The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-10
BRAVE FELIPE.

Dear Little Man:
You may have seen, in picture books
you've read,
A story of pirate bold whose name the
seamenedread.
We'll, maybe they don't dread II now, put
once they surely did,
For worst Of all the pirates was this SELF
same Captain Kidd.
He wore a long tailed. square-cut coat;
his cuffs were fringed with lace
His sword he always carried, and, upon
his bad old face, - I,
He wore, they say, "hang-dog look
don't know what that is,
Butspirates always wear 1t, for they need
IT in their biz.
A dozen pistols in his belt, such as all
Adorned the captains costume; but Of all
the ugly crews -.
That ever sailed the Spanish nam or slolc
a piece of eight, ,,,,5
The men who sailed with Captain $780,
tbs painful to relate,
Were just the ffercest, ugliest, ana no
aecountest lot
They ought to have been taken Out anu
hung upon the spot. ,a
Well, one day after Captain Kidd hao
sailed the Spanish main ,,aa
From Trinidad to Panama and then salleu
And hadn't caught a single ship, he
called the bosun's mate !.
And said, 'Avast there, Bottle Nose lle
hour is growing late,
Go pipe the men to quarters, and ancnor
Wen try " some some target practice now.
What's that?-ho! Ship ahoy!
"set SAN for yonder galleon, sheli never
Or my full names not Captain Kidd.
Hurray! Murray! Hurray!
So, off they few the sails all set the
captain standing aft,
(The ship, | failed to mention, was
=, long, low, ralSish craft > rovad and
laughed, the bad old scallaWag,
And cried, What! ho my hearties! now,
run up the pirate flag"
On board the Spanish. -galleon, the ship
the pirates chased, -,
The captain called all hands on deck,
and in the greatest haste 49, ona
Armed them with swords and pixies anu
guns and all the things they use,
When dreadful things like this occur 10
fight off pirate crews.
Now, in the captains charge this time,
and right beside him then,
Was young Felipe Sandovalt a nopie
youth of ten.
He saw the long. low raklsh cralt ap-
preaching them amain,
He saw the dreadful pirate flag ana then
he looked in vain
For one kind face among the crew. was
nstea be f IF sang 2 the p pirate song, Yo
no! 70! no! 70! ho!'
eel CAPTAIN" Felipe said, although be-
meath my rank ~
To fight with pirates yet, methlnks, we II
make them walk the plank;
Give me sword, trusty blade, and we
will quickly rid
The ocean of these vagabonds. Al Jackie
Captain Kidd
The captain looked at him and saba
teardrop in his eye
30 noble youth, the jig is UP, our time Is
Yet, ! will give to thee sword as goou
as ever made;
Take this" and then he handed him
fine Toledo blade.
Sand should st thou see me tall, alach.
and fail doubtless will.
Give one more thrust for CASTLES Hope
and be q Spaniard still.
On came the pirates, guns they roared-.
the dead fell thick and fast,
Felipe grasped his trusty blade and stood
before the mast, ~,
And, in his manly, childish voice, cd4leu
out across the sea.
"Come hither, bad old Captain Kidd, and
fight it out with me.
The nitrate swore fearful swear, and
CRASHED his teeth and cried,
''Just wait about a minute and IL tan
that youngsters hide"
But Captain Kidd, he never lived to car
ry out his threat.
Feline cried. Come oni Poltroon! I've
not surrendered yet"
Fill up your mug with rum, 70! no! and
throw away the cup,
And hurry please, before the boy who
dreamed this dream wakes up.
ID. w. Cooke, in st. Nicholas.