The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-06-08

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highest degree satisfactory and II II to DC
hoped that Mr., Bishop may be induced
to repeat it,, Iii. manner Of performing
the tricks he undertakes il far superior
10 that Of any professional "medlum
who has performed in New York within
our recollection.
Blackboard, the Pirate Of Colonial
Days,
The career Of Teach, aios Blackboard,
says All the Year Round, thnws 4 Gu
rious light upon the manner in which
his majcsty's colonies were then gov
crncd, Teach went into business at
once, and having " cultivated a very
good understanding with Charles Eden,
EsQ, the governor Of North Carolina
with an excellent prospect Of success
His friend, the governor m0dc no stru'
pie Oi converting Il court Ut wee ad.
miWlty ut Bath Town, which condemned
his captHrcs rs lawful prizes, although
he never held Il commission In his NE
These proceedings adds his biogra-
phcr, " show that governors are but
men" Blackboard was a Typical pirate,
possessed with 4 mania for grltiD1 mar
ricd. His friend, the governor, after the
manner Of the plantation, married him
10 his fourteenth wife-a young creature
ot -iSlccn-whOm he treated scandal
Ously. II il not on record that Black
beard like BIucbcard, slew his wives.
On the contrary, he had, at the period
referred to, about a dozen living in va.
riou- places. Obviously he vas a man
Of domestic instincts, modified by n roy
ing life, and liked to have somebody TO
welcome him home wherever he WA,
iii. cognomcn OF blackboard WA de
rived from " that large quantity of hair
which, like a frightfuI meteor, covered
his whoIr face, and frightened America
more than any comet that has appeared
for 4 long time. This beard was black,
which he suffered to grow to An cX-
trayagant length n. to breadth, it amt
| ny to his eyes he was accustomed to
twist it with ribbons in small tails after
the manner Of our Families wigs and
turn them about his ears; in time Of
action he wore 4 sling oycrhis shoulders,
o.. 49, - = 30 nu
with three braces Of pistols, This was
the regular pirate fashion, and its use IS
obvious. In boarding, the pistol wa'
the laVorItc weapon OF inc Io'ti', VINO
always wore l"o or thtct brace III Il SIX
Sing, hung rather around the meek IMAM
over the shoulders. Armed thus, the
freebooter was nearly M well of ~ if he
possessed a revolver. He bad only to
rock ana IRE, dr"P on p,lHI'i anu
sel~e another ready TO ms mana, without
llIe IIak OF losing hIs weapons. Inns re-
nance on me pi'tol was, doubtless, one
reason OF the successor thc foYrrS III close
HgitluE' 10 WiI terror 10 MS appear
aIIcr blackbcard SUCK 'HEhten matches
und'r ms nat, WhIch, appearing on each
2Id" "l hIs race ms eyes naturally looking
lI'rc' ana VIVA IlIaue MN Altogether
''''h u n%'fo that imagination caLlh1I
lotn' al Ii'l OF Il Jury from men 10 look
more 'r'EntIoL ne was Il lrnIicN'oil'
l'lI"", lll'' 'aI,t' ic"cil, III ms grim
way, Om' nay DcilH aI sea- anu pc'hR
" I'Ilic ""'hr" WIN urlnN' nc "clct'
mlI'u 70 MAKE Il lllt'e Inferno ms
own ana TO tII't emu went n0"h iI't3
the hoId "ith Two or IIrcc 0lhrfT, ana
having IlIlr' 6c'cra' Pol" i''' VI oiiil,
stone, 7ct ,h'n' ON ilrc' ana was PROUD OF
laY'hH h'Il ouI Tue longest "Eai'''t SUMO
ca'loh' announcer c'r'n''S' pG'"6 III II
peasant i'oo", o''nN'h anu IiaElhS
cafl' Wl'l u Icw Iho,cc ana klnnrcd
srIri'', ilc hi'" out III" ilEh,,I ana cross
ma ms hunI4 unInT Tho t1hIn hTnI ma