Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-11-07

such clothing as the young men generally
wear when they 90 on boating expedition,
Without hesitation, she cut the long glossy
trcsses of hair from her head, and in Brief
period, bore the appearance Of any young
man of eighteen, not more than her aye.
Having made these arrangements with a
rapidity that only desperate resolve could
cause, she instantly left the house, passing
down the avenue towards the Sound, before
her fathers eyes, he little thinking that the
, apparently spruce young waterman, who
chcse to breast such storm, was the per-
son of his accomplished daughter.
Hurrying down to boat house, which
fronted the avenue, she looscncd one Of
z those small light skif5 which are still the
model of the pilots Of Hurl Gate, hoisted a
small soil, and in few moments was out
upon those angry waters, running upon the
last of the flood tides as freely and boldly
as if she had been in stout ship instead
Of so small aud frail boat. 1t was no
new thing for her to be upon the water,
being reared so close to it and hundreds
of times had she been dashing over those
waves, but never perhaps in such gale as
, that. Yet coolly she steercd her tiny craft,
avoiding the dangerous whirlpools and
rocks, and heading towards the frigate,
, ---i-;~h, ;."P"e,e-s g. r'i~s, ,-.-a -'-~~'J
fred another gun.
Within less than twenty minutes from
the time she started, she had luffed along
side of the man of war, having caught the
! lines cast out to her, and fastened the boat,
/, had mounted the vessels side; and stood
? upon the quarter deck, in the presence Of
the commander
4 care you a pilot!" asked the latter, i'm
), patient in tone as well as look.
p 81 am, sir" was the reply.
"Young for such business. Could YOU
, take us through Hurl Gate :"
GAS we'll as my father, who has been {
10 pilot here these thirty years !" was the re-
ply.
y "Why did he not come out, instead ot
sending boy like you in a blow as fresh
as this ~
i "Bcc4use he is laid up with the rheu.
n matism, sir, and then he Knows that l car
i pilot you through as well as he can. Sir
~ Henry Clinton knows me, sir!"
|, "Ah does he--well, that is all right
Can we bear away yet!'
Il mo, sir; not for an hour-till the tide
runs ebb."
10 "That is bad - this gale keeps rising
Is there no anchorage hereabouts!"
m No, sir; not within twenty miles about
- :, where your anchor would hold"
Vi Then we must 60 through !"
to Yes, sir; as soon as the tide comes.
is would not risk it yet, for, if the curron
- should catch you on either bow, you'd g
!? on the rocks sure"
a "That is true, young man. Let nj
know the earliest moment that we can q
in through"
"Aye, aye, sir"
ne And while the English commando
ii, turned OF to speak to one of his officers
* the patriot pilot calmly went to the mai
gangway, and looked over the side as
he watching for TIE change Of tide.
'w But what was passing in her heart ther
ID There were between three and four hun
ch dred souls in that fatcd vessel She h.
ce lost the only loved thing, beside her fathe
ats on earth, when Nathan Hale was hung q
a spy on that morning. She was NJ
to thinking how many hearts would be broke
Of by her intended act she was not thinkir
to of the muthers and sisters, and wives
ed England, who would soon mourn for h
rm doed-she was only thinking that 500
in she would Join him in the spirit land, AZ
that dearly would his loss be avonged.-
lld For her own life she cared not, thoug
Ids not-not even did she think of that We
the shipping father, who sadly paced his rool
Ike believing that she was praying for paten
- to bear her loss.
ate Meantime, there were hose three or fo
as hundred hearts beating with gladnoss til
ers they had got over long and sickenil
if voyage and soon would be anchored
the front of the shores that looked SO lovely
their'shoon Of green, even though the stor
vas clouds lowered over them.
nd, At last, after looking towards the hon
to in which she was born-sho knew it wou
A be her last look-she turned and went
op. the commander and said
ON "Tho tide is slack, it changes sudden
and We had better I'll away at once"
the The commander gave the necessary c
IFE ders to his lieutcnants, ard the next m
d." mcnt the main tOpsail which had been la
abacE Was braced around the hcad sbnr