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ROBINSON CRUSOE.
THIS surprizing adven-
turer was born in the city of
York, where his father had
settled, after having acqaired
agenteel fortume by merchan-
dize ; but having a natural
desire for a sea-faring life, no
entreaties could induce him
to settle in business at home,
according to his parent's re.
quest ; they never conld be
prevailed upon to give their
consent for bis hazarding his

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life upon so dangerous and
uncertain an element. Wben
he found them quite obdu-
rate, he formed a roon
of absenting himself from
York, without their leave.
With this view be set off for
Hull, where meeting with
one of his school fellows,
who was going ow board of
his father's ship then ready
for sea, directly communicat-
ed his desire of accompany.
pig him, which was as readi-
ly agreed to. In a few days
they set sail ; but this was
one of the most antiappy voy.
ages that crer man made, for
as they were steering betwen

theCanary islands and theAf-
rican shore, they were taken
by a Moorish rover of Sallee,
after a very desperate en-
gage ment.
The Captain of the rover
kept our adventurer as his
own prize ; but the rest of
the crew were sent to the
emperor's court ; the usage
he experienced was not so
dreadful as he at first appre-
hended, but the confinement
was far from being agreeable
to him ;-he therefore studi.
ed how to make his escape,
and at last effected it in this
mauner :-His master in the
long boat of their English

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ship, had a small store room
or cabin built in the middle
of it, like a barge, with a
stoer: In
this pleasure boat he fre-
quently went out a fishing,
and as Robinson Crusoe was
very dexterous in that art, he
generally took him along
with him. One day the Moor
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ordered Robinson to go out
with the boat and catch some
fish, for bis friends were to
sup with him.
slave and a boy were sent
along with him to manage
the vessel, the former of
whom was callod Muley and
the latter Xury.
When
they had got about a league
to sea, Crusoe took the ad.
vantage of the slave, and go.
ing behind him threw him
into the sea. The poor fel.
low begged to be taken into
the boat again ; but Robin-
son positively refused, and
pointed the muzzle of a fowl.
ing piece atybim, telling him

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at the same time to swim to
the shore or he would shoot
him. Finding all his en-
treaties to be in vain, he made
for land as fast as possible,
and being a good swimmer,
he soon reaehed it. The
boy he kept to assist bim in
managing ihe vessel, but first

made him swear to be true
to him.
They continued steering
their course they knew not
how ; but they were at læst
agreeably surprised with the
sight of an European ship
which they hailed ; the crew
of which as soon as they per-
ceived them, thinking it was
a boat belonging to some ship
wbich bad been lost, imme.
diately shortened sail lo let
them come up; on coming
near, they were asked what
country they were of, when
he answered, he was
Englishman, who h d been
taken by a rover of Salice,
an

and bad made his escape
from slavery ; they readily
took him and his boy Xury
on board, with all his goods.
After a good voyage they
arrived at All Saints Bay,
where the captain recom-
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mended him to a planter,
with whom he lived till he
had learned the trade; but
he first disposed of his effects
to the captain who bad acted
in so friendly a manner to
hiin he also let him have
his boy Xory, who was to
have his freedom, on condi-
tion of his turning shiristian.
Heing now settled as a
planter, and having got toler-

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ably rich, he might have liv.
ed in the happiest manner,
if his desire for a sea-faring
life had not again returned.
Frequently talking among
his fellow merchants, he told
them the method of procuring
negroes on the coast of Guin-
ea, and they being pleased
with the projeet, easily pre-
vailed upon him to make a
voyage for that purpose.
Accordingly they fitted out a
ship for a voyage to the coast
of Guinea, to trade with the
natives and buy slaves. This
voyage proved a very unfor.
tunate one; a few days after
they set sail, a violent storm

arose, whirl drove the ship
on some uoktinio enast, on
which she struck, and was
completely wrecked
the
erew endenroreil to save their
lives by taking in the boat---
but the violence of the wares
was such, that the boat was
overeet, and the whole crew
drowned except Robinson,

who was preserved in a rai,
raculous manner; for when
the boat overset, a wave car-
ried him a vast way towards
the shore, and having spent
itsell, rolled back and left
him upon the saud almost
He was now in a dismal
situation, being cpiirely des-
titute of the means of support
and in a desolate island, the
residence of wild beasts. At
first thought he gave siniself
up for lost all he had in
the world was a knife, a pipe,
and a little tobaceu in a box.
This was all his provision;
and he passed the night by

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dimbing into a tree. The
next day being ealm, he de-
termined to swim to the
wreck of the ship, to see if
he could recover any thing
that might be of service to
him in his desolate situation.
He accordingly stripped off
his clothes, took to the water,
and soon reached the wreck,
where he found all the pro-
visions dry. He then pro-
ceeded to search every part
of the ship, and having made
a raft, lowered the carpen-
ter's chest and other necessa-
ry articles upon it, and then
getting on it himself, he svon
reached the land.

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As soon as he deposited
his property, he made a sec-
ond voyage to the wreck,
and after that repeated bis
visits till he had removed
every thing of use or value,
and among the rest two cats
and a dog, which were his
only companions for many

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years. He now began to
erect bimsell a hot or place
to live in, which in time he
completed, and having found
there were goats and pigeous
in the island, he used to sub-
sist on the milk of the one,
and the flesh of the other,
and sometimes would venture
to kill a young kid, the flesh
of which proved of great ser-
vice to him. As he was one
day ruinaging the things he
had brought from the ship,
he fonnd a bag with a few
husks of corn in it, and hap-
pening to want it, shook it by
the side of his tent.
This to
his astonishment produced

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ten or twelve ears of barley,
which
he taking care of, and
sowing again in time, yield-
eil many bushels of the same
grain, so that when his bread
grew short, he had another
resort. When he had been
ahout a year in the island, he
was taken ill. and recollect.
ing that the Braziliaus look
no other physic thi lohacco,
tried that medieine, and soon
got better.
In this drenry situation
did our enforionata mariner
pass a considerable pamber
of years, during wlich he
kept a just necount how the
time passed by cutting notch

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es on a post he set up for that
purpose, observing the Sab.
bath, and frequently returned
God thanks for preserving
bis life.
In this situation, without
the company of any living
creature to converse with, he
passed his time till the twen-
ty.third year of his captivity,
when Providence was pleas-
ed to give him a companion,
who was of a neighboring
island, but soon became trac-
table by our adventurer's
counsel and directions. This
savage was brought to the
island with several others
by a tribe which had taken

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them prisoriers in battle, and
were intended to have been
devoured, for these Indians
were cannibals, and ate hu-
man flesh. While they were
killing these unhappy be-
ings, one of them broke away
and ran off in the direction
of Robinson's
hut. Robin.
ADN Iras at iirst greally a-
larmed, fenriug lie inight be
pursued by the whole body,
in which case be would him.
self probably have fallen a
sacrifice; but Iuding that
only three set out in the pur-
suit, while the rest remained
at their horrible feast, he de-
ærmined, if possible, to save

the life of the victim. He
accordingly took his musket,
and at a favorable moment
fired at one of the savages,
and brought him to
the
ground. The other two were
so terrified at the report of
gun. having never heard
any thing of the like before,
that they instantly turned and
fled towards their compan-
ions, and communicating the
alarm to them, they quitted
the island with precipitation.
The savage that Robinson
had thus rescued. was at first
greatly terrified, and prepar-
ed to run as from a new ene.
my; but after some encour-

agement his aların subsided,
and he came forward, fell to
the ground, and put Robin-
son's foo! on his head in to-
ken of servitude. Robinson
called his name Friday, that
being the day on which this
happened ; and after receiv.

ing some instructions, he
proved to be a good servant
and pleasant companion.
After some time, the sava.
ges
made another visit to the
island, bringing more prison-
ers to be killed and devoured,
and among them two Euro-
peans who had accidentally
fallen into their power. Rob-

inson,in concert with his man
Friday, attacked the savages
and rescued these victims
from the most horrid of
deaths, and among them Fri-
day recognized his own fa-
ther. Words cannot express
his extravagant joy on the
occasion.
He had now a large addi-
tion to his colony, and was
considered the governor of
the island, all the persons on
it owing the preservation of
their lives to him.
The whole time he staid
in the island was twenty-
eight years, when an English
brig happened to pass by that

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part of it where Robinson
Crusoe's habitation was, the
crew of which having mutin-
ed, put their captain on shore
in order to leave him there,
aud take the vessel into their
own hands; but Robinson
being near, discovered their
intentions, and with his faith-

ful Indian killed some of the
ringleaders, after a very des.
perate engagement, in which
he proved bimself a man of
true courage, & put an end to
the rebellion and conspiracy;
but be would not have been
able to effect this victory,
had not the guns placed
- round his dwelling been sito

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vated so advantageously as
to do execution every time
they fired ;-be then secured
such as he thought most dan-
gerous, and caused the rest
to become obedient to their
captain, who took him and
his effects into the ship, and
proceeded on their yoyage

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to England, where they ar
rived after a short passage.
His man Friday died a few
days after they set sail,
which was a great grief to
his master, for he had showu
himself a faithful domestic,
and wished for nothing so
much as to live to see Eng.
land, the place of his mas-
fer's nativity
Robinson on his arrival
in England, found himself
thoroughly cured of his wan-
dering disposition, and de..
termined to settle at home.
This be accordingly did in a
pleasant part of the country,
where he spent the remain-

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der of his life in a retired
manner, and enjoyed the
friendship and esteem of all
his acquaintance.
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