A shred of rag, that had been rubbed with damp powder, was applied to the spark and then placed among the shavings.

A flash of light sprang up, followed by a steady blaze, as the dried chips caught.

One by one at first, and then, as the fire gained strength, several sticks at a time were laid over the burning splinters, and in five minutes a large fire was blazing.
Charlie and his companion took their seats where the other two big branches shot out from the trunk.

These were two or three feet higher than that on which the fire had been lighted, and, ere long, a sensation of genial warmth began to steal over them.

Fresh sticks were lighted as the first were consumed, and before long the trunk, where the flames played on it, began to glow.