Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-04-30
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a laugh'a' when hos dyin' II don't
show II proper spirit
"'Sure not put In the old woman.
1T wouldn't be a hit proHer.
"Thcn, continued Captain Peters,
I'll do jest ms We say, IN We needn't
fear that I'll bother We any more. I'm
glad we've give me this chair, for tl
come mighty handy In lots OF was.
Every pirate ship ought to have one,
an I'm Jest grateful for the gfi.
When I get back to my own ship III
send We bag OF English gold to pay
for It,
"Well, sir, It was really techln' how
friendly them two got to be as they
kept on talkin' together like old ac-
quaintances, as We may say, an when
Captain Peters sailed away he made
his crew dip the skull an cross-bones
flag, an the old woman stood on the
poop of her vessel an waved her
apron back at 'em. II was beautiful
an techin sight-it sure was
"Howsomever, Captain Peters was
glad to get away, for he was nigh on
to used up from laughn' too much.
He had the chair taken to his cabin
an bein' pOssessor an owner he was
nightly tickled In thlnkln' OF what
he would do with II. After leavin' the
old woman he pulled down his pirate
flag, an started south with the Idea
OF crulsin' round the West Indies for
a time. All the while he was lest
itchin' for chance to use that chair
on somebody. He had an enemy-a
rival pirate captain, who was tryin' to
form a trust an gobble up all the buc-
caneerin' business by underhand work
An he was In hopes Of meetln him.
But he didn't; he met somebody he
didn't want to meet. He was sailln'
slowly along one day, for there wasn't
much OF a breeze Mt the time, when
his lookout sighted several English
warships comm toward 'em. The
fleet was commanded by an admiral.
Generally speakin' Captain Peters
could outsail any ship In the English
navy, or any other navy, an IL II had
been only one vessel he'd have made
fight for 1t, but this time luck was
ngin him. In spite of all he could
do they overhauled him an he had to
heave to. The admiral himself, with
two or three officers, oil dressed In
gold lace an other trimmln's, stepped
on board
Is this Captain Peters, the pirater
demanded the admiral, cockln' his eye
nnE a
looked like.
My name amt Peters, It's Simp-
klns. This ship Is Jest tradln' ves-
sci, owned by some Of the most re-
liglous folks in Boston, an they sent
me out with cargo Of baked beans
answered Captain Peters, feelln' des-
perate, an not KNOWN what else to
say.
"A cargo Of-baked beansr ques-
TONED the astOnlshed admiral.
Sure I've got lot OF other stun,
OF course but the baked beans 20 to
the planters In Virginia. Come below,
admiral, an I'll show ye.
Captain Peters was gettln' his wits
back ag'ln for he saw way out Of
his predicament. The admiral was
suspicious. However, he finally con-
scented to go below, and ordered his
officers to keep close watch on the
ship while he was gone. Captain Pc
ters first led the way to his cabin, an
placln' bottle of wine an two glasses
on the table he pulled forward the
rockin'-chair.
"'Slt down, admiral, an have
glass with me. then ri show We the
cargo
"That's very eXtr'ordInary-lOok-
In chalr-yery said the admiral.
Where did we get itT
1T was give to me by an old wom-
an whose ship saved from the pl-
rates. an Captain Peters chuckled In
wardly, for this was the FIRST truth he
had told so far.
without further word the admiral
filled his glass, nl II, an then
pumped himself down ON the chair.
or course the same thing happened to
him that happened to Captain Peters.
He began to laugh, an kept on a
laughin' II was so funny that Can
tain Peters laughed too. The admiral
tried to get up. but he couldn't, an he
haw-hawed TIL he about busted ,ha
buttons an gilt braid of his coat
"Tet me up. ye scoundrel,' he man
aged to say. III have ye hanged for
this
"'There amt goln' to be any hang
in or dyin' on this ship, admiral %
,swered Captain Peters cheerfully 'Of
course II We Insist on havin' a funeral
by dyln' OF laughIn', we can do so, but
| don't b'lieve we will. Now I'm gon'
to do by ye MS the old woman did by
me-I'm goin' to give ye the chair. We
must tell yer men to take ye-jest as
We are-back to the feet an We must
sail away an leave me alone. EeIn'
as ye cant help yerself, admiral. viii
,ye promlseT
well, the admiral promised what
else gould he do?-an' the feet sailed
away. But Captain Peters had bad
scare all the same-so bad that he
concluded to quit the plratln' business
for good. Calm his crew together he
told 'em 80, an takln' his share OF the
swag he was put ashore. He went
back to Connecticut, made up with his
wife an family, an lived peaceable
I'll he died"
"What became OF the CHAIR" some
one of us asked
"oh-1 don't exactly know" replied
the old captain slowly. Seems to me
/ did hear that the admiral kept It in
his family for good many years, an
finally It was put into the British mu-
scum"