The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-10
Continued From Our Last ls.us)

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found. besides these chests. a
little cash full OF liquor. OF about
twenty gallons. which I so, into
my boat with great difficulty
There we're several muakets In the
cabin. and a great powder horn.
With about four pounds ~ powder
In u. RS for tho musketE. had no
occasion for them. 40 | left them.
but took tho powder horn. took
flre-shoyet and ionEs. which I
wanted extremely. Ne also two ~.
tie brass kettles. n copper pot 20
make chocolate. and Fridiron
and with this cargo. and the dog.
came away. the tide beginning TO
make home again. and the same
evening. about an hour within
night. reached 1.-The island again.
weary and fhtigued to tho last de-.
gree.
reposed that night In the boat:
and IN the morning resolved 20
harhor what had got in my new
cave. and not carry Il homo 10 my
castle. After refreshing myself.
got all my cargo on shore. and be-
gan to examine the particulars.
The cask % liquor found TO be a
kind OF rum. but not such IA we
had in the Brarils and. in a word.
not at all good but when came
TO open the chests. found several
things OF great use 10 me. for ex.
ample. | found in one fine case
OF bottles. of an extraordinary kind.
and filled with cordial waters. fine
and very good. the bottles held
about three pints each. and we're
tipped with silver. found two
pots OF very good Enccades. or
sweetmeats. so fastened also on
the top that the salt water had not
hurt them: and two more OF the
same. which the water had spoiled
found some very good shirts.
which were very welcome To me:
and about a dozen and n half OF
white linen handkerchiefs and
eolored ncckcloths. the former
were also very welcome. being ex
ceedingly refreshing TO wipe my
face in a hot day. Besides this.
when ! came TO the till Ia the
chest. | found there three great
bags OF pieces OF eight. which held
about eleven hundred pieces I'm all
and in one OF them. wrapped up I'm
paper. six doubloons or wedges Of
gold. suppose they might all
weigh near a pound.
In the other chest were some
clothes. but OF little value: but, by
circumstance. II must have be
longed to the gunner's mate. tho
there was no powder in It. except
two pounds OF fine glazed powder.
In three small TASKS. kept. sup
pose. for charging their fowling
pieces on occasion. Upon the
whole. I got very little by this voy-
age that was OF any use TO me: for
as TO the money. I had no manner
OF occasion for Il: II was TO me az
the dirt under my feet, and
would have given II all for three
or four pair of English shoes and
stockings. which were things /
greatly wanted. but had none on
my feet for many years.
had. indeed, got two pairs OF
shoes now. which | took off the
feet OF the two drowned men
whom | saw In the wreck, and
found two pairs more In one of the
chests, which were very welcome
TO me: but they we're not like our
English shoes. either for ease or
service, being rather what we call
pumps than shoes. found in this
geaman's chest about 80 pieces of
eight, in reals. but no gold I sup
posed this belonged TO some Off.
Ger. Well. however. | lugged this
money home 10 my cave, and laid
II up, as | had done that before
which | had brought from our own
ship; but II was great pity. as
said, that the other part OF this
ship had not come TO my share; for
] am satisfied ! might have loaded
my canoe several times over with
Honey; which. n I had ever es-
caped to England. would have lain
here safe enough till might have
come again and fetched It.
Having now brought all my
things on shore and secured them.
! went back to my boat, and rowed
or padded her along the shore TO
her old harbor. where | laid her
up. and made the best OF my way
tc my old habitation. where
found everything safe and quiet.
began now to repose myself. live