one of the trees I found a huge cloak, with which I covered myself, and sat down upon the ground. No distinct ideas occupied my mind; all was confused. I felt light, and hunger, and thirst, and darkness; innumerable sounds rung in my ears, and on all sides various scents saluted me: the only object that I could distinguish was the bright moon, and I fixed my eyes on that with pleasure.

"Several changes of day and night passed, and the orb of night had greatly lessened, when I began to distinguish my sensations from each other. I gradually saw plainly the clear stream that supplied me with drink, and the trees that shaded me with their foliage. I was delighted when I first discovered that a pleasant sound, which often saluted my ears, proceeded from the throats of the little winged animals who

ad often intercepted the light from y eyes. I began also to observe, with reater accuracy, the forms that surunded me, and to perceive the boundies of the radiant roof of light which nopied me. Sometimes I tried to imite the pleasant songs of the birds, but as unable. Sometimes I wished to exress my sensations in my own mode, ut the uncouth and inarticulate sounds hich broke from me frightened me to silence again.

"The moon had disappeared from the ight, and again, with a lessened form, howed itself, while I still remained in he forest. My sensations had, by this ime, become distinct, and my mind reeived every day additional ideas. My yes became accustomed to the light, and to perceive objects in their right Forms; I distinguished the insect from he herb, and, by degrees, one herb from

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another. I found that the sparrow uttered none but harsh notes, whilst those of the blackbird and thrush were sweet and enticing.

"One day, when I was oppressed by cold, I found a fire which had been left by some wandering beggars, and was overcome with delight at the warmth I experienced from it. In my joy I thrust my hand into the live embers, but quickly drew it out again with a cry of pain. How strange, I thought, that the same cause should produce such opposite effects! I examined the materials of the fire, and to my joy found it to be composed of wood. I quickly collected some branches; but they were wet, and would not burn. I was pained at this, and sat still watching the operation of the fire. The wet wood which I had placed near the heat dried, and itself became inflamed. I reflected on this;

nd, by touching the various branches, discovered the cause, and busied myelf in collecting a great quantity of wood, that I might dry it, and have a lentiful supply of fire. When night ame on, and brought sleep with it, I vas in the greatest fear lest my fire hould be extinguished. I covered it arefully with dry wood and leaves, and placed wet branches upon it; and then, preading my cloak, I lay on the ground, and sunk into sleep.

"It was morning when I awoke, and my first care was to visit the fire. I uncovered it, and a gentle breeze quickly anned it into a flame. I observed this also, and contrived a fan of branches, which roused the embers when they vere nearly extinguished. When night came again, I found, with pleasure, that he fire gave light as well as heat; and

that the discovery of this element was useful to me in my food; for I found some of the offals that the travellers had left had been roasted, and tasted much more savoury than the berries I gathered from the trees. I tried, therefore, to dress my food in the same manner, placing it on the live embers. I found that the berries were spoiled by this operation, and the nuts and roots much improved.

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Food, however, became scarce; and I often spent the whole day searching in vain for a few acorns to assuage the pangs of hunger. When I found this, I resolved to quit the place that I had hitherto inhabited, to seek for one where the few wants I experienced would be more easily satisfied. In this emigration, I exceedingly lamented the loss of the fire which I had obtained through accident, and knew not how to re-produce