The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-29

alton OF the house We desired to reach was
duly explained. and we set out through the
woods with every confidence in our ability to
find It. wo stumbled upon patch Of lus-
cious Strawberries. however. and stopped to
cat our I'LL. wandering from place to place
until wc lost our landmarks entirely Not
anticipating any difficulty In finding our
path ngan. We trudeed on. until ut last we
found VIC were indeed completely at loss In
which direction to proceed. Darkness soon
shut In. and we built fire OF dry twiCs and
spent tho long. cold night huddlcd around IL
Toward morning rain added to our discom-
fort and when daylight broke we started OF
Mt once. determined to find some habitation.
for we had eaten nothing since tho noon pre-.
vous. All the noxt day wo wandered about .
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hut in a little clearing which Ind evidentl y
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potatoes on the floor. while the freplac 70
showed unmis; akablo evidences OF recent use.
We built q nrc. roasted the potatoes and at
Them and fell asleep on the rude Moor thank
ful for tho homcly shelter from tho rain.
The next day VIC set out again. knowing tina
to remain where we wero was hopeless. as the
hut was probably only used by shephcrds at
rcmoto intervals and we wcro fast becoming
weak from want OF food. At noon we saw n
flock Of sheep short distance away and we
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ut random into the flock. by good luck breaH
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and bringing him to the ground. We quickly
despatched him. built a flrc. and halt roasted
some of tho meat. which We devoured like
hungry wolves
After we had corred ourselves with the
flesh we divided the available portions OF tho
sheen among us. aud once more struck out.
secure from starvation. at least. for long
time. Wo had not proceeded far when We saw
tho ocean in front of us. and we were soon
standing on tho beach. but utterly at a loss in
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the sand than along tho rocky upland.
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