Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-15
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
The Good Pirates
NJ DADDY
CHAPTER I
The Pirates Dance

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TWINKLING ISLE was looking It's
Il prettiest when the pirate ship, the
Merry Magpie, sailed into the bay.
The pirates cheered as they LOOKED
upon the shore they had long ago called
home. They cheered because Peggy and
Billy had helped set them free from the
diamond in which they had been shut
up hundreds Of years ago by the magic
OF Magisco, the fairy wizard. They
cheered, too, because they had been
changed from gloomy, bad pirates to
happy, good pirates. 49,, $4,000,
''Hurrah for freedom ~ they shouted.
"Hurrah for Twinkling Isle Hurrah
for Peggy and Billy! Hurrah for the
glad feeling that comes from being good!
Hurrah Hurrah! ~
Peggy and Billy, standing on the
deck with Captain Black Eye, the
pirate chief. were ms happy as the
pirates themselves. They felt they had
done fine job in turning the bad pi-
rates into good pirates, thus setting
them free.
As the pirates cheered three persons
appeared on the beach. They were
Folly Wisher, the goblin; Flower OF
the Forest, the African girl, and Youth
of the Lion Heart. the African brave.
They had heard the shouts and ran
gayiy to greet the ship they saw sailing
But Folly wisher and the African
savages gave only one look ut the pi.
rate ship. and then they turned and
ran as fast as they could to hide among
the trees and bushes. They ran be-
cause they had seen the. flag t1oating
above the pirate ship-the black nag
with the white skull and crossoones;;
They knew that flag meant pirates and
they knew pirates usually were bad.
''Oh. l wish they would come back,
cried Peggy, as she saw her friends
run away She wanted them to see
that the bad pirates had become good
pirates. =,
"You shall have your wish" cried
Captain Black Eye. No one can es-
cape from the bold and cunning crew
of the Merry Maggie. Lower away the
boats, my hearties.
So the pirates lowered away the
boats. and taking Peggy and Billy, they
rowed to shore. When they stepped
upon the beach the pirates were so glad
to touch land again. after sailing for
hundreds of years inside the diamond.
they dropped on their knees and kissed
the sand. Then at the order of Cap
tain Black Eye they scattered through
the woods to hunt the goblin and the
two savages. As the pirate chief had
said, the pirates were good hunters.
and they quickly found Folly Wisher
under a bush and Flower of the Forest
up a tree. But they didn't catch
Flower of the Forest until after hard
fight with Youth of the Lion Heart,
who fought nobly to defend her.
The pirates dragged the three cap
tiyes to the beach, where stood Captain
Black Eye. Peggy and Billy had hid
den in the shrubbery.,,
"Oh, oh, oh :" walled Eolly Wisher.
Now we are, goners. These bad pi-
Oh. oh. oh! l wish Peggy and Billy
were here to rescue U.S.
At that Peggy and Billy jumped from
their hiding places and stood before
Folly Wisher and the astonished saw
"You shall have your wish. Folly
Wisher," said Peggy very grandly.
with wave of my hand l will turn
these pirates into good pirates. and
they will set you free, treating you as
honored guests
Peggy waved her hand. and the pi-
rates, who had been scowling blackIy,
suddenly smiled brightly and burst into
their new pirate song:
"We are nice. good pirates
Who sail the tumbinS sea.
No other good pirates
Are half so good as we.
The pirates danced around Folly
wisher and the savages, and threw to
them pieces of gold, enough to make
them rich. The three were then very
happy, but they were especially glad
because Peggy and Billy had come back
safe and sound.
While the pirates were dancing
Peggy heard buzzing beside her ear.
She looked around and there was Fit
ter Flash. the fairy leader, trying to
talk to her. Peggy raised her ear
.rumpet. and this is what she heard
Filter Flash say
PIRATES locked up are pirates sad,
E-ales free may be pirates bad
But ,he pirates free did not become
,,rates bad as will be told tomorrow.