This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1824 edition. Excerpt: ...sick on board. The wounded man I found was now quite well, and I enr deavoured to impress upon his mind that he owed his life entirely to my exertions, which he verily believed; fer he declared that I should never want a friend while he was on board. Having performed this office, I dressed my own wounds, which. I found less painful, and assuming a more favourable aspect. The captain came in and examined them, and expressed a hope that I should soon be able to make the sail and go up aloft, which I told him I should be able to do in three or four days. He then questioned me on the subject of the magistrate's disaster, and told me that I must pay every possible attention to him, as he was a very worthy man, and his best friend. In order to lull his suspicions, I pretended un-' willingness to go so frequently ashore, and recommended him to send for a medical man; but he over-ruled my objections, and said that he was quite confident in my skill. On this day he Mas perfectly sober, which was seldom the case, and he began to display a feeling of kindness towards me, remarked I must be fatigued, and recommended me to take a few hours' sleep--a recommendation that! willingly followed, and slept till I was called up to dinner. After dinner I tried to continue making the sail, with which he was highly pleased. 1 worked at it till near nine in the evening, when he told me that I had done enough and had better go to bed. At five o'clock on the following morning, I resumed my labours, and by breakfast time had got the whole put together. After breakfast,, I attended to the sick, as usual; and, in the mean time, the sail was hoisted up by the captain's desire, to see whether it would answer, and he expressed himself highly pleased with it. In the...
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