Beadle's Dime Novels No. 298: The Hussar Captain — page 89: what you’re looking at

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A HOPEFUL BEGINNING. 93 CHAPTER XX. ENTRAPPED. Wir the first shade of darkness the commander of the American prize vessel selected his men, twenty in number, and arming them fully, they rowed away in the direction of Elizabethport, the officer and all delighted at the prospect. of distinguishing themselves by the capture of the famous Hus- sar Captain. With ‘muffled oars, and strong and steady pull the two boats sped on, mile after mile, Rebel acting as coxswain of the cutter containing the officer and twelve of the men. “ How much further have we to zg0, my man ?”’ asked the English officer after a pull of two hours. “ “Only bout two miles, Massa Lieutenant. You see the lieavy hill yonder, de one dat broke _off suddinly in de bay »” asked Rebel, pointing abead to where a ridge of Torest ap- proached the coast. (Yee. a “Well, de cabin of de smuggler am up dere, in dose woods.” ) “Your master suid we were to go up to the cabin, I be- | lieve ?”’ = | “ Yes, massa, I conduct you to de cabin, and de men wait till dey see you go in de door, and den dey come up and sur- round de house.” och : “Yes, that is the Hermit’s plan, and he says there will not be more than two or three of the Rangers there with their captain, so I had better leave half of my men in the bonts,”: interrogatively said the officer, for the reputation for courage and ability borne by the negro gave him great confidence: in Rebel’s opinion. “Dat am all right, Massa Lefienant, but you see I would like to give you de opinion of dis black-man.” “ Speak out, my fine fellow, for upon you greatly depends the success of eur expedition,” frankly replied the Englishman, connicloooks.com