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ing* my e} es to catch a view of the bay^ and at 

 leng'th saw the schooner standing" in to the shore, 

 and during* the forenoon a boat was lowered. I now 

 made quite certain they were coming' for us, and 

 thinking- they mig'ht come up the creek in the boat 

 for some distance, I hastened down the hill, and 

 beg'an to pack up a few thing's, determined to keep 

 them waiting" for our lug"g"ag"e no long"er than I 

 could help. I looked anxiously for them all the 

 afternoon, wondering" much at their delay in coming', 

 until at last I went up the hill, just in time to see 

 the schooner passing- the bay. I cannot describe 

 the feeling* of despair and desolation which I in 

 common with the rest of our party experienced as 

 we g-azed on the vessel as she fast faded from our 

 view. On the very brink of starvation and death, 

 — death in the lone Avilderness, peopled only with 

 the savag-e denizens of the forest, who even then 

 were thu'sting" for our blood — hope, sure and certain 

 hope, had for one brief moment g-laddened our 

 hearts with the consoling" assurance, that after our 

 many trials, and protracted suiFering"s, we were 

 ag'ain about to find comfort and safet}". But the 

 brig'ht expectancy faded j and althoug'h we strove 

 to persuade ourselves that the vessel was not the 

 Bramble, our hearts sank within us in deep despon- 

 denc}". 



Dec. 4:th. — AVe j^esterday finished our scanty 

 remnant of flour j and our little store of meat, 



