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engineer below Fortunately at this
critical juncture the fury of the sea
abated, but our danger was still great.
The engine was found disabled and we
were left at the mercy of the wind and
the waves In what terrible anticipa-
tion did we not pass this night! Boats
were lowered as we were in danger every
moment of being dashed against rocks,
that we could not even see. The captain,
however, congratulated us on escaping
immediate peril. 1T is wonderful,
said this brave seaman, that our boiler
did not burst"
In this state we continued for eight
hours of which, as may be supposed,
every moment was counted. With
what joy we greeted the dawning of the
day may also be easily imagined. With
the rising Of the sun the weather
changed again, and we had land in view.
The depth was fathomed and our vessel
anchored. pray, where are we?" [
asked the captain. - About fifty miles
from Tunis, replied he. He resolved
on sending the pilot with several other
seamen to this town in order to hire
steamer which should come and fetch
ours. Seven sailors, guided by the
pilot were ordered to land and proceed,
as soon as possible, by land to Tunis -
they ought to keep themselves, as long
as they could, near the coast. [ was
much disposed to follow them, in the
first place, because I wished to leave the
sea for day or two, in the second
place, [ thought it worth while to see
such an important town as Tunis. The
captain dissuaded me, pointing to GER
tain dangers and fatigues to which |
should exposed myself, but | presisted
and having taken the rest Of my
cash, [ descended into the boats which
reached the coast in less than twenty
minutes.
s We had first to traverse vast, sandy
tract with, great fatigue. Next to this,
we had to travel over several miles
through thick grass and bushes. AS
we proceeded along the coast the region
keea NE ~ re- = I'D more. uneven. and
isolated rocks of considerable height
were from time to time to be seen.
Such was the alternate nature of the
road we had to travel On our way we
perceived tents very often pitched be-
meath rocky masses swelling out like
mighty, shapeless or fantastic arches of
some old citadel. Within and around
these tents were half-naked men,
women and children. In about ten
hours we traversed about twenty miles,
but my strength was nearly exhausted.
Accustomed to the fatigues and risks Of
the sea, my fellow travellers braved
everything but, far as was from being
enervated, | was also far from being
equal to the task | thoughtlessly took
to perform. My companions, however,
were so kind as to advance slower than
they did before on account of my eX
haustion, : always keeping the coast in
sight,
At the approach of twilight we had
to think Of a shelter for the coming
night. All [ could dispose of was
travelling blanket which | had the pre-
caution Of taking along. In regard to
making a good many jocular PROPOSE
tions as to how we should keep our
selves warm in climate where the
chilliness Of the night is not less in
tense than the heat of the day. One
thought that we should strip a dozen Of
tig-trees OF their leaves and bury our
selves beneath them. Another proposed
that we should, as some species Of
monkeys do in the tropical forests, hud-
die ourselves together into ball and so
warm one another at night. At last ore
concluded with advising that, water
being warmer in night than land, we
should place ourselves in the sea, and
keep our heads above water
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