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

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3hiefly fell friom myself, for lie plain reason that a
1man rememl )ers his' own, Ibetter thall his neigtlbor's idetas. Atnd this'puts met in mindt M:r. G(rif;t
fitht to tell you, that one of the forty-two's from tIhe
three-dlckeri travelled across the forecastle, 0an)(
ect the 1best bower witaiin 1a flthom of the clinch,
as Ihandily as an olttd volal would clip her rotten;
yartin with a pair of tailor's shears! if you will )be
so goodi as to order o01 of my mates to shift the
c:ll -file end.l-for-endl and tmake a ntew bend of' it, I'll
do as much for you another time."
M.1.entio'n it. not,' said C" rifith; "rest assured
that every thintg ssall be dtone fbr the security of'
the, ship in your departmentt..........t. I wi\\ill stttterintendt
the whole duty in person; and I would have you
reiease your mind fiom all anxiety on the subtject,
to attent to'ou' more imnpo rtant interests else"' WhVy,'' returnett l.oltrope, with: a little show
of- pertintacity,; I hlIe an opinion, that the cleanert a man takes hi's hands into the othr vwoltd, of
thet matt;es of duty ill this, the better he wx'ill ibe
fitted to handlte any thing new.. Now, the p8arsonl
h.ere}, uitl.ndertootk to 8lay (low)\.) the doctrinel last
night, thtat it was no matter how well or h}ow ill a
matn 1belhavett himselft'; so thtat he s(itlared his col.t
scientce by the lifts and braces of thaitlil which I take
to be a doctrine. that is not to be )tpracalI'd( on ship
b)oard(, tfor it woultd iplay the d(evil with the best
ship's c)mpanyt that Vwats evetr mu1ilstered."
O"t! no ot't0..........ttdear Mr.l. oBoltJ3rope, you mistookl; tme and my dloctri'ae altogether i" exclaimed
the chapflain; " at least yolu 1mistook.t ". -.)
Per'ral s, sir,'') ilt erruptedt (t:riftfith, gently'
"o0ttt hontest friend will lnot be.) more ftortunate
now'. Is there nothing earthly that hatngs, upon
your itnd, Boltrope? no w\ish to be reemttembered