Part 16 (1/2)
”We must try and make friends with them, or, if they will not be friends, keep theh when they see our firearms,” answered Desmond
”Inhabited? I'm sure it is,” exclaimed Jerry, suddenly ”Look there!
there's a fellow dancing away on the top of that hillock He sees us; the chances are a score or two more black fellows like him are hidden aill be down upon us as we step on shore”
Dese, and told Tom
”Well, there is but one as yet,” said Tom; ”perhaps, however, it h one will be sufficient, depend upon it, to keep theestures of the savage appeared to beco soon rendered his forainst the sky The breeze having once ot out The raft neared the shore There was, they saw, a little surf, but not sufficient to endanger the raft and cargo In a few e had disappeared, but a voice was heard, evidently shouting to thee is Pat Casey!” exclainised his countryman's voice, and, as the raft touched the beach, Pat rushed forward, and grasped the hands of Jerry and Ti it The rest of the party quickly followed, as it was ihten the raft as soon as possible
”Where are the other ht you were all lost soon after you left the wreck”
”Sure, so they all were entirely but myself,” answered Pat; ”and how I came on shore isI held on to the bottoh and dry on the beach I'lad to see you all, and you are welcoes?” asked the doctor
”Barring h ”They would have been down upon me before now if there had been any, but not a soul have I set eyes on since I ca, as it was io The whole party, aided by Pat, iot on shore without daest ropes they possessed to the trunk of a cocoa-nut tree, which fortunately grew near Pat had collected wood for a fire, though he had forgotten that he did not possess thebeen fortunately brought aht blaze was soon produced By its light, at the doctor's suggestion, a tent was fore enough to afford shelter to the whole party
Peter and Pat had been, in thesupper, to which all hands were ready to do justice
”Dare, gentl'm,” exclaimed Peter, as he placed some slices of fried haet better dan dis in de bes'
hotel in Boston Per'aps you tink de cook is worth glass ob grog?”
To the party, which assisted to put theood spirits They sat round the fire, yarns were told and songs were sung, but their heads soon began to nod, and they were glad to seek the shelter of the tent As the island was uninhabited, Tom did not consider it necessary to set a watch; indeed, had any one of the party made the attempt, the probabilities were that he would have been unable to keep his eyes open
CHAPTER FIVE
SEARCH FOR AND FIND THE BOAT--RETURN IN HER TO THE WRECK--FIND MORE STORES, AND BUILD A RAFT--CARRY IT TO THE Shore, AND GO BACK TO BREAK UP THE WRECK FOR BUILDING A VESSEL--ONCE MORE GETTING BACK THEY FIND THE DOCTOR WORKING AT A STILL--ANOTHER TRIP--IT COMES ON TO BLOW HARD--REACH Shore--THE STILL SUCCESSFUL--THE GALE INCREASES--ITS EFFECTS ON THE WRECK--MORE STORES SAVED--SEEDS FOUND AND SOWN--A FLAG-STAFF SET UP-- PLANS FOR THEIR PROPOSED VESSEL--ENGAGED IN SHOOTING AND FIshi+NG-- DISCOVER A MARINE POULTRY-YARD--BILLY AND THE EGGS--SUCCESSFUL FIshi+NG-- SEEDS SOWN
Tom, as always the first on foot, roused up his companions
”Do let a fellow have his sleep out,”to do”
”We've plenty to do,” answered Toot to look out for water, and if we find it to build a hut, and ascertain what food the island produces, and try to go back to the wreck and bring off s”
”Well, I didn't think of all that,” said Billy, sitting up ”Dear me, dear me! here we are, on another desert island; with the chances of re at the bottom of the sea, or crunched up by sharks,”
observed Des cannibals, ould have cooked and eaten us at the first opportunity It is not a barren island either, for there are cocoa-nut trees, and there may be other fruits or roots We shall probably also be able to catch plenty of fish”
”If we could get hold of some fine fat turtle, it would be more to the purpose,” said Billy ”Pat lad he escaped”
”I as by this time,”