The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-02-23

particular directions as to what he was
to do with it. He was to disguise himself
as much as possible, so that he should
not be recognized by the people Of the
place, and then in the night he was to
make his way out of the town and early
in the morning was to return as IL he
had been walking along the shore Of the
harbor. when he was to state that he
had been put on shore from the French
vessel in the offing with letter which he
was ordered to present to the governor
The slave performed his part of the
business very we'll. The next day. wet
and bedraggled from making his way
through the weeds and mud of the coast.
he presented himself at the fortress with
his letter, and when he was allowed to
take 1t to the governor no one SUSPECTED
that he was person employed about the
place. Having fulfilled his mission. he de-
parted, and when seen again he was the
same servant whose business it was ia
carry food to the prisoners.
The governor read the letter with q
disquieted mind; he knew that the French
ship. which was lying outside the harbor
was powerful vessel, and he did not like
French ships anyway. The town had once
been taken and very badly treated by a lit
tie fleet of French and English buccaneers
and he was very anxious that nothing of
the kind should happen again.
There was no effective Spanish force in
the harbOr at that time, and he did NOT
hioW HOW IldHy Duccaneerlng vessels
might be able to gather together in the bav
if it should became known that the great
pirate Roc had been put to death in Cam
peachy.
1t is unusual for a prisoner to have
powerful friends SO near by, and the gov
ernor took Roc's case into most earnest con-
sderation. A few hours reflection was SUI
ticient to convince him that it would he
very unsafe to take risks with such a dam
gerous prize as the pirate Roc and he de-
termined to set rid of his as soon as pos
sble. He felt himself in the position of q.
man who has stolen baby-bear, and who
hears through the woods the roar of an an
proching parent; to throw away the curb
and walk off as though he had no idea there
We're an bears in that forest would be the
inclination of a man situated and to
get rid of great pirate without provoking
the vengeance of his friends was the
natural inclination of the governor
Now, Roc and his men were treated well
and having been brought before the gov
ernor, were told that in consequence Of their
having committed no overt act of disorder
they would be set at liberty and Skinned n
Spain, upon the single condition that they
would abandon piracy, and agree to become
quiet citizens.
To these terms Roc and his men agreed
without argument. They declared thew
would retire from the 5uccaneering busi
ness, and that nothing would suit them bet
ter than to return to the ways Of civiliza-
ton and virtue. There was ship about ia
depart for SPAIN and this the governor
gave Roc and his men free passage to the
other side of the ocean. There is no doubt
that our buccaneers would have much nre
ferred to have been put on board the
French vessel; but Roc made no suggestion
of the kind, knowing how astonished the
French captain would be if the governor
were to communicate with him on the
subject.