Evening star., 1902-03-15

1t jes' Is. though it happened so fur back
that / amt adzackly sure what the Kim
ship My grand-dad ust to tell the
yarn and he said it showed thet you d1dn
want to start out to be too tarnal wicked
onless you was you had the draft.
Fer 1t takes jest big man. grand-dad
ust to say to be turrible wicked as it does
to. be turrible good.
1t happened a long ways ago. when Nir-
gnia belonged to old King Charles, and he
had a governor here to try and as
simiate the redskins into good English
subjects.
This here governor did all right except
Ing fer one thing. The colony was trou-
bled nightly by pirates coming on little
excursion parties up from the Spanish
main. Most of these pirates was Spanish
and some French, but the worst of
the bunch was Engishman they called
Bloody Brsket, and his three sons, Helps
Bilge and Maiden's Prayer and Baby
Tommy. They said old Brisket had been
high-toned gentleman onct, but that didn't
trouble him none in his latter days.
He had a crew Of hundred roaring lost
souls, and day they'd lick up poor
ship anywhere from twice to six times
their tonnage, and the next they'd run In
and wipe town off the map. men. women,
children, sojers and all. Brisket himself
was a red-bearded mountain of man and
he wore a chain that went three times
around his shoulders, all made of rings
he'd snatched off shrieking young ladies'
fingers. Helrs Bilge and Maiden's Prayer
was big red men, too, but not so big as
their pa. But Baby Tommy. the youngest,
was the biggest of the lot
One day old King Charles sent over
shipload of wives for his men in Virginia,
and what did old Brisket do but swoop
down 'em. scuttle the ship, cut the
mems throats and carry the poor girls
down to the Caribbean. They didn't any
OF 'em ever Virginia After that the
governor give up But the king, he picked
out the best captain and ship In his navy
and sent them over to have talk with old
Brisket
This captain hadn't any family excepting
daughter by the name of Eliza, but
she was about the finest looking gal In
England in them days. But spite OF the
young fellers that was broken up by 1t.
her pa took her over to Virginia with him
and left her with the governor while ne
went looking for the "Gory Scuttles.
which was the name of Brisket's ship. He
cr.ised for a month and then came acrost
his quarry down off ST. kits. They f1t for
three days. The first day Hells Bilge was
killed and the second day Matden's Prayer
was killed, and the third day the capn run
his sword through the gizzard OF Bloody
Brsket hisself. Old Brisket let out roar
that shook all the stanchions loose on his
ship. and his last son. Baby Tommy, that
was looping off heads up forward. give MS
dad one look, TUX his cutlash between his
teeth and dove overheard.
The capn felt purity bad at nrst that ne
hadn't got the last of the family, but he
took enough treasure out of the Cory
Scuttles' to start a store, and then, after
stringing his p-lSonerS up to the yardarm,
according TO law, he went on shore and
started in on a months job repairing his
ship.
Along about this time the cap'n's daugh-
ter Eliza began to get anxious about her
pa Every afternoon she'd set down on
the beach looking out at the sea. and most
IL they'd be a young man or TWO along
to keep her sperrits up and give her ad-
Ono 6oN G
into the lower harbOr. A boat puts out
and purity soon four men with rings In
their ears and cutlashes in their belts and a
big red-bearded man with anOther cutIash
come up the beach.
Excuse me, miss" says the big man,
taking off his cap, but could you inform
me where ] might find the daughter OF the
hon'able Cap'n Wyngate?"
Il have the honor" she says. making
him a curtsy, Ito be the same"
..The honor" says the big man, lis
mine
And with that two Of the chaps with the
cutlashes knocks the young men that was
with her over the head, and the rest u 'em
emothers her up In a blanket and puts back
to the ship with her.
Garry her to my cabin" says the red
bearded chap, soon's they got aboard. They
thought she's tainted, seeing as she hadn't
made peep from the time they'd grabbed
her on the beach. but when they set her
down In the cabin they see she hadn't. She
was a little white, but her eyes was as
quiet as If she was reading book. Purity
soon below came Red Beard, and set down
at the table, with decanter Of wine In
front Of him.
"Now, my little canary" he says. pour
ing out a glass Of wine. we're going to
have a nice, quiet talk. But first p'raps
ought to interduce myself. I'm son OF
that great and good man, Bloody Bris-
ket.'"
yes" says the cap'n's daughter I've
heard Of your family. What sorry look
ing set Of rogues it'll be soon as my pa
kin lay hands on EN-"
Red Beard looked at her out Of his tight
"Your pa" he says has lain hands on
'em. and in consequence my pa and my two
dear. kind brothers. is feeding the fishes
down of st. Kits.
The young lady clapped her hands.
How lovely" she says. Then she kind
Of pouted. But how did you come to git
away?
"Don't you worry your purity head about
that" says Red Beard. 'The important
thing Is that I got away. and now, as
little token Of gratitude, I'm going to take
you down and turn you over to your pa
that IS, after a while. you understand. az
He set leering at her as II he thought
shed faint or cry But the next minute
his Jaw dropped. for the girl laughed.
"Will you be 80 kind" he says. las to tell
me what there's to snicker atr'
Certainly" she says. g! was thinking
what a large loathsome object youth be.
dancing from my pa q yardarm
Baby Tommy glared at her for a min
ute Then he showed the wine bottle away
and went over and looked out porthole.
The capns daughter set there with her
nose in the air. After long time he come
back and stood In front OF her.
Look a-here, miss" he says. "mebbe
amt such a bad sort as you seem to
think
The girl shifted
Getting frightened already?" she says.
Baby Tommy's face turned redder'n his
red beard, which he pulled a handful
out OF.
Look at me-" he roared. poking his face
down about two inches from hers. Look
at me, Take me all in! You can tilt thet
little nose of yourn enough to damn hun
dred mems souls, but you know they amt
any thing thet swims walks or burns In
hells fire thet I'm afeard of. Lock the door
there and rest easy. They'll be a man with
q cutlash outsidei"
With that he stumps out Of the cabin and
she didn't see him again Ill next day,
though pirate brought in her supper and
her breakfast next morning. But about
noon he shows up again.
II hope" he says. ''you rested we'll"
She makes face and goes over to the
,portholes. as II she was hunting for pure