Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-22
LiUeI1 Adventures
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GFrom the Philadelphia SATURDAY Evening Post Reprint
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"a HERE were pIrate crafl anarter.
BY N. ovAD.

from Nassau to the Bay Of Honduras
They sailed up and down the Gulf Of
Florida, and they hung about the Ba-
hama hank and The Yucatan and Wind
ward channels. Many trader from
the American coast fell into their
hands, TO be burned or sunk and the
crew sadly misused. and The dread Of
she black flag lay heavy on the sailors
mind.
OF all the men who. trusting in luck,
went from the port OF Salem to the
Florida cape. Noah Hutchns was per
haps the most notable. In his old but
ter-box OF brig. the Lucky Sally. he
sailed out Of Salem for the West Indies
as clamy and serenely as he started
of for Sunday meeting when ashore.
On one occasion be would have been
captured by a rover but for the advent
of sudden squall; on another the
Lucky Sally owed her escape TO fog
and brought home three solid shot
fred into the hull again long, low.
rakish craft" flying the Jolly Roger,
had come within range of her and was
about TO open fire when an English
man-of-war hove in sight and sent the
red rover scurrying.
Capt. Noah had been widower for
many years. For many years also he
had had an eye on the "Widder" Skin
ner; when he got through taking out
machinery and caicoes and bringing
back rum and molasses he would ask
her TO zine" with him. 1t was an
understood thing between them. Each
10 l. i
admonished him to look out for black
flags. and each time he returned home
she thanked Heaven for his escape.
AS time went on he came to his last
voyage. The pirates were still doing
a brisk business at the old stand. but
the luck of the Lucky Sally would take
her through. and then he'd settle down
and have home for the remainder of
his days. On the night before the brig
was TO sail Capt Noah went up as usual
10 call on the window.
Nancy, ! shall be back in about a
month" he said as he sat poking the
IRE and eating an apple "and then I'll
be around to milk the COW. feed the
hogs and wind the clock"
We'll, shall be kind o. glad on It.
she replied with a blush 81 do con
Tess that it's sort o handy to have
man around. by the way, Noah. did |
tell You that the COW had lost her cud -
s"&-o-o-a! You don't say SOL"
'"Yes she has. hasn't been herself
for the last two weeks. When COW
loses her cud YOU can look for most
anything to happen"
What dye s'pose made her lose
tt?' asked the captain after sol
eDn silence
"sDunno, unless she got to pining."
Timing for what?"
+, @For a change of scenery, maybe.
I've been thinking. This is to be your
last voyage, and the COW has lost
her cud BEING as this is your last
voyage want YOU to be comfortabler
than usual BEING as the COW is pin
ing. s'pOsen YOU take her along and
give her change of scenery? Both
of von'r he the better for it,
"lle'd be in the way" replied the
CAPTAIN. slowly, "bNt at the same
time there's The milk. Then she d sort
a. remind me of YOU, II change of
scenery VIII bIlRHl W. up ! ID l'NNh
her back with her tail in the air
1t happened therefore that when
1he Lucky Sally spread her wings next
murning and sailed out of Salem at her
usual lively speed Of six miles an hour
she widows COW was on board
Nothing happened for anyone to
fall over until the brig was headed
FOR home and was trying to bound
over the bounding pillows to the
westward Of Caicos Bank. The sun
had Just climbed out of his bed when
"A sail was reported coming up astern.
FFhe mate and the crew almost at
once declared her to he a pirate, but
Capt Noah was in no hurry about
st. He ate his breakfast and smoked
mis- pipe. and then took long squint
at the stranger through his glass.
Her black flag had been thrown to
she breeze and was visible to the
naked eye before the captain care
fully put away his glass and calmly
,obseryed
-'WaH. now but that's pirate,
sure nuff. and | shouldn't wonder if
ne was after us
The Lucky Sally cut along at her
hest pace. but two hours after the
strange sail had been raised the rover
craft was alongside. Luck had final
ly deserted the brig AS no resist
ance was made when score Of cut
fhroats scrambled over the rail, no
one was shot or cut down. Capt.
Noah didn't get illustrated. lie looked
the situation over and then explained
10 the pirate leader;
"Wall, captain, she's loaded with
rum and sugar and won't make you
rich, but we We got TO take luck as
~ comes ! did hope TO dodge We
lest this once more, but being as
couldn't, j must make the best of IT,
what We going 10 do with .we?'
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