it was in vain,
and I felt assured that his reason was quite gone. He continued to talk
loud and rave without intermission, and I now considered our fate as
sealed. We had no water in the boat or provisions of any kind, and I
proposed that we should heave-to and catch some fish, telling him that
if he talked we should scare them away.

This made him quiet for a time, but as soon as we had hooked four or
five fish, he again commenced his history of the glorious martyrs. I
prayed him to be silent, for a short time at least, and he was so for
about four or five minutes, when he would break out into some
ejaculation, which I immediately stopped. At last he could talk no more
for want of water; his lips were glued together, and so were mine.
Nevertheless, I continued paddling for two hours more, when I found by
the canoe grounding that he had steered her on the beach. There was no
help for it. We landed and went in search of water, which we found
about half of a mile from where our canoe was beached.

We drank heartily, filled the calabash, and were returning to the canoe,
when he again commenced talking as loud as ever. I was in great anger,
but I put my hand before his mouth, beseeching him in a whisper to be
quiet. As we were doing this, we were suddenly sprung upon and seized
by several Indians, and in a minute were bound hands and feet.

"I knew it," cried the Portuguese; "I knew it would be so. Well, I am
prepared; are not you, my good friend?"

I made no reply. I felt that in his madness he had sacrificed his own
life and mine also; but it was the will of Heaven. The Indians left two
to guard us, and went down to the canoe, returning with their muskets.
I soon perceived that they were the same whom we had escaped from the
night before, and the one who had spoken a little English when we were
first captured, now came to me and said, "White man paint like Indian,
steal gun--ugh."

When the Indians had returned from the canoe, our feet were unbound, and
we were again led away by the leather thong which was fast to our arms.
The Portuguese now began to find his tongue again, and talked
incessantly, the Indians not checking him; from which it was evident
that they were on their own domains. After four hours' walking they
kindled a fire, and went to repose as before: but this time they took
our knives from us, and bound our legs so tight that they gave us much
pain. I did not expostulate as I knew it was