CHAPTER XIV.

Hark to the insult loud, the bitter sneer, The fierce threat answering to the brutal jeer; Oaths fly like pistol-shots, and vengeful words Clash with each other like conflicting swords-- The robber's quarrel by such sounds is shown, And true men have some chance to gain their own. _Captivity, a Poem._ When Cleveland, borne off in triumph from his assailants in Kirkwall, found himself once more on board the pirate-vessel, his arrival was hailed with hearty cheers by …