Warhawk a Tale of the Sea

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The two horsemen, having checked their steeds, gazed on the scene before them for a few minutes in silence. The elder of the two was a man well advanced in years, though still hale and vigorous; but the thoughts then struggling in his breast gave to his otherwise very noble features a stern and harsh expression. He wore a military undress; and on his head a broad beaver, with a single drooping feather. He was well armed; and the huge holsters on his strong roan charger carried a pair of the heavy, clumsy, horse pistols of that period.<br><br>The other rider, a tall, handsome man of some six-and-twenty years, was habited as a country gentleman, in a kind of hunting-suit of dark green.