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

I 2 O Tir:t X PtIOt}.,thqr, wthieh \was at gootd (1tI aided in its t'lc. t b( y
it(e tfity x eticccdi fI)rellhead, thatt rose likew ta o)tui'ne t, abi) O tie whole tole trecord thi clitiactot' of
tbe agcmd veteran. A few st reitaks of btranllcfit)g r ed
"i'Miintled with a svwarthilness of comt plexion tha".t was
reellt'ered t)norel consi):(tos b)\ the outlittne of tuni
sullieti wthite whlich nettly suroundedttll his- pro-ni
tilent features.
(p)ptosite to the lhost, who it xwill at once be t -:erstr;od wvas (Colonelt Itotard, was the thin,?ellow visage of Mr. (htlr istopher:)illon, that banLe
t.) thie happine ss of le)\ cousin, already itentitoned
by AMiss Pl)owden.\\
1Xetween thiese tvwo goe ntileren t was ta tiddtle-:eC:di, iatrd-fJeatured mIlan, attired in the iivery otf
K'ii ('j. George, whose cot utea tit nee enutlated the
scailet of' his coat, and whose p:rinci(pal enttlloytent, att the niorimoent, aptpeared to consist in doi',t
honour to the cheer of' this entertainer.
Occasionally, a servant etntered l t' left the rotm,
in silence, giving addmission, htotwever, throttught teto
tp)etned dolor, to the rutshingt sounds of' tlte gale, as
thle Wim nttmirmured tanid th e antlrle;s and hi(gh cttilln.
exy's of thle ediice.
A nant, in tile dress of ra ustic, was sttnttding
Bear til ttlne chait r of ( l e:> o Zl ot ad, bet weenl wthol m
and the master of tihe 114manttsiont a dialogue tad ttbee
tmlaintainted, xwhich closetd as Iboltows. t he colonel
was tite first to speak: (after the culrtaiit is driawn
fron-i t' st weent tire eyes o)f thie r'eader a ttnd te scente.
Said yo \ot-, fitlmet, tihat the Scotehltirnt beheld
the vessels withl lis'bwn eves?
i. |e answer was at si ple negoative.' ell, well," continued tIe col onel0, " you can
The mant made a rude attempt at a bow, whicD