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"But not behin' the smoke-house--nevair on dose place yet, I'll swear

it!"

"--Very well, suppose you have not yet included the smoke-house of

Monsieur Edouard, at least you are his friend And what Acadian lives

who is not a friend of the ladies?"

"Certain', Monsieur"

"Very well again What you see in the paper is all false The two

ladies whose pictures you see here, and here, are yonder at our camp

You shall come and see that they are well and happy, both of them

Moreover, if you like another fifty for the mass for Jean Lafitte's

soul, you, yourself, my friend, shall pilot us into the channel of

Monsieur Edouard We'll tow your boat behind us across the bay Is it

not?"

"Certain'! oui!" answered the tender "But you'll had leetle dish

coffee quite plain?" once more demanded the lonesome keeper; and for

sake of his hospitable soulsaid yes; and very good coffee it

was, too: and the better since I knew it meant ere friends

Ah! pirate blood is far thicker than any water you may find

"But if we take you on as pilot, th we arose, "how shall we get out our letters after all?"

"Thass hall right," replied he, "my cousin, Richard Barrière--she's

cousin of Jean Lafitte too, heem--she'll was ht, here, heeive the letters to Mr Richard Barrière to-hthouse keeper

"Oui, oui, certain', assurement, wit' plaisir, Monsieur," he

replied So I handed hiht of one of the two letters Mrs

Daniver had handed , but one that I knew very well And the letter, in this

handwriting that I knew very well, was addressed to Calvin Horace