Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-05
THE PIRATE SHIP

Head-the sea look'd green ant
prim.
No stormy clouds, no murky fleece
were mastering at the brim.
Silver shades. azure dome, as if the
spirit night
or southern isles rose suddenly upon
the light.
1t was a time for city folk to bear a
wary eye,
For Morgan was about, somewhere be-
tween sea and sky!
Down went the helm-the spark plug
plugged steering wheel held
firmly in his hand
With powder snug, he put about and
seudded for the land.
Loud hiss'd the sea beneath her lee
the pirate ship steamed fast,
With dummy masts and painted sail
he bore upon the city. ..-:
Lord! what yell-a Saint George
yell-would sure arouse your pity,
The shore-line doomed up in multi
colored lights, with Tantalus dim
behind. ~. ~.
While white.capped surflike battle.
steeds raced tossing in the wind,
Each after each sank down astern, ex-
hausted. in the chase, .:-.-.<
But where 1t sank another rose and
gallop'd in its place.
God help our city folk = in anguish
deep | cried, ~ -.
Specially poor artist folk and printer
men who illustrate and never
story lied.
Avast you lubbers, clear the way, a
. bloody pirate yelled,
And forth there burst flaming sheet
as from cannon mouth there
!. belled
An avalanche of smoke and fire turn
ing red the briny foam.
Brief pause had !, on God to cry, or
think Of wife and home.
Where am I?-in the breathing world.
or in the world of death.
With sharp and sudden pang / drew
another birth Of breath;
Ny eyes drank in a doubtful light,
my ears a doubtful sound,
And was that ship real ship who's
tackle seemed around?
A moon, as If the earthly moon, was
shining up aloft;
And were those beams the very beams
j had seen so oft?
Dear Diamond Head, the channel
lights and Pier Twelve in ghostly
numbers limmed,
Or were my eyes, my very eyes, alas,
but sorely dimmed
Oh never may the moon again dis
close me such sight
AS met my gaze when first looked
on that accused night.
I've seen a thousand horrid shapes be-
got of fierce extremes,
Or fasces, cigarettes, cocktails and
other things that have colored
we'll my dreams
or pirates, pirates black, blue and
green and many pirates red
In fantastic dress and CORY locks, and
Lord! their teeth are said
To tear in twain little babies flesh
and drink their blood while hot.
Their favorite dash, maiden-hand,
picked, stewed and spiced from
bubbling pot
OF blood blood bleed and blood,
Shades of Heaven! forgive me, Tho
mas Hood.
Many forms I've seen that made me
tremble and all aghast,
But nothing like that grimily one who
stood beside the mast!
His cheeks we're red. his brow was
red; his eyes and hair the same
His hand was red and where 1t
touch'd 1t left a bloody stain.
His throat was red, his vest the same
and when / look beneath
His blood was red, all, all was red,
except his grinning teeth.
His crew was red, his ship was red,
as red as red could be;
Oh, horror! the fire was read, and
so was the shimmering sea.
Alas! / cried. for love of truth and
blessed mercy's sake! .ss
Where am 1? in what dreadful ship:
upon what dreadful lake;
Who's shape is that, so very grim and
so very red. ...... e,
Oh, mother dear, and tender nurse,
ia tuck me in my little bed .Ha...
And tell me of those happy days when
4 /, sinless child, :@..
Played at your knee, and mother
dear, you'll promise me .....@
To guard me from that ruby one and
that ruby ship upon a ruby sea.
Loud laugh'd that Vermillion Tar and
loudly in return ....s 49,
His, crimson crew sent forth a yell
that ran from stem to stern. ..
Two hundred pair of rosy cheeks
were crumpled on the nonce;
As many sets of grinning teeth came
shining out at once.
Two hundred shapes of pink-hued
men enjoyed the merry fit
With shrek and yell, note well the
yell. the pirates of that ship
They yelled their fill and the chief
made answer for the whole.
Our skins, he said. sure are red be-
cause our blood is red, poor soul
Good AID Club red-rich AID Club red
The red that's red-true red. pure
red.
With apologies to the shade of Tho
mas Hood by red-bloeded Ad