Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1897-09-28
A PIRATE UNDONE.

Captain Kidd and the Strange Man That
He Overhauled.
"Sail ho!'' shouted lusty voice from
the crosstrees
"Where away9" yelled Captain Kidd
from the quarter deck.
"Two points off the weather bow, sir!"
The Terror of the Seas expanded his
telescope and looked in the direction indi-
Gated. Then he gave vent to a Svengali
laugh
"Hurrah, my bulliesl' he cried. 81
can't make out whether she belongs to the
Prince of Wales or to the Sugar trust, but
can tell she's prize by the cut Of her
jib. Run up the black flag! Clear the
decks for action! Keel haul the marlin
spike! Shiver the mainstay Take two
reefs in the spanker and cast the rudder
adrift Luff, you lubber, luff! There you
are now! Steady"
The long, black, rakish looking craft
rounded gracefully on the port tack and
rapidly overhau]ed the ship which the pi-
rate lookout had sighted. AS they drew
near Captain Kidd saw that the white
sails were of silk, the bulwarks of mahog-
any and all the brasswork gold plated
Under an awning on the after deck sat "a fat
man richly appareled and smoking a dol
lar perfecto.
AS soon as the black flag, with its skull
and orossbones, fluttered from the pirates
peak, a raw silk emblem bearing device
that looked like coiled snake was run up
by the other boat
"Ius tho yacht of some merchant
prince" unused Kidd, rubbing his hands,
"and methinks he has doubloons galore in
some strong box snugly tucked away be-
tween decks. But why"-and the visage of
the corsair grew troubled" why does he
not pay some attention to us?'
The fat man continued to smoke lazily,
and even a solid shot which Kidd sent
across his bows did not alarm him. He
gave orders, however, to have his boat
slowed down and the pirate drew along
side and made ship fast to ship by means
Of graphing irons.
With bound Captain Kidd sprang on
the deck of the yacht. Another bound and
he had reached the side of the fat man.
"Yield'' shouted the pirate, fiourishing
his cutlass
The fat man arose calmly and folded his
arms.
II am Kidd, the piratel'' yelled the free
booter, gnashing his teeth.
"And I am Lamb, the plumber' re-
piled the other.
Kidd was amazed. The cutlass fell from
his hand and he staggered back with ashen
face and trembling limbs.
'Tis well, went on Lamb, with cut.
ting smile. "This is the year 1897 and
you are committing slight anachronism
by appearing at this time. This is my
private yacht and am taking my summer
outing. Did you not notice the device of
coiled gas pipe on my standard?"
II failed to recognize it," returned the
pirate huskily, dropping on his knees.
Quarter! Quarter!'
II have nothing less than dollar"
replied the plumber haughtily, "and I
wouldn't give it to you II had. Get upl
I trust that it is hardly necessary to re-
mind you that lamb is an improvement
ON kid'-
"And plumber an improvement on
Exactly. Now go your way and don It
bother me-"
Captain Kidd was completely cowed.
Sneaking aboard his own ship he cast off
from the plumbers craft and was soon
hull down on the horizon. And from this
rencontre came the following verse Of
pleasing and well known ditty:
My name was Captain Kidd, as sailed, as
sailed.
My name was Captain Kidd, as sailed.
Oh, my name was Captain Kidd, and not a
thing I did
To the plumber when I met him, but sailed
away instid.
New York Truth.