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 so that he wanted flesh for a whole week; which did begin to disorder his stomach, but not his temper: being entirely resigned to the will of providence, and fully contented with whatever heaven was pleased to send.

One afternoon, which was not his customary time of day to examine his nets, being too visible in the day-time for game to run in, he happened to walk in the wood, to take full dimensions thereof, so chanced to go by his nets; in one of which were taken two animals as big as a kid six weeks old, of a bright dun, their horns upright and straight, the shape like a stag, and most curiously limbed, a small tuft of hair on each shoulder and hip. By their horns, which were but short, they appeared to be very young, which rejoiced him the more, being in hopes to tame those he did not want for present use; so carried them home, joyful of his game, depending upon a good dinner but was sadly disappointed: the animals he found were antelopes, (calling to mind he had seen them in his travels), which proved both females, he had made a resolution to preserve. Though they were too young to be with kid, and he in great need of flesh, yet he would not kill them; therefore, with cords, fastens them to the outside of his lodge; and with constant feeding them, in two months time made them so tame, that they followed him up and down; which added much to the pleasure he already took in his habitation, which by that time was covered with green leaves, both top and sides, the stakes it was made of having struck root, and shot out young branches, whose strength increasing that summer; to fill up the vacancy between each plant, he pulled up the truss wherewith he had covered the