I Made A Rustic Table Of Split Bamboos, And Two Garden Seats Opposite The Entrance Of The House, And We Collected A Number Of Wild Plants And Bulbs Which We Planted In Little Beds; We Also Sowed The Seeds Of Different Gourds That Were To Climb Up On Our Roof.

In the course of a week we had formed as pretty a camp as Robinson Crusoe himself could have

Coveted; but he, poor unfortunate, had only his man Friday to assist him, while in our arrangements there were many charms and indescribable little comforts that could only be effected by a lady's hand. Not only were our walks covered with snow-white sand and the borders ornamented with beautiful agates that we had collected in the neighbourhood, but the interior of our house was the perfection of neatness: the floor was covered with white sand beaten firmly together to the depth of about six inches; the surface was swept and replaced with fresh material daily; the travelling bedsteads, with their bright green mosquito curtains, stood by either side, affording a clear space in the centre of the circle, while exactly opposite the door stood the gun-rack, with as goodly an array of weapons as the heart of a sportsman could desire:--

My little Fletcher double rifle, No. 24.

One double rifle, No. 10, by Tatham.

Two double rifles, No. 10, by Reilly.

One double rifle, No. 10, by Beattie (one of my old Ceylon tools).

One double gun, No.

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