The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-09-30
A PIRATE UNDONE.
Captain Kidd and the Strange Mar That
He Overhauled.

He Overhauled.
"Sail hol' shouted lusty voice from
the crosstrees.
Where away" yelled Captain Kidd
from the quarter deck.
1.-Two points off tho weather bow, sir"
The Terror Of the Sens expanded his
telescope aud looked In the direction indi-
Gated. Then he gave vent to u Syengal.
laugh.
"llurrnh, my bulliesl' he cried ~
can't make out whether she belongs TO the
Prince of Wales or to the Sugar trust, hu'
can tell she's prize by the cut NJ her
/ iih. Run up the black flag Clear the
decks for action Keel haul tho marlin
| spikol Shiver the mainstayl Take rive
reefs in the spanker and cast the ruddcr
adrift. Luif, you lubber. luff There yo.
are now! Stoady!"
| The long, black, rukish looking cruz
| rounded gracefully on the port tack and
rapidly overhauled the ship which the pi
| rate lookout had sighted. AS they Dire y
| near Captain Kidd saw that the whit
| sails were of silk, the bulwurks Of mahua
any and all the hrusswork gold plated
/ Under an awning on the after deck sat Il i.,i
man richly aprareled and smoking dol
lar per(ecto.
As soon us the black flag, with its 4k al
and crossbones, fluttcred from the pima &C. 3
| peak, raw silk emblem hearing duv,y,
/ that looked like coiled snake was ran Il,
! by the Other boat
Its the yacht of some mcrch.n
/ prince unused Kidd, rubbing his hunUs
and methinks he has duubloons galore i,
some strong box snugly tucked away H.
| tween decks But why'-and the visuuc
] .
not pay some attention to us?''
The fat man continued to smoke laaiiy
and even II solid shot which Kidd SEN
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 mean,
of graphing irons.
With II bound Captain Kidd sprnng OF
the deck of the yacht. Another bound ant
he had reached tho side of the fat man.
"Yieldp' shouted the pirate, fouri,hins
his cutlass.
The fat man arose calmly and folded hi
arms.
II am Kidd the piratel' yelled the free
booter, crashing his teeth.
And l am Lamb, the plumberr' re
piled the other.
Kidd was amazed. The cutlass fell from
his hand and ie staggered back with asher
face and trembling limbs.
lis well, went on Lamb, with cut
ting smile. "This is the year 1897 ant
you are committing IL slight anachronisn
by appearing at this time. This is IN,
private yacht and | am taking my summe
outing. Did you not notice the device o
"a coiled gas pipe on my Standard"
81 L failed to recognize it, ~ returned tn
pirate huskily, dropping on his knees
"Qunrtor Quarter
II have nothing leas than n dollar,
replied the plumber hauGhtily, "and
wouldn't give it to you if | had. Get up
| trust that IL is hardly necessary to re
mind you that lamb is an improvement
on kid
"And Il plumber an Improvement o
NJ
Exactly, Now go your way and dou'
bother me-"
Captain Kidd WAS completely cowct
Sneaking aboard his own ship no cast o
from the plumbers craft and was 500
hull down on the horizon. And from thi
rencontre came tho following verse of
pleasing and well known ditty:
My name was Captain Kidd, as l sailed, as
sailed
My name was Captain Kidd, as l sailed.
Oh, my name was Captain Kidd and not
thing did
To the plumber when ] met him, but sale
away inHtid.
New York Truth