Herefollowswhathetoldme：
\'AlongtimeagoIwasayoungartist——averyyoungartist，infact——andIwanderedaboutthecountrypartsofFrance，sketchinghereandsketchingthere，andwaspresentlyjoinedbyacoupleofdarlingyoungFrenchmenwhowereatthesamekindofthingthatIwasdoing。Wewereashappyaswewerepoor，oraspooraswewerehappy——phraseittosuityourself。ClaudeFrereandCarlBoulanger——thesearethenamesofthoseboys；dear，dearfellows，andthesunniestspiritsthateverlaughedatpovertyandhadanoblegoodtimeinallweathers。
\'AtlastweranhardagroundinaBretonvillage，andanartistaspoorasourselvestookusinandliterallysavedusfromstarving——FrancoisMillet——\'
\'What！thegreatFrancoisMillet？\'
\'Great？Hewasn\'tanygreaterthanwewere，then。Hehadn\'tanyfame，eveninhisownvillage；andhewassopoorthathehadn\'tanythingtofeedusonbutturnips，andeventheturnipsfailedussometimes。Wefourbecamefastfriends，dotingfriends，inseparables。Wepaintedawaytogetherwithallourmight，pilingupstock，pilingupstock，butveryseldomgettingridofanyofit。Wehadlovelytimestogether；but，Omysoul！howwewerepinchednowandthen！
\'Foralittleovertwoyearsthiswenton。Atlast，oneday，Claudesaid：
\'\"Boys，we\'vecometotheend。Doyouunderstandthat？——absolutelytotheend。Everybodyhasstruck——there\'saleagueformedagainstus。I\'vebeenallaroundthevillageandit\'sjustasItellyou。Theyrefusetocreditusforanothercentimeuntilalltheoddsandendsarepaidup。\"
\'Thisstruckusascold。Everyfacewasblankwithdismay。Werealisedthatourcircumstancesweredesperate，now。Therewasalongsilence。
Finally，Milletsaidwithasigh：
\'\"Nothingoccurstome——nothing。Suggestsomething，lads。\"
\'Therewasnoresponse，unlessamournfulsilencemaybecalledaresponse。Carlgotup，andwalkednervouslyupanddownawhile，thensaid：
\'\"It\'sashame！Lookatthesecanvases：stacksandstacksofasgoodpicturesasanybodyinEuropepaints——Idon\'tcarewhoheis。Yes，andplentyofloungingstrangershavesaidthesame——ornearlythat，anyway。\"
\'\"Butdidn\'tbuy，\"Milletsaid。
\'\"Nomatter，theysaidit；andit\'strue，too。Lookatyour\'Angelus\'
there！Willanybodytellme——\"
\'\"Pah，Carl——My\'Angelus！\'Iwasofferedfivefrancsforit。\"
\'\"When？\"
\'\"Whoofferedit？\"
\'\"Whereishe？\"
\'\"Whydidn\'tyoutakeit？\"
\'\"Come——don\'tallspeakatonce。Ithoughthewouldgivemore——Iwassureofit——helookedit——soIaskedhimeight。\"
\'\"Well——andthen？\"
\'\"Hesaidhewouldcallagain。\"
\'\"Thunderandlightning！Why，Francois——\"
\'\"Oh，Iknow——Iknow！Itwasamistake，andIwasafool。Boys，Imeantforthebest；you\'llgrantmethat，andI——\"
\'\"Why，certainly，weknowthat，blessyourdearheart；butdon\'tyoubeafoolagain。\"
\'\"I？Iwishsomebodywouldcomealongandofferusacabbageforit——
you\'dsee！\"
\'\"Acabbage！Oh，don\'tnameit——itmakesmymouthwater。Talkofthingslesstrying。\"
\'\"Boys，\"saidCarl，\"dothesepictureslackmerit？Answermethat。\"
\'\"No！\"
\'\"Aren\'ttheyofverygreatandhighmerit？Answermethat。\"
\'\"Yes。\"
\'\"Ofsuchgreatandhighmeritthat，ifanillustriousnamewereattachedtothemtheywouldsellatsplendidprices。Isn\'titso？\"
\'\"Certainlyitis。Nobodydoubtsthat。\"
\'\"But——I\'mnotjoking——isn\'titso？\"
\'\"Why，ofcourseit\'sso——andwearenotjoking。Butwhatofit。Whatofit？Howdoesthatconcernus？\"
\'\"Inthisway，comrades——we\'llattachanillustriousnametothem！\"
\'Thelivelyconversationstopped。ThefaceswereturnedinquiringlyuponCarl。Whatsortofriddlemightthisbe？Wherewasanillustriousnametobeborrowed？Andwhowastoborrowit？
\'Carlsatdown，andsaid：
\'\"Now，Ihaveaperfectlyseriousthingtopropose。Ithinkitistheonlywaytokeepusoutofthealmshouse，andIbelieveittobeaperfectlysureway。Ibasethisopinionuponcertainmultitudinousandlong-establishedfactsinhumanhistory。Ibelievemyprojectwillmakeusallrich。\"
\'\"Rich！You\'velostyourmind。\"
\'\"No，Ihaven\'t。\"
\'\"Yes，youhave——you\'velostyourmind。Whatdoyoucallrich？\"
\'\"Ahundredthousandfrancsapiece。\"
\'\"Hehaslosthismind。Iknewit。\"
\'\"Yes，hehas。Carl，privationhasbeentoomuchforyou，and——\"
\'\"Carl，youwanttotakeapillandgetrighttobed。\"
\'\"Bandagehimfirst——bandagehishead，andthen——\"
\'\"No，bandagehisheels；hisbrainshavebeensettlingforweeks——I\'venoticedit。\"
\'\"Shutup！\"saidMillet，withostensibleseverity，\"andlettheboyhavehissay。Now，then——comeoutwithyourproject，Carl。Whatisit？\"
\'\"Well，then，bywayofpreambleIwillaskyoutonotethisfactinhumanhistory：thatthemeritofmanyagreatartisthasneverbeenacknowledgeduntilafterhewasstarvedanddead。ThishashappenedsooftenthatImakeboldtofoundalawuponit。Thislaw：thatthemeritofeverygreatunknownandneglectedartistmustandwillberecognisedandhispicturesclimbtohighpricesafterhisdeath。Myprojectisthis：wemustcastlots——oneofusmustdie。\"
\'Theremarkfellsocalmlyandsounexpectedlythatwealmostforgottojump。Thentherewasawildchorusofadviceagain——medicaladvice——forthehelpofCarl\'sbrain；buthewaitedpatientlyforthehilaritytocalmdown，andthenwentonagainwithhisproject：
\'\"Yes，oneofusmustdie，tosavetheothers——andhimself。Wewillcastlots。Theonechosenshallbeillustrious，allofusshallberich。
Holdstill，now——holdstill；don\'tinterrupt——ItellyouIknowwhatIamtalkingabout。Hereistheidea。Duringthenextthreemonthstheonewhoistodieshallpaintwithallhismight，enlargehisstockallhecan——notpictures，no！skeletonsketches，studies，partsofstudies，fragmentsofstudies，adozendabsofthebrushoneach——meaningless，ofcourse，buthis，withhiscipheronthem；turnoutfiftyaday，eachtocontainsomepeculiarityormannerismeasilydetectableashis——they\'rethethingsthatsell，youknow，andarecollectedatfabulouspricesfortheworld\'smuseums，afterthegreatmanisgone；we\'llhaveatonofthemready——aton！Andallthattimetherestofuswillbebusysupportingthemoribund，andworkingParisandthedealers——preparationsforthecomingevent，youknow；andwheneverythingishotandjustright，we\'llspringthedeathonthemandhavethenotoriousfuneral。
Yougettheidea？\"
\'\"N-o；atleast，notqu——\"
\'\"Notquite？Don\'tyousee？Themandoesn\'treallydie；hechangeshisnameandvanishes；weburyadummy，andcryoverit，withalltheworldtohelp。AndI——\"
\'Buthewasn\'tallowedtofinish。Everybodybrokeoutintoarousinghurrahofapplause；andalljumpedupandcaperedabouttheroomandfelloneachother\'snecksintransportsofgratitudeandjoy。Forhourswetalkedoverthegreatplan，withouteverfeelinghungry；andatlast，whenallthedetailshadbeenarrangedsatisfactorily，wecastlotsandMilletwaselected——electedtodie，aswecalledit。Thenwescrapedtogetherthosethingswhichoneneverpartswithuntilheisbettingthemagainstfuturewealth——keepsaketrinketsandsuchlike——andthesewepawnedforenoughtofurnishusafrugalfarewellsupperandbreakfast，andleaveusafewfrancsoverfortravel，andastakeofturnipsandsuchforMillettoliveonforafewdays。
\'Nextmorning，early，thethreeofusclearedout，straightwayafterbreakfast——onfoot，ofcourse。EachofuscarriedadozenofMillet\'ssmallpictures，purposingtomarketthem。CarlstruckforParis，wherehewouldstarttheworkofbuildingupMillet\'snameagainstthecominggreatday。ClaudeandIweretoseparate，andscatterabroadoverFrance。
\'Now，itwillsurpriseyoutoknowwhataneasyandcomfortablethingwehad。IwalkedtwodaysbeforeIbeganbusiness。ThenIbegantosketchavillaintheoutskirtsofabigtown——becauseIsawtheproprietorstandingonanupperveranda。Hecamedowntolookon——Ithoughthewould。Iworkedswiftly，intendingtokeephiminterested。Occasionallyhefiredoffalittleejaculationofapprobation，andby-and-byhespokeupwithenthusiasm，andsaidIwasamaster！
\'Iputdownmybrush，reachedintomysatchel，fetchedoutaMillet，andpointedtothecipherinthecorner。Isaid，proudly：
\'\"Isupposeyourecognisethat？Well，hetaughtme！IshouldthinkI
oughttoknowmytrade！\"
\'Themanlookedguiltilyembarrassed，andwassilent。Isaidsorrowfully：
\'\"Youdon\'tmeantointimatethatyoudon\'tknowthecipherofFrancoisMillet！\"
\'Ofcoursehedidn\'tknowthatcipher；buthewasthegratefullestmanyoueversaw，justthesame，forbeingletoutofanuncomfortableplaceonsucheasyterms。Hesaid：
\'\"No！Why，itisMillet\'s，sureenough！Idon\'tknowwhatIcouldhavebeenthinkingof。OfcourseIrecogniseitnow。\"
\'Next，hewantedtobuyit；butIsaidthatalthoughIwasn\'trichI
wasn\'tthatpoor。However，atlast，Ilethimhaveitforeighthundredfrancs。\'
\'Eighthundred！\'
\'Yes。Milletwouldhavesolditforaporkchop。Yes，Igoteighthundredfrancsforthatlittlething。IwishIcouldgetitbackforeightythousand。Butthattime\'sgoneby。Imadeaverynicepictureofthatman\'shouseandIwantedtoofferittohimfortenfrancs，butthatwouldn\'tanswer，seeingIwasthepupilofsuchamaster，soIsoldittohimforahundred。IsenttheeighthundredfrancsstraighttoMilletfromthattownandstruckoutagainnextday。
\'ButIdidn\'twalk——no。Irode。Ihaveriddeneversince。Isoldonepictureeveryday，andnevertriedtoselltwo。Ialwayssaidtomycustomer：
\'\"IamafooltosellapictureofFrancoisMillet\'satall，forthatmanisnotgoingtolivethreemonths，andwhenhedieshispicturescan\'tbehadforloveormoney。\"
\'ItookcaretospreadthatlittlefactasfarasIcould，andpreparetheworldfortheevent。
\'Itakecredittomyselfforourplanofsellingthepictures——itwasmine。Isuggesteditthatlasteveningwhenwewerelayingoutourcampaign，andallthreeofusagreedtogiveitagoodfairtrialbeforegivingitupforsomeother。Itsucceededwithallofus。Iwalkedonlytwodays，Claudewalkedtwo——bothofafraidtomakeMilletcelebratedtooclosetohome——butCarlwalkedonlyhalfaday，thebright，consciencelessrascal，andafterthathetravelledlikeaduke。
\'Everynowandthenwegotinwithacountryeditorandstartedanitemaroundthroughthepress；notanitemannouncingthatanewpainterhadbeendiscovered，butanitemwhichletonthateverybodyknewFrancoisMillet；notanitempraisinghiminanyway，butmerelyawordconcerningthepresentconditionofthe\"master\"——sometimeshopeful，sometimesdespondent，butalwaystingedwithfearsfortheworst。Wealwaysmarkedtheseparagraphs，andsentthepaperstoallthepeoplewhohadboughtpicturesofus。
\'CarlwassooninParisandheworkedthingswithahighhand。Hemadefriendswiththecorrespondents，andgotMillet\'sconditionreportedtoEnglandandalloverthecontinent，andAmerica，andeverywhere。
\'Attheendofsixweeksfromthestart，wethreemetinParisandcalledahalt，andstoppedsendingbacktoMilletforadditionalpictures。Theboomwassohigh，andeverythingsoripe，thatwesawthatitwouldbeamistakenottostrikenow，rightaway，withoutwaitinganylonger。SowewroteMillettogotobedandbegintowasteawayprettyfast，forweshouldlikehimtodieintendaysifhecouldgetready。
\'Thenwefiguredupandfoundthatamonguswehadsoldeighty-fivesmallpicturesandstudies，andhadsixty-ninethousandfrancstoshowforit。
Carlhadmadethelastsaleandthemostbrilliantoneofall。Hesoldthe\"Angelus\"fortwenty-twohundredfrancs。Howwedidglorifyhim！——
notforeseeingthatadaywascomingby-and-bywhenFrancewouldstruggletoownitandastrangerwouldcaptureitforfivehundredandfiftythousand，cash。
\'Wehadawind-upchampagnesupperthatnight，andnextdayClaudeandI
packedupandwentofftonurseMilletthroughhislastdaysandkeepbusybodiesoutofthehouseandsenddailybulletinstoCarlinParisforpublicationinthepapersofseveralcontinentsfortheinformationofawaitingworld。Thesadendcameatlast，andCarlwasthereintimetohelpinthefinalmournfulrites。
\'Yourememberthatgreatfuneral，andwhatastiritmadeallovertheglobe，andhowtheillustriousoftwoworldscametoattenditandtestifytheirsorrow。Wefour——stillinseparable——carriedthecoffin，andwouldallownonetohelp。Andwewererightaboutthat，becauseithadn\'tanythinginitbutawaxfigure，andanyothercoffin-bearerswouldhavefoundfaultwiththeweight。Yes，wesameoldfour，whohadlovinglysharedprivationtogetherintheoldhardtimesnowgoneforever，carriedthecof——\'
\'Whichfour？\'
\'Wefour——forMillethelpedtocarryhisowncoffin。Indisguise，youknow。Disguisedasarelative——distantrelative。\'
\'Astonishing！\'
\'Buttruejustthesame。Well，yourememberhowthepictureswentup。
Money？Wedidn\'tknowwhattodowithit。there\'samaninParisto-daywhoownsseventyMilletpictures。Hepaidustwomillionfrancsforthem。AndasforthebushelsofsketchesandstudieswhichMilletshovelledoutduringthesixweeksthatwewereontheroad，well，itwouldastonishyoutoknowthefigurewesellthematnowadays——thatis，whenweconsenttoletonego！\'
\'Itisawonderfulhistory，perfectlywonderful！\'
\'Yes——itamountstothat。\'
\'WhateverbecameofMillet？\'
\'Canyoukeepasecret？\'
\'Ican。\'
\'DoyourememberthemanIcalledyourattentiontointhediningroomto-day？ThatwasFrancoisMillet。\'
\'Great——\'
\'Scott！Yes。Foroncetheydidn\'tstarveageniustodeathandthenputintootherpocketstherewardsheshouldhavehadhimself。Thissong-birdwasnotallowedtopipeoutitsheartunheardandthenbepaidwiththecoldpompofabigfuneral。Welookedoutforthat。\'
MYDEBUTASALITERARYPERSON
InthoseearlydaysIhadalreadypublishedonelittlething\'TheJumpingFrog\'inanEasternpaper，butIdidnotconsiderthatthatcounted。Inmyview，apersonwhopublishedthingsinamerenewspapercouldnotproperlyclaimrecognitionasaLiteraryPerson：hemustriseawayabovethat；hemustappearinamagazine。HewouldthenbeaLiteraryPerson；also，hewouldbefamous——rightaway。Thesetwoambitionswerestronguponme。Thiswasin1866。Ipreparedmycontribution，andthenlookedaroundforthebestmagazinetogouptogloryin。IselectedthemostimportantoneinNewYork。Thecontributionwasaccepted。Isignedit\'MARKTWAIN；\'forthatnamehadsomecurrencyonthePacificcoast，anditwasmyideatospreaditallovertheworld，now，atthisonejump。ThearticleappearedintheDecembernumber，andIsatupamonthwaitingfortheJanuarynumber；forthatonewouldcontaintheyear\'slistofcontributors，mynamewouldbeinit，andIshouldbefamousandcouldgivethebanquetIwasmeditating。
Ididnotgivethebanquet。Ihadnotwrittenthe\'MARKTWAIN\'
distinctly；itwasafreshnametoEasternprinters，andtheyputit\'MikeSwain\'or\'MacSwain，\'Idonotrememberwhich。Atanyrate，IwasnotcelebratedandIdidnotgivethebanquet。IwasaLiteraryPerson，butthatwasall——aburiedone；buriedalive。
Myarticlewasabouttheburningoftheclipper-ship\'Hornet\'ontheline，May3，1866。Therewerethirty-onemenonboardatthetime，andI
wasinHonoluluwhenthefifteenleanandghostlysurvivorsarrivedthereafteravoyageofforty-threedaysinanopenboat，throughtheblazingtropics，ontendays\'rationsoffood。Averyremarkabletrip；butitwasconductedbyacaptainwhowasaremarkableman，otherwisetherewouldhavebeennosurvivors。HewasaNewEnglanderofthebestsea-goingstockoftheoldcapabletimes——CaptainJosiahMitchell。
IwasintheislandstowritelettersfortheweeklyeditionoftheSacramento\'Union，\'arichandinfluentialdailyjournalwhichhadn\'tanyuseforthem，butcouldaffordtospendtwentydollarsaweekfornothing。Theproprietorswerelovableandwell-belovedmen：longagodead，nodoubt，butinmethereisatleastonepersonwhostillholdsthemingratefulremembrance；forIdearlywantedtoseetheislands，andtheylistenedtomeandgavemetheopportunitywhentherewasbutslenderlikelihoodthatitcouldprofittheminanyway。
Ihadbeenintheislandsseveralmonthswhenthesurvivorsarrived。I
waslaidupinmyroomatthetime，andunabletowalk。Herewasagreatoccasiontoservemyjournal，andInotabletotakeadvantageofit。
NecessarilyIwasindeeptrouble。ButbygoodluckhisExcellencyAnsonBurlingamewasthereatthetime，onhiswaytotakeuphispostinChina，wherehedidsuchgoodworkfortheUnitedStates。Hecameandputmeonastretcherandhadmecarriedtothehospitalwheretheshipwreckedmenwere，andIneverneededtoaskaquestion。Heattendedtoallofthathimself，andIhadnothingtodobutmakethenotes。Itwaslikehimtotakethattrouble。HewasagreatmanandagreatAmerican，anditwasinhisfinenaturetocomedownfromhishighofficeanddoafriendlyturnwheneverhecould。
Wegotthroughwiththisworkatsixintheevening。Itooknodinner，fortherewasnotimetospareifIwouldbeattheothercorrespondents。
Ispentfourhoursarrangingthenotesintheirproperorder，thenwroteallnightandbeyondit；withthisresult：thatIhadaverylonganddetailedaccountofthe\'Hornet\'episodereadyatnineinthemorning，whiletheothercorrespondentsoftheSanFranciscojournalshadnothingbutabriefoutlinereport——fortheydidn\'tsitup。Thenow-and-thenschoonerwastosailforSanFranciscoaboutnine；whenIreachedthedockshewasfreeforwardandwasjustcastingoffherstern-line。Myfatenvelopewasthrownbyastronghand，andfellonboardallright，andmyvictorywasasafething。AllinduetimetheshipreachedSanFrancisco，butitwasmycompletereportwhichmadethestirandwastelegraphedtotheNewYorkpapers，byMr。Cash；hewasinchargeofthePacificbureauofthe\'NewYorkHerald\'atthetime。
WhenIreturnedtoCaliforniaby-and-by，IwentuptoSacramentoandpresentedabillforgeneralcorrespondenceattwentydollarsaweek。Itwaspaid。ThenIpresentedabillfor\'special\'serviceonthe\'Hornet\'
matterofthreecolumnsofsolidnonpareilatahundreddollarsacolumn。
Thecashierdidn\'tfaint，buthecamerathernearit。Hesentfortheproprietors，andtheycameandneverutteredaprotest。Theyonlylaughedintheirjollyfashion，andsaiditwasrobbery，butnomatter；
itwasagrand\'scoop\'thebillormy\'Hornet\'report，Ididn\'tknowwhich：\'Payit。It\'sallright。\'Thebestmenthateverownedanewspaper。
The\'Hornet\'survivorsreachedtheSandwichIslandsthe15thofJune。
Theyweremereskinnyskeletons；theirclotheshunglimpaboutthemandfittedthemnobetterthanaflagfitstheflag-staffinacalm。Buttheywerewellnursedinthehospital；thepeopleofHonolulukeptthemsuppliedwithallthedaintiestheycouldneed；theygatheredstrengthfast，andwerepresentlynearlyasgoodasnew。WithinafortnightthemostofthemtookshipforSanFrancisco；thatis，ifmydateshavenotgoneastrayinmymemory。Iwentinthesameship，asailing-vessel。
CaptainMitchellofthe\'Hornet\'wasalong；alsotheonlypassengersthe\'Hornet\'hadcarried。TheseweretwoyoungmenfromStamford，Connecticut——brothers：SamuelandHenryFerguson。The\'Hornet\'wasaclipperofthefirstclassandafastsailer；theyoungmen\'squarterswereroomyandcomfortable，andwerewellstockedwithbooks，andalsowithcannedmeatsandfruitstohelpouttheship-farewith；andwhentheshipclearedfromNewYorkharbourinthefirstweekofJanuarytherewaspromisethatshewouldmakequickandpleasantworkofthefourteenorfifteenthousandmilesinfrontofher。Assoonasthecoldlatitudeswereleftbehindandthevesselenteredsummerweather，thevoyagebecameaholidaypicnic。Theshipflewsouthwardunderacloudofsailwhichneedednoattention，nomodifyingorchangeofanykind，fordaystogether。Theyoungmenread，strolledtheampledeck，restedanddrowsedintheshadeofthecanvas，tooktheirmealswiththecaptain；
andwhenthedaywasdonetheyplayeddummywhistwithhimtillbed-time。
AfterthesnowandiceandtempestsoftheHorn，theshipbowlednorthwardintosummerweatheragain，andthetripwasapicniconcemore。
Untiltheearlymorningofthe3rdofMay。Computedpositionoftheship112degrees10minuteslongitude，latitude2degreesabovetheequator；
nowind，nosea——deadcalm；temperatureoftheatmosphere，tropical，blistering，unimaginablebyonewhohasnotbeenroastedinit。Therewasacryoffire。Anunfaithfulsailorhaddisobeyedtherulesandgoneintothebooby-hatchwithanopenlighttodrawsomevarnishfromacask。
Theproperresultfollowed，andthevessel\'shourswerenumbered。
Therewasnotmuchtimetospare，butthecaptainmadethemostofit。
Thethreeboatswerelaunched——long-boatandtwoquarter-boats。Thatthetimewasveryshortandthehurryandexcitementconsiderableisindicatedbythefactthatinlaunchingtheboatsaholewasstoveinthesideofoneofthembysomesortofcollision，andanoardriventhroughthesideofanother。Thecaptain\'sfirstcarewastohavefoursicksailorsbroughtupandplacedondeckoutofharm\'sway——amongthema\'Portyghee。\'Thismanhadnotdoneaday\'sworkonthevoyage，buthadlaininhishammockfourmonthsnursinganabscess。WhenweweretakingnotesintheHonoluluhospitalandasailortoldthistoMr。Burlingame，thethirdmate，whowaslyingnear，raisedhisheadwithaneffort，andinaweakvoicemadethiscorrection——withsolemnityandfeeling：
\'Raisingabscesses！Hehadafamilyofthem。Hedoneittokeepfromstandinghiswatch。\'
Anyprovisionsthatlayhandyweregatheredupbythemenandtwopassengersandbroughtanddumpedonthedeckwherethe\'Portyghee\'lay；
thentheyranformore。ThesailorwhowastellingthistoMr。
Burlingameadded：
\'Wepulledtogetherthirty-twodays\'rationsforthethirty-onementhatway。\'
Thethirdmateliftedhisheadagainandmadeanothercorrection——withbitterness：
\'The\"Portyghee\"ettwenty-twoofthemwhilehewassoldieringthereandnobodynoticing。Adamnedhound。\'
Thefirespreadwithgreatrapidity。Thesmokeandflamedrovethemenback，andtheyhadtostoptheirincompleteworkoffetchingprovisions，andtaketotheboatswithonlytendays\'rationssecured。
Eachboathadacompass，aquadrant，acopyofBowditch\'s\'Navigator，\'
andaNauticalAlmanac，andthecaptain\'sandchiefmate\'sboatshadchronometers。Therewerethirty-onemenalltold。Thecaptaintookanaccountofstock，withthefollowingresult：fourhams，nearlythirtypoundsofsaltpork，half-boxofraisins，onehundredpoundsofbread，twelvetwo-poundcansofoysters，clams，andassortedmeats，akegcontainingfourpoundsofbutter，twelvegallonsofwaterinaforty-
gallon\'scuttle-butt\'，fourone-gallondemijohnsfullofwater，threebottlesofbrandythepropertyofpassengers，somepipes，matches，andahundredpoundsoftobacco。Nomedicines。Ofcoursethewholepartyhadtogoonshortrationsatonce。
Thecaptainandthetwopassengerskeptdiaries。OnourvoyagetoSanFranciscoweranintoacalminthemiddleofthePacific，anddidnotmovearodduringfourteendays；thisgavemeachancetocopythediaries。SamuelFerguson\'sisthefullest；Iwilldrawuponitnow。
Whenthefollowingparagraphwaswrittenthedoomedshipwasaboutonehundredandtwentydaysoutfromport，andallhandswereputtinginthelazytimeaboutasusual，asnoonewasforecastingdisaster。
[Diaryentry]May2。Latitude1degree28minutesN。，longitude111
degrees38minutesW。Anotherhotandsluggishday；atonetime，however，thecloudspromisedwind，andtherecameaslightbreeze——
justenoughtokeepusgoing。Theonlythingtochronicleto-dayisthequantitiesoffishabout；ninebonitoswerecaughtthisforenoon，andsomelargealbacoresseen。Afterdinnerthefirstmatehookedafellowwhichhecouldnothold，soheletthelinegotothecaptain，whowasonthebow。He，holdingon，broughtthefishtowithajerk，andsnapwenttheline，hookandall。Wealsosawastern，swimminglazilyafterus，anenormousshark，whichmusthavebeennineortenfeetlong。Wetriedhimwithallsortsoflinesandapieceofpork，buthedeclinedtotakehold。Isupposehehadappeasedhisappetiteontheheadsandotherremainsofthebonitoswehadthrownoverboard。
Nextday\'sentryrecordsthedisaster。Thethreeboatsgotaway，retiredtoashortdistance，andstopped。Thetwoinjuredoneswereleakingbadly；someofthemenwerekeptbusybaling，otherspatchedtheholesaswellastheycould。Thecaptain，thetwopassengers，andelevenmenwereinthelong-boat，withashareoftheprovisionsandwater，andwithnoroomtospare，fortheboatwasonlytwenty-onefeetlong，sixwide，andthreedeep。Thechiefmateandeightmenwereinoneofthesmallboats，thesecondmateandsevenmenintheother。Thepassengershadsavednoclothingbutwhattheyhadon，exceptingtheirovercoats。Theship，clothedinflameandsendingupavastcolumnofblacksmokeintothesky，madeagrandpictureinthesolitudesofthesea，andhourafterhourtheoutcastssatandwatchedit。Meantimethecaptaincipheredontheimmensityofthedistancethatstretchedbetweenhimandthenearestavailableland，andthenscaledtherationsdowntomeettheemergency；
halfabiscuitfordinner；onebiscuitandsomecannedmeatfordinner；
halfabiscuitfortea；afewswallowsofwaterforeachmeal。Andsohungerbegantognawwhiletheshipwasstillburning。
[Diaryentry]May4。Theshipburnedallnightverybrightly，andhopesarethatsomeshiphasseenthelightandisbearingdownuponus。Noneseen，however，thisforenoon，sowehavedeterminedtogotogethernorthandalittlewesttosomeislandsin18degreesor19
degreesnorthlatitudeand114degreesto115degreeswestlongitude，hopinginthemeantimetobepickedupbysomeship。Theshipsanksuddenlyatabout5A。M。Wefindthesunveryhotandscorching，butalltrytokeepoutofitasmuchaswecan。
Theydidaquitenaturalthingnow：waitedseveralhoursforthatpossibleshipthatmighthaveseenthelighttoworkherslowwaytothemthroughthenearlydeadcalm。Thentheygaveitupandsetabouttheirplans。Ifyouwilllookatthemapyouwillsaythattheircoursecouldbeeasilydecided。AlbemarleIslandGalapagosgroupliesstraighteastwardnearlyathousandmiles；theislandsreferredtointhediaryas\'someislands\'RevillagigedoIslandslie，astheythink，insomewidelyuncertainregionnorthwardaboutonethousandmilesandwestwardonehundredoronehundredandfiftymiles。Acapulco，ontheMexicancoast，liesaboutnorth-eastsomethingshortofonethousandmiles。Youwillsayrandomrocksintheoceanarenotwhatiswanted；letthemstrikeforAcapulcoandthesolidcontinent。Thatdoeslookliketherationalcourse，butonepresentlyguessesfromthediariesthatthethingwouldhavebeenwhollyirrational——indeed，suicidal。IftheboatsstruckforAlbemarletheywouldbeinthedoldrumsalltheway；andthatmeansawateryperdition，withwindswhicharewhollycrazy，andblowfromallpointsofthecompassatonceandalsoperpendicularly。IftheboatstriedforAcapulcotheywouldgetoutofthedoldrumswhenhalf-waythere——incasetheyevergothalf-way——andthentheywouldbeinlamentablecase，fortheretheywouldmeetthenorth-easttradescomingdownintheirteeth，andtheseboatsweresoriggedthattheycouldnotsailwithineightpointsofthewind。Sotheywiselystartednorthward，withaslightslanttothewest。Theyhadbuttendays\'shortallowanceoffood；thelong-boatwastowingtheothers；theycouldnotdependonmakinganysortofdefiniteprogressinthedoldrums，andtheyhadfourorfivehundredmilesofdoldrumsinfrontofthemyet。Theyaretherealequator，atossing，roaring，rainybelt，tenortwelvehundredmilesbroad，whichgirdlestheglobe。
Itrainedhardthefirstnightandallgotdrenched，buttheyfilleduptheirwater-butt。Thebrotherswereinthesternwiththecaptain，whosteered。Thequarterswerecramped；noonegotmuchsleep。\'Keptonourcoursetillsquallsheadedusoff。\'
Stormyandsquallythenextmorning，withdrenchingrains。Aheavyanddangerous\'cobbling\'sea。Onemarvelshowsuchboatscouldliveinit。
IsitcalledafeatofdesperatedaringwhenonemanandadogcrosstheAtlanticinaboatthesizeofalong-boat，andindeeditis；butthislong-boatwasoverloadedwithmenandotherplunder，andwasonlythreefeetdeep。\'Wenaturallythoughtoftenofallathome，andweregladtorememberthatitwasSacramentSunday，andthatprayerswouldgoupfromourfriendsforus，althoughtheyknownotourperil。\'
Thecaptaingotnotevenacat-napduringthefirstthreedaysandnights，buthegotafewwinksofsleepthefourthnight。\'Theworstseayet。\'Abouttenatnightthecaptainchangedhiscourseandheadedeast-north-east，hopingtomakeClippertonRock。Ifhefailed，nomatter；hewouldbeinabetterpositiontomakethoseotherislands。I
willmentionherethathedidnotfindthatrock。
OnMay8nowindallday；sunblisteringhot；theytaketotheoars。
Plentyofdolphins，buttheycouldn\'tcatchany。\'Ithinkweareallbeginningtorealisemoreandmoretheawfulsituationwearein。\'\'Itoftentakesashipaweektogetthroughthedoldrums；howmuchlonger，then，suchacraftasours？\'\'Wearesocrowdedthatwecannotstretchourselvesoutforagoodsleep，buthavetotakeitanywaywecangetit。\'
Ofcoursethisfeaturewillgrowmoreandmoretrying，butitwillbehumannaturetoceasetosetitdown；therewillbefiveweeksofityet——wemusttrytorememberthatforthediarist；itwillmakeourbedsthesofter。
May9thesungiveshimawarning：\'Lookingwithbotheyes，thehorizoncrossedthus。\'\'Henrykeepswell，butbroodsoverourtroublesmorethanIwishhedid。\'Theycaughttwodolphins；theytastedwell。\'Thecaptainbelievedthecompassoutoftheway，butthelong-invisiblenorthstarcameout——awelcomesight——andendorsedthecompass。\'
May10，\'latitude7degrees0minutes3secondsN。，longitude111degrees32minutesW。\'Sotheyhavemadeaboutthreehundredmilesofnorthinginthesixdayssincetheylefttheregionofthelostship。\'Driftingincalmsallday。\'Andbakinghot，ofcourse；Ihavebeendownthere，andIrememberthatdetail。\'Evenasthecaptainsays，allromancehaslongsincevanished，andIthinkthemostofusarebeginningtolookthefactofourawfulsituationfullintheface。\'\'Wearemakingbutlittleheadwayonourcourse。\'Badnewsfromtherearmostboat：themenareimprovident；\'theyhaveeatenupallofthecannedmeatsbroughtfromtheship，andarenowgrowingdiscontented。\'Notsowiththechiefmate\'speople——theyareevidentlyundertheeyeofaman。
UnderdateofMay11：\'Standingstill！orworse；welostmorelastnightthanwemadeyesterday。\'Infact，theyhavelostthreemilesofthethreehundredofnorthingtheyhadsolaboriouslymade。\'Thecockthatwasrescuedandpitchedintotheboatwhiletheshipwasonfirestilllives，andcrowswiththebreakingofdawn，cheeringusagooddeal。\'
Whathashebeenlivingonforaweek？Didthestarvingmenfeedhimfromtheirdirepoverty？\'Thesecondmate\'sboatoutofwateragain，showingthattheyover-drinktheirallowance。Thecaptainspokeprettysharplytothem。\'Itistrue：Ihavetheremarkinmyoldnote-book；I
gotitofthethirdmateinthehospitalatHonolulu。Butthereisnotroomforithere，anditistoocombustible，anyway。Besides，thethirdmateadmiredit，andwhatheadmiredhewaslikelytoenhance。
Theywerestillwatchinghopefullyforships。Thecaptainwasathoughtfulman，andprobablydidnotdiscloseonthemthatthatwassubstantiallyawasteoftime。\'Inthislatitudethehorizonisfilledwithlittleuprightcloudsthatlookverymuchlikeships。\'Mr。Fergusonsavedthreebottlesofbrandyfromhisprivatestoreswhenhelefttheship，andtheliquorcamegoodinthesedays。\'Thecaptainservesouttwotablespoonfulsofbrandyandwater——halfandhalf——toourcrew。\'Hemeansthewatchthatisonduty；theystoodregularwatches——fourhoursonandfouroff。Thechiefmatewasanexcellentofficer——aself-
possessed，resolute，fine，all-roundman。Thediaristmakesthefollowingnote——thereischaracterinit：\'Iofferedonebottleofbrandytothechiefmate，buthedeclined，sayinghecouldkeeptheafter-boatquiet，andwehadnotenoughforall。\'
HENRYFERGUSON\'SDIARYTODATE，GIVENINFULL：
May4，5，6，doldrums。May7，8，9，doldrums。May10，11，12，doldrums。Tellsitall。Neversaw，neverfelt，neverheard，neverexperiencedsuchheat，suchdarkness，suchlightningandthunder，andwindandrain，inmylifebefore。
Thatboy\'sdiaryisoftheeconomicalsortthatapersonmightproperlybeexpectedtokeepinsuchcircumstances——andbeforgivenfortheeconomy，too。Hisbrother，perishingofconsumption，hunger，thirst，blazingheat，drowningrains，lossofsleep，lackofexercise，waspersistentlyfaithfulandcircumstantialwithhisdiaryfromthefirstdaytothelast——aninstanceofnoteworthyfidelityandresolution。Inspiteofthetossingandplungingboathewroteitcloseandfine，inahandaseasytoreadasprint。Theycan\'tseemtogetnorthof7degreesN。；theyarestilltherethenextday：
[Diaryentry]May12。Agoodrainlastnight，andwecaughtagooddeal，thoughnotenoughtofillupourtank，pails，&c。Ourobjectistogetoutofthesedoldrums，butitseemsasifwecannotdoit。
To-daywehavehaditveryvariable，andhopeweareonthenorthernedge，thoughtwearenotmuchabove7degrees。Thismorningweallthoughtwehadmadeoutasail；butitwasoneofthosedeceivingclouds。Rainedagooddealto-day，makingallhandswetanduncomfortable；wefilledupprettynearlyallourwater-pots，however。Ihopewemayhaveafinenight，forthecaptaincertainlywantsrest，andwhilethereisanydangerofsqualls，ordangerofanykind，heisalwaysonhand。Ineverwouldhavebelievedthatopenboatssuchasours，withtheirloads，couldliveinsomeoftheseaswehavehad。
Duringthenight，12th-13th，\'thecryofASHIP！broughtustoourfeet。\'
Itseemedtobetheglimmerofavessel\'ssignal-lanternrisingoutofthecurveofthesea。Therewasaseasonofbreathlesshopewhiletheystoodwatching，withtheirhandsshadingtheireyes，andtheirheartsintheirthroats；thenthepromisefailed：thelightwasarisingstar。Itisalongtimeago——thirty-twoyears——anditdoesn\'tmatternow，yetoneissorryfortheirdisappointment。\'Thoughtoftenofthoseathometo-day，andofthedisappointmenttheywillfeelnextSundayatnothearingfromusbytelegraphfromSanFrancisco。\'Itwillbemanyweeksyetbeforethetelegramisreceived，anditwillcomeasathunderclapofjoythen，andwiththeseemingofamiracle，foritwillraisefromthegravemenmournedasdead。\'To-dayourrationswerereducedtoaquarterofabiscuitameal，withabouthalfapintofwater。\'ThisisonMay13，withmorethanamonthofvoyaginginfrontofthemyet！However，astheydonotknowthat，\'weareallfeelingprettycheerful。\'
Intheafternoonofthe14ththerewasathunderstorm，\'whichtowardnightseemedtocloseinaroundusoneveryside，makingitverydarkandsqually。\'\'Oursituationisbecomingmoreandmoredesperate，\'fortheyweremakingverylittlenorthing\'andeverydaydiminishesoursmallstockofprovisions。\'Theyrealisethattheboatsmustsoonseparate，andeachfightforitsownlife。Towingthequarter-boatsisahinderingbusiness。
Thatnightandnextday，lightandbafflingwindsandbutlittleprogress。Hardtobear，thatpersistentstandingstill，andthefoodwastingaway。\'Everythinginaperfectsop；andallsocramped，andnochangeofclothes。\'Soonthesuncomesoutandroaststhem。\'Joecaughtanotherdolphinto-day；inhismawwefoundaflying-fishandtwoskipjacks。\'Thereisanevent，now，whichrousesanenthusiasmofhope：
aland-birdarrives！Itrestsontheyardforawhile，andtheycanlookatitalltheylike，andenvyit，andthankitforitsmessage。Asasubjectoftalkitisbeyondprice——afreshnewtopicfortonguestiredtodeathoftalkinguponasingletheme：Shallweeverseethelandagain；andwhen？IsthebirdfromClippertonRock？Theyhopeso；andtheytakeheartofgracetobelieveso。Asitturnedoutthebirdhadnomessage；itmerelycametomock。
May16，\'thecockstilllives，anddailycarolsforthhispraise。\'Itwillbearainynight，\'butIdonotcareifwecanfillupourwater-butts。\'
Onthe17thoneofthosemajesticspectresofthedeep，awater-spout，stalkedbythem，andtheytrembledfortheirlives。YoungHenrysetitdowninhisscantyjournalwiththejudiciouscommentthat\'itmighthavebeenafinesightfromaship。\'
FromCaptainMitchell\'slogforthisday：\'Onlyhalfabushelofbread-crumbsleft。\'Andamonthtowandertheseasyet。\'
Itrainedallnightandallday；everybodyuncomfortable。Nowcameasword-fishchasingabonito；andthepoorthing，seekinghelpandfriends，tookrefugeundertherudder。Thebigsword-fishkepthoveringaround，scaringeverybodybadly。Themen\'smouthswateredforhim，forhewouldhavemadeawholebanquet；butnoonedaredtotouchhim，ofcourse，forhewouldsinkaboatpromptlyifmolested。Providenceprotectedthepoorbonitofromthecruelsword-fish。Thiswasjustandright。Providencenextbefriendedtheshipwreckedsailors：theygotthebonito。Thiswasalsojustandright。Butinthedistributionofmerciesthesword-fishhimselfgotoverlooked。Henowwentaway；tomuseoverthesesubtleties，probably。Themeninalltheboatsseemprettywell；thefeeblestofthesickonesnotableforalongtimetostandhiswatchonboardtheship\'iswonderfullyrecovered。\'Thisisthethirdmate\'sdetected\'Portyghee\'thatraisedthefamilyofabscesses。
Passedamostawfulnight。Rainedhardnearlyallthetime，andblewinsqualls，accompaniedbyterrificthunderandlightningfromallpointsofthecompass——Henry\'sLog。
MostawfulnightIeverwitnessed——Captain\'sLog。
Latitude，May18，11degrees11minutes。Sotheyhaveaveragedbutfortymilesofnorthingadayduringthefortnight。Furthertalkofseparating。\'Toobad，butitmustbedoneforthesafetyofthewhole。\'
\'AtfirstIneverdreamed，butnowhardlyshutmyeyesforacat-napwithoutconjuringupsomethingorother——tobeaccountedforbyweakness，Isuppose。\'ButfortheirdisastertheythinktheywouldbearrivinginSanFranciscoaboutthistime。\'IshouldhavelikedtosendB——thetelegramforherbirthday。\'Thiswasayoungsister。
Onthe19ththecaptaincalledupthequarter-boatsandsaidonewouldhavetogooffonitsownhook。Thelong-boatcouldnolongertowbothofthem。Thesecondmaterefusedtogo，butthechiefmatewasready；infact，hewasalwaysreadywhentherewasaman\'sworktothefore。Hetookthesecondmate\'sboat；sixofitscrewelectedtoremain，andtwoofhisowncrewcamewithhimnineintheboat，now，includinghimself。
Hesailedaway，andtowardsunsetpassedoutofsight。Thediaristwassorrytoseehimgo。Itwasnatural；onecouldhavebettersparedthe\'Portyghee。\'Afterthirty-twoyearsIfindmyprejudiceagainstthis\'Portyghee\'reviving。Hisverylookshavelongpassedoutofmymemory；
butnomatter，Iamcomingtohatehimasreligiouslyasever。\'Waterwillnowbeascarcearticle，foraswegetoutofthedoldrumsweshallgetshowersonlynowandtheninthetrades。Thislifeistellingseverelyonmystrength。Henryholdsoutfirst-rate。\'Henrydidnotstartwell，butunderhardshipsheimprovedstraightalong。
Latitude，Sunday，May20，12degrees0minutes9seconds。Theyoughttobewelloutofthedoldrumsnow，buttheyarenot。Nobreeze——thelonged-fortradesstillmissing。Theyarestillanxiouslywatchingforasail，buttheyhaveonly\'visionsofshipsthatcometonaught——theshadowwithoutthesubstance。\'Thesecondmatecatchesaboobythisafternoon，abirdwhichconsistsmainlyoffeathers；\'butastheyhavenoothermeat，itwillgowell。\'
May21，theystrikethetradesatlast！Thesecondmatecatchesthreemoreboobies，andgivesthelong-boatone。Dinner\'halfacanofmincemeatdividedupandservedaround，whichstrengthenedussomewhat。\'
Theyhavetokeepamanbailingallthetime；theholeknockedintheboatwhenshewaslaunchedfromtheburningshipwasneverefficientlymended。\'Headingaboutnorth-westnow。\'Theyhopetheyhaveeastingenoughtomakesomeoftheseindefiniteisles。Failingthat，theythinktheywillbeinabetterpositiontobepickedup。Itwasaninfinitelyslenderchance，butthecaptainprobablyrefrainedfrommentioningthat。
Thenextdayistobeaneventfulone。
[Diaryentry]May22。Lastnightwindheadedusoff，sothatpartofthetimewehadtosteereast-south-eastandthenwest-north-
west，andsoon。Thismorningwewereallstartledbyacryof\'SAILHO！\'Sureenough，wecouldseeit！Andforatimewecutadriftfromthesecondmate\'sboat，andsteeredsoastoattractitsattention。Thiswasabouthalf-pastfiveA。M。Aftersailinginastateofhighexcitementforalmosttwentyminuteswemadeitouttobethechiefmate\'sboat。Ofcourseweweregladtoseethemandhavethemreportallwell；butstillitwasabitterdisappointmenttousall。Nowthatweareinthetradesitseemsimpossibletomakenorthingenoughtostriketheisles。Wehavedeterminedtodothebestwecan，andgetintherouteofvessels。Suchbeingthedetermination，itbecamenecessarytocastofftheotherboat，which，afteragooddealofunpleasantness，wasdone，weagaindividingwaterandstores，andtakingCoxintoourboat。Thismakesournumberfifteen。Thesecondmate\'screwwantedtoallgetinwithus，andcasttheotherboatadrift。Itwasaverypainfulseparation。
Sotheseislesthattheyhavestruggledforsolongandsohopefullyhavetobegivenup。Whatwithlyingbirdsthatcometomock，andislesthatarebutadream，and\'visionsofshipsthatcometonaught，\'itisapathetictimetheyarehaving，withmuchheartbreakinit。Itwasoddthatthevanishedboat，threedayslosttosightinthatvastsolitude，shouldappearagain。ButitbroughtCox——wecan\'tbecertainwhy。Butifithadn\'t，thediaristwouldneverhaveseenthelandagain。
[Diaryentry]Ourchancesaswegowestincreaseinregardtobeingpickedup，buteachdayourscantyfareissomuchreduced。Withoutthefish，turtle，andbirdssentus，Idonotknowhowweshouldhavegotalong。TheotherdayIofferedtoreadprayersmorningandeveningforthecaptain，andlastnightcommenced。Themen，althoughofvariousnationalitiesandreligions，areveryattentive，andalwaysuncovered。MayGodgrantmyweakendeavouritsissue！
Latitude，May24，14degrees18minutesN。Fiveoystersapiecefordinnerandthreespoonfulsofjuice，agillofwater，andapieceofbiscuitthesizeofasilverdollar。\'Weareplainlygettingweaker——Godhavemercyuponusall！\'Thatnightheavyseasbreakovertheweathersideandmakeeverybodywetanduncomfortablebesidesrequiringconstantbaling。
Nextday\'nothingparticularhappened。\'Perhapssomeofuswouldhaveregardeditdifferently。\'Passedaspar，butnotnearenoughtoseewhatitwas。\'Theysawsomewhalesblow；therewereflying-fishskimmingtheseas，butnonecameaboard。Mistyweather，withfinerain，verypenetrating。
Latitude，May26，15degrees50minutes。Theycaughtaflying-fishandabooby，buthadtoeatthemraw。\'Themengrowweaker，and，Ithink，despondent；theysayverylittle，though。\'Andso，toalltheotherimaginableandunimaginablehorrors，silenceisadded——themutenessandbroodingofcomingdespair。\'Itseemsourbestchancetogetinthetrackofshipswiththehopethatsomeonewillrunnearenoughtoourspecktoseeit。\'Hehopestheotherboardsstoodwestandhavebeenpickedup。Theywillneverbeheardofagaininthisworld。
[Diaryentry]Sunday，May27，Latitude16degrees0minutes5
seconds；longitude，bychronometer，117degrees22minutes。OurfourthSunday！Whenwelefttheshipwereckonedonhavingabouttendays\'supplies，andnowwehopetobeable，byrigideconomy，tomakethemlastanotherweekifpossible。[1]Lastnighttheseawascomparativelyquiet，butthewindheadedusofftoaboutwest-north-
west，whichhasbeenaboutourcoursealldayto-day。Anotherflying-fishcameaboardlastnight，andonemoreto-day——bothsmallones。Nobirds。Aboobyisagreatcatch，andagoodlargeonemakesasmalldinnerforthefifteenofus——thatis，ofcourse，asdinnersgointhe\'Hornet\'s\'long-boat。Triedthismorningtoreadthefullservicetomyself，withtheCommunion，butfoundittoomuch；amtooweak，andgetsleepy，andcannotgivestrictattention；
soIputoffhalftillthisafternoon。ItrustGodwillheartheprayersgoneupforusathometo-day，andgraciouslyanswerthembysendingussuccourandhelpinthisourseasonofdeepdistress。
Thenextdaywas\'agooddayforseeingaship。\'Butnonewasseen。Thediarist\'stillfeelsprettywell，\'thoughveryweak；hisbrotherHenry\'bearsupandkeepshisstrengththebestofanyonboard。\'\'Idonotfeeldespondentatall，forIfullytrustthattheAlmightywillhearourandthehomeprayers，andHewhosuffersnotasparrowtofallseesandcaresforus，Hiscreatures。\'
Consideringthesituationandcircumstances，therecordfornextday，May29，isonewhichhasasurpriseinitforthosedullpeoplewhothinkthatnothingbutmedicinesanddoctorscancurethesick。Alittlestarvationcanreallydomorefortheaveragesickmanthancanthebestmedicinesandthebestdoctors。Idonotmeanarestricteddiet；Imeantotalabstentionfromfoodforoneortwodays。Ispeakfromexperience；
starvationhasbeenmycoldandfeverdoctorforfifteenyears，andhasaccomplishedacureinallinstances。ThethirdmatetoldmeinHonoluluthatthe\'Portyghee\'hadlaininhishammockformonths，raisinghisfamilyofabscessesandfeedinglikeacannibal。Wehaveseenthatinspiteofdreadfulweather，deprivationofsleep，scorching，drenching，andallmannerofmiseries，thirteendaysofstarvation\'wonderfullyrecovered\'him。Therewerefoursailorsdownsickwhentheshipwasburned。Twenty-fivedaysofpitilessstarvationhavefollowed，andnowwehavethiscuriousrecord：\'Allthemenareheartyandstrong；eventheonesthatweredownsickarewell，exceptpoorPeter。\'WhenIwroteanarticlesomemonthsagourgingtemporaryabstentionfromfoodasaremedyforaninactiveappetiteandfordisease，Iwasaccusedofjesting，butI
wasinearnest。\'Weareallwonderfullywellandstrong，comparativelyspeaking。\'Onthisdaythestarvationregimedrewitsbeltacoupleofbuckle-holestighter：thebreadrationwasreducedfromtheusualpieceofcrackerthesizeofasilverdollartothehalfofthat，andonemealwasabolishedfromthedailythree。Thiswillweakenthemenphysically，butifthereareanydiseasesofanordinarysortleftinthemtheywilldisappear。
Twoquartsbread-crumbsleft，one-thirdofaham，threesmallcansofoysters，andtwentygallonsofwater——Captain\'sLog。
Thehopefultoneofthediariesispersistent。Itisremarkable。Lookatthemapandseewheretheboatis：latitude16degrees44minutes，longitude119degrees20minutes。ItismorethantwohundredmileswestoftheRevillagigedoIslands，sotheyarequiteoutofthequestionagainstthetrades，riggedasthisboatis。ThenearestlandavailableforsuchaboatistheAmericangroup，sixhundredandfiftymilesaway，westward；still，thereisnonoteofsurrender，noneevenofdiscouragement！Yet，May30，\'wehavenowleft：onecanofoysters；
threepoundsofraisins；onecanofsoup；one-thirdofaham；threepintsofbiscuit-crumbs。\'
Andfifteenstarvedmentoliveonitwhiletheycreepandcrawlsixhundredandfiftymiles。\'SomehowIfeelmuchencouragedbythischangeofcoursewestbynorthwhichwehavemadeto-day。\'Sixhundredandfiftymilesonahatfulofprovisions。Letusbethankful，evenafterthirty-twoyears，thattheyaremercifullyignorantofthefactthatitisn\'tsixhundredandfiftythattheymustcreeponthehatful，buttwenty-twohundred！
Isn\'tthesituationromanticenoughjustasitstands？No。Providenceaddedastartlingdetail：pullinganoarinthatboat，forcommonseaman\'swages，wasabanishedduke——Danish。Wehearnomoreofhim；
justthatmention，thatisall，withthesimpleremarkaddedthat\'heisoneofourbestmen\'——ahighenoughcomplimentforadukeoranyothermaninthosemanhood-testingcircumstances。Withthatlittleglimpseofhimathisoar，andthatfinewordofpraise，hevanishesoutofourknowledgeforalltime。Foralltime，unlessheshouldchanceuponthisnoteandrevealhimself。
ThelastdayofMayiscome。Andnowthereisadisastertoreport：
thinkofit，reflectuponit，andtrytounderstandhowmuchitmeans，whenyousitdownwithyourfamilyandpassyoureyeoveryourbreakfast-
table。Yesterdaytherewerethreepintsofbread-crumbs；thismorningthelittlebagisfoundopenandsomeofthecrumbsaremissing。\'Wedisliketosuspectanyoneofsucharascallyact，butthereisnoquestionthatthisgravecrimehasbeencommitted。Twodayswillcertainlyfinishtheremainingmorsels。GodgrantusstrengthtoreachtheAmericangroup！\'ThethirdmatetoldmeinHonoluluthatinthesedaysthemenrememberedwithbitternessthatthe\'Portyghee\'haddevouredtwenty-twodays\'rationswhilehelaywaitingtobetransferredfromtheburningship，andthatnowtheycursedhimandsworeanoaththatifitcametocannibalismheshouldbethefirsttosufferfortherest。
[Diaryentry]Thecaptainhaslosthisglasses，andthereforehecannotreadourpocketprayer-booksasmuchasIthinkhewouldlike，thoughheisnotfamiliarwiththem。
Furtherofthecaptain：\'Heisagoodman，andhasbeenmostkindtous——
almostfatherly。Hesaysthatifhehadbeenofferedthecommandoftheshipsoonerheshouldhavebroughthistwodaughterswithhim。\'Itmakesoneshudderyettothinkhownarrowanescapeitwas。
Thetwomealsrationsadayareasfollows：fourteenraisinsandapieceofcrackerthesizeofapennyfortea；agillofwater，andapieceofhamandapieceofbread，eachthesizeofapenny，forbreakfast——Captain\'sLog。
Hemeansapennyinthicknessaswellasincircumference。SamuelFerguson\'sdiarysaysthehamwasshaved\'aboutasthinasitcouldbecut。\'
[Diaryentry]June1。Lastnightandto-dayseaveryhighandcobbling，breakingoverandmakingusallwetandcold。Weathersqually，andthereisnodoubtthatonlycarefulmanagement——withGod\'sprotectingcare——preservedusthroughboththenightandtheday；andreallyitismostmarvelloushoweverymorselthatpassesourlipsisblessedtous。Itmakesmethinkdailyofthemiracleoftheloavesandfishes。Henrykeepsupwonderfully，whichisagreatconsolationtome。Isomehowhavegreatconfidence，andhopethatourafflictionswillsoonbeended，thoughwearerunningrapidlyacrossthetrackofbothoutwardandinwardboundvessels，andawayfromthem；ourchiefhopeisawhaler，man-of-war，orsomeAustralianship。TheisleswearesteeringforareputdowninBowditch，butonmymaparesaidtobedoubtful。Godgranttheymaybethere！
Hardestdayyet——Captain\'sLog。
Doubtful！Itwasworsethanthat。Aweeklatertheysailedstraightoverthem。
[Diaryentry]June2。Latitude18degrees9minutes。Squally，cloudy，aheavysea……Icannothelpthinkingofthecheerfulandcomfortabletimewehadaboardthe\'Hornet。\'
Twodays\'scantysuppliesleft——tenrationsofwaterapieceandalittlemorselofbread。BUTTHESUNSHINESANDGODISMERCIFUL——
Captain\'sLog。
[Diaryentry]Sunday，June3。Latitude17degrees54minutes。
Heavyseaallnight，andfrom4A。M。verywet，theseabreakingoverusinfrequentsluices，andsoakingeverythingaft，particularly。Alldaytheseahasbeenveryhigh，anditisawonderthatwearenotswamped。Heavengrantthatitmaygodownthisevening！Oursuspenseandconditionaregettingterrible。I
managedthismorningtocrawl，morethanstep，totheforwardendoftheboat，andwassurprisedtofindthatIwassoweak，especiallyinthelegsandknees。Thesunhasbeenoutagain，andIhavedriedsomethings，andhopeforabetternight。
June4。Latitude17degrees6minutes，longitude131degrees30
minutes。Shippedhardlyanyseaslastnight，andto-daytheseahasgonedownsomewhat，althoughitisstilltoohighforcomfort，aswehaveanoccasionalreminderthatwateriswet。Thesunhasbeenoutallday，andsowehavehadagooddrying。Ihavebeentryingforthelasttenortwelvedaystogetapairofdrawersdryenoughtoputon，andto-dayatlastsucceeded。Imentionthistoshowthestateinwhichwehavelived。Ifourchronometerisanywherenearright，weoughttoseetheAmericanIslesto-morrowornextday。Iftherearenotthere，wehaveonlythechance，forafewdays，ofastrayship，forwecannotekeouttheprovisionsmorethanfiveorsixdayslonger，andourstrengthisfailingveryfast。Iwasmuchsurprisedto-daytonotehowmylegshavewastedawayabovemyknees：theyarehardlythickerthanmyupperarmusedtobe。Still，ItrustinGod\'sinfinitemercy，andfeelsurehewilldowhatisbestforus。Tosurvive，aswehavedone，thirty-twodaysinanopenboat，withonlyabouttendays\'fairprovisionsforthirty-onemeninthefirstplace，andthesedividedtwicesubsequently，ismorethanmereunassistedHUMANartandstrengthcouldhaveaccomplishedandendured。
Breadandraisinsallgone——Captain\'sLog。
Mengrowingdreadfullydiscontented，andawfulgrumblingandunpleasanttalkisarising。Godsaveusfromallstrifeofmen；andifwemustdienow，takeushimself，andnotembitterourbitterdeathstillmore——Henry\'sLog。
[Diaryentry]June5。Quietnightandprettycomfortableday，thoughoursailandblockshowsignsoffailing，andneedtakingdown——whichlatterissomethingofajob，asitrequirestheclimbingofthemast。Wealsohadnewsfromforward，therebeingdiscontentandsomethreateningcomplaintsofunfairallowances，etc。，allasunreasonableasfoolish；still，thesethingsbidusbeonourguard。Iamgettingmiserablyweak，buttrytokeepupthebestIcan。Ifwecannotfindthoseisleswecanonlytrytomakenorth-westandgetinthetrackofSandwichIsland-boundvessels，livingasbestwecaninthemeantime。To-daywechangedtoonemeal，andthatataboutnoon，withasmallrationorwaterat8or9
A。M。，anotherat12A。M。，andathirdat5or6P。M。
Nothingleftbutalittlepieceofhamandagillofwater，allaround——Captain\'sLog。
Theyaredowntoonemealadaynow——suchasitis——andfifteenhundredmilestocrawlyet！Andnowthehorrorsdeepen，and，thoughtheyescapedactualmutiny，theattitudeofthemenbecamealarming。Nowweseemtoseewhythatcuriousincidenthappened，solongago；ImeanCox\'sreturn，afterhehadbeenfarawayandoutofsightseveraldaysinthechiefmate\'sboat。Ifhehadnotcomebackthecaptainandthetwoyoungpassengersmighthavebeenslain，now，bythesesailors，whowerebecomingcrazedthroughtheirsufferings。
NOTESECRETLYPASSEDBYHENRYTOHISBROTHER：
Coxtoldmelastnightthatthereisgettingtobeagooddealofuglytalkamongthemenagainstthecaptainandusaft。Theysaythatthecaptainisthecauseofall；thathedidnottrytosavetheshipatall，nortogetprovisions，andthatevenwouldnotletthemenputinsometheyhad；andthatpartialityisshownusinapportioningourrationsaft……askedCoxtheotherdayifhewouldstarvefirstoreathumanflesh。Coxansweredhewouldstarve……thentoldhimhewouldonlybekillinghimself。Ifwedonotfindthoseislandswewoulddowelltoprepareforanything……istheloudestofall。
REPLY：
Wecandependon……，Ithink，and……，andCox，canwenot？
SECONDNOTE：
Iguessso，andverylikelyon……；butthereisnotelling……andCoxarecertain。Thereisnothingdefinitesaidorhintedasyet，asIunderstandCox；butstarvingmenarethesameasmaniacs。Itwouldbewelltokeepawatchonyourpistol，soastohaveitandthecartridgessafefromtheft。
Henry\'sLog，June5。Dreadfulforebodings。Godspareusfromallsuchhorrors！Someofthemengettingtotalkagooddeal。Nothingtowritedown。Heartverysad。
Henry\'sLog，June6。Passedsomesea-weedandsomethingthatlookedlikethetrunkofanoldtree，butnobirds；beginningtobeafraidislandsnotthere。To-dayitwassaidtothecaptain，inthehearingofall，thatsomeofthemenwouldnotshrink，whenamanwasdead，fromusingtheflesh，thoughtheywouldnotkill。
Horrible！Godgiveusallfulluseofourreason，andspareusfromsuchthings！\'Fromplague，pestilence，andfamine；frombattleandmurder，andfromsuddendeath，goodLord，deliverus！\'
[Diaryentry]June6。Latitude16degrees30minutes，longitudechron。134degrees。Drynightandwindsteadyenoughtorequirenochangeinsail；butthisA。M。anattempttoloweritprovedabortive。Firstthethirdmatetriedandgotuptotheblock，andfastenedatemporaryarrangementtoreevethehalyardsthrough，buthadtocomedown，weakandalmostfainting，beforefinishing；thenJoetried，andaftertwiceascending，fixeditandbroughtdowntheblock；butitwasveryexhaustingwork，andafterwardhewasgoodfornothingallday。Theclue-ironwhichwearetryingtomakeserveforthebrokenblockworks，however，veryindifferently，andwill，Iamafraid，sooncuttherope。Itisverynecessarytogeteverythingconnectedwiththesailingoodeasyrunningorderbeforewegettooweaktodoanythingwithit。
Onlythreemealsleft——Captain\'sLog。
[Diaryentry]June7。Latitude16degrees35minutesN。，longitude136degrees30minutesW。Nightwetanduncomfortable。To-dayshowsusprettyconclusivelythattheAmericanIslesarenotthere，thoughwehavehadsomesignsthatlookedlikethem。Atnoonwedecidedtoabandonlookinganyfartherforthem，andto-nighthaulalittlemorenortherly，soastogetinthewayofSandwichIslandvessels，whichfortunatelycomedownprettywellthisway——saytolatitude19degreesto20degreestogetthebenefitofthetrade-
winds。Ofcourseallthewestingwehavemadeisgain，andIhopethechronometeriswronginourfavour，forIdonotseehowanysuchdelicateinstrumentcankeepgoodtimewiththeconstantjarringandthumpingwegetfromthesea。Withthestrongtradewehave，IhopethataweekfromSundaywillputusinsightoftheSandwichIslands，ifwearenotsafebythattimebybeingpickedup。
ItistwelvehundredmilestotheSandwichIslands；theprovisionsarevirtuallyexhausted，butnottheperishingdiarist\'spluck。
[Diaryentry]Mycoughtroubledmeagooddeallastnight，andthereforeIgothardlyanysleepatall。Still，Imakeoutprettywell，andshouldnotcomplain。Yesterdaythethirdmatemendedtheblock，andthisP。M。thesail，aftersomedifficulty，wasgotdown，andHarrygottothetopofthemastandrovethehalyardsthroughaftersomehardship，sothatitnowworkseasyandwell。Thisgettingupthemastisnoeasymatteratanytimewiththeseawehave，andisveryexhaustinginourpresentstate。WecouldonlyrewardHarrybyanextrarationofwater。Wehavemadegoodtimeandcourseto-day。Headingherup，however，makestheboatshipseasandkeepsusallwet；however，itcannotbehelped。Writingisaratherprecariousthingthesetimes。Ourmealto-dayforthefifteenconsistsofhalfacanof\'soupandboullie\'；theotherhalfisreservedforto-morrow。Henrystillkeepsupgrandly，andisagreatfavourite。Godgranthemaybespared。
Abetterfeelingprevailsamongthemen——Captain\'sLog。
[Diaryentry]June9。Latitude17degrees53minutes。Finishedto-
day，Imaysay，ourwholestackofprovisions。[2]Wehaveonlyleftalowerendofaham-bone，withsomeoftheouterrindandskinon。
Inregardtothewater，however，Ithinkwehavegottendays\'
supplyatourpresentrateofallowance。This，withwhatnourishmentwecangetfromboot-legsandsuchchewablematter，wehopewillenableustoweatheritouttillwegettotheSandwichIslands，or，sailinginthemeantimeinthetrackofvesselsthitherbound，bepickedup。Myhopeisinthelatter，forinallhumanprobabilityIcannotstandtheother。Still，wehavebeenmarvellouslyprotected，andGod，Ihope，willpreserveusallinHisowngoodtimeandway。Themenaregettingweaker，butarestillquietandorderly。
[Diaryentry]Sunday，June10。Latitude18degrees40minutes，longitude142degrees34minutes。Aprettygoodnightlastnight，withsomewettings，andagainanotherbeautifulSunday。Icannotbutthinkhowweshouldallenjoyitathome，andwhatacontrastishere！Howterribletheirsuspensemustbegintobe！Godgrantthatitmayberelievedbeforeverylong，andHecertainlyseemstobewithusineverythingwedo，andhaspreservedthisboatmiraculously；forsincewelefttheshipwehavesailedconsiderablyoverthreethousandmiles，which，takingintoconsiderationourmeagrestockofprovisions，isalmostunprecedented。AsyetIdonotfeelthestintoffoodsomuchasIdothatofwater。EvenHenry，whoisnaturallyagoodwater-drinker，cansavehalfofhisallowancefromtimetotime，whenIcannot。Mydiseasedthroatmayhavesomethingtodowiththat，however。
Nothingisnowleftwhichbyanyflatterycanbecalledfood。Buttheymustmanagesomehowforfivedaysmore，foratnoontheyhavestilleighthundredmilestogo。Itisaraceforlifenow。
Thisisnotimeforcommentsorotherinterruptionsfromme——everymomentisvaluable。Iwilltakeuptheboybrother\'sdiaryatthispoint，andcleartheseasbeforeitandletitfly。
HENRYFERGUSON\'SLOG：
Sunday，June10。Ourham-bonehasgivenusatasteoffoodto-day，andwehavegotleftalittlemeatandtheremainderofthebonefortomorrow。Certainly，neverwastheresuchasweetknuckle-one，oronethatwassothoroughlyappreciated……IdonotknowthatI
feelanyworsethanIdidlastSunday，notwithstandingthereductionofdiet；andItrustthatwemayallhavestrengthgivenustosustainthesufferingsandhardshipsofthecomingweek。WeestimatethatwearewithinsevenhundredmilesoftheSandwichIslands，andthatouraverage，daily，issomewhatoverahundredmiles，sothatourhopeshavesomefoundationinreason。Heavensendwemayalllivetoseeland！
June11。Atethemeatandrindofourham-bone，andhavetheboneandthegreasyclothfromaroundthehamlefttoeatto-morrow。Godsendusbirdsorfish，andletusnotperishofhunger，orbebroughttothedreadfulalternativeoffeedingonhumanflesh！AsI
feelnow，Idonotthinkanythingcouldpersuademe；butyoucannottellwhatyouwilldowhenyouarereducedbyhungerandyourmindwandering。Ihopeandpraywecanmakeouttoreachtheislandsbeforewegettothisstrait；butwehaveoneortwodesperatemenaboard，thoughtheyarequietenoughnow。ITISMYFIRMTRUSTAND
BELIEFTHATWEAREGOINGTOBESAVED。