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ties which bound me to ray companion 
in misfortune, seemed now about to be 
forever broken asunder. No features 
to gaze upon, but those of my savage 
masters, and no one with whom I could 
hold converse, my heart seemed burst¬ 
ing with grief at my lonelj situation.—* 
On the departure of my companion, the 
44 star of hope” which had often gleam* 
ed brightly mid the night of our mise¬ 
ries, seemed now about to set forever ! 
After watching the canoe which bore 
him from me, until she was hid from my 
view in the distance, 1 returned to the 
hut with my master, and as I had eaten 
but little during the day, the calls of na¬ 
ture induced me to broil my la.*>t morsel 
of meat, with which, and some bread, I 
made a tolerable supper. The natives 
began to be very fond of the bread, and 
eat of it as long as it lasted, which unfor¬ 
tunately for me, was but a short time. 
I informed my master that I should 
like to have some more of the meat from 
the place where the ship had lain. On 
the following morning, my master, mis- 
