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

w:re:atht:, an disd li'v to the reader the events as
thev occurred.(l.
The i e iir of tthe Ariel was much1 the most quiek
and deadly, bo th bhcause she lad sutllered less, and
1h t l lll wt.re |t 1cs t5 t exausted; and thle cutter stood
(let.'lcratt(ly on to lcidt.tt tlhe coIblat, atltr gra-t)tpling, thand to thand. ltarnstahtle anticipate.d hler
intcntion) andt wteli unlderstood her (omnlnailmtcl'
reaoln fitr adoptin!i.g this tours}(, htu ttt h was noot a:Inan to calcnlatec" coolly his advant-ages, whenV1 pride
andti daringt' invitedt ii3n to -a more severe trial. AeC
(totdiItgl,t tic met the cierny llt.ay, an d as tihe
vessels ru1:-shelt toether, t(he stern of the schollner
AIwas scuredt to the1 tlows oft thec tf tter, by tihe,jot
(el'Irts of hoth It ( parties' ltt voice of the fl glish
S1011-1t1t'.f, Ind erf t\;f S tlf \w: I-n<wtt't gtfl til'0t s
c1inlnander was n,:ow plainly to be heard, in the
tuproar, c- Hill to his mcil to fo:llow htim.' "Away there, Iboarders! repel toarders oil t he
starloard quait rt. r!' shloutedt I ani'sttable through
htis trulnpet.
h'l' is was the last ordter that tite gallant young
sail. lor gave with this instrument, forIas he spoke, hte
calst it fron l, a seizing his s (.n e tlc to the
sjt where the cenyix'II was about to make his most
dCsleraspe;t.'t l i' t l shouts, exCaitiols,. and
tauntinttis of tite comI)ataitst5 0now succetled(tl to thC
roar of th(ei c1annon, wli: It cortm he. usett d no long-er,
w it I'ct} tl oug;h the filtt vwas still maintained
with sp irite tl 1 iseiar:;? s of' Ile small arm'is.
"v.pc teI ia: firotl his dec ks!" cried tihe.l,]nglish
ornllianlde'it, s I(he aptpaired'l on his own bulwa-rks,
surfoniided iy a dozen ofI his l'aveist men; " drive
tIhe rebtllious do.> into the st ea
Away there, maritnes?!' retorted Barnstable,
tfir,illg is pis toi ap t tfle ada f'\ntint enemy; "et've
lma't t a matln o them)l( to sup his grog agatin'