about three hundred yards distant.

As soon as he had ascertained that the man on board the wreck was
rescued, the old seaman, "on hospitable thoughts intent," hastened to
the village to obtain intelligence and render assistance. It was
evening when he returned to his snug dwelling, and then he was
accompanied by a tall, slight made, very fashionably dressed young man,
whom he introduced to his daughter as Mr. Millinet, of New York.

Mr. Millinet, or as he usually designated himself, George Frederick
Augustus Millinet, Esq., was a "dry goods merchant," _par excellence_,
in Broadway, who having a little more cash on hand than he had ever
possessed before, made an excursion to New England, with the charitable
intention of civilizing and astonishing the natives. His debut was,
however, rather unfortunate; B---- was his first "land-fall" after
quitting the high road from New York, towards the east. Fancying that a
sail-boat in a sea-way, was as easily managed as a Whitehall skiff, off
the Battery; he had "put to sea," in company with two little amphibious
urchins that he had hired for the occasion, and who desired no better
sport. They immediately perceived the ignorance of their commander, and
began to play tricks upon him, as man-of-war's men do upon an ignorant
and tyrannical midshipman. These pranks had terminated more seriously
than they expected, and, fearful of punishment, they had betaken
themselves to the water and made their escape.

Mr. Millinet being somewhat annoyed by the sly jokes and grave humor of
mine host, of the hotel, concerning his misfortune, and the giggling of
the waiters and chamber-maids, gladly accepted Captain Bowline's
invitation, and was soon seated at his hospitable and well loaded table,
for the old tar put no great faith in tea and bread and butter for
supper. The knight of the yard-stick had, however, gulped down too much
salt water, and been too seriously frightened to feel much appetite, and
he retired to bed early. The next morning he made his appearance at
breakfast, over which the fair Mary was presiding, and which might have
excited an appetite in the gastric region of the most confirmed
dyspeptic. There were bass and tautaug fresh from the water; oysters in
different forms, broiled, stewed, fried, &c.; a noble ham, into which
the stout seaman plunged his flashing carving-knife, and hewed it in
pieces, as Samuel did Agag, in the valley of Gilgal; there was broiled
ham, beef steaks,