The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-02-16
The Thorn that Blossoms.

Once upon Il time. away out OH the deS-
ert, an Arab was travelling with a cara
van and a large amount of valuable silks
and rich goods. He knew that the por-
ton of the desert through which they
| were passing was frequented by robbers,
and he was anxious to reach the end of
his journey before night.
The men and the camcls were all
weary, for they had come a long way
| across the dry country, but now they
were looking more cheerful, for they
would soon be at a place where they
could rest and not fear.
The chief was leading the caravan
and looking carefully in every direction
so as not to be surprised by the enemy.
All at once he heard Il cry of pain, and
pccring around, saw Il boy not far from
the path.
Arc you sick?" asked the chief.
Il have thorn in my foot said the
boy, land l cannot walk Then the
chief got down from the back of the
drew the thorn from his foot. He even
delayed to cleanse the sore and rub some
ointment on the wound made by the
thorn. He inquired about how far the
boy had to go and if he had any money
Learning that the boy had but little, he
gave him a piece of gold and then went
On his journey.
Many years after the chief died and
went to Paradise. What was his sur
prise to find himself at once in the midst
of the most beautiful roses.
'Why have | so many roses" he
asked an angel near him. ''Thcre are
many. others who have done more good
who have not as many beautiful roses"
The angel smiled and answered: Years
II fI,nV,
boy who was crying in the desert That
thorn has grown to be large rose tree
and the roses YOU see around you are the
blossoms from that tree"
One good deed done here below is re-
turned sevenfcld in Paradise.
Capt. kydd.
Almost every boy and girl in our mid
die subsequently, if they live any
where near the SeaShOre-havc heard of
Capt. Kydd, and long tales of the mon
cy supposed to be buried by him on diff
fcrcnt parts CT the coast, particularly on
Long Island, and have heard the song
sung by old-fashioned people:
/ My name is Capt. Kydd,
AS l sailed, as l sailed:
My name is Capt. Kydd,
As l sailed.
Ny name is Capt. Kydd,
And so wickedly did,
AS sailed.
l murdered William Moore,
AS I sailed, as l sailed;
murdered William Moore.
murdered William Moore,
And left him III his gore,
As l sailed.
But with all the digging for Kydd's
money and all the traditions, there is
very little known about him by those who
give currency to the stories. and it is
certain that he was not SO much Of a
bloody pirate as many who tlourished
about his time.
The true story about Kydd is this:
He was bern in Scotland and was the
sen of Il dissenting clergyman. Upon
reaching manhood he cmigrated to New
York, where he settled and married.
In 1876 piracy upon our coast became
such an evil that something had to be
done to suppress it, and the Adventure
Galley was fitted out at the joint ex-
pense CT the crown, Lord Chancellor
ten. an influential man in New York,
and friend Of Kydd's recommended him
to have charge of the enterprise and be-
came his bondsman.
Fer time Kydd chased pirates and
Pc ICED the coast, but after a time he
seemed to have determined that he would
do better as pirate himself; and, so in
crcasing his crew by a number of des-
perate fellows, he sailed for the South
sea, or what is now known as the Pacific.
He still kept the show of citing against
pirates, but failing to meet any, he pro-
ceeded to the mouth of the Red sea and
waited for the Mocha fleet, which was
conveyed by English and Dutch men-of-
war.
detached vessel, but was pursued by the
men-of-war and obliged to abandon her.
Then he seems to have thrown off all re-
straint and began to rob vessels right and
left, wherever he could find them, and of
several nationalities.
Next he took the great ship Quedah
Merchant, transferred all his arms, pow
der and booty to her, and then blew up
the Adventure Galley, in which he had
sailed for four years.
Nobody ever seems to have known what
treasure he brought back from the East
Crn seas, but early in the year 100 he
arrived in the West Indies and there
bought a smaller vessel and came up on
our own coast. -.
1T is somewhat uncertain what. he did
with the Qucdah Merchant at that time,
but in the smaller vessel he came to Cape
Henlcpen and anchored at I1ewes.
From thence he sent 4 messenger to
Gcv. Bellamont. asking for safe con-
duct, and, on obtaining the paper, went
tc New York, took his wife and children
OIL beard and sailed for Boston. -.
He certainly had much treasure on
board when he came to New York and
when he left there; but when he got to
Boston he had very little and hardly any
of his original crew We're left, ys~x
Tradition says that Kydd buried much
Of his treasure en- Long island, but he
averrcd that he had given his crew their
shares and paid them off to go to their
zhemes ~ 81 .:@ ..@il5S.s
Five or six days after l<Ndd: arrived
in Bosten he was arrested by order of
GOV. Bellament, upon information of
murder and piracy, and was sent a pris-
Enney5 frsST ,on6nn RI no tried