XLVIII. 



THE HUMMING-BIRD OF ROBINSON CRUSOE'S 

 ISLAND. 



>ME long time ago, a Spanish sailor used 

 to steer his vessel backwards and forwards 

 between Peru and Chili. 



He was always baffled by contrary 

 winds, and it occurred to him that if he stood out 

 farther to sea he might escape them. 



He put this idea in practice ; and during his 

 next voyage, when at sea, he fell in with an 

 island hitherto undiscovered. From a distance, 

 the island looked like a mass of rocks and moun- 

 tains, and had a barren appearance. But as he 

 approached, the prospect improved ; the moun- 



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