The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-05-05


occasion of Frederick's attainment
of his majority, when, as it is sup
posed, he is to rake his place among
them as a full fledged pirate.
ga CLEAN HAND"
To their surprise they hear from
his lips his solemn determination to
sever his connection with the out
lawed band, to be civilized, and then
to return and wipe from the face of
the earth every mothers son of a pi
rate.
In an unguarded moment Frede.
rick says that the pirates themselves
are to blame for their ill.success.-
They ask why, but Frederick in
forms his companions that it would
not be right to explain his reasons.
SOME ADVICE.
They tax him IN vain, until the
happy thought occurs to one of the
band that Frederick is still of their
number until twelve o'clock, and it
lacks half an hour of that time. The
argument is unanswerable. Frede-
aick bemoans his unhappy position,
saying, "Was ever mortal man SO un
fortunately placed3 Half an hour
hence and l would not dare to speak
out, but now am in duty bound to
point out to you your mistakes y
While the pirates gather about him,
he goes on to say that nothing could
he more foolish than the resolution
of the pirates to never attack weak
er band than themselves, because
when attacking stronger body of
men, defeat is invariably the result.
Another mistake, he says, is their
principle which always lets orphans
90 unmolested. News of this reso.
luton has gone abroad, and every
ship overhauled appears to be man
ned by fatherless and motherless
,ars. '.Tbe consequence is" adds
the logical apprentice, chat every
ship in the mercantile trade of Grea,
Britain seems to have recruited hel
suilnrs from the orphan asylums o
England, and we know that isn't so.
Frederick finally proposes that thu
pira,es leave their vile vocation ant
becone civilized citizens. The pi
rate chief declines, because he claims
that his profession, in comparison
with most TEXTURES of modern civil
cation, is Comparatively respccta
ble." He sings:
"There's many a king on a first-clas
throne,
5 IF he wants to call his crown his owr
Must manage somehow to get throug
More dirty work than ever do"
Each verse has a spirited refrai
running:
> 81 am pirate king,
: l am a pirate king,
Its, it is a glorious thing,
10 be pirate king"
> 1.-THE REMAINS OF A FINE WOMAN.
! Frederick, still adhering to his r.
solution, proposes to leave when q
e obstacle in the person of Ruth, Ut
Little Buttercup of the opera int
- poses. On the ground that she hi
"worked her middle-aged way I'M
his boylsh heart" she claims tt
privilege Of accompanying him. II
!, pirates, among whom the maid offs
=. work is unpopular, readily accede
; her departure. Frederick objects, +
> while he thinks her comely, he fea
that he might see some woman
y likes better. The King assures hi
" that Ruth is a beautiful being, a
the Lieutenant roughly says. "The
w is the remains of a fine woman
= Ruth" Frederick tells them til
- since they like her SO much they b
better keep, but they decline TO r
~ their apprentice of such a treasa
POSER FOR THE LADY.
In the love scene which occ,
" when the retire Frederick asks Ru
" care you as fair as other women
''' She is modest, but realizing the i
'' portance of the situation, she assn
> him that she is really an attract
person.
THE OLD LADY LOST.
, =, The loving pair are hardly plunt
40 into the depths of bliss by this 81
=" pie avowal, when a delicious cho
"s of youthful female voices is be-
u" far up the rocks. Ruth takes in
81 situation instantly. She knows
doom is sealed, Frederick is set
fire by the melody, and rushes b
to learn the source of the sweet I
sic. A glimpse Of the feminine lc
IT," illness on which he is soon to fe