles, wonder-
ing they were permitted to grow where
every thing ought to contribute to its pleasant-
ness. Walking back, he met several noble-
men with gardening tools, going to till the
ground between where the thistles and the
oaks stood. Having stood some time admir-
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ing their dexterity, he walked on to the mall,
which he found thronged with people of all
nations, each having a rose in his hand. After
some time he returned to see how the noble
gardeners got on with their work, where he
found that the oaks and thistles, having grown
together, had produced a plant that bore both
roses and thistles; which made the thistles so
valued ever since, that there are but few gar
dens which have not more or less of them.
His monkey, being startled in a nightly
fright, ran behind his back, which awoke him
in the midst of his amazement; and rising
earlier than usual took a walk before break
fast. The day having passed without any ex-
traordinary occurrence, they lay down and
slept quietly till the dawning of the morning,
when the monkey started up again as the
night before. Quarll, being a second time
awoke in the same manner, and concluding
the cause must proceed from the pillow, re-
solved to try himself the next night; when
crowds of terrifying objects appeared to his
imagination; his eyes were taken up with
frightful objects, and his ears filled with a
terrible noise. Having awoke, and finding
himself inclined to believe that the pillow had
some influence on his imagination, resolved
to try it several nights successively; during
which, his monkey slept very quiet, and he
much disturbed; yet, to be better satisfied
of its reality, he laid by the pillow for three
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It being his opinion, that the evil effluvia
issued out of those feathers the pillow was
stuffed with; he once more tried it, but was
terrified with more shocking objects than the
preceding; which, though they represented
fierce and bloody battles, yet they were less
terrible to him. Having fatigued himself
with the afflicting effects of war, he lifts up
his eyes to Heaven, imploring an end to that
execrable devourer of mankind.
Whilst his eyes were still fixed on the
heavens, he saw Victory approaching flou-
rishing her colours, and pointing at ap-
proaching Peace; but on a sudden there
árose an infectious mist, which cramping the
Englishmen's hands, they could no more use
their conquering arms; when the
enemy fell
on the unfortunate remains of the army, who
were most cruelly cut to pieces; at which
most dismal and afflicting object he awoke:
resolving to try his monkey once more the
night following but the beast, who had not
yet forgot the uneasiness the bed had caused
him, chose to lie on the ground; which
convinced Quarll that there was a malignant
quality in those feathers: wherefore he throws
them into the sea, and fills the case with
a soft moss, on which the creature lay very
quiet ever after.
And as yearly stripping the eagles of their
eggs had prevented their increase, it also
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that the number of the wild monkeys being
considerably augmented, made their food
scanty, which caused them now and then to
come and steal somewhat out of Quarll's
ground. Beaufidelle, whose good keeping
and warm lying had made him thrive in big-
ness and strength exceeding his kind, find-
ing some of them stealing his master's roots,
beat them away; which obliged those subtle
creatures to come several together, the better
to be able to encounter him; which Quarll
having taken notice of, and being willing to
add a new sport to his usual diversions, cut
a stick of the length and bigness that the
creature could manage, which he gave him;
and, taking his own staff, exercises it before
him, while he did the same with his; and,
apprehending what use it was given him for,
he had it often in his hands, and with it drove
away the others, when they came, though ten
or a dozen together; so that the roots were
very well guarded, by his continual watching;
which made those sly and spiteful creatures
watch an opportunity to take him at a disad-
vantage: thus finding him one morning, as
he was going for water by himself, as he was
wont to do, and being then without his staff,
of which they stood in great fear, a conside-
rable number fell upon him, and so bit and
beat him, that he lay as dead; but his master
appearing, who, being uneasy at his extraor
dinary stay, was gone to see what was the oc-
casion thereof, put them to flight; and they
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to keep its life in, and scarce strength sufficie
ent to draw it!
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Quarll, being come to the place where his
beloved Beaufidelle lay in a most dismal
bloody condition, could not forbear shedding
tears to see him thus miserably dying; but,
finding still breath in him, it gives him hopes
of his recovery: and taking him up in his arms,
with all the care he could, he hastens home,
and gives him a little of the liquor he had
made, which by that time had got both body
and spirit; then having laid him upon his bed
and covered him with his winter wrapper, he
makes a fire and warms some of the said li-
quor and fresh butter, wherewith he washes
his sores; so lays him down again, giving him
all the careful attendance he could during
his illness, which held but one week at the
end of which he died, to his unspeakable
grief; and from that time, grew so melan
choly, that he had not the courage to go on
with his memorial: till having a most remark
able dream about twelve months after, he
changed his resolution, and proceeded in his
memoirs; and as he set down his dream, hè
also did the death of his beloved beast, it
happening near the same time.
Having spent the year but dully, for want
of his diverting company at home; to put
this as much out of his mind as he could, he
walked the spare hours he had left from his
usual occupation. Thus being one day
somewhat fatigued, having lost his wonted
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of trees he came to; and being in a dull dis-
position, was soon lulled to sleep, at a lone-
some note of a certain sort of melancholy
bird, which shuns other company (though of
its own kind) at all times but in breeding
times which, having placed itself in the
thickest and shadiest part of the grove,
where Quarll had made choice to lie, falls a
singing his melancholy notes; which being
suitable to his disposition of both body and
mind, soon lulled him to sleep; during
which he dreamed that he saw an old man
sitting in a large circle, around which all the
signs of the Zodiac were, and the old gentle-
man appeared extremely busy, stringing of
small beads, some white, and some black;
and, when he had strung a certain number,
he began another string, and so on. He had
the curiosity to tell how many he put in a
string, so keeps an account of the next he
did begin, and tells just sixty: having made
as many of those strings as there were beads
in each, he put them together, and begins
again to string, mixing white and black as
they came to his hand, twisting every six-
tieth string in parcels till he had made sixty
of them, which he neatly plaits together,
proceeding as from the beginning, and makes
twenty-four of those praits, which he weaves
together, making a flat piece of bead-work,
changeable upon black, which, when looked
upon one way, seemed pleasant; and, being
seen from another, as disagreeable. He
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up in a bundle, and went to work again,
beginning to string it as at first.
Having looked himself weary with seeing
still the same, of which he could make no
thing, he went away leaving the old gentle-
man stringing his beads; who, seeing him
go, laid by his work, and followed him, and
having overtaken him, asked him, what he
had been looking at all that time? He
being surprised at the surly question, mo-
destly replied, he had been admiring his
werk; in doing which he hoped there was
no offence. No, said the old man, provided
thou learnest something by what thou hast
seen. To which he answered, "it was im-
possible for him to learn such a mysterious
business, with once seeing it done; so much
less, being entirely a stranger to it." "A
stranger to it art thou?" replied the old man,
in a surly mauner; "and hast wasted so much
of my work! I am Time, whom thou hast
often ill used; and whose white and black
beads, that thou hast seen me string, are
good and bad moments I crowd into minutes,
which I link into hours; thus weave days,
wherewith years are composed. Thou hast
seen me complete the present year. I tell
thee, before the ensuing is ended, I will grace
the British throne with an illustrious race to
the end of kings reigns;" so vanished. Then
he awoke in a great surprise, and went home,
pondering on his dream; of which he infer
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prognosticate the speedy accession of some
great monarch upon the English throne: so
set down in his memorial his dream, heartily
wishing the accomplishment thereof, for the
quiet and prosperity of his dear country.
There happened nothing after for the space
of four years, by which means, for want of
employment, he had several sullen and idle
hours in the day time, which his late beloved
animal's diverting company made slip away
with pleasure, and for want of which they
crept slowly on,
One day as he was walking, being extraor-
dinary hot, he went to shelter himself in one
of his natural groves; a young monkey of the
grey kind dropped off the tree, and lay for
dead, but being only strangled, he opened his
windpipe by squeezing it the contrary way,
and by careful nursing soon recovered it; but
as the rest is related by himself to Mr. Dor-
rington in the former part of this history, it
will be superfluous to say any thing farther
on that subject here. This accident made
Quarll' in some measure resume his former
cheerfulness, and nothing more happened be
tween this and the time he was found on the
island by Mr. Dorrington.
FINIS.
Harrild, Printer, Great East-cheap, London.





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