Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-03-02
WORLD FAMOUS STORIES
CRUSOE'S MAN FRIDAY.
BY WANIEL DEFOE.

Daniel Defoe. ls6l-Is3i. was n British
story writer and essa3ist. Hts most famous
novel. Robinson tfusor." won immediate
and lasting popularity a convincing story
OF life oii "A desert i>land,i
! was surprised one morning. wrote
Robinson Crusoe in his journal, By see
ing no less than five canoes all on shore
together on my side Of the island and
the people who belonged TO them al
landed and out Of my sight. There
must be 20 or 30 men altogether. and
l could not thin. what to 90. AT first
I waited for them 10 appear. well forti-
fed in my castle. but seeing that they
did not. / grew impatient end set out
10 see fer myself vhst they were doing,
Imagine my horror ct discovering
them TO be cannibalS. I saw one savage
among them. evidently prisoner and
probably captured in warfare, fall down
at the blow of q club, when he was at
| once cut up for their internal cookery.
| There was one other poor wretch. await
| ing the sarnc fate-vhen even as
| looked saw him bound away TO make
| his escape.
The black man who had escaped ran
with Incredible 3wiftncss over the sands
| directly toTcrd E1c. l was dreadfulIy
frightened, I must acknowledge. when
! !. saw him run my E2y, for l thought
| Only three followed him, however, and
| he easily outdistanccd them. If he
! could hold out he would fairly get away
| from thc!1 al.
| Between the running man and my
| castle vas the creek. lie would have
TO swim it--cnd he did, though it was
wide and The tide was UP. Only two OF
| his pursuers could swim, and much
| slower than their quarry.
| The thought struci: me that now was
the time To get me servant and per-
| haps companion or assistant, and
! that I WIS plainly called by Providence
| To save this poor creatures life. i
swiftly got my two guns and by short
| cut put myself between the purSuefS
! and the pursued.
] called 10 the escaping man to Sig
nal him 70 stop. Amazed ut my APP
! pearance. he did not stop. ! approached
! the pursucr8. who, In suite Of their sur
! prise. came 70 close that ] killed one
! with the blow Of the butt OF my gun,
| The other vas about To DIRE" Il bow
and arrow, 50 ! Wcs forced u shoot
himI hardly thought the noise Of the
shot could be heard that distance By
his friends.
The prisoner whom had saved was
| more than frightened by my shot. He
|
or ttay. called 10 him and made
signs for him 10 come forward. He
| readily understood and came Il little
| way.
BY degrees this black savage come mp
10 me. ! could then DefceiVe that he
| stood trembling. ms though he feared
the same fate as his enemies. Eu, |
tried To give him eignB Of encourage
| mcnt
Az he approached closer to me he
| Fiielt dawn ut 'YcfY step or 80 III Ac-
knonIa dgment that hid saved his life,
smiled at him. looked pleasantly and
beckDned him Etiii nearer, Finally,
quite clos" Ia me-, he knalL and kissed
the Elouud and put down his head and
put my foot upon IL III token OF swear s.
ing, as thought. that h.. would be my
slave forever. / amiI d lild encouraged
| hin all ! could
What seemed 10 amaze and brighten
him the most was how ! had Killed the
otitr savage 10 far OF, Pointing 10 The
body, he made signs for me to let nm
20 ~ IT, ! let him know as well nn
could that he could go.
II When he came 10 the corpse he ktood
Ike one amazed. looking al him. Turn"
Ing him first on one side. then on The
other. He looked at The wound the
| $3.50
just In his breast. where H. had hole
aud no great quantity 81 blood had tol~
loved. But he had bied inWhfdly. ioi
he was quite dehd
The savage took The dead mans bow
end sfrnWh and came back, fj''
TUNED IL go away and becEnnrd foi
him (" folio" ne, making signs that
Idut" might caIns alter liiftn III lis
pursuit tlppi THIS II" sianlfled thAl h
IT,. s.!iV !, IA
| tiidt my might not Lf hacn ny ans
~tD might tulIpW. LID ieil Ia W'Hh ans
7 hnnn had buried ilem bnth.
I ! book him. not IN nay castle. bul Il
[ my cave. quite Uii Tie other side III Tia
island iieie ! gave him bread ana !
bunch II rhisjnh Ia cal ana Il drink %
water. tor which l found he was indeed
IN great diairchs from his running
! Having refreshed him, ! made signs IN
4 him ~ g1 and lie down 10 sleep, show
>. ing hlU Z. gAsfe wbete Lad leld h9m'