AsIretiredtomynookandlaydown，Ireflectedthatwhatthebigpeasanthadsaidwasappositeenough-thattheyoungfellow’sfacedidinverytruthresembleanoldandshabbywoollenmitten。
PresentlyIdreamtthatIwaspaintingabelfry，andthat，asI
didso，huge，goggle-eyedjackdawskeptflyingaroundthebelfry’sgables，andflappingatmewiththeirwingsandhinderingmywork:until，asIsoughttobeatthemoff，Imissedmyfooting，felltoearth，andawoketofindmybreathchokingamidadull，sick，painfulfeelingoflassitudeandweakness，andakaleidoscopicmistquaveringbeforemyeyestillitrenderedmedizzy。Frommyhead，behindthecar，athinstreamofbloodwastrickling。
Risingwithsomedifficultytomyfeet，Isteppedafttoapump，washedmyheadunderajetofcoldwater，bounditwithmyhandkerchief，and，returning，inspectedmyresting-placeinastateofbewildermentastowhatcouldhavecausedtheaccidenttohappen。
OnthedecknearthespotwhereIhadbeenasleep，therewasstandingstackedapileofsmalllogspreparedforthecook’sgalley；while，intheprecisespotwheremyheadhadrestedtherewasreposingabirchfaggotofwhichthewithy-tiehadcomeunfastened。AsIraisedthefallenfaggotIperceivedittobecleanandcomposedofsilkyloppingsofbirch-barkwhichrustledasIfingeredthem；and，consequently，Ireflectedthattheceaselessvibrationofthesteamermusthavecausedthefaggottobecomejerkedontomyhead。