There was a roaring in the wind all night;
The rain came heavily, and fell in floods;
But now the sun is rising calm and bright;
The birds are singing in the distant woods.
WORDSWORTH.
As the light returned, Pathfinder and Cap ascended again to the
roof, with a view to reconnoitre the state of things once more
on the island. This part of the blockhouse had a low battlement
around it, which afforded a considerable protection to those who
stood in its centre; the intention having been to enable marksmen
to lie behind it and to fire over its top. By making proper
use, therefore, of these slight defences, -- slight as to height,
though abundantly ample as far as they went, -- the two look-outs
commanded a pretty good view of the island, its covers excepted,
and of most of the cha
