Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-30

merce of the colonies offered great prizes in those days to the piratical cruisers which swarmed up and down the Atlantic coast. To lie over for time off the coast of Charlestown was Capt. Bonnet's immediate object, and to get there as soon as possible was almost necessity.
 The crew of desperate scoundrels whom he had gathered together had discovered that their captain knew nothing of navigation or the manage ment of ship, and there were many of them who believed that if Black Paul had chosen to turn the vessels bows to the coast of South America, Bonnet would not have known that they were not sailing northward. Thus they had lost all respect for him. and ory that he would send him to Span ish Town with a letter to his daughter just as soon as an opportunity should show itself.
 When the Revenge reached the mouth of Charles Town harbor she stationed herself there. and in four days captured three well-laden mer- chantmen; two bound outward, and one going in from England.
 Thus all went we'll, and with willing hands to man her yards and 8 proudly strutting captain on her quarterback, the pirate ship renewed her northward course, and spread terror and made prizes even as far as the New England coast; and if Dickory had had, any doubts that the late reputable planter of BridgetoWn had now become a veritable pirate he had many oppor- tunities of setting himself right. Bon net seemed to be growing proud of his newly acquired taste for rapacity and cruelty. Merchantmen were recklessly robbed and burned, their crews and passengers, even babes and women, being set on shore in some desolate spot, to perish or survive, the pirate cared not which, and if resistance were offered, bloody massacres or heartless droWnings were almost sure to fol l low, and, as his men coveted spells and delighted in cruelty, he satisfied them to their hearts content.
 T tell you, Dickory Charter" said 1 he, one day, when you see my daugh- ter I want you to make her under { playing at the business. She's brave l girl, my daughter Kate, and what ! do, she would have me do well and not half-heartedly, to make her ashamed of me. And then, there is my brother dn-law, Delaplaine. don't believe that he had very high opinion of me when was plain farmer and planter, and I want him to think better of me now. A bold, fearless pirate cannot he looked upon with disrespect'
 I Dickory groaned in his heart that this man was the father of Kate.
 The spirits of Dickory rose very much as the bow of the Revenge was pointed southward. Every mile that the pirate vessel sailed brought him nearer to the delivery of his message message which, while it told of her fathers wicked career, still told of his safety and of his steadfast affection. for her. Indirectly, the bringing of such a message, and the story of how the ' bearer brought it, might have another effect, which, although he had no right to expect, was never absent from Dick ory's soul. This ardent young lover did not believe in Master Martin New combe. He had no good reason for not believing in him, but his want of faith did not aepend upon reason. If lovers reasoned too much, it would be sad world for many of them.
 When the Revenge stopped in her progress towards the heavenly island of Jamaica, or at least that island 1 rSrb 1A ok %@ NR anchored off Charles Town harbor, South Carolina, Dicl1ory fumed and talked impatiently to his friend, Ben Greenway. Why a man, even though he were a pirate, and therefore of an avaricious nature, should want more booty, when his vessel was already crowded with valuable goods, he could not imagine.
 Dickory did not know very much, or care very much about the sea and it's commerce, and some ships to be robbed soon made their appearance. One was | large merchantmen, with a full car go, and the other was 8 bark, north ward bound, in ballast. The acquisi- tion of the latter vessel put new idea into Capt Bonnet's head. The Revenge was already overloaded, and he deter mined to take the bark as tender to relieve him of portion of his cargo and to make herself useful in the busi- ness of marooning and such trouble some duties.
 Being now commander of two ves- sells, which might in time increase to fleet, Capt. Bonnet's ideas of his own importance as terror of the sea in creased rapidly. On the Revenge lie was more despotic and severe than ever before, while the villain who had been chosen to command the tender, because he had a fair knowledge of navigation, was informed that if he kept the bark more than a mile from the flag ship he would be sunk with the vessel and all on board The loss of the bark and some men would be nothing compared to the maintenance of discipline, quoth the planter pirate.
 Bonnet's ambition rose still higher