Робинзон Крузо
Wreck of a Spanish Ship
Ifound,besidesthesechests,alittlecaskfullofliquor,ofabouttwentygallons,whichIgotintomyboatwithmuchdifficulty. Therewereseveralmusketsinacabin,andagreatpowderhorn,withaboutfourpoundsofpowderinit. Asforthemuskets,Ihadnooccasionforthem,soIleftthem,buttookthepowder-horn.Itookafire-hovelandtongs,whichIwantedextremely;asalsotwolittlebrasskettles,acopperpottomakechocolate,andagridiron. Andwiththiscargo,andthedog,Icameaway,thetidebeginningtomakehomeagain;andthesameevening,aboutanhourwithinnight,Ireachedtheislandagain,wearyandfatiguedtothelastdegree.
Ireposedthatnightintheboat;andinthemorningIresolvedtoharborwhatIhadgotteninmynewcave,nottocarryithometomycastle. Afterrefreshingmyself,Igotallmycargoonshore,andbegantoexaminetheparticulars. ThecaskofliquorIfoundtobeakindofrum,butnotsuchaswehadattheBrazils,and,inaword,notatallgood. ButwhenIcametoopenthechests,Ifoundseveralthingsofgreatusetome. Forexample,Ifoundinoneafinecaseofbottles,ofanextraordinarykind,andfilledwithcordialwaters,fine,andverygood; thebottlesheldaboutthreepintseach,andweretippedwithsilver.Ifoundtwopotsofverygoodsuccades,orsweetmeats,sofastenedalsoontop,thatthesaltwaterhadnothurtthem;andtwomoreofthesame,whichthewaterhadspoiled. Ifoundsomeverygoodshirts,whichwereverywelcometome; andaboutadozenandhalfoflinenwhitehandkerchiefsandcoloredneckcloths. Theformerwerealsoverywelcome,beingexceedingrefreshingtowipemyfaceinahotday.
