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the elder of the three young naval officers.
as his eye, .too, rested upon the object Of
admiration IN the shape of a small bot ee.
gan,ly. modeled brIganiine Just rounding
the point under a b aud fore and.alt main.
sail Beautiful! indeed But why does
she come to. up here3 The master must
have a peculiar taste for lonely scenery.
when below he Nigh, enjoy the sourkrout
ond long pipes OF the evcn-tempered myn
hecrs."
True, true,' replied the frs, speaker,
q but there she comes down jlb, let 90 the
anchor; how gracefully she swings round
II. Fit were not 'to breathe its sweetness
Don The desert ar | would give you the
exact words from our bard. the import of
winch you both, doubtless. remember.-
You recollecr how beautifully Lord Byron
brings the pirate to her anchor.
'Hoarse DER her side the rrsng cable rings;
The sails are lurrd ,and anchorng round she swings;
And gathering lolerers the land discern
Her boat descending from The allced sern.'"
1t was IN the year If, when The Gus.
tom laws were bot tile revered, and easily
evadc d. that swarms Of rowing traders were
lowering bout on the American coast. and
though II few of these lawlc.s traders were
now and then ,ake0. II served only TO re-
dnunl" the caution Of those who escaped. -
The number of these had gradually dlm'n.
ishpd. TIL but one or two remained aud they
had become The more form dablc bv assam
ing piracy to add . their formerly bIcodIess
calling.
1t was indeed a lonely place as he young
officer had very appropriately termed II. 4
Il. 49,.
called S,uyvpSant Place down to he ba inks
of the East River, and save the piercing
blast OF the wlntry east. other travellers
but rarely crossed it. Here and there. it is
true, might be seen small spot of green
or patch OF waving grain, to relieve the
monolnny Of the sandy sea, bat it wa,
where the obstinate perseverance, If sornc
sturdy Duchman had coaxed the SOL INTO
q -cauiy vegetation. But amid the scene
Of desolation here was one little boon,ng
spot where the hand Of other than he nus
haodman had evidently been at work -
Where now stands a row Of prlnc"ly "dti
ces frcwning upon sidewalks and hury
pavcmen'S, then stood an hnubIr h,,le co,
ingc with ,ts Cue appcndage Of a small,
snug garden. The cottage was built as
most Dutch cottages are. low aud snug ;
but there was a neatncss about The hr,le
corner of the garden appropriated tn Flura
that bespoke delicate care. and the
broad-leated vine tina, covered the house
with mantle Of grateful green, was twnad
into more graceful .esoons than nature
unaidcd would have twlned. The cage.
too, with its gulder prisoner, could no, BE-
the property ofo rough farmer or his good
hand could have concealed the little win
dow at the end Of the house with the v,nv
curtain: II was certain that some fairy
being Inhaoed the humble Dutch tcne-
ment ; and we Gunbt not that Haas
K'oeperschocn could vouch for the same
Many were the ralpua'ing hearts tina,
passed by the cottage, and many an eager
eye was directed toward the window of the
beautiful Charlotte Barney, to catch a
glimpse of her fairy fern through the M
,ersiices of the GGiots vine. es she in,ed to
and fro IN the performance of her daily av
ocatlons. But the soft signs Of Hans
Kloeperschoen the wealth and high birth
of Dledrich Klopfethoschen, and the wish
ed for alliance with Jacobus Sprooterzandr
by Jacobuss friends, had no effect upon
the beautiful Charlotte. Still she went
on trimming her vine tending her flowers
and caressing her bird. And If Hans signs
were too soil, Diedrich's bearing too haugh
~. or her friends too urgent in the cause
of the bashfu Jacobus, her merry laugh
would turn the seriousness of both esp,rants
and their hackers into rldicule. or the rich
low melody Of her sIlvery voice, as she
warbled some plain'ive air, would charm
them into silence. None could gain ground
with the beautiful Charlotte; and though
Susan Walworth, her bosom friend, would
often rally and tell her she would accom-
pany her in runaway jaunt, still Charlotte
Karney remained Charlotte Karnev, and
there was no apparent indication of her al.
iering her destiny. But there were tina,
whispered among the old Dutch matrons Of
Nleuw Amsterdam, hat Charlotte Karney's
holiday attire was of more costly malera
than was wont to be purchased 10 their
goody stores. Nay, some even avowet
that the maiden could show more thar
would pass without some legal nvestiga
ton. But be that as it may, it is certain
that, though unpretending, she did some
times appear to take delight in showing the
superiority of her mysterious fnery ovel
the more humble hablliments of her youth
full companions.
Seven belIs' said one of the young off
GERS, as the clear tone of well struck bel
came dancing from the briganine acros'
the waters.
The vessel which The young officers
stood regarding, was one of those curlously
rugged craft combining the qualities of boil
ship and schooner, sometimes called brig
an,lne, but more naut'cally styled an her
maphrodle. She had come to nearly
breast of the little cottage. and as the off
Ger remarked, had selected a lonely an'