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124 THE YANKEE CHAMPION. water till he struck the sloop, and after calculating for a moment he replied: “The wind is just exactly in our favor. Couldn’t do much at that distance agin the wind, but I guess I can now.”’ | “Then try it. We lay just right for a shot.” The English captain began to see now the game . ae SO pos, Say Dae t,o) a ra —— ~ et hehe, ; Ps ay) R , 5 eM te, pa # >t ~A<~ 8a ve ; ; > WASAI . : ‘ ve ‘ ~ , ¥ 2}. ts > in i* : - : 4 r ; t of the Yankees. He knew that the sloop-of-war only | carried twenty-four-pound carronades, and that she could not throw a ball two-thirds the distance that could be made by the privateer’s long gun. ‘You may aye as soon as you like.’”’ “AY, ay, Sir.’ The gun was primed and leveled, and shen taking the lighted match in his hand, Maynard watched for his chance. The line of his sitn struck the sloop’s foreyard in the slings. The smoke lifted in season to see the shot strike the water just under the eatin k lishman’s starboard fore-chains. “That was a good shot, Maynard,’ said the cap- tain. “Tt ought to have been better, sir,’ returned the old gunner, with a spice of disappointment in his tone. “Oh, it was good enough. IJ’ll warrant you the sloop-of-war wouldn’t thank you for a better. Load her again.’’ | Maynard was very careful in charging the piece, and again he was ready to fire. ‘“Won’t you put up the helm very slowly? ot hi said to the captain. The order was given, and as the brig began grad- ually to fall off, the old man watched the rane? with a keen eye. comicbooks.«