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or sooner if he had been well fed, and rose 
with the sun, and visited those from whom he 
habitually received food. 
“ On board ship he commonly slept at the 
mast-head, after wrapping himself in a sail. 
In making his bed, he used the greatest pains 
to remove every thing out of his way that 
might render the surface on which he intended 
to lie uneven ; and, having satisfied himself 
with this part of his arrangement, he spread 
out the sail, and, lying down upon it on his 
back, drew it over his body. Sometimes I 
pre-occupied his bed, and teased him by re- 
fusing to give it up. On these occasions he 
would endeavour to pull the sail from under 
me, or to force me from it, and would not 
rest till I had resigned it. If it was large 
enough for both he would quietly lie by my 
side. If all the sails happened to be set, he 
would hunt about for some other covering? 
and either steal one of the sailors’ jackets or 
