The Detroit times., 1913-10-03
Boy Shipwyecked On Lonely Island With No Friend
But Dog Lived For Years Without Seeing Human Being
Dy DAN BOONE CROCKETT.

Shipwrecked!
Alone. absolutely alone. on q
strange island with ceaseless.
angry-looking sea dashing up onto
the shore on one side and q dark,
thick, dangerous-looking forest on
the other!
No one to speak to! No possibil.
1ty Of making the loudest cry heard!
Nothing to look forward to but star
walton. or the even more frightful
possibility Of being eaten alive by
cannibals!
Such was the terrible plight of a
young boy who had been tossed up
onto an unknown coast by frightful
sea which had beaten the great ship
he was sailing In onto the treacher.
Gus rocks.
The boy rose to his feet. painfully,
for he had been terribly knocked
about and bruised by the waves. He
shaded his eyes with one shaking
hand and looked out toward Ell that
was left Of the big ship. The mast
and q part OF the deck were still Wis
1ble above the water.
Robinson Crusoe, for that was the
very boy. set to work Immediately to
gather bits of strong wood and
boards that had been torn OF the
ahip and washed In by the tide.
He bound them strongly together
with some rope that had also been
washed In from the wreck, took q
long pole to guide and propel the raft
and pushed 1t of into the water.
SHALL l be able to reach the
wreck?" thought Robinson Crusoe.
His heart thumped as he thought
Of the possibility Of not finding any
thing when he got there.
He tried not to think Of this and
commenced to plan what he would
do II the food were there, all right,
and he could get 1t to shore safely.
II will build little house near the
shore" he said to himself. Then
can watch for the ships. Some day
someone will come for mel"
At last, after he had almost given
up hope, Robinson Crusoe managed
to get up quite close 10 the poor old
ship. which seemed to be sinking
out of sight by inches. He scrambled
up the side and got onto the small
part Of the deck that had not been
submerged.
He shouted and shouted and shout
Cd! Perhaps there might be another
survivor!
Not q sound came In answer. ex-
cept-
He listened hard. What was that?
The glad, happy bark OF dog.
Yes. 1t was the captains dog, the
faithful creature that had stayed with
his master till the very last and then
sought shelter under a great pile OF
canvas.
He came, now, wagging his tail
feebly. And he tottered bit. too,
for II was hours and hours since he
had had q bite to eat or water to
drink.
"Old Bounce" shouted the boy. cat
least you are saved. You will be my
friend. I can talk to you. Come on,
Bounce, we'll 60 together on my raft
and we'll live together In my little
hut on the island Some day a ship
will come by and save us both"
"Hooray. Hooray." cried Robinson
Crusoe as he rummaged aro~nd on
the deck and found -four and grain
and bacon and many other foodstuffs.
~Now we shall not starve to death.
He loaded all he could onto the
raft and was just about to leave the
ship when he saw something, very
small, stick its head out Of an empty
barrel on the deck.
"A cat, as I live." cried Robinson
Crusoe. Then he went a little closer
and saw another cat!
tasy a
and starve to DEATH" thouebt the
kind-hearted boy. "Oh. I'll put them
In q bag and take them with me.
AL aboard. Away We go" he
cried. And on they all went on the
rafti
The sea was calm, but It was no
easy task to steer the loaded raft
back to land! Hours and hours, 1t
seemed to Robinson Crusoe. before
he finally succeeded in getting close
enough to shore to Jump OF and pull
the raft after him. But at last the
perilous trip was over. The pro-
visions were safely landed The cats
were let out OF the big bag and
Bounce was given food and water.
Then began the strange life which
Robinson Crusoe lived for 26 years
on that lonely island!
He found goats, skinned them and
made clothes for himself! He built
and barricaded a hut in tree top!
He saw strange birds and wild AMI
mails! One day he saw cannibals on
the beach preparing to kill and eat
q native. He shot at them, scared
them away and saved the native, who
was 20 thankful that he offered to be
Robinson Crusoe's servant forever.
Inasmuch as It was on Friday that
he found this frightened fellow. he
named him Friday! Years and years
went BY, but Robinson Crusoe never
saw 3 white man.
At hast, when he was growing old
and had given up hope Of ever being
rescued, q ship came. He signaled!
The captain saw the signal and
came 10 shore, taking Robinson Cru
900 and his queer family back to CIV
i1ixationi ~.