noon
The sound part was divided among us . Peters and Augustus , not being able to restrain their appetite , swallowed theirs upon the instant ; but I was more cautious , and ate but a small portion of mine , dreading the thirst which I knew would ensue . We now rested a while from our labors , which had been intolerably severe . By noon , feeling somewhat strengthened and refreshed , we again renewed our attempt at getting up provisions , Peters and myself going down alternately , and always with more or less success , until sundown . During this interval we had the good fortune to bring up , altogether , four more small jars of olives , another ham , a carboy containing nearly three gallons of excellent Cape Madeira wine , and , what gave us still more delight , a small tortoise of the Gallipago breed , several of which had been taken on board by Captain Barnard , as the _ Grampus _ was leaving port , from the schooner _ Mary Pitts _ , just returned from a sealing voyage in the Pacific . In a subsequent portion of this narrative I shall have frequent occasion to mention this species of tortoise . It is found principally , as most of my readers may know , in the group of islands called the Gallipagos , which , indeed , derive their name from the animal -- the Spanish word Gallipago meaning a fresh-water terrapin .