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"I know not what sort of craft she is," said the mate; "and this is a latitude where pirates intercept the homeward bound ships sometimes, though according to ny reckoning, we are too well in for the land to be in that track." I KNOW NOT SORT OF WHAT CRAFT SHE IS SAID THE MATE AND THIS IS A LATITUDE WHERE PIRATES INTERCEPT THE HOMEWARD BOUND SHIP SOMETIMES THOUGH ACCORDING TO MY RECKONING WE ARE TOO WELL IN FOR THE LAND TO BE IN THAT TRACK
farther than you could see her even in this light," said the mother. "It may have been the hauling of a ship's yards, or some rickety block, but sound I did hear that came from on ship board," said the mate, with assurance. "See, see," said the daughter, at that moment, "what is that?" pointing off nearly in the wake of the boat into the darkness. "A ship!" said the mate, quickly; "a ship, as true as heaven!" adding, "shout, shout together now, or she will run us down." As he spoke, all eyes were bent on the dim object that was now fast approaching them, and steering as nearly on the same course with themselves as possible. Only a cloud of canvass was visible now, but soon the dark hull of a vessel appeared, and the mate hastened to light a lantern and hoist it to attract their attention. The signal was seemingly observed in an instant on board the stranger, and the hoarse deep order to heave the ship to, rolled over the waters and rang a welcome sound in the cars of those in the boat. ULD HEAR THE MOVEMENT OF A SHIP UPON THE WATER FARTHER THAN YOU COULD SEE HER EVEN IN THIS LIGHT SAID THE MOTHER IT MAY HAVE BEEN THE HAULING OF A SHIP'S YARDS OR SOME RICKETY BLOCK BUT SOUND I DID HEAR THAT CAME FROM ON SHIPBOARD SAID THE MATE WITH ASSURANCE SEE SEE SAID THE DAUGHTER AT THAT MOMENT WHAT IS THAT POINTING OFF NEARLY IN THE WAKE OF THE BOAT INTO THE DARKNESS A SHIP SAID THE MATE QUICKLY A SHIP AS TRUE AS HEAVEN ADDING SHOUT SHOUT TOGETHER NOW OR SHE WILL RUN US DOWN AS HE SPOKE ALL EYES WERE BENT ON THE DIM OBJECT THAT WAS NOW FAST APPROACHING THEM AND STEERING AS NEARLY ON THE SAME COURSE WITH THEMSELVES AS POSSIBLE ONLY A CLOUD OF CANVAS WAS VISIBLE NOW BUT SOON THE DARK HULL OF A VESSEL APPEARED AND THE MATE HASTENED TO LIGHT A LANTERN AND HOIST IT TO ATTRACT THEIR ATTENTION THE SIGNAL WAS SEEMINGLY OBSERVED IN AN INSTANT ON BOARD THE STRANGER AND THE HORSE DEEP ORDER TO HEAVE THE SHIP TO ROLLED OVER THE WATERS AND RANG A WELCOME SOUND IN THE EARS OF THOSE IN THE BOAT
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