The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-07-08
rAE PIRATES or PENNyvILLE,
Their Terrible Fight With Glggling
Sol Ended Their Rowing Life.

they were also the most patient They
had been pirates for more than fifteen
years, and they had not attacked SIM
gle vessel in all that time, because
they had never sighted one that suit
cd them.
One vessel would be too small TO be
worn bothering with, and another
would have women and children
aboard, and the wives of the pirates
Of Pennyyille had ordered them ney-
er to annoy women or children. Ihen
the next vessel would come along and
the crew would say, Hush Sh' Sh!
Sh. The captain has toothaohe ana
YOU mustn't wake him up, 50, 81
course. they would have to let that
ship 60 too
The ship of the pirates OF Penny
Vile was like its owners, 1t had been
the regulation long, low and rakish
craft, but gradually it had been
changed. The pirate captain had his
ironing board fastened TO the main
mast, and on the quarter deck was
table. on which he sat with his shears
ana goose and yardstick In the waist
was a carpenters bench, and the COD
bier had moved the bow gun out Oh
the way to make room for his lasts
and leather. There were generally
two or three suits of pressed clothes
hanging on the shrouds, and the cob
bier always kept as many shoes az
possible dangling in the rigging
1T is a SPLENDID advertisements
he used TO say.
So they might have sailed the seas
for many years more without ever
getting iutol trouble if it had not been
for the foolish people Of NicheltoWn.
They knew ali about the pirates Of
Pennyyille, but, unlike the other FOLK
along the shore the people OF Nick
letowu were horribly afraid Of the
pirates,
~Dont tell us, they used TO say;
don't ten u.s. They are pirates, and
pirates are dangerous So the PEG
Die OF Nickletown gradually aoan'
doned their marine commerce. Ihey
were carrying on all their traffic by
donkeys. when one day a donkey kick.
ed me Mayor and knocked out two Of
his principal teeth.
The Town Council Immediately sen
fenced an the donkeys 10 imprison
ment for life, and then there was no
way to ship their goods
In this sad pTedieament the BRAY
| est man in Nickleton, who was SO
brave that he had heen known TO go
out alone in the dark, said
Il viii tako my life in my hands
and carry the goods by sea.
They fitted ont the good shin Gig
Cling Sal for him and loaded her up
AS he could not get crew, the reo-
pie gave him the donkey that had
| kicked the Mayor and goat that
had butted tho Clerk Of tho Common
Council
These beasts are SO audacious,
said they "that they viii not even
fear the terrible pirates Of Penny
vlle,"
Brave as he was, the man trem-
| bled when be went to sea, and his
fear was justified. for within an hour
he sighted the Kindly Killer bearing
down on him. fun of shoes and gar
| ments.
"Mercy me-" said the first mate OF
the pirate ship, laying down the wool
en- stocking that he was knitting. Il
do believe that there is a vessel in
the ofing. How dreadful"
| "Heave to- cried the pirate cap
tain. "or we will sink you"
Az that moment the goat raised his
head above the bulwark Of the Gig
Cling Sal and said "Ba-a-a-a-a'' in a
ringing baritone voice.
"Did You hear that?' asked the PR
ate captain. trembling all over "He
defcs us.
eyes. and he had two sharp swords.
said the conhler
4ehan We surrender" asked IN
FIRST mate. who was very impetuous.
NO. nevor," aid the pirate cap
tain AT least. not right away
Tho dontcy looked over tho bal
warks Just then and said "lree'
lIaw'"
ALAS" muttercd The pirate captain
D "AU hope IS gone. my brave lads
He Sc ordering ms To hcayo TO-"
"Hee, Haw," said tho donke-
again. at the same time kicking III
It side NJ the Giggling Sal
u "He Is ramming a shot home in hi
f gun" said the first mate. Let u
% heave n At once"
al ''ves yes," cried the captain. "Gis
u CLING Sal ahoy' We surrender"
e BIT the brave man Of Niellletow
Re- did not hear him for he had Iowere
n a hoat and was rowing OF as fast a
@ he could
n The moment the pirates Of PENN
s vile heard the sound Of his oars, the
4 screamed.
!. Help, Help They are going
he board u.s."
/, Immediately they lowered a boz
slso and rowed away with all the
"a might In the opposite direction.
The brave man soon arrived SAT
!, Il In NiekIpiown and told his ter
bic experience. and thc pirates reac
~ renuyvillc ~ the same time. a,
there told hos narrav lv ihoy bad :
I csref
'p Vow. that VIC have lost our gos
ship said the pirate We can -
"i tfe down IN peace. like all ether no