Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-05-06
A DREADED PIRATE.
BLACKBOARD LOOKED ENOUGH LIKE
SATAN TO BE A BROTHER.

The Ferocious Robbcr of the Seas Had a
Fashion of Getting Himself Up In a
Hideoas and Bepulsive Manncr-story
of His Successful Voyages.
Pamlico sound, now the haven Of the 1
storm tossed mariner and the home Of
peaceful industry, was once the theater
of far different scenes. In the beginning
of the last century its placent waters re-.
Elected a flag which struck terror to
thousands Of hearts and paralyzed the
commerce of the New World: the thick
ly clustering wives and luxuriant growtas
fringing its shores concealed. like the
original Eden, "A hiding devil, the foe of
God and man-Blackbeard, the pirate
From strange tendency Of human ma
ture the life OF the pirate possesses fas-
cinating interest, not only for the small
boy who devours the pages of his half
dime yellow back novel, but also for the
reader of stronger Judgment and better
taste. Indeed some Of the greatest
writers have been unable to resist the
destinations OF this wide and tempting
| field
Sir Walter Scott, Marryatt and Cooper
thought 1t not unworthy their mighty
pens, and the genius of Byron attained
one of its highest flights in the descrip-
ton of the prisoner Conrad in the lonely
turret, barring his bosom to the midnight
storm and defying the lightning Of of.
.ended heaven 90 transtix him. OF all
this unnoly brood Blackboard was fgcile
princeps as Milton SAYS OF satan. BY
. merit raised TO that bad eminence" Il
was AN Arabic tradition. relative To the
! great unknown Atlantic that tn,
gnarled and bony hand of the devil ros,
! from ont the waves Of the sea Of dark
ness 70 SEIZE the presumptuous mariner
and in his diabolic career Blackbear,
d seemed to be the impersonation Of thi
! mystic monster. Perhaps greater de
mon never prowled the seas or wake,
Q the earth III human form.
8 Even i'll personal appearance he wa
hideous and repulsive. nature havin
n stamped him both as physical an
moral monster. The name by which Ii
was known throughout the world wa
derived from u singular Circumstanc,
le which illustrates his savage ferocit,
His naturally dark and forbidding fac
II was covered almost TO his fierce, senst
Gus eyes with "A shaggy black bear,
le reaching below the waist. This hirsul
adornment, Of which he was very prou,
~ and which he cultivated with sedul0,
care, lie was accustomed 10 braid wii
ribbons and to twist about his ears unit
=, 1t stood forth like projecting horns.
- Into the ends of these he stuck SINAI
ly slowly burning fuses, whose sulphurol
AL fumes enveloped him in lurid hue m
rendered hiil not uniting represent
=. ton of the satanic ideal, whose charact
nd he 20 successfully emulated. In time
action he slung around his neck scar
into which were thrust three braces
me pistols. our readers, even those vi
Ike are not endowed with Dantesque powe
." of imagination, and especially our fen
M. nine friends, can readily fancy the ii
preston such an aspect would crea
when met upon the lonely ocean, wi
on the black flag iluttering above his he
(. and his merciless face lighting up wi
CLEAN Of demoniacal JOY as his he
he less victims walked the fatal plank.
The real name Of this man was /
ward Teach, and he was native of Br
toll, England. OF his early career moi
red ing definite is known. He first emery
from obscurity ms common sailor
wv, board "a privateer commanded by {.
~ tain Benjamin Hornigold. sailing fr,
Jamaica and preying upon French CO
merce. In that humble capacity he d
nc tinguished himself 10y his skill and col
TED age, which attracted the attention
his not over scrupulous commander, "
ms soon intrusted him with prize he h
captured. In 11l7 these two cho
'wt spirits spread their sails from Pro
'lse dence auspicious nameD for Ameri
, capturing en- voyage three vessels Lad
with wine. flour and miscellaneous {
srs goes. which they appropriated to tn
IAN own use and turned the crews adrift.
The speed of their vessels being CT
ted pied by foul bottoms, they cleaned Tia
upon the coast Of Virginia and ",
ly, in quest of fresh booty. On this cru
my they secured the most valuable pr
t;ss yet captured, large French Gum
man, richly freighted. bound for N
-te- Unique. At this juncture Hormigol
md avarice seems To have been satisfied.
more likely his heart failed him, I
shf taking the two vessels with which Il
;. originally sailed, he returned to Pr,
!. y dence and awaited himself Of par,
are offered by the king 70 all pirates y
should surrender in specified '-me.
ire Teach, however, only embroidered
success, now assumed an mdepcnd
character and began that career Of cri
N which rendered ~ nam. - infano,,.
Try Richmond Times.
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hat '' """ e'"''s'
nse The khedive, oddly enough for an
pre- entail, did not smoke, but always carr
a cigarette case and delighted in of
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