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

.PI F' Pt I~O't 40.:,
lortroughtifle sifgned to the boy, who stood, in
the bttack ground to'advtance, aand he t\as instatnly
obeyed,, with all that eagernes s whichl a sentse of
injuryt on the ttart of the sutiere could excite
tlhe tale of tfhis uneXt )ete(l intrtuder was soon toldt
atd twas brietl.' tlhis:
Ile hatld be-ten assaulted by ta manl, and a l:oy.
(thet latter wXas i't pl rtse.ict,) while arratgint.g his
tffects, in thilc!e ruinl~ preparatory to exhibitiitng them
to the ladies of the Abbey, anil LIthaId bn rob(bed
of such part of his attire as the boyI hadlsl ttfund
nceessary fir i his t lisIis tI oeSt:e' r wih }is a t.s -
kett of valut ables IH e 1had ben put into in
apartment of an old towe\r, )y t le mantr) fbin' sa 1fe
keepinlg; butv: as the latter fi'quentlyt asIcI end Ied to
its turret:, to survey the. countrty,. }hc had availed
hiulself of this rcmissness, to escape: an(l, too ( o},welude, liem (lemlandedl a restoratioln o:f his property,
and vNengeance fbr h is wrongs. I'
Merry }~heard his loud and ang'ry details w8ith
scornfutl eomposurttt}0. tald beftrehf1 (1taen t dtted t1tpedler wNas thro'ugh} his 111Snarrative) f tha di vested himself of: the borrowved garme.ts, which le threw to
the other with sin(gular disidain.
W' We are Iteleaguered, min)e host I! beset -:!: be —
si.ed!( cried i lorroughtlifl't e whien the other
1iat (.d ttded. ( Ilere is a rare plan to rob us otf:r1 ilatirels! a;, and of tour. I ewards s:ut hark ye:
Drill! tfey have o0( soldiers to tdeal wi th, andI weN
s-hall look into: t(he matter, One ) ould NV wishII to
t.riumph: on. foot; y t: underst atl(i?fo Yu:::.-.there
kwvas no htorse it the battle. Go, fell ow, I ace
you grow wviser; take thlis young gentleman -and
rememtber he is a young gentleman..t...... * t11t t:him in
safe keepil-tg, but see 1tim suppilied with all lie
ants."
Borrougheliffe bowed politely to the haughty