. Crusoe's Island; a bird-hunter's story . edsome wild rice and buried the tubers of a certainplant, called the tania. This latter is a pretty plantwhen growing, having large, arrow-shaped leaves,and is allied to the famous taro of the HawaiianIslands. From the corn I expected a harvest in less thanthree months, and from the others in not less thansix to eight; and even then I must use sparingly, inorder to save enough for another planting. I variedmy agricultural operations with excursions into theforest and along the shore; and now, having a goodset of fishing poles made from the bamboos, I
. Crusoe's Island; a bird-hunter's story . edsome wild rice and buried the tubers of a certainplant, called the tania. This latter is a pretty plantwhen growing, having large, arrow-shaped leaves,and is allied to the famous taro of the HawaiianIslands. From the corn I expected a harvest in less thanthree months, and from the others in not less thansix to eight; and even then I must use sparingly, inorder to save enough for another planting. I variedmy agricultural operations with excursions into theforest and along the shore; and now, having a goodset of fishing poles made from the bamboos, I caughtmany a fish from the rocks at the mouth of theharbor. MY FRIEXDS POMOXA AXD CERES. 05 In one of my tramps along the beach beyond thenorthern promontory, one evening, I came upon agreat turtle dragging itself up the sands. Carefullywatching, I saw it dig a hole in the sand and theredeposit a number of eggs—about forty, as I soon dis-covered. It was near dark when the turtle had com-pleted this labor, and taking advantage of the ob-. Pineapple plants. scurity I stole upon and soon had turned it over onthe sand, where I left it till the morning. When Ireturned for my prize, however, it had recovered itslegs and departed. This was in contradiction to what I had alwaysbelieved true of the ways of the sea turtle, for I hadthought that once on their backs, there they would 96 CRUSOES ISLAND. have to remain till turned over again. However, theeggs compensated me for my trouble, and I reflectedthat I could easily find another turtle when I wanteda steak. Going down to the seaside, says Crusoe, I found a large Tortoise, or Turtle; this was thefirst I had seen, which it seems was my misfortune,not any defect of the Place, or scarcity; for had Ihappened to be on the other Side of the Island Imight have had Hundreds of them every Day, as Ifound afterwards ; but perhaps had paid dear enoughfor them. And this I found to be literally true. CHAPTEE XI. MY HOME ON THE HILLTOP. My next Wo
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