The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-08-16
You were breeched [ dare say.

Woo oruisii5 III the w est lauiYs
and was passed middy then o.
board Of q brig-of-war sent in s'arcl
OF ii freebooter tnat had been playing
hayoc with our shipping.
CATER several months cruising W
sighted tho pirates trim schooner Of
the Bel1nudas, and he led us alonl
chase, too, in sight'ot the Island 0
Cuba, for he, was unable to throw u
of his wake, though he tried ever,
dodge known to those wild sea rovers
"As we sighted Cnba we got A.
range, and a storm coming up that W
expected to lose him ill., we lulfed u
and gave him an entire broadsidc. ant
II was fatal one, for 1t brought NJ
sa'ls to the deck with rnn. cut ava,
ms bowsprlt, and before he could ri
pair damages We were upon bis deck
cutIass IN hand. But mind You Carl
Ton II yon ever breathe one word 0
thus yarn, SO that y reaches the ear
ot my wiie or Ella you'll have tt
night me.
~ Shail remain q secret SIR
u wisil 1t TO be; wei, Twas young
anu AMBITIOUS then, ana l was the
iifSt Oh the lsover > deck; bat he met
US nraveiy, anu WIN ms crew fought
US liEe demons until shot him down,
anu 'he schooner was Ours damages
were repaired, anu as had dliarned
ana Killed the pirate lor he was fatal.
y wonh9ed' | was placed IN command
o' lhe schooner ana prisoners win
Orders 10 run them IN Fort loyal, and
surrender them TO auihprities there
va Inc way the captain asked to see
me- ana 1 never saw more elegant
gentleman, or piuckler man, Tor he
knew he was dying and di,l not care.
,'e knew mat had given him his
uea'0 wound ont ne bore me no malice,
1derea his hand winch 1 grasped, ior
com,a not ont admire nun.
"Ihen he told me that he was an
american, had been educated for our
navy Dut his wild lie got him dis
missed Inc service, alter which he be-
came reckless, and oYera game Of
cards. he had lost his temper and taken
hnman liie, which forced HIM to lily to
save his neck from the gallows.
While IN the navy lie had married a
beautiful girl at New Orleans, and his
we and child were then living near
mere hen ne gave me u gold lock
et' III which was the picture of the
most beauliiul being that had ever
looked nron. and told me twas his
we, ana asked me to seek her and
tell her oil MS late, ana promised to
do SO.
And a lavor he askci me-, fol
knowing that he wonll be pnt to
death, wounded though he was, IL we
run INTO port he begged that would
extend my cruise a lew honrs, so that
| could give only his dead body to the
authorities.
. his ! did' Tor ! stood out to sea
lor 2 'ew ! aourS' a'1 a!icr h,s death
put INTO Port Royal where dclivcred
uP inc pirate crew, who were at once
'rien oy cSnr,-maf'iai anu hnng.
but, Cafllon' the more looked at
,i'as 'ocSe.' 'he more l loved 'ha'
beautiful lace ana when' SIX months
ahcr' l made my way TO New Or'
'ea''s ana met 'l'e Young WIFE, ielt
th't She heia my heart iolcver anu
forever
to,u hef Inc story, making her
',usoaa" a 'ef'ee, lef"' out kept
'cureu el'@-m"n'nei apQnt my nav
u's N'''e' nun can .le,i yon' on'
ne Gnu o' 1t was, when l next came
noiue iron, . cruise sho became my
wi'c, anu 'sr eiiil}' the pirate $ emit
mas oern known as my own daughter
WOW W, what 20 you,say Ernest Carl
'oh
=, ha' l V,s't not the SINS OF tue
,s;her ,an upon thc children, SIR, ana love
t, r',la even more tnan l aid, was the
rank reply.