" "All very natural, Mr. John," returned the commodore, laughing, and again flourishing his hand in his own peculiar manner.

" "Sir," repeated the commodore, flourishing his hand, and waxing warm with earnestness, "there is but one 'sogdollager' in the universe, and that is in Lake Otsego.

"Just so, ma'am," kindly answered the commodore; "This is the ace of spades, a famous fellow to hold when you have the lead; and this is the Jack, which counts one, you know, when spades are trumps.

" "Pray, sir," asked the commodore, with dignity, "what are you in the practice of saying, when you speak of such matters; for, to be frank with you, we always use these terms on these lakes.

A storming party was repulsed, and Admiral Hope, who was dangerously wounded, begged our American commodore to give him a lift by towing up a flotilla of barges filled with a reserve force.

"Fire!" cried the commodore, and the cannon of the President sent a broadside of heavy shot against the impudent stranger.

The Chesapeake, on going to sea on the morning of June 22, 1807, was intercepted by the British frigate Leopard, whose commander hailed the commodore and informed him that he had a despatch for him.

" "You knew the Leather-stocking, commodore?" "No, young lady, I am sorry to say I never had the pleasure of looking on him even.

"I presume, commodore, the time was taken?" "It has been," replied that official.

"My dear young man," calmly replied the commodore, "I was watching you every foot of the way through binoculars, and I should rather say that you fouled the Flying Fish.

Intoxication rendered them unruly, and the brigantine at last embraced the cover of night to abandon the commodore.

Upon seeing the black flag hoisted, the vessel struck, and came-to under the stern of Teach the commodore.

Depend on it, sir," added the commodore, in the simplicity of his heart, "heaven is no place for a Yankee, if he can get farther west, by hook or by crook.