The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-30
STORY OF OCEAN MARY.
many MiSCOT or THE SCI WOW
THE HEIRT or 4 TIRdTE.
The Touch of Stature rhnt Saved ship
ana Crew from BrigandnEc-ChildG Grew
to Wumanhood ana Her Wedding Gown
Was Wade from the pirnte's silk Brocado.


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III 'ne N"IuG' nutSIhE Er""hd NJ hehhiKor'
! y H. may h' seen standing among auoZen
SINUS Vl IKE "'S'Ehn small STATE S,ohe' whose
inscription III common WIN inc others IN no
manner suggests that the STORY OF the one IN
whose memory II was s'' was inherent irorn
| inc "tuihaTr al'alrs OF me hlIlsIue pI"hcer
~ Is 'he grave I'll ocean Mary IL was years
| ana years ago tha' 'he pauy mascot OF the sea
won pirate h'hrt,
PREVIOUS TO l'-o, inc year III whlch the prin-
! "lpaI events o. thls narrative occurred many
lamhies "' n'o'ch p'nsahtrF crossed the North
'hahh"l ana louhd Tor time homos In the
larger toWhs ON OF n'ar 'hr coast OF lreianu'
Ihus Londonderry became tho residence Of
large NUMBER oi scotch yeomahry'
In tho'e OH tunes OF SLOW snips ana many
| perils O. IN @'H' 10 was iar cry from Lohdon-
uerry III ll'"Al 10 londonderry IN the granite
STATE SUN scotland ana 'h' ffheraiu isie mao
aready sent sturdy pioneers TO the new'"orlo
on ,r the Merr'n mae. ,.o,....o,,,..,
| foiloT n s,ve IRAN, nh,ivf,n III. mama -, the
| ship which sailed from Londonderry for Boss
| ton in July, I72O but she is said TO have been
in many respects vastly superior to other. Of
her class in those times. AT any rate long be-
| .,, - 'i, =, H. ,i,i S, ",
coast. many "eh-'o-uo iamiHes hau prepared
deck Of the denartinr shin watched tho ereonI
| 49, =, t.a,as ,,a t i,, . -. -
SHORES o. lre'ahu 'aue from view n large pro-
| thrifty and proyldont.
Out through Tough Foyo rast Ip,showeu
| Head and far beyond Giants Causeway, with
favoring winds. sailed the fated ship.
among inc passengers were James "nsor
T rod TT year nd
tbair Wv ~ 1ondonIarrr N IT r.. ,,nG
| 'helr way 10 Londonderry. ~ H. Whero lanod
| been "a j q a a m a n IN
| Ora ptoaa ~ that town
In No small ro,ow sa,t,.rt - v,,,, Will
son and his wife were travelling we're friendly
| uhuer whose hahus Prohtaoie harVests wera
sure. and generation was springing UP whose
Cnnosrniry ~. aor,ior n,rt -, tha vor...
' us ."e ~ no ''yoES
although certain fragmentary accounts hind
Of a nrotrantsd calm md fnl1owine ..opn %
| ~ ~ T ~ W .'o",s swim w
such violence that the vessel was driven from
| sonabIy cSrtain that the passoee was abont
one third accomplished when events transpired
that made the voyage memorable In the lives
6 S o eu PTSf1 evening the lookout Jaw on thu.
horizon a sail standing like gray silhouette
nearer and nearer. and when morning cane
under her iuli set Of canvas N0"
The pirate was within gunshot Of the ennis
| To fight or run away was not to be thought
Of tn" slow ship had not a dozen musKets.
They simply waited. They had not long TO
wait. for boats were soon alongside, and
work as men Who Knew how t. I,iumicr ana
| Kill Crew and passengers were bound, and
some were LETT Wing Where they were cap ,
luredi and some rolled INTO corners, Just as
None w"ro kiilSi, VaHa6es we're gathered
no pyats r@bs 2 9% s@ns to
low to search tho otirrrs quarters. threw
open tho after cabin door with IA rough handI
but seeing n woman living in he berth. StOupel.,
Why are you there = demanded the ruliian.i
baby face. '' ''' '''''' "''''''' "'e'''''
Then the pirate drew near. lis it a boy or .
S",hl girl"
Have you named herr"
The pirate went to the cabin door and com-
m man ,hat no man an Stir gnt iarheE orders
where the woman lay; aud said GenJly,, If
bind your men ana lGavo your shr unframed:
,mIcs.'
and took W the. tiny unr"sStmg hand OF the
baby, Mary. was tho name tho womani
tut sp"ksn so low She coMii not hear oHiy
his Maker and his own hoart knew; but when
tear on he pink hnErrs.
There have been ohrr knights than BayardS
| Here WAS one.
As good as his word. tho pirate captain orr
deryd al, all coItiye37 1nb9unI. and goods and
left the ship and pulled to his own vessel. Butl
tn" emlgIhnt ship had scarcely got under way
| when a new alarm came to them. The pirate,
was returning ,,....",..,,,---.--",.."-
II they were dism&ycd at his reappearancOa
they were surprised 10 him come oni
board alone and 20 directly below to the cabin!
There he took from a parcel piece OF bros,
caded silk OF marvellous hneness OF texturai
and beauty of design Seen at a little ds5
lance the effect OF the pattern 10 as Of a plaid
combining in wonderfully harmonized toned
nameess hues OF red and green. softened within
lines of what evidently was one" white.
| Time has. perhaps. somewhat mellowed ita
color tone, but the richness Of its quality Is as
the richness OF Uearls.
Let Marv wear this on her wedding days.
the pirate said. rs he lay the silk on the bsrthi
| The pirate left n" ship and was seen nod
more. In the tuness Of time the emigranH
ship rea rhed Boston without further inoidentd
| There james Wilson dlod soon after landingI
Elizabeth wilson. with Mary. soon aftor wenG
to live in Londonderry. whore friends wsrei