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

lie found six of the mnarines, incluttditng tlh
sentinel, l ying deadtl on the irag c pzavement,;.iuu
tloi,' ottlers woundt d, 1)ut stifling their it'oans,'y
t{tle ordert of t8titi cr ltl nltma ld'r, that t ihev uiPght not
intIt'-rm tile ein'.rem. of his we\a};.n1ess. \, ith tile rel-;tnaiilter of }his comnitand Manalllfld juaI iltt rec'i id
hlimtSelf behlind the t'aginent of a wall thlat inter's. ctt dt. he vault, and retcgt'rdless ot the ditsta;mav gmt.,.
oijeets betfre hin, maintain ed as toldtt 1 a tiriut,
anltd as tnonienttous an air, as if the ttce o t "a
walle(d tow\ depended on htis re-soltution and inl.e9You sete A'rI. (G'riftht,r " ) he cried,) itxhen the
yvonint sailor ap)lroachled this gloony but 1really
tfmitn!latde rraneltlnlIent, "'that. nothinS, short of
artillter can dislo)tlre me;as le me thiat drinkin;
it"n'tishinin ailmov le t hint send doxil his 10men hy
jplatconsi of t 0i!;ht or t uen and I'll pitet thte-m tip oup
those steps, tour and fixe det. p
"Intt amr ttiery can and will be broghllit, it' it
should 1( ) nces sa'ty," said (.-rifflithl, and there
is tnot the. la's;t thlhame tof ) urt evenlttat lescape-'
it may ) l e possidde foir you to destroy ta few ot thle
enemy, buitt you are too thumtlltlmie to w\ish to do it
tl1101We 0SSalt hty..,
" No doubtt) returned Mt anual withl a gt-itl
utile; tandl yet mlthinks I could fintd presenlt
pleasure inl sholoting seven of t1len —.. yes, just
s even twhic iS one more than they have struck
o')jJ" ily!x'tO!'.TM
" llen'e bele r voyrn own w,,ounded" added' (4ritI
fit' "0 they stuffer for wt ant of aid, while you p() Iotatract t a usel?:ess de.tfnlce.)
\ ft,\' smoltcreltd rloans, ft'oml the sutlfi.ier's, seontltded this appeal, and Mt nual yiellded, ttthought
wvithl a vterv ill rtP,,'.- to the necessity of itec case' Go, th. en, 1and tell hint- that wfe,will surrentder