Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-07-07

Blackboard, "and won't haze Il; |
don't want any Of that lazy pieiy on
board my vessel II you don't r, form
nc, ard do it richly. I'll slice of both
your ears"
At this moment a man came aft,
rarrying a great tankard of mixed
drink. Blac' ',eard took 1t and held 1t
his hand.
- Now then. you baking chaplain"
he cried, here's chance for you 10
begin. What would you have me do?
Drain off this great mug and so slash
ing among my crew. or hurl it, mug
and all"
Nav, nay" cried Greenway, but
rather give half o. It to me; then will
1t no disturb your brain, an mine will
be comforted."
"Heigho!" cried Blackboard, Truly
you are better chaplain than
thought you. Drain half this mug and
then, by all the powers of heaven and
hell, you shall convert me, Now, look
ye," said the pirate, when the mug
was empty, "and hear what brave re-
pentanee | have already begun am
tired, my gay gardener. of all these pi-
racies; have had enough of them.
Even now my spells and prizes are
greater than can manage, and why
should | strive to make them more? |
told you of my young lieutenant, who ran
away and who gave his carcass to the
birds of prey rather than sail with me
and marry my strapping daughter.
liked that fellow, Greenway, and II he
had known what was in store for him
there might be some reason for me to
keep on piling up goods and money
but there's cursed little reason for II
now have merchandise OF value at
Belize and much more OF It in these
ships, besides money from Charles
Town which ought to last an honor
able gentleman for the rest Of his
days"
Aye" said Ben, but an honest gen.
tleman is sparlng OF his expenditures. "
And you think am not that Kind
Of a man, do your" shouted the pirate
But let me tell you this am sailing
now for Topsail Inlet on the North
Carolina coast, and | am going to run
in there dispense this fleet, sell my
goods, and"
BE hanged?" interpolated Greonway
In surprise,
Not bit of II, you croaking crow .
roared the pirate. Not a bit OF II
Don't you know, you dullhead, thai
our good King George has issued
proclamation to the Brethren of the
Coast to come in and behave them
selves like honest citizens and receive
their pardon? | have done that once
and so know all about 1t; but
bacEslid, showing that my conversion
was badly done"
An Master Bonnet?" he as ed I'll
ye go out o piracy he may 80 too ant
tako the oath"
"Of course he may" cried the pirate
anu VI NuNl sc lt snail VIII SNN "
that myself. Then will give him bacl
his ship, for | don't want It, and lie
him become an honest merchant"
Give him back his ship!" exclaimed
Greenway, his countenlnce downcast
That will be putin into his hands tn
| means O. beginnin' again a life O sin
pray We, dent do that"
| Blackboard leaned back and laughed
Il swear that thought 1t would b
one of the very FIRST steps in CONVEX
| Ion for me to give back to the fello'
| he ship which Is his own and whic'
| have taken away from him, But fea
| not my noble pirates clerk he is nc
| the man that am; he is vile cowar
and when he has taken the oath h
will be afraid to break 1t. More
| over"
And If, with that ship" said Green
way, his eyes beginning to sparkle, III
become an honest merchant
II don't trust him." said Blackboard
he is a knave and sharper, and Their
is no truth in him. But when yo
have settled up my business, my cleri
and have gotten me well converted,
will send you away With him, and yo
shall take up again the respons,blit
Of his soul"
The Scotchman clapped his horn
hands together. And once ! get hi
back to Bridgetown, will burn hi
cursed ship"
"Heigho!" cried Blackboard, IAN
that will be your way Of convertin
him? You know your business, m
royal chaplain, you know it well" An
with that he gave Greenway a tremer
dous slap on the back which woul
have dashed to the deck an ordinar
man, but Ben Greenway was a Scotch
man, tough as yew tree.
CHAPTER XXI.
| CAPTAIN THOMAS OF THE ROYA