Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-06-03

t&COtr XVII UP tac kAl&cls MAXIM koA
of sally Jaue.
JOHNSON put on his devils clothes
and ne was lawful. The clown sud
Smith got into the helephant. for the
clown wanted something 70 DO. and
with big burSt of red and green light
we opened the eabir door and cut
pranosd the devil and the helcphant
''Some OF the pirates leaped over
board when they see the devil. bu' n ost
Of EN- stood their ground until they
sec that there helephan, take AFTER
that notwithstanding pirate. climb
J right up the ladder arter I'm, and
knock i'm eft the cross-trees. Then.
with yeils OF Wild fear. they took 10
. Their boats and few for One"
''Niy first and only experience with
eastern pirates" said the book agent.
selling books to the pirates?'' asked
the Rhode Islander who had been IL
the French navy. ~Sundsy-schooi
books. I SuppOsc-~
u was selling books. II was the
Lives OF the Three Mrs Hudsons.'
which the board Of foreign mis- ons
recommended ~ an excellent thing
for eastern trade. But as the heather
] 4AAA- NhNA AN-aA AAAAN TX AAAaN
! they imbibe6 the idea that Rev &C.
hosaplat Hudson was a polygamist
and so contracted al erroneous opin-
ion Of Christianity. In the end was
ordered 20 stop selling the books. and
VS. left stranded in Siam.
Il naturally began 20 look about for
some way OF making money. Il wasn't
long before I hit on scheme. IL was
10 snuccle a lot OF fine diamonds into
the United States Diamonds are cheap
in Siaus which * one Of the prime. q.
diamond countries Of the world. and
by avoiding the 33 per cent. revenue taA
or en- / would make big profit or
'em in the United states.
I'VE purchased peck Of Uncut dia-
nouds and a few quarts OF rubies and
emera,ds. and disposed OF them around
inside collection u stuffed birds. an.
snakes In alcohol. and piaster-of-par..
images Of heather gods made by 90,
merchants Oldest boy on SATURDAY
} Then ve chartered q schooner. and
with SIX Bascars and one American be
. see myself set sail for America.
I'VE had kept our doings q secret
though the merchant had told his Wife
. and. as we left the land. ! didn't sup
pose there was a person ia the kiug
dom OF Siam outside Of his family. y hl
p knew anything about our littl
b / project. But 70 fool anybody Wa
b rht think our ve~se. was too light.
: loaded. the hold was full OF ompt
B boxes and barrels.
~But we hadn't gone far from Ian
when I discovered that the merchant
: wife had b.abbed. for a. of the empt
D barrels contained pirates They la
smucgled themselves hoard at Oh
wharf-an old trick Of astern pirate
e and. as soon as wc were away froI
2 land. out they swarmcd; tore open a
2 the stuffed birds. crank the RlcohS
{ the snakes was in. ripped open IN
+ snakes smashed the heather gods. az
Z got the peck OF diamonds and the ~
eral quarts Of rUbies AID emeraids
= The crew and were expecting I
& b killed every minute. but the pirate
4 were only common iand-thieyeA VII
Eidn't know anything about runniu
= ship. and 80 they didn't dare Kill q
J. They gave RS orders 20 bout ship ar
b land them AT a little village on II
coast. and then we could 90 where Is
e pleased We were about 10 do Il
e wbeu ,ve perceived al American maj
E of-war not far away.
In spite 81 our efforts. however, n
znan-of-war overlook rs and sent nv
boats crew aboard. I was scared as
& could be. but was quickly relieved
seeing those pirates swallow the e.
moncs and other precious stones ~
~ .afIn-v- carefully searched the vesSs
put there was nothing wrong beside
-bey had been looking for q vessel wi
. crew OF e.ght and this one had
aboard IL wasn't the one they we
y looking for. SD thcy went away and '
were oct 81 danger.
while we had beeH running aw.
from the man-of-war. we had gone
fsT that the pirates had LOST al rec
oning Of where We were. 20 instead
49, turning around. we just waved lit
and went on. my project being 70 p
IL az some port il the East Indies al
"a turn the pirates over 10 the autho
y, ties. But the pirate chief smellec
~ rat.
IT'S about tine we saw land. isl
IT." asked be, suspicionSy.
= ~ reckon So said I: and just III
I perceived a dim. blush cloud lyi
y low on the southern horizon. III
looks ike land dead ahead said I.
$50 81 does.' said the pirate viii
- relieved sigh ! was beginning 70 shi
you were playing a trick OF US a
- We're going south instead OF North
Il was glad that the chief had caus
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