New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-12
What Young Nr. Duncan Wnnted,

The other day, while Rev. DR.. Potts w..
sitting in his study. small boy entered and
announced himself as Jimmy Duncan,
scholar in the Sunday school. When tbs
doctor asked him what he wanted. he saii,
Doctor, I've been thinking I'd like to do
something to earn living, and | CONS
round to see if you could tell me how to %
about it. They're awful poor at home. AMI
thought maybe Ia be able to make sons
money to help mother get some good cloths
and things. SO If you could give me SOM
advice, I'D be much obliged
You're noble boy, James. Your Iowa
for your mother does you honor. see now
that the lessons you have received in thu
Sunday school have sunk deep into yOur
heart
Yes, SIR" said Jimmy.
And what kind of business would Won
like to go into, my mania grocery stor4
or drug stOre!-or would YOU prefer IA
enter lawyers office and learn to be a
lawyer"
II don't care for any of them. sir want
to make money fast, and l thought would
like to become pirate, sir"
"Wh-wh- what d'you sayl A pirate"
Eyes, sir; and l want to know if ycu
would please give me letter of introdur
ton to some responsible pirate, recomment
ing me to him. I've read q good deal abon,
i
you know any good pirate who'd feel an
interest in boy ike me, I'd try to max.
myself useful to him.
Why, james, am amazed to hear you
talk in such manner. Do you know what
the business of a pirate consists off,
"Oh. yes sir, of course. He gets on a shIp
and goes booming around over the oeeal,
and when he sees another ship he ketcbs.
her, and hauls out the passen gers, cuts slu
Ia nd IL, Al
board; and then he goes through their bay.
gage after money, and jewelry. and clothes
That's what say-it'll be such a big thing
tor mother and the girls for me to send lem
home those clothes, and earrings, and
things, and know kin cut the prisoners
throats, for although l IN little, I've bought
long -blaGed carving knife SOS kin reach
up. Look at that now! Amt that the yerr
Kind OF knife want-sin't it nowr
,c James, never was so shocked in ny
lite. A boy brought up in my own Sunday
SCHOOL, Are you aware that YOU would
thus shut yourself out forver from the
truths you have learned there, are you
II dunno" said Jimmy; 81 s'pose pirates
have Sunday schools and family prayers 90
their ships, don't they! Anyway. 1 could
show 'em to have EN-. And if ] can get|
to be head pirate, and the others wouldn't
agree to hold 'em, do you know what raj
dol Why I'd tie EN- to cannons, and blow
EN- up-blow em to rags all over ths|
water. That's the way I'd serve any of ny
pirates that wouldn't come to the religious
services, and I'D have a minister on board
tell you, DR.. Potts, you come along with
me and preach to the men, while the rest oil
us kill the people we ketch!"
This is the most extraordinary occur
renee OF my whole life," exclaimed the dOcI
tor, IN amazement.
"Oh, you needn't be afraid. I'll protect
you with this yer knife. And I'll tell you,
doctor, you and me might make It'll
money selling the dead bodies. The doc.
tors up at the medical college d buy some
MT; Maginn, the coroner, 1 know he d be |
willing to pay to have a corpse or two
tnrowed around in some out of the way
place tor him to set on, and then any thai |
was left over we could sell to boil dow
Tor their fat, and p'rhaps we might gel
something for the bones. 1t always struck
me 1t was scand'lous waste to hea7d
those bodies overheard and let 'em float of
Tor the fishes, now isn't it!"
well, upon my word" said the doctor
this 10 such depravity as l never expected
to encounter in mere child"
And then was thinking that after we'd
got all we wanted, plenty of money and
diamonds, and so on, maybe you and me
might lay awake some night, and when al
the other pirates was asleep we could %
around and stab 'em and take their share
OF the valuables, and then we could I'll.
keg OF powder and blow the old chip u
and row home in boat; and when th
people asked us where we got all tbs
money, we could lie about it, and tell en
tnat wed been speculstipg in stocks, o.
something like that. And then we cout
i've happily ever afterward. Now wout
you De willing to 60 into this thing with ME
doctor, for halvesa"
"You are certainly crazyw
Very well, then; kin 90 it alone
youu give me letter to some RESPECTABLE
pirate who wants boy. Please mentiod
about this knife, and say that kin hit th@
luguiar vein every time, and am willing u
XIII babies while he cuts up the old people
nou are an infamous young scoundrel
Sir" exclaimed the doctor. aLeaye tbd
Jail" ''1 ''
What! won't help Door bow TO start 1
the world Won't help one of YOUR owl
scholars Oh, very well, then: I'M 20 %,
get the Baptist minister to do II; and min,
you, the first time ketch you sailing gu
thing"
Then Mr.. Duncan withdrew, and the dod
tor began to think of a plan for making thX
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