The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-06-01
Selert StOrp.
BEEBE THE PIRATE.
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Nv father and the family. except my
self were travelling in Europe. aud was
living all alone in the big old fashioned
house. one ef the homes of the city. For
while | rather eujoyea having q whole
house To myself. with al the well-traiBed
servants 10 wait upoa my comfort. aud at
the same time none of the expense such an
establishment needed for its maintenance
Ny friends dnpped in often t. dine, ~ to
.pend the evening and felt the faseina
tion of smoking recklessly al over the
house Bat sooa | began 20 tire Of my
laneliness hated to turn oa, the .sls-
lock the d,spFs. and bear my solitary i'sci
falls a. ! went upstairs Ia bed. and again
dreaded gang down IA bneakfa>' With Ha
cherry greeting beyond the respectful .s-
lutation of the butler. A. he Palled nui nay
chair and handed me the paper
OBe morning saw A. Registered At "ne
ef the ho,els she name Of clergyuisn- an
oh friend &c nv father. who had lived al
his life in the South \ splendid I'D uau
wa the d,s-sor. known alike f,sr hi- simple
s,s.dns=,. pr,,louni iearusng in canon law.
and hi, vii. Al thar time be ma>' have
Ieen ever seventy 6ye YEAR os age bn'
ga. tall and creci in his bearing, a large
man IN 6sure and character His head
was ma-siye. and covered with bong ehie
hair thar fen in prigusion over his shs'uld
en-. HI. eves were kind but wroa- e'nti
make them severe aud his chin wuykrsi IN
unison with them and could he a. ~'iiiy
sexillr A. stern and desside,l. Hi- srsee-
ful manners complctsi character a "Hcs
strong and loyable
determined to go immediately and ~
II / could ua induce him ta H. ms guest
I knew that :, popular man would have
many invitaiiats. if il was true. a, Islag
inei. that be had oome North ta attend
the general convention of hi- chnreh-
+ also imagined that be- chose the hoiel la
/ preference to being gues, where be might
( have to give and receive attentions that
F wnnld h. irk kssTls. e. ~ 0ld man Hs
{ could he a. fTee. however. ia nay h"'ne q,
a, hotel. while his oumpany ihragh ar
evening would ite \ Jrrat. - after hseaA
/ fast | sought him "us and ionnd thar nay
surlniss~ were e,Iu-yt- WbFa ASSURED
him thai va the omly Jsr~on AZ homs
and the house va At hi disposal he a.
eepte,l quite willingly with weak ,mil'
pincing nv ear aad calling we a rgae.
The g,s.d doctor was with me month
II was October aud the evenings Ner'
chilly larse wo.l 6rr burned in the i
brary. and sometime. we "a, I'LL late. Th,
daetor was one nf those men who e,'tnhine'
with charming personality the intercS
that helungs 10 me who has known al SORT
aud conditions of men. tine evening
asked him If he hal ever run aeres anl
really dramatic experience | Was h''kins
for plo, At the time aud be- Sald h'
had IN faes, several The doctor uiu-e,
for while. staring into the ire. Sud
denly he awoke frpm his reyerie.
/ viii tel YOU be said of an ex
rerienee and character once met in III,
course If my ministry, on the promise Iha
while am alive You will make no use o
them. The people connected with ih'
story have all passed away except myself
and n | shall give No names there i smal
harm in my telling it to YOU but wonl'
not wish i, To be known until hong after
too have gone.
On ms willing FFomise and hope that
could not have an opportunity 81 telling u
for very taany wears he began
CHAPTER H.
When | was rector &c large parisl
in one Of cur Southern seaport cities, | re
ceived message from the prison keeper
saving that Beebe, noted pirate unde
sentence 6f death. desired very much u
see me. asking that would come an,
minister to his spiritual necessities and com
fort. was very much surprised. for
knew there was prison chaplain provides
for such needs, also city missionary. VI.
parish was what was called the fashionable
church of the city; it certainly was tn
wealthiest and how any prisoner least o
all deep-sea pirate. should know Of me
was something | could not quite under
stand Yet 81 long as he had sent 70
me and | could be of any service at all
could give any comfort and reclaim sou
to Christ, it was nay privilege and glory L
be called
Beebe's case was known to all tn
country. He was Of the last of those cut
threats who infested the southern seas. an'
was the most daring of them all his deed
of robbery. murder and wosre were talke'
of alike among the wharyes in the count
ing house and home. and at last his nam
was used by naughty nurses to subdue les
naughty children. When vessels left ia
the southwestern islands or across to Spain
the PRAYERS of the merchants were, no
that they might escape storms and ship
wreck. but that Beebe would be kept ia
away from their courses. He had twlc
fallen into the hands Of the law on shOn
and had been tried for piracy and murder
but in neither case could he be convicted
1t was not the cleverness of his lawyers 81
much as the influence Of his personallt.
and appearance; the evidence against him
also was far from convincing; but the exc
Grafton in which the name of Beebe wa