Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-08-20
HISTORICAL.
From the Ladies' Museum.
CONFESSIONS OF A PIRATE.

NV ""y NV" iN'h1 III tile GIdSteTn VI
= ties who are well acquainted with sum
= oil the Incidents
, Iou,s, &c. l..
1 am 10y bl'th VirginIan my ia
= ther was a planter of CONSIDERABLE
, property, and ing lly esteemed IN ,h,
/: county IN which he lived my mothe
died during my infancy; had a SIS
, ter several years older than myself
, who married when was about tweIv,
years OF age, ana | went to reside j,
; Georgia. Beng an only son, was in.
: duIged III the qualification of ever,
=. wish that fond pareat could CRAFTY
: AT The age of fifteen went To college.
: where remained nearly four years,
I wien was expelled, together with two
| ii my classmates, for beng the promo
ters OF not. After my expulsion, |
iVed with my father about two years.
and then visited the Metropolis, and
| me Eastern cities, where | contracted
an Intimacy with several prohlgate
J"ung men, and soon became initiated
INTO all the varieties Of dissipation.
was AT New York. aud had been
absent rom home near year; the al
l'wance of money which received
was liberal but IL was inadequate to
the support OF my extravaganza, | had
incurred heavy debts at the gaming ta-
Die; they must be paid, or would
nave 10 submit to the scorn and con
tempt oil my associates. | knew that
my latter had money to IA considerable
amount III the hands of merchant. [
| could obtaln 1t, fortune might favor
/ me, and | would he able TO replace it.
t | accordingly, wrote IA draft, Initiating
my 'a'htr signature, presented i: and
received the money. staked 1t at
play, aud lns,. The forgery was soon
- detected, bat respect for my father
Ine'ented pubic disclosure. ] short
I y aicer received IA letter, couched in
u language such as he hat never before
Us q to me. peremptorIIy commanding
e my return; upbraiGing me In the bit
y ierest terms, aud threatening To dis
own me II did not immediately abau.
: don my GisSolute associates, and com
: ply with his hehests. Being en,irel,
j, dependent on HIM, did not hesitate
: as To what course | should pursue; bu
d took leave ut my companions and start.
= ed tor my native State. arrived AT =
= little village, about mile from nv ia.
Tiers and took rom at the inn,
= nom where despatched note, in
$ forming him where was, and beg
= gIng his ioigivrness in terms of the
), greatest contrIl!on, promising also, thai
! IN future, | would act in accordance
II with his wishes.
: had been Tor an hour impatiently
Y awaiting the return of the messenger,
e when the door suddenly opened, and
L my father rushed in, threw his arms a.
;. round me, and wept-yes, he believed
# me sincere, and he mingled the heart
r warm ieais OF his JOY, WITH the cursed
cold drops Fl hypocrIcy that | she'd
lie pressed me TO his bosom, and
i could teel 1t heave convu'siveiy against
my own; yet it did not awaken one
4 ieeIing OF conjunction within-my
: heart was too calI"us TO respond even
. /" tie ihrobs of affection. accom-
= panied him home, inwardIy congratu-
latIng myself on the victory had won
and devlSing new plans for the gratif-
cation OF my passions
a few weeks subsequent 10 my re-
u turn as was one day walking leisure
: y along the road, heard light step
o behind me-, and, On Turning, beheld
I Mary B. | had not seen her for
a long time before, and scarcely recog-
nHsed her, she had grown SO beautiful.
Sne was just at that age when the
, FlyinIness OF the girl is merging INTO
he dignity of womanhood. As spok
. to her, she frankly held ont her hand
r winch eagerly grasped and pressed
| to- my lips before she was aware of if.
| continued to walk with her until we
arrived at Ter fathers, when | left her.
: having, however, previously lormed an
excuse Tor calling again. did call ;
day alter day did | repeat my visits ;
/, aad oten did iremind her OF the ma.
ny Iiille iroIics Of our childhood. when
, hand IN hand We went TO the village
P school, or mingled in the pastimes 81
our PIaymai@s. | made the brightest
scenes of her innocer ce, the theme te
lure her into guilt. No art that villa.
ny is master of did leave unrried ,t
RUN her--l succeeded And she wb,
had been the pride of doa,inc "a.
'her, and the joy of fond mother. tc
whom she Was dearer than all IN,
world beside abandoned by her sedu
Ger, became wretched ourcas,-re
Yelling IN iniamy, and depending TO,
.nS'enance on the wages of crime
My conduct towards her drew u6or
me tie eXecratlons of the neiohbours
ana was compelled to leave home.
N'>'i'd NY sister, with whom remain
20 several months, until heard of IN,
'"t"ei illness, and his desire 10 Sc,
me FASTENED TO him, and entere,
his CHAMBER a few hours before HI,
d ''aih. lie took nv hand and battle,