The Lamar register., 1919-08-06

ex-Pirate. as Dictated on His Death.
bed, in the Year of Our Lord 1859.
The good John had scarcely made
his leisurcly. distinguished appearance
at his desk on the MORROW when too
entered 10y one door and Charlie Web
ster by the other.
Now for the document" We both
exclaimed in u breath.
Here IL is" lie said. taking up
rather grimy-looking roll Of foolscap
from In front Of him. which. Us he
pointed out, was evidently the work
of n person of very little education.
and began To read as follows:
County OF Travas. State of Texas.
December 1853.
Feeling my end is near. make the fol-
lowing statement Of my own free will and
without solicitation. In full exercise of all
my faculties. and feel that am doing my
duty by so doing.
was born In the city of Liverpool. Eng
land con the 9Th day of December i7sH.
My father VAS a seaman and when l was
young / followed the same occupation.
And II happened. that when. on passage
from spain to the West Indies, our ship
was attacked by free-trad-rs. as they
called themselves, but they were pirates.
We all did our best. but were over
powered. and the whole crew. except
three. we're Killed. | was one OF the three
they did not XIII. They carried us on
board their ship and kept us until next
day when they asked US to Join them
They tried to get us to join them willing
". but we would not. when they became
ruraged and loaded three cannon and
lashed each one OF US before the mouth
OF each cannon and told to take our
choice to Join them. they would touch
the guns and that damn quick, 1t Is use
al l.a-F
death, so we came one OF the pirates
crew. Both Of my companions were killed
In less time than six months. but I was
with them for more than two years. In
which time We collected a vast quantity
OF money from different ships We captured
and we buried a great amount In two
different lots. | helped to bury II with
my own hands. The location of which It
Is my purpose to point out. so that 1t can
be found without trouble In the Bahama
Islands. After I had been with them for
more than two years. we were attacked
by large warship and our commander
told US 20 fight for our lives. as It would
be death II we were taken. But the guns
OF our ship were too small for the war
ship. so our ship soon began to sink.
when the man-of-war ran alongside OF our
vessels and tried to board us. but we Were
SINKING too fast, so she had to haul on
again, when our vessel sank with every
thing on board. and | escaped by swim
ming under the stern of the ship. as ours
sank, without being seen, and holding on
to the ship until dark, when swan to a
portion Of the wrecked vessel floating not
far away And on that I doated The
next morning the ship was not seen. /
was picked up by passing vessel the
next day as a shipwrecked seaman.
And let me say here. I know that no
one escaped alive from our vessel except
myself and those that were taken by the
man-of-wnr, And those were all executed
as pirates-so I know that other man
knows OF this treasure except myself and
II must be and Is where we buried IL until
today and unless you get II through this
statement II will remain there always and
do no one any good
Therefore. It is your duty to trace It up |
and get II for your own benent. as well as
others. so delay not. but act as soon as
possible.
l will now describe the places, locations |
marks. etc. etc. so plainly that II can be
found, without any trouble.
The first is a sum of one million and q |
half dollars tu .5oo, ,oo0l-
At this point John paused. We all |
took long breath. and Charlie Web |
ster gave soft whistle and smacked |
his lips.
"A million and half dollars. What
no"
Then l. happening to cast my eye |
through the open door. caught sight |
oi Il lace gazing through the ironwork |
OF the outer office with fixed and |
Elttering expression. face anything |
nut prepossessing. the face of half. |
breed, deeply pockmarked. with a
coarse hook nose and evil-looking eyes, |
unnaturally close together. 1t was |
eNiuent from his expression that he |
hhd not missed word of the reading.
There is someone in the outer OF.
hce'' l said. and John rose and went
out.
Good morning. Mr.. Saunders" said
an unpleasantly soft and cringing