[The Boy Patriot by Edward Sylvester Ellis]@TWC D-Link bookThe Boy Patriot CHAPTER XIII 3/5
He had wild stories of the struggles of the early settlers of Maine, caught long ago from the lips of gray-haired men and treasured in the boy's heart, that had little reckoned the coming use for these hoarded wonders.
The captains who had shared the services of the pilot of Fairport had filled his willing ears with tales of their adventures in every sea and on every coast, and the fond father had garnered these marvellous legends to tell to his little listener at home, till the child's eyes glowed bright as he panted to taste of peril, and do and dare amid the stormy waves. Now indeed came a time of peril to Blair.
With secret delight he found he had a power to charm and move even the rough band who gathered round him to catch every word of the glowing narratives he poured forth from his crowded storehouse.
There is something within us all which prompts us to adapt our conversation to the taste and capacity of our companions.
A kindly inclination it may be, and yet it is full of danger.
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