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them. ] WAS not alarmed until. I saw that

them. ] WAS not alarmed until I saw that
ior Ss they a stood thc'E ssoSnG and assumed
belliRerent attitudes. There was no scrcam-
ing and .s ss' 4. made tS sS
planned TO have II out with me before the ship
they headed me again. The brig was anchored
thrce.auarters. OF mile away. and at this
might i hear mo II / shouted. but would not be
able to make out my words. The demeanor OF
tine a"G Gar"wasa
they had been That number q wolves z.
heard the sound OF a gun before. speedily
realized that Unjust open fire on the and take
oeea inc back amSs. 70 ss spring S When
lifted my carbne and fired seven bullets into
them as fast as could pull trigger, The big
ports irightenedth animals for moment. blu.
1t was plain enough that was to be attacked
OF ' me- as 1 backed i' up to the ledge. and now
%s.5 way Ssss rGsS SS s dir Tsm s
inPes feet Of mo :sI Tia. looked up and saw
coulI reach il Il left alone for ano! her minute.
and SO out with my revolver and emntied Us
the cav cave e' threw my revolver down as fired
the last shot. and did not know that my ear.
Sne wa; fapss n. my Was Sy fs
a cave but a hollow caused hhy the breaking
away Of piece OF the ledge. The tpa SPACE thus
awning over window. The haSoon rs. were
psr snon IN have eesn Utterly defence s
less While / had no more. cartridges for
it | could use IT to poke and strike with. IND
scarcely got turned around before the Rgile
hunired. and now they, meant business ness;
believe broke tifty heads before my assail.
ants gave over the attempt to capture me by
rn any or Them By they tried
overLane they would have ut lsas, made lei It
very hot Tor me. Attacks were maze from
above and below multansously, and ola not
get one IN inutcs rest for ha II an hour ny nat ne,
um nT ON" " GOT n' near enough 10 bite mo-
and killed him after he had npped my arm
wasn't at all eXultant over ny E he.o y;
tina cln. and dozens OF animals were ilmpinE
about. hut it certain TINT re;enl gree; ents
sailors. who had ~ this time come OF with the h.
the beach that they dared not land. The dis.
tunce was not so great hut that couth hnxe
informed them Of my fitusin 6u sn. .he aim ain
that my voice could not have been heard above
il. The sailors lay on their oars lust OF tho
Ito ship ! knew this from the action OF the
iaboons. Az soon US the boat had gone the
paS ccsnn ne' Of aS @ T hs but
one way for them to get Ts,o at me- iS.y "n t1ed
strongly displayed in that movement. Al OF
sudden every balloon vanished out , OF m, my
heard. | had begun t. hope hat something
had frightened them away when the whole
. G. caI lad Si he s opsnns BEEN a f foot WIDER
should certainly have been overcome. As it
f.,n mi n m
work ever did in my life and was bitten On
both hands in n. savage manner. The result
mus, ADOPT some other tactics. and what they
decided on was to starve mo ?utnat least they
formed half circle aDont the ao rd n do aHd
number at 90. and knew that must remain
It was Inst 1T dark when the boat returned
and heard tho men calling. explained the
mnd %t ss As
"rh"r. showing they could do nothing in the
sud!cniy thought Of my pipe; It was safe
n and a !" 'E Wh.n T1 shted the pipe
,nr"w tho msch 11wn a tTsn the o tah0o ans
t n"'"sH dry :?'t le YES Tiers was yell d
a;irisht as. tie camo leaped Yr: and IS
to aris. " tho actions q tho tabocn. proved TINT
th.y were badly frightened. At length. as the
flames Grant into q dry bush and blazea and
crac&lcd. every animal who could move ru shed
away in terror. perfectly understood what
down and fsl the flames. When sure that they
had II good start made couple of torches
and set of for tho leach and after considera:
The nrr had kindlsd found plenty to feed on.
ana before it was extinEuished had consumed
there wore no :Hhabitants on that side OF the
island tho only harm done vas to give tho
fathers may remember with y shuddec to this
day.