 they undergo. I dried up my tears, which I assured him,
were not shed for my own distress, but for his, and begged leave to accompany
him into another room, where we could converse more at our ease. - There I
recounted to him the ungenerous usage I had met with from Potion; at which he
started up, stalked across the room three or four times, in a great hurry, and
grasping his cudgel, cried, »I would I were along-side of him - that's all - I
would I were along-side of him!« - I then gave him a detail of all my adventures
and sufferings, which affected him more than I could have imagined, and
concluded with telling him that captain Oakhum was still alive, and that he
might return to England when he would, to sollicite his affairs, without danger
or molestation. - He was wonderfully pleased at this piece of information, of
which however, he said he could not at present avail himself, for want of money
to pay for his passage to London. This objection I soon removed, by putting five
guineas into his hand, and telling him, I thought myself extremely happy in
having an opportunity of manifesting my gratitude to him in his necessity. - But
it was with the utmost difficulty I could prevail upon him to accept of two,
which he affirmed, were more than sufficient to defray the necessary expence. -
After this friendly contest was over, he proposed we should have a mess of
something: »For (said he) it has been banyan day with me a great while. - You
must know I was shipwrecked five days ago, near a place called Lisieux, in
company with those Dutchmen who are now drinking below; and having but little
money when I came ashore, it was soon spent, because I let them have share and
share while it lasted. - Howsomever, I should have remembred the old saying,
Every hog his own apple: For when they found my hold unstowed, they went all
hands to shooling and begging; and because I would not take a spell at the same
duty, refused to give me the least assistance; so that I have not broke bread
these two days.« - I was shocked at the extremity of his distress, and ordered
some bread, cheese and wine to be brought immediately, to allay his hunger,
until a fricassee of chickens could be prepared. - When he had recruited his
spirits with this homely fare, I desired to know the particulars of his
peregrination, since the accident at Cape
