the village, with Crusoe at his heels. Arrived there,

he tied the goods in a small piece of deerskin, and gave

the bundle to the dog, with the injunction, "Take it

yonder, pup."

Crusoe took it up at once, darted off at full speed

with the bundle in his mouth, down the shore of the

lake towards the ford of the river, and was soon lost

to view. In this way, little by little, the goods were

conveyed by the faithful dog to the willow bluff and

left there, while the stuffed pack still remained in safe