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them was big, and would kid about the middle of 
April ; the other gave milk, wherewith they pre- 
ferved their lives. 
The women affirmed, that during all the time they 
were thus buried, they faw not one ray of light, 
neverthelefs for about twenty days they had fome 
notion of night and day ; for when the fowls crowed 
they imagined it was break of day but at lull the 
fowls died. 
The fecond day, being very hungry, they eat all 
the remaining chefnuts, and drank what milk the 
milch goat yielded, which for the firft days was near 
two pounds a day, but the quantity decreafed gra- 
dually. 
The third day, being very hungry, they again endea- 
voured to get to the place where the loaves were, 
near the liable, but they could not penetrate to it 
through the fnow. They then refolved to take all 
poffible care to feed the goats, as very fortunately 
over the ceiling of the liable, and juft above the 
manger, there was an hayloft with a hole through 
which the hay was put down into the rack. This 
opening was near the filler, who pulled down the 
hay and gave it to the goats as long as Ihe could reach 
it, which when Are could, no longer do, the goats 
climbed upon her Ihoulders, and reached it themfelves. 
On the lixth day the boy fickened, complaining of 
moll violent pains in the ftomach, and his illnefs 
continued fix days, on the laft of which he defined 
his mother, who all this time had held him in her 
lap, to lay him at his length in the manger. She 
did fio, and taking him by the hand felt it was very 
sold i Die then put her hand to his mouth, and' 
finding 
