Onthe5thofMarch，weanchoredinacoveatWoollya，butwesawnotasoulthere。Wewerealarmedatthis，forthenativesinPonsonbySoundshowedbygestures，thattherehadbeenfighting；andweafterwardsheardthatthedreadedOensmenhadmadeadescent。Soonacanoe，withalittleflagflying，wasseenapproaching，withoneofthemeninitwashingthepaintoffhisface。ThismanwaspoorJemmy，——nowathin，haggardsavage，withlongdisorderedhair，andnaked，exceptabitofblanketroundhiswaist。Wedidnotrecognizehimtillhewasclosetous，forhewasashamedofhimself，andturnedhisbacktotheship。Wehadlefthimplump，fat，clean，andwell-dressed；——Ineversawsocompleteandgrievousachange。
Assoon，however，ashewasclothed，andthefirstflurrywasover，thingsworeagoodappearance。HedinedwithCaptainFitzRoy，andatehisdinnerastidilyasformerly。Hetoldusthathehad“toomuch“meaningenough
toeat，thathewasnotcold，thathisrelationswereverygoodpeople，andthathedidnotwishtogobacktoEngland：intheeveningwefoundoutthecauseofthisgreatchangeinJemmy’sfeelings，inthearrivalofhisyoungandnice-lookingwife。Withhisusualgoodfeelinghebroughttwobeautifulotter-skinsfortwoofhisbestfriends，andsomespear-headsandarrowsmadewithhisownhandsfortheCaptain。Hesaidhehadbuiltacanoeforhimself，andheboastedthathecouldtalkalittleofhisownlanguage！Butitisamostsingularfact，thatheappearstohavetaughtallhistribesomeEnglish：anoldmanspontaneouslyannounced“JemmyButton’swife。”Jemmyhadlostallhisproperty。HetoldusthatYorkMinsterhadbuiltalargecanoe，andwithhiswifeFuegia，[3]hadseveralmonthssincegonetohisowncountry，andhadtakenfarewellbyanactofconsummatevillainy；hepersuadedJemmyandhismothertocomewithhim，andthenonthewaydesertedthembynight，stealingeveryarticleoftheirproperty。
Jemmywenttosleeponshore，andinthemorningreturned，andremainedonboardtilltheshipgotunderway，whichfrightenedhiswife，whocontinuedcryingviolentlytillhegotintohiscanoe。Hereturnedloadedwithvaluableproperty。Everysoulonboardwasheartilysorrytoshakehandswithhimforthelasttime。Idonotnowdoubtthathewillbeashappyas，perhapshappierthan，ifhehadneverlefthisowncountry。EveryonemustsincerelyhopethatCaptainFitzRoy’snoblehopemaybefulfilled，ofbeingrewardedforthemanygeneroussacrificeswhichhemadefortheseFuegians，bysomeshipwreckedsailorbeingprotectedbythedescendantsofJemmyButtonandhistribe！WhenJemmyreachedtheshore，helightedasignalfire，andthesmokecurledup，biddingusalastandlongfarewell，astheshipstoodonhercourseintotheopensea。
TheperfectequalityamongtheindividualscomposingtheFuegiantribesmustforalongtimeretardtheircivilization。Asweseethoseanimals，whoseinstinctcompelsthemtoliveinsocietyandobeyachief，aremostcapableofimprovement，soisitwiththeracesofmankind。Whetherwelookatitasacauseoraconsequence，themorecivilizedalwayshavethemostartificialgovernments。Forinstance，theinhabitantsofOtaheite，who，whenfirstdiscovered，weregovernedbyhereditarykings，hadarrivedatafarhighergradethananotherbranchofthesamepeople，theNewZealanders，——who，althoughbenefitedbybeingcompelledtoturntheirattentiontoagriculture，wererepublicansinthemostabsolutesense。InTierradelFuego，untilsomechiefshallarisewithpowersufficienttosecureanyacquiredadvantage，suchasthedomesticatedanimals，itseemsscarcelypossiblethatthepoliticalstateofthecountrycanbeimproved。Atpresent，evenapieceofclothgiventooneistornintoshredsanddistributed；