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This was anything but agreeable to our adventurer, but he did not despair. Thrusting his hand into his pack, he discovered an almanac that he had brought with him from Cuba. THIS WAS ANYTHING BUT AGREEABLE TO OUR ADVENTURER BUT HE DID NOT DESPAIR THRUSTING HIS HAND INTO HIS PACK HE DISCOVERED AN ALMANAC THAT HE HAD BROUGHT WITH HIM FROM CUBA
t was agreed, and he was to receive care and kind attention until the time appointed. Knowing all this, of course he was prepared for it, and now saw that for the present and the few coming days, he need have no alarm, and beyond that he must trust to his ready wit, personal prowess, and the indomitable courage which was natural to him. It may seem strange, but reasoning thus, he soon fell to sleep again in good earnest. The next morning, he met his guide with frankness, and the best of feeling seemed to prevail day after day, until suddenly one evening before night had fairly set in, and the day before he had anticipated any such attempt, the negroes suddenly fell upon him, and pinned his arms, and otherwise disabled him, so that he was completely at their mercy. Already they had arrived at the environs of their village, and into it they bore him in great triumph. Council was at once held, and it was resolved that on the morrow the prisoner should be sacrificed, and cooked, and eaten! DE WAS TO BE SEEN BY THE TRAVELER SO IT WAS AGREED AND HE WAS TO RECEIVE CARE AND KIND ATTENTION UNTIL THE TIME APPOINTED KNOWING ALL THIS OF COURSE HE WAS PREPARED FOR IT AND NOW SAW FOR THE PRESIDENT AND A FEW COMING DAYS HE NEED HAVE NO ALARM AND BEYOND THAT HE MUST TRUST TO HIS READY WIT PERSONAL PROWESS AND INDOMITABLE COURAGE WHICH WAS NATURAL TO HIM IT MAY SEEM STRANGE BUT REASONING THUS HE SOON FELL TO SLEEP AGAIN IN GOOD EARNEST THE NEXT MORNING HE MET HIS GUIDE WITH FRANKNESS AND THE BEST OF FEELING SEEMED TO PREVAIL DAY AFTER DAY UNTIL SUDDENLY ONE EVENING BEFORE NIGHT HAD FAIRLY SET IN AND THE DAY BEFORE HE HAD ANTICIPATED ANY SUCH ATTEMPT THE NEGRO SUDDENLY FELL UPON HIM AND PINNED HIS ARMS AND OTHERWISE DISABLED HIM SO THAT HE WAS COMPLETELY AT THEIR MERCY ALREADY THEY HAD ARRIVED AT THE ENVIRONS OF THEIR VILLAGE AND INTO IT THEY BORE HIM IN GREAT TRIUMPH COUNSEL WAS AT ONCE HELD AND IT WAS RESOLVED THAT ON THE MORROW THE PRISONER SHOULD BE SACRIFICED AND COOKED AND EATEN
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