Coils of

ight across my chest; and my arms were aching. I tried to move, but found that I could not lift my arms. They seemed to be pre

e of mind to keep perfectly quiet until I could more fully realize my true

was of a pale yellow color. It was perfectly motionless. By tracing the ta

ared not move for fear that the snake would strike me with its fangs, or that it might encircle my body and squeeze me to death. Some snakes, like the boa-constrictor,

cries of the birds, and looked up at the blue sky with the fleecy clouds floating across it, wondering whether it was to be my fate to die here in th

en I felt it move a little. I wondered if it was preparing to strike me. I did not move, and in a moment it began to move agai

rom me, I arose quietly, feeling stiff and sore in my arms and chest. The snake was not in sight, but seeing t

wn, and that it coiled upon my body for warmth, as the nights were frequently unc

ire, cooked some eggs which, with oranges from the stores, comprised my brea

to do so as it would enable me to keep a look-out for game, and perhaps discover new fruits. My progress was necessarily much slower, but the walking was easier as th

ge treeless tracts of tall grass, or stretches which, had it not been for the tr

e bag of provisions I crept softly along, until a sharp "coo-o-o" drew my attention to the branches of a tree, where I saw the bird stepping gingerly along one of the larger limbs. Apparently it had not seen me, so, carefully moving to one side until I had a low bush between me and the game, I worked up a little nearer in order to make sure of being within range of the arrow. Then, rising quietly to one knee, I took c

cceeding days I found several orange trees from whi

e of the brush, but always keeping the sea in sight. Almost every day I wen

llowing for the indentations of the coast that I followed, I concluded that the island was a large one; and, th

I might have sufficient time to make a

any kind, I did not feel the need of it; and, beside, I was becoming accustomed to being alone, and to sleepi

which I followed was a little more than right angles to that taken where I left my hou

The next day being Sunday I resolved to pitch camp and remain there until Monday. Meanwhil

ld be no great violation of the day to try to evaporate a little sea water

ral schemes in my mind, and, ere I fell asleep, I