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

, iA 11a tL: XX.IAX
A chireftain to the Iighia s W-th: u0,
C(Aie s B tr an3s:. tdo not tffty I
And P1ti give thto a silver poulnti
To'tow b oS'er th fierryf
Lord Ut in's Mvpg to
tI'ml' s:ky had been without a cloud during the
dt~ay, the: ale0 having been dry anld )ierCt' aLd
thoousatnds of stars were.now shilnig throuiglh a
chill atmosphere. As the eye, tlierefitre, be.eame
aceustotlled to the chancre.of lilht., it obtained a
nIore distitnct view of sutltroundinig objets At
the heiad: of the line, that w\\as str tched <alog>t tie
tuarrow athaitway, mnattatr ed a platoon of the marinesl'
who aaintaied the regular and steady friont of
trained warrtiors. 1They were lobIlowed~ at sotr
little distalee, by a large and confuise) t bodyhol of sea
mletnl:, I heaviy <ttarmt!Te(d, Vwhbose lisposition to d8so0t
der' and nixude mi1erriment, wNIncht became more rio
ltnt firom their treading on solid 11ground, was'vith
dfltnielty restrailnd )by the presence and severe
rebikes of t}heilr owl otffies, In:he centre of
thiseuonfi sed ma ss th e whoT l of the t common 11 pI i*
sots wetre l aced, h t Awer e no othe rwise'attend.ed to by their tnau tical guard'l, than ats they fi$ lnis hed the.IC stl.:jects.of fuo n alnd nunlhetless quaint
j0ok es At SoIIe, distance intir tei ea i mar(ched
}'!oI.:-,)1o d and I oroighliffe,, arm a jrt,'9