Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 517
reward of his ingenuity sleptsoundly. Meanwhile most of Selkirksscanty store of shirts had worn• threadbare. Once more his inge-nuity, which had served him so well through-out his stay in the island, came to his rescue.On looking about him for material, he hit uponthe idea of his famous suit of… … SELKIRK S CHEST AND CUP. and cap. For this extraordinary piece of tail-oring Selkirk used a nail for a needle, stitchingwith thongs of the skin. Later, finding a pieceof iron hoop on the beach, he made several newblades for his knife. In the attempt to makeshoes, however, his skill failed him, and…
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