The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-10-20

or salt. found some excellent turnip:
sown by the crew Of some ship, and cover
ing several acres OF ground.
My clothes and my shoes wore out yer,
soon; but my feet became so hardened b
long exercise over briars aud stones, tina.
suffered no Inconvenience from gong bare
foot. When ] got over my grief. anus
! ed myself BY cutting my name on the trees
Some rats, escaped from the vessels, hat
multiplied prodisiously, and gave me
great deal OF trouble tanned some cat.
BY feeding them, and thus succeeded IN d.
mlnlshing this difficulty.
! made myself JACKIE, and cap Of goat.
skln, sewed together with bits OF skin for
thread, and nail for needle. In this
manner | lived for several years, when at
last one day perceived the English flag,
and by the large fire which lighted, sue
seeded 10 attracting the attention OF the
vessel which came 10 my delIverance."
Some years afterwards, IN 1928, an En-.
sl'sh seaman named Philip Ashton, escop.
4 ed iron the hands OF pirates and lived tor
more than year 10 desert island IN the
Bay o! Honduras. Whilst the pirates we're
aking IN water he made his escape aud
concealed himself 10 The brushwoed until
The vessel had departed.
"Ail that | possessed was pair Of pan
falcons and cap" says Ashton. had no
shoes, nor stockings; not a knife, nor even
stick. Nevertheless, considered my.
self fortunate to have changed my condition
Tor solitude IN desert island IS at all
times preferable 10 the cruel,es practlsed
IN pirate ship.
MY hrsi care was 10 explore the isl.
and; It was about ten miles long, entirely
uninhablted, except by birds and beasts, aud
covered with bushes bearing various sorts
OF berries and irut. dug IN the sand aud
obtained some tortoise eggs. had moth.
'ns 10 do but 10 wander up and down the
island all day bu, before long The mos.
qaitoes became so dreadiully annoy Iog that
swan TO smaller island, at the distance
"l stone throw, where took up my abode.
q was 10 the habit OF swimming back
wards aud forwards between the islands
but these excursions we're not unaccompa
med With great danger from the sharks
Once just as reached the shore | received
a violent blow from one Of these creatures. I
The shallo"ness Of the water prevented
Alm IRON turning round to seize ire.
suffered much iron the want of shoes
The graveIly soil wounded my fee, dread +
July | would SIT sometimes for hours, IN
Jb'e to walk, aud shedding tears for the
pam was 10 on thus account.
Sometimes have passed a uhole day,
eaning against tree, with my eyes fixed
% The ocean, fearful Of losing a moment,
q my desire Of beboding a ship.
The rainy season was very distressing
o me, as my attempts 10 strike fire were
'iways unavalling. At last deIlverance
:ame IN the torn Of feet from Jamaica,
when stopped 10 take 10 water.
The sloop which received me was com.
handed by Captain Dove, native Of Sa.
sm, with whom ! had been formerly &C
tainted. was kindly treated by him, and
tier prosperous voyage We arrived al the t
ort OF Salem, two years, ten months, and a
teen days after fell INTO the power Of the /
rates. returned to my fathers house,
ID my family looked upon me as one rlsen d
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