The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-06
STORY OE OCEAN MARY.
Baby Mascot of the Sea Won the
Heart Of . Pitate.

mixer, N. H., may be seen standing
Among q dozen slabs OF like design a
small slate Hone, whose inscription, In
common with the others, in no manner
suggests that the story Of the enc ia
whose memory it was set was diHereni
from the ordinary affairs Of the hillside
pioneer.
II is the grave Of Ocean Mary. 1t was
years and years ago that the baby mas
cot of the sea won a pirates heart,
Previous to 1920, the year in which
the principal events Of this narrative
occurred, many families Of Scotch peas
antry crossed the North Channel and
found for a time homes in the larger
towns on or near the coast of Ireland.
Thus Londonderry became the resi-
dence of a large number of Scotch
yeomanrv.
In those old times OF slow ships and
many perils Of the sea, it was far
cry from Londonderry in Ireland 10
Londonderry III the granite State; still
Scotland and the Emerald Isle had al
ready sent sturdy pioneers to the new
world on the Nerrlmac.
Tradition. often the truer part of his
tory, has failed to save from oblivion
the name of the ship which sailed from
Londonderry for Boston in July. 1920,
but she is said to have been in many re-
spects vastly superior to others of her
class in those times. At any rate, long
before she dropped anchor of the pic
turesque coast, many weil-to-do fami-
lies had prepared for the long voyage.
OF those who from the deck of the de-
parting ship watched the green shores
OF Ireland fade from view large pro-
portion were not only strong Of limb,
but thrifty and proyident.
Out through Lough Foye, past Inish-
owen Head and far beyond Giants
Causeway. with tavoring winds, sailed
the fated ship.
Among the passengers were James
Wilson and his young wife. 4 ye5r be-
fore Wilson married Elizabeth Fulton,
and they were on their way to Lon
donderry, n. H., where land had been
laid out to James Wilson as one OF the
grantees of thai town.
One sultry evening the lookout saw
on the horizon sail standing like a
gray silhouette against the early rising
moon. All through the hot summer
night the strange craft wore nearer
and nearer, and when morning came
her low hull could be seen like black
shadow under her full set OF canvas.
The pirate was within gunshot Of
the emgrant ship.
To fight or run away was not to be
thought of. The slow chip had not a
dozen muskets. They simply waited.
They had not long to wait, for boats
were soon alongside and swarMing up
on the deck, the robbers fell to work
as men who knew how to plumber and
kill. Crew and passengers were bound
and some were left lying where they
were captured, and some rolled into
corners, just as suited a momentary
freak Of the invaders.
None were killed. Valuables wsfe
gathered into parcels convenient to be
transferred to the pirate ship. The rob-
Der captain going below to search the
officers quarters, threw open the after
cabin door with a rough hand, but see
ing woman lying in the berth,
stopped.
Why are you there?" demanded the
ruffian.
See" The terrified woman uncov-
cred a baby's face.
Then the pirate drew near. "Is it a
boy or a girl?"
"a girl"
Have you named it,"
NO"
The pirate went to the cabin door
and commanded that no man stir until
further orders. Then. returning, he
went close to the berth where the WON
an lay, and said gently, IF may name
that baby, that little girl, will unbind
your men and leave your ship IN
harmed; may l name the grip"
YES"
Then the rough old robber came
nearer still and took up the tiny, unre-
sisting hand Of the baby. Mary" was
the name the woman heard his speak
There were other words, but spoken
so low she could not hear. Only his
when the child drew its hand away the
mother saw tear on the pink fingers.
There have been other knights than
Bayard. Here was one.
AS good as his word. the pirate cap
tain ordered all captives unbound, and
goods and yaluables restored to the
places from which they had been
taken; then with his crew he left the
ship and pulled to his own vessel.
But the emigrant ship had scarcely
got under way when new alarm came
to them. The pirate was returning.
If they were dismayed at his reap
pearance, they were surprised to see
him come on board alone and go direct
ly below to the cabin. There he took
from parcel piece of brocaded silk
Of marvellous fneness Of texture and
beauty of design. Seen at a little dis
tance the effect of the pattern is as Of
a plaid combining IN wonderfully har-
moniZed tones nameless hues OF red
and green, softened with lines Of what
evidently was once white.
Time has, perhaps, somewhat mel
lowed its color tone. but the richness
of its quality is as the richness of
pearls.
Let Mary wear this on her wedding
day" the pirate said, as he lay the silk
on the berth.
Some time early in the year 1892,
Thomas Wallace emigrated to America
and settled in Londonderry where. on
December Is of the same year, he was
married to Ocean Mary by the Rev. Mr..
Davidson of that town. Her wedding
gown was me pirates silk.
A granddaughter and great-grand-
daughter have also worn the same
dress on like occasions.
GEN. FORESTS ABILITY.