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

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~e Alacrly. The kIl.t of thle cuttev flew I' a ter good direction, but: her guns were too lig'ht to
giethetm e ie at that distanee, and as one
rtwo ere beastike against the bend(s; of
r~ ~ ~~~~~~~.(\'~\ t)'(8t0}i he'....r to
Schooner and 1 ball ck innocuously, into the
w~ater tile oookxx whose good lul our became
th Cbe to(bt thickened "e.
1l rhd wvith his Csustomiary apat'hy —..
1111 00111ntt ~ 110 101 Wore thian love taps do....s..
the hnwishulln think 411at we are firinl salIutes
St hbill 11p), 1 111( cvery blow y'ou give liNt
will lleiJ) to 0 1)0 his cye',' ey(I' c110 1 l.-.rnStabie, rul}I)ht, hii hand:s with g lee, as he witnessed the sueCe5 of his etiorts to closo,.
Thu.' far the toekswain and his crew had the
011on the part ot tie Ariel, altogethetr to thelml th, tu101) who Xvere stationed at the sntaller
adhtr guns, standing in peri.ct idleness by
their Sides;but in) tel o 11 i1tilteern tilillutes thle C00,1l
rn;- nder 01 the AbNacrit I X1( 101be trferIe(1
Iw the, weigrht of thl( shot that h1ad stint Kb1111
found that it was ito lottpei ill hisqpowvet to rtreicat,
if hae, visiled it XX wht Xn (ldecidedh Onl the only
eour:se that -was Ieft toa' biave tianl to pulrsue~ and
Steered1 boldly inl S1(h a, direct til it X18 oUIld soonest
bt'i1)g himl iii eoilt act weill his enl-'emy, without expostng his vessel to be rake'ud by hIi s' fre. BarniSt Abe Watcihed 001) Imovemenet ot, Ihis toe wvith ea(rle eyes,; 01nd wvilen the vessel 1*0( got witihin a le.s-`0neld (listatlee lie geave the oriler ltbr a genleral fr
to he oipeted. the' aetionl nlow grew wvartt) an1d
S )iritc ed onl both;ides.'['lie power ot the, -wind
Wvas Counlteracted by tile Constan~t explosionlot)o tile
00annon;a011( inlsteadl of' drjvhtwrtpdl to Leewatrd,
white (anoiIY i(51rtt stohe li~ttjtm above, tile
ArvicdO, orctestd onl the, wtater, lingetin hl Ier
%V11c he, so as to ta rk t ItIe pat1)Ot hr ixilieb Slit XX> S.,