Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-08-16
MORGAN, THE PIRATE.
- JAMES MACINTOSH.

CaEtaln--atterward Slr Henry
Morgan was a buccaneer or pirate,
whichever the reader pleases, who
narrowl " missed in the West, ca
Eeer equal IN notoriety to that enjoyed
by Barbarossa IL the Mediterranean.
HIS dream was the foundation of a
buccaneer state, sort of Sallee or
-Alglers, on the Spanish Main, but
whatever may nave been mis- chances
OF succeeding in this project, they
We're ruined by the desire OF the great
representative buccaneer to take care
ot himself. His portrait is now be-
fore me-the image of bluff cavalier
OF the reign OF his most gracious mai.
estey King Charles the Second. a
square head, with hair parted in the
Middle, and falling IN long lovelocks
over tie shoulders-the coiffure pre-
cedIng the full bo;tomed wig-s long
straight nose, large eyes set wide
apart, a well.cut upper and thick,
heavy, sensual under lip. a nous
tache, curled upward. gives auntY
expression to al otherwise heavy-look.
ing copntensnce. resting on SQUARE
cut 'ow! and double chin. AltogetE-
er /; Is face Of power. Not delicate,
not sympathetic, not intellectual
but simply strong, resolute and stead.
fast. The bull neck Is encircled by
a cravat Of the finest lace the heavy
shoulders and deep chest are clothed
in cloth Of gold lifted" probably
from some mighty galicon the arms
ENJOY exceptional freedom BY reason
0: the sleeves being slashed with
white satin. Across the shoulder
hangs richly decorated sword belt,
holding the victorious cutlass OF the
rover. The background Of this pleas
ant picture Is appropriately filled in
with A sketch Of burning town and
sinking .eet
Henry Morgan was one of those
who, having been shorn themselves to
begin with, spend the remainder of
their lives in iaying others. The son
0; rich Welsh yeoman, be found lit
tie pleasure or prospect OF advance.
ment in his fathers calling, and
sought the seacoast in quest OF more
congenial occupation. Finding sew
era. ships at anchor bound Tor Bar
hadoes, he took service in one Of these
and became the victim Of custom
then prevailing. He was sold by his
captain as soon as be came ashore.
IN tie gay days succeeding the Res.
toration, and for long afterwards, this
practice Of engaging or kidnapping
English ;olk and selling them as slaves
in his maIesty's plantations was, il
not sanctioned by authority quietly
connived at. The lot of the men
sold tor term Of years was hard
enough if they fell into the hands of
vio!en. master. AS people dined
early, and generally got more or less
intoxicated at dinner, the slightest
blunder was often punished with tre-
mendOus severity. Besides "cat-haul.
ing which consisted in fixing cat
on the shoulders OF a naked man, and
then dragging the animal by the tail
struggling with tooth and nail down
wards to his feet-.t was not unusual
70 lash the unhappy white slaves till
they were nearly dead and then 10
aHosnt their wounds with lemon juice
mixed with salt and pepper. There
: no record of how Morgan Jared IN.
der h.s Barbadiau master: but if con.
clUs.ons may be drawn from his sub
seqUert career, he was so !ll-treated
Is 70 e1tinguish In him all pity and
sympathy Tor his fellow creatures
Having served his time at Barbados
and succeeded in obtaining his lihsr
ty, lie hied him to Jamaica, there Il
seek new fortunes. Finding himsel
adEI.t without employmsnt and tw,