Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-06-02

was freckled; she had enough teeth
left to do good eating with when she
had chance. and her step shook the
timbers OF her little home.
Her father had heard from her
little while ago by letter she had
had conveyed to Belize His parental
feelings, notwithstanding he had told
Bonnet he knew no such sentiments,
were stirred. When he had finished
her letter he would have been we'll
pleased to burn a vessel aud make \
dozen passengers walk the plank as a
memorial to his girl. But this not
being convenient, 1t had come to him
that he would marry the wench to the
gayly bedecked young fellow he had
captured, and 1t filled his reckless
heart with a wild delight He drew
his cutlass, and with great oath
he drove the heavy blade into the top
of the table, and he swore by this
mark that his grand plan should be
carried out.
He would sail over TO England; this
would be happy chance, for his YES
sci was unladen and ready for any adj
venture. He would drop anchor In
the quiet cove he knew of; he would
go ashore by night; he would be at
home again. To be at home again
made him shout with profane laughter,
the little home he remembered would
be so ridiculous to him now. He
would see again his poor little trem-
bling wife-she must be gray by now
and he was sure that she would
tremble more than ever she did when
she heard the great sea oaths which
he was accustomed to pour forth now.
And his daughter, she must be strap
ping wench by this time; he was sure
she could stand slap on the back
which would kill her mother.
Yes, there should be wedding a
fine wedding, and good old rum should
water the earth. And he would de-
tail boats crew of jolly good fell
lows from the Revenge to help make
things uproarious. This Charter boy
and Eliza should have a house of their
own, with plenty of money-he had
more funds in hand than ever in his
life beforehand his respectable son-in-
law should go to London and deposit
his fortune in a bank. 1t would DO
royal fun to think of him and Eliza
highly respectable and with money in
the bank. A quart Of the best rum
could scarcely have made Blackboard
more hilarious than did this glorious
notion He danced among his crew;
he singed boards; he whacked with
capstan bars; he pushed men down
hatchways; he was In lordly spirits,
and his crew expected some great ad-
venture, some startling piece of devil
try.
OF course he did not keep his great
design from Dickory-it was too glori-
Gus, too transcendent. He took his
young admiral into his cabin and laid
before him his dazzling future.
Dickory sat speechless. almost
breathless. AS he listened he could
feel himself turn cold. Had anyone
else been talking to him In this strain
he would have shouted with laughter
bit people did not laugh at Black
beard
When the pirate had said all and
was gazing triumphantly at poor Dick
DRY, the young man gasped word in
answer; he could not accept this aw.
full fate without aI)much as a wave
of the hand In protest
"But, SIR" said he, If"
Blackbeards face grew black; he
bent his head and lowered upon the
pale Dickory:. then, with tremendous
blow, he brought down his fist upon
the table.
IF Eliza will not have YOU" he
roared; IF that girl will not take you
when | offer you to her; IL she or heI
mother as much as winks an eyelash
in disobedience of my commands,
will take them by the hair of theii
heads and ! will throw them into the
sea. IL she will not have YOU" he re-
peated, roaring as il he were shout
ing through a speaking trumpet in
storm, IF | thought that, youngster
| would burn the house with both Of
them in 1t, and the rum | had bough
to make a Jolly wedding should b.
poured on the timbers to make then
blaze. Let no notions like that entel
your mind, my boy. II she disobey'
me, | will cook her and you shall ca
her. Disobey mel" And he swore a
such a rate that he painted for frest
air and mounted to the deck.
It was not a time for Dickory t.
make remarks indicating his disap
prevail of the proposed arrangement.