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

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lkiskettS antl t)itolts wVerc constantly discharged by
those wis o wtere keptt at a distance by thie prte3ssure
of the throngt of close'r combat-ants.
I.;rnstablet led htis men, in advance, and became
a ntarkl of' pec ulia vengeance to his enemies, as
they slowly yitelded.lor(it e hi is vi'orous assreaults.
(Chance. iad p tlaetd te t wo comlanlders onl opposite sides of the cutter.'s deck, an the yictory
scetieled to ineline townards either partytt wh)erever'dhesc daring officers liretterd tice strugg:le in perlot. fBut the E ttglishnian, perceivingt that tthe
Stroundt hc mnaintaint(ed in person was lost elst.twhe:re
Itlade an Aofirtt to restiore the )battle, tI) cb}ytnoethian
his position, ftotloxxc d by olne or two of hbis 1west
Itene. A l'ric \lit) ) rcettfed( him, le ve'4lebd his
1t-muskcet within a bew ftect of the headt of the Almnericanll (omattlai:ter alnd w as about to fitire.,\vlhtn
Ae'itrry tli(dt amonig the comt batants, anti passed
his dirtk into the body of tihe ttmal, who fiell at the
blow; sthaking his piece, with horrid i'nl'pnecations,
the wouAndeId oldier prepared to deal his vengeance
on his'youthitil. assailant, whenl thie elartloess boy
leaped "withiln its nmuzzle, and buried h}' is own keen
v-capoit ini }is hearit.
" 1.1-l ra " tl' Shonutedt the luncolnscious lBavrtnstable, iot'om th di e of the qu11a'rter-deck, where, attcndted t b fit.. lt1nt. n Ik'i. was (tlrivinal(r lt bcfl:horet
him. " t-ev ctetlg'...-......,. Ihg'/'o andi victory!"
" W e hae them 1) exclaimed t;he..nlt)ish}n-ant
ha' ndl( your j)ikes e! havre t}hmc b-etween (two
ftires'''Thle battifle would 1)robalnly have terioinat ed very,diflI'rectlxy fi1on What irevious circu stance,'.s had
tinticated, Ihad not a wil-loo:king figuri all'ppearedt
i'x the cutter's ch.tannets at tiat moment, issting
ifront the sea, anld gaining thle deck at th:le samet iln
6tant. It was long "T'om with his iron visage ten,