However, as my arable land was but small, suited to my crop, I got it totally well fenced in about three weeks’ time; and shooting some of the creatures in the daytime, I set my dog to guard it in the night, tying him up to a stake at the gate, where he would stand and bark all night long; so in a little time the enemies forsook the place, and the corn grew very strong and well, and began to ripen apace.
Pendant le jour je faisais feu sur ces maraudeurs, et la nuit je leur opposais mon chien, que j'attachais dehors à un poteau, et qui ne cessait d'aboyer. En peu de temps les ennemis abandonnèrent donc la place, et ma moisson crût belle et bien, et commença bientôt à mûrir.