Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-03-01
THE FEMALE PILOT.


off the southern shore of the Island
of Free, which is one of the Inner
Hebrides, on the western coast of
Scotland. And the brig had just
captured a prize. She had just been
sent up after smugglers, and had
taken one of the most notorious of
the smuggling crew-a stout, bold,
reckless man, named Donald Ken
more. He was commander of a
smuggling vessel, and the chief
spirit among the contrabandists of
that section. When Kenmore
knew that his vessel must be taken
if she remained above water, he de-
liberately knocked a big hole in her
bottom, and sunk her where she lay.
His crew was sent off before he did
this, and they made their escape.
He retained slight skiff, hoping to
make his escape also. His daughter
was with him, she having refused
to leave the vessel before him. They
had entered the skiff, and while they
stopped to see the old vessel go
down, boat came from the war
brig and cut them off. 1t was too
late now to escape, and Kenmore saw
that resistance would be useless, so
he gave himself up with as good
grace as possible.
Flora Kenmore was eighteen years
of age, and possessed all the rugged
beauty of her Highland country
women. Her eye was large, and its
glance could be as soft as the whis-
pers of love, or as piercing as the
glare of the enraged lion. She was
not large in frame--far from it
but she was stout and strong, and
her very step was the language of
pride and self-control. A noble
man could have loved her most dear
ly, but a coward would have trem-
bled with conscious littleness before
her. She was taken with her father
aud brought on board the brig-of-
war.
"Ah, Donald Kenmore" uttered
the commander of the brig, as the
smuggler was led to the quarter
deck, "you and have met before"
SAY, Captain Thornhill, we have"
returned the smuggler, in calm.
proud tone; "Twice | have captur-
ed; but now your turn has come"
And ] think the people will
thank me for it, the Englishman
said.
1.-THE people!' uttered Kenmore,
Indignantly. "Say the peoples
rulers! No, sir; the people have
been blessed by me too much for
that. Go ask the poor men upon
whose tables have placed the lux
uries of life at a cost which they
could afford, if they will thank thee
for taking away their benefactor!
NosJohn Thornhill! They cannot
pay what the British lords would
force from them to help in sustain
ing an army of noblemen in luxuri-
Gus Incidence and uselessness! Go
now, and ask the people-the pro-
ducers of England and Scotland
the workers which has befriended
them-Donald Kenmore, or your
sharp-nosed cruisers!'
by my soul, sir smuggler, you
are eloquent.
because | am honest. But say,
Captain Thornhill, what is now to
be my fate?"
II should suppose you might
Judge was Thornhill's reply.
III may guess, but ] suppose you
know" -
swell, sir, ] canyon assure that
you will meet one:of ,twofates; you
will either be transported for life, or
be hungw
$50 ] supposed" said the snug
gler, without the movement of a
The commander was now called
to attend to making sail, and Dom
aid Kedmore was led away forward
and put in chains. Flora requested
that she might be allowed to accom-
pany her father, and her request was
granted. She was offered a berth in
he cabin, but she chose to remain
by her fathers side.