Thus, although I began an early breakfast, I was nearly the whole of the forenoon before I had done.
Nothing of importance occurred during the day, until about the middle of the afternoon, when I was thrown into a panic by the appearance of a party of gunners, who passed near me with their dogs.

After shooting one or two birds, however, and passing within a few rods of my frail covering, they went on, and left me once more in hope.

Friday night came without any other incident worth naming.

As I sallied out, I felt evident benefit from the ear of corn I had nibbled away.

My strength was considerably renewed; though I was far from being nourished, I felt that my life was at least safe from death by hunger.