The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1908-07-30

Dear Little Man;
You may have seen, IN picture books
you've read
A story Of a pirate bold whose name the
seamcn dread.
Wei, maybe they don't dread Il now. but
once they surely did.
same Captain kidd.
He wore iong-tailed. square-cut coat;
bis GUNS were fringcd with lace.
Ills sword ne always carried, and. upon
hls bad old face,
lie wore. they say, a "hang-dos lOolS'i
But pirates always wear a. for they need
Il 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 main or stole
piece OF eight"
The men who sailed with Captain Kidd,
lis painful 10 relate
Were Just the hercest, ugliest, and no.
accountesl lot
They ought q have been taken out and
hung upon the spot.
Well, one day after Captain Kidd had
sailed the Spanish main
from IriniqAd to Panama and then salied
And hadn't caught single ship. he
called TIE bosuns mate
And said, ''Avast there, Bottle Nose, the
- hour Is growing late, .,..
Go pipe the men 70 quarters, and anchor
Wen tfy some target practice now.
What's that7-ho! Ship ahoyl
"ses aan for yonder gareon, she'll never
or ny fun names not Captain Kidd.
Hurroyl Hurray! Huray|
50. on they few, the sails all set the
captain standing aft,
CINE ship, failed to mention was
long, low, rakish craftD.
EIa laughed and raved, and raved and
laughed the bad old scailaWag,
And cried what! hol my hearties! now,
run up the pirate hag."
on board the Spanish galleon, the ship
the pirates chased, -.
The captain called all hands on DECK
and In the greatest haste
Armed them with swords and pixies ana
guns, and all the things they use,
When dreadful things ike this occur, 10
fight on pirate crews.
NOW. IN the captains charge this time,
and right beside him then,
was young Felipe SandoYai a noble
youth OF ten. 80,
lie saw the ''long low akish craft ap-
preaching them amain, 49,.
He saw the dreadful pirate nag ana theh
he looked In vain NJ
E0I one KIM lace AlNNNA AiAa NA~Ws
Instead. he sang the pirate song, "Yol
hol Yol no! 70! ho!
SCI Captain" Felipe said, although be-
TO feht with pirates. yet, methinks, Wen
make them walk the plank
Give me a sword, a trusty blade ana we
The ocean @li f Of these yagabonds. I'll tackle
Captain Kidd
The captain looked at him and said-a'
teardrop in his eye
20 noble youth, the JIG is up, our time is
Yet / viii eive to thee sword as good
Take his" and then he handed him
ah,d shouidist thou see me fall. alack!
and fall doubtless WILL 49,. 49,
Give ore more thrust for Casuie HOPe
and be q spaniard sulL
On came the pirates, guns they roared--
the dead fell thick and tast' 49,,
Feline grasped his trusty blade ana stoou
before the mast, .orea
And. iii his manly. childish voice CAMEO
out across the sea. 90, x,,aa .,d
ssCome hitler, bad old Captain hloo' anu
fight 1t out with me.
Ihe pirate swore a fearful swear ana
- smashed his teeth and cried, a.,
"Just wait ,-o a90ss Hn HIDE" @
But Captain Kidd. he never hyed 70 car
~ out his threat p.,..oon, I've
Felipe cried, Come on! ,Fyl'iVON'
not surrendered yet
Fiji nm your mug with rum, yol hol and
throw away the cup, 49,, ,,ho
Ana hurry please. before the boy VINO
@''iN dreaned this dream wakes up.
ID. w. Cooke, in ST. Nicholas