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FOREVER.
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Friday, October 2d 1915 [Third Round]
"Bite + fare" - The bowlers and two bignores con-
tinue with us.
Jesse rested from his strenuous work of the
past few days. I walked, read + thought as per
routine.
I fear that our visitors will become undon by and large. Their fitness is gone and we have not
so much a joke of cards for their amusement. Last
night I managed them to draw pictures - and
today they amused themselves by shooting small
arrow bows which they have made. They are like
children and any confined confinement falls on their
energetic spirits.
As a matter of interest I will keep a list of
the divers by which these two boys amuse themselves
- I say boys, the one must be over 25 and the
other nearly 35 years of age:
1. Each examined all of our provisions, equipment
and every part of our little house.
2. 2nd sharpened his knife + made for himself
a small bow drill out of a stick of wood + a wire nail
3. Each construct a successful bow gun + darts
barbed with sharpened nails. They shot at an oil can
for a while.
4. They drew pictures of animals on our wall
+ "killed them" by shooting the darts into each.
5. They explored the island for possible game,