CHAPTER VI.
As soon as day broke, I mounted on deck, to look through the telescope.
I saw my wife looking towards us; and the flag, which denoted their safety, floating in the breeze.

Satisfied on this important point, we enjoyed our breakfast of biscuit, ham, and wine, and then turned our thoughts to the means of saving our cattle.

Even if we could contrive a raft, we could never get all the animals to remain still on it.

We might venture the huge sow in the water, but the rest of the animals we found would not be able to swim to shore.

At last Fritz suggested the swimming apparatus.