the other.

"You beat him big fellar cause him kicka me and pincha me. You no hurt poor Indian boy. You no killa me, Massa Harry?”

“Hullo, sir, what mischief have you in hand now?" enquired Sir Walter somewhat angrily, as he caught the piece out of Harry's hold.

66

Surely you meant not any harm,” said Master Francis, though he marvelled prodigiously at finding of the two in such a situation.

y, o' my life I intended not to shoot him," exclain Harry Daring with extreme earnestness, "I was cut showing of him how to manage his piece."

“No, no,—Massa Harry no mean to killa me, I tank you, sar," cried the young Indian, upon whom it was evident some pains had been at for the instructing of him in politeness. “He beat him big fellar cause him kicka me and pincha me, if you please, sar; he no hurt poor Indian boy, I tank you, sar."

O' my word it looked exceeding like intent to kill," said Raleigh; "but it matters not, so that it be no worse than it is."

"If it please you, I was but shewing the boy the right proper manner in which I purposed serving out the Spaniards," observed Harry Daring.

"But how know you you are to be allowed to join the attacking party?" enquired Sir Walter. "By Gog and Magog, an' I be not allowed, I

shall go stark mad!" exclaimed Harry, very earnestly; and he looked utterly dismayed at the thought of being kept away.

66

"I'faith that must never be," replied his patron, with a smile; or else, if it must needs be that you go mad, methinks 'twould be as well, were you to bite a few that would lag astern, when the enemy are before them; and mayhap they shall be none the worse for it. But if I let But if I let you go, will you promise me to be obedient to all orders, and never to move from the place you are put in till I shall think there be occasion?"

d

"If it please you I will promise anything, so that two things be allowed me," said Harry Daring, in a more cheerful tone.

“And what may you require?" enquired Sir Walter.

66

First, that my place be by the side of my true friend Master Francis; so that if any of those villainous caitiffs seek for to do him a mischief, I may, on the instant, cut off their knaves' heads for them."

"Granted," cried Sir Walter, seeming much delighted at the hearing of such a request.

"And next, should I have the good hap to meet with that monstrous poor worsted rogue that drew his dagger upon me, merely for giving him a civil challenge to fight, that I should have the killing of him for my own particular pastime."

"For the granting of that I am not so ready," replied Raleigh; "I think he is no fit match for you. He is a man grown, seemeth strong and cun, and doubtless hath had much experience in hi apon. Depend on't, if he is found in arms, and maketh much resistance, he shall be well cared for by those who are better able to do it than are you."

66

Say you not so, if it please you, Sir," asked the boy, imploringly; "my heart be set upon the killing of him; and as for his being a man grown, I care for it not a fig's end. He be but an ass, Sir, I do assure you, for he hath not the sense to speak honest English."

"Let Massa Harry killa him, if you please, sar," said the young Indian, very urgently, as he lifted up his expressive eyes unto the face of Sir Walter. "Massa Harry brave as lion. He beat him big pincha me, I tank

fellar, 'cause him kicka me and you, sar."

"I think in this case, a conditional promise might be given, without hurt to any," here observed Master Francis to Sir Walter. "It may be, as circumstances shall direct, with proper caution attending it, as should save Harry from all dangerous consequences."

"Hang dangerous consequences! Master Francis," exclaimed Harry Daring, with his customary undauntedness. "I care not for such, I promise

you. It be enough for me to look at what I be about, without heeding what shall come of it. Let me have but the getting of this rombustious fellow weapon to weapon, where all shall be as fair for one as for t'other, and if I let him get the better of me, I will e'en stick to a barber's pole for the rest of my days, deeming myself deserving of no better Not to say that it be one in any way to be despised; for I have had good service with it, as when I paid out that valourous knight of the brazen countenance, for drawing of his monstrous tool upon me, because, when breathing of a vein for him, I could find no more blood in him than you shall get from a cabbage leaf."

weapon.

The saying of this made Sir Walter exceeding curious to know more of the matter; but when, upon enquiring, he heard the boy relate the whole story of how, upon his first attempt in the breathing of a vein, he had cut, and cut, and cut Captain Bluster in the arm, to no manner of purpose-the rage of the patient-the deadly combat which ensued, and the overthrow of the valorous captain, he did laugh as if he would never have done. so droll was Harry Daring in describing the whole scene, that Master Francis was more amused than when he first heard it; and the Indian kept shewing of his ivory teeth, and grinning as though nothing could have so tickled his fancy.

And

"Well, if you can make such effective use of a

In truth he was

that he was oft

barber's pole, I doubt not of your being able to do as much with more creditable weapons," observed Sir Walter, after his mirth had a little subsided; "therefore, supposing you shall come up with this Tobias, as I think he is called. provided it can be made manifest to me, he shall have no unfair advantage of you, I will allow of your giving him battle; and you shall be assured of my earnest wishes for coming off victors in the encounter." At this Harry Daring bega a jumping about as if he was out of his wits for joy. of a simple artless nature, for all so mischievously disposed, -doing nought from malice, as hath already been represented, but merely from the love of sport. He had not the heart to hurt a fly, unless perchance he should find a big fly a bullying of a smaller one, and then he would presently settle the matter after a fashion that shewed he had the very properest sense of justice. Sir Walter having expressed himself as hath been described, gave notice that the attack was to be made that very evening as soon as it became dark, which being made known throughout all the ships put every one into getting of himself ready for the conflict. When the hour appointed had arrived, and it was thought that all was still upon shore, the boats being got ready, the different captains with about a hundred soldiers and such mariners as were necessary, did leave