The pilot: a tale of the sea. By J. Fenimore Cooper.

i lht tpIlot hiAts named no tess o than six, all Iep11
of raik andt. cnltsidttratIn with the (enenty. Two
of t:hmtl are:' eei'rs, two more:eltn t to llte contmnoils' houtse of parlitament, one iS,a t( I. ral~ ttli
th e sixth, lik@e onis.eIes, isa sailor, a(Id h1ol1s the
tan'k o(: f captait. l'lhery muster at a huntirto. ste.at
t'ea8t the coast, and believe me the schelte is niot,v;ithout its pl ttlausiilifty."
\\lt j i[then, there are t two a-p)iece fit:' tus. u Y{s l
tf)ltlow the pilot, if yoi will; but lIt se.(tsheer (of't
fort this dwelt: ing of C..olonel I l0ward, \ith tmy
coctk.ain S dt.t bott t's-cre\w. I will fsu prise his
house, release thef. latdies, and( on my;way h)-alck,
lay my vatnlds on two of the first lords I ithl in witth.
I supptose) t tbr our business, tne is;as good as another."
(I.riflith (couldt not re),ess t a faint laugh, twhile lhe
replied.. -
"-t u.thotugh they anre said to be each oth.er's
ptc':', there( $ts, I be'lieve some (ifitbrenee even in
thle quamllity of (lrds. oIflr:andt lt.md mig:ht. tlalnk us tfor
riddinft her of: slome among themnl. Ne.ither are
they to be fotund, like bt egtars, i ti'tt-'lunder el.rvy hle:!dge.
No), 1 ho, the men xe soek nist have s omett ingl
better tihan their nob)ility to recommnend lheml to
ori' I'av 0l. Butt let uts etxamtie utor 1te closely into
t}is plan and tl( na of.Aiss Plowden; some(tlintg
may o..cur, t hat shall yet. I:ing the. plafc(e withint
our eiUt, litc uit l tC ontiingen it ditty of thl crun isCe."
Barn'stable reluctantll y relinqu ished his ownV
wild p1ai) to t hei io0e sobetr judgmn:clt of his ft'iend,
antd tlhey iassd an hour together, inquiring into
1them' racticabilith,,and consulting on the means, of
niaking tht it p)ublic (duty subserve the purposes
of the eir: private fi,.eint s.'t he gale'(o ntintue(d to blow heavily, tduriing tho
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