The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-16

CT ventured to the regions where he was Dspite this reasoning, he went into the woods and cut down a mighty tree. Knowing better. he worked viz orousiy, calling himself a fool all the time, It was a cedar more than five feet in diameter, and he hacked and hewed 1t into the shape of q vessel and finished 1t tin he had a very hand- some perigua, capable of carrying twenty-six men. Then, when 1t was all finished, he found, of course. that he could not possibly move his ship to the water. His disappointment was bitter, but he turned to his Bible and peace came to him. The longing for the mad adventure left him. and he re- signed himself to stay where PfoVi- dence had placed him.
 He built a canoe which was large enough to take him on cruises around the island. but too small for any ex- tended voyage. and he was quite con- tent to go out little distance to fish without even trying to circumnavigate his whole possession, being resolved not to tempt heaven again.
 Tn the fifth year a great pleasure came to the solitary man. He was wakened out of a sleep by hearing the words: Robin Robin.s Robin Crusoe: poor Robin Crusoer' At first he wa frightened terriblv., Then he saw that 1t was a parrot which he had taned and which had at last learned the words. To him. who had not heard word of speech so long. 1t was like a blessed voice and he held the bright hird close to him and kissed it.
 So the slow years passed until Rob iuson Crusoe had been on the island fifteen years In absolute loneliness and in absolute peace. Then one day when | he walked as usual along the beach ne stopped, thunderstruck, with his heart almost checked fin its beat. Before him was the print of a mans naked foot! He raced to his fortihcation like madman. scarcely feeling the ground iu his wild flight. scarcely daring to think till he was behind his palisades. For a moment he believed that ft was the devil This superstitious terror gave place to a real terror still more powerful, and for two years after his discovery he was never free from ap- prehension though no sign of man ex7 cept the footprint ever came to his eye.
 He increased his defenses. planted all his guns like cannon. and masked both his flown house" and his bower with trees so that in a few seasons both habitations were entirely hidden behind the rank growth that springs up like magic fin the tropics. He planted a second crop in the valley near the how CT and also established stockade for
 
 himself of a retreat
 At the end of the second year his fears were justified by the landing Of party of natives on, part of tho beach where he had never been. He watched them with glass from the hill and saw, to his horror. that they had brought prisoners. whom they dis pa tened and ate while he looked on.
 Several times thereafter the island was visited by these war parties, but they never suspected Robinson Crusoe'S nresence. So came the twenty-fifth year of his residence, and he was so naturaIized to his life that he WIS con tent to. live there till his end sur rounded by his goats and parrots and tame fowls of the air.
 Then a great spanish ship was wrecked in a storm and driven near shore without q sign of life about her. He boarded her, but saved very little. as she broke up soon. Tn chest that he saved he found more than thous- and pieces of eight. besides much other gold. and he added 1t to the money in the cave. though he knew not what to do with it. and he would have given it nii for A pafr of shoes and stockings.
 About A year and half after that Robinson Crusoe was vastly frightened by seeing five great canoes land on his side of the island. where savaees never had been betore. Aoout thiltN ny" came to the beach. dragging two pris- oners. One was smitten dead inme- diateiy and cut up before Crusoe could decide what to do.
 Suddenly the second prisoner leaped up and ran. Crusoe was terrified when he saw that the man was heading straight for his habitation, but the next moment he resolved to save nm. snatching two guns, he ran toward tee fugitive. who was pursued by two men. F5e knocked down the first pursuer witl' his musket butt, but had to shoot the