Part 17 (2/2)
”Plutarch's Lives I a or old; there is no occasion to open any more, as I know all the other books in the case are `History'; perhaps the best case which could have been saved”
Chapter LI
Mr Seagrave and Ready then set to work, and h sort of bed of cocoa-nut branches; and, after eating their supper, committed themselves to the divine protection, and went to sleep The nextthey resue that had been saved from the wreck; they found more hooks, four boxes of candles, three casks of rice, and several other useful articles, besides many others which were of no value to thes of coffee, which Ready had brought on shore, were, ood order; but there was no sugar, the little which they had saved having been melted away
”That's unfortunate, sir”
”We cannot expect to get things here, as though ere a hundred yards froo to where we covered up the other articles with sand”
The sand was shovelled up, and the barrels of beef and pork and the deal boards found in good order, but s were quite spoilt About noon they had finished, and as they had plenty of tis of the different points of land with the compasses They then shouldered their ained the house in the bay, and having rested a little while at the storehouse, they proceeded on their way to the tents in the o, when Ready heard a noise, andto Mr Seagrave that the pigs were all close to therave did the same, and they walked very softly to where they now heard their grunting; they did not see them till they ithin twenty yards, and then they cas raised their heads; the old ones gave a loud grunt, and then, just as Ready fired his rave had no opportunity of firing, but Ready had shot one, which lay kicking and struggling under a cocoa-nut tree
”A piece of fresh pork will be quite a treat, Mr Seagrave,” said Ready, as they walked up to where the ani
”It will, indeed, Ready,” replied Mr Seagrave; ”we must contrive to carry the beast ho it on the musket, sir, and it will not be very heavy It is one of those born on the island, and a very fine fellow for his age”
The pig was soon slung, and they carried it between therave and William, who had heard the report of the musket, and had come out to meet them
Williarave
”Well, Williaood, Ready Yesterday evening, when I was tired of work, I thought I would take the boat, and try if there was any fish to he caught on this side of the island in the deep water, and I caught three large ones, quite different fro the reefs We had one for breakfast and dinner to-day, and it was excellent”
”Did you go out in the boat by yourself?”
”No; I took Juno with irl, William Well, we have had our survey, and there will be plenty of work for you andround in a week; so I suppose to- better than ditching, I can tell you, Ready,” replied William ”I shan't be sorry to leave that work to my father”
”I suppose itwith Mrs Seagrave and the children”
As soon as they were at the tents, Ready hung up the pig to the cross pole of the tent in which he and Williaainst the side of the tent, he ith Willia with While he and William were away, Caroline and To Caroline how glad he was that they were to have roast pig for dinner, took up one of the ”
”Oh! Toun,” cried Caroline; ”papa will be very angry”
”I don't care,” replied To”
”Don't, Too and tellto point the htened, that she ran away as fast as she could, and then Toet the er
It so happened that Torave's er it went off, and as he did not hold it tight to his shoulder, it recoiled, and hit hi out two of his teeth, besideshis nose bleed very fast
To off, and the blohich he received, that he gave a loud yell, dropped the musket, and ran to the tent where his father and mother were, just as they had started up and had rushed out at hearing the report
When Mrs Seagrave saw To so loud, she was so alarrave's aro off, had run as fast as they could, fearing that sorave supported his wife, Ready went to To the blood off his face with the palm of his hand, perceived that there was no wound or serious rave, ”He's not hurt, sir; it's only his nose bleeding”
”Musket knockedas the blood ran out of his ht, Toain”
”I won't touch it again,” cried To
Juno now carave had recovered, and gone back into the tent, on Mr Seagrave telling her that it was only To
In about half-an-hour To; his face ashed, and then it was discovered that he had lost two front teeth, and that his cheek and lips were very much bruised He was undressed, and put to bed, and was soon fast asleep
”I should not have left the ht Tommy had been told so often not to touch fire-arms, that he would not dare to do so”
”He pointed it at me, and tried to shoot me,” said Caroline, ”but I ran away”
”Merciful heavens! what an escape!” cried Mrs Seagrave
”He has been well punished this time, ain in a hurry”
”Yes; but he rave ”he must remember it”
”Well, sir, if he is to be punished more, I think you cannot punish hi when it is cooked”
”I think so too, Ready; and therefore that is a settled thing - no pig for To Tommy's face presented a very woeful appearance His cheek and lips were swelled and black, and the loss of his two front teeth lu's fry for breakfast, and the s to Tommy; but when his father scolded hi, he began to cry and roar so loud, that he was sent away from the tents till he had left off
After breakfast, Ready proposed that he and Willia the articles round fro out that there was not a day to be lost Juno had, at his request, already baked a large piece of the pig for them to take with them, and boiled a piece of salt pork, so that they were all ready to start
”But, Ready,” said Mrs Seagrave, ”how long do you intend to remain absent with William?”
”Why, madam, this is Wednesday; of course we shall be back on Saturday night”
”My dear Willia, and as you will be on the water every day, I shall be in a continual fright until I see you again”