Show A plaything of fate FATE ATE must have been in a playful mood when captein cheaves was born fate drove him into piracy but could not make him fit into the picture of the regulation type of 0 pirate for be was too kind of heart fate condemned him to a pirates death then abc n saved him by a miracle ile he was wag the son of a slave in barbados one of the thousands of scotch and irish who were sent there ty by cromwell during the civil war in england because of their bare knes knees these slaves were called red legs and cit captain greaves Is often spoken of as alias red legs ills master was kind and gave him a good education when this master died the boy v A as sold to another a cruel one ile be immediately ran away swam across carlisle bay hut but unfortunately climbed upon the wrong ship and found himself in the clutches of captain hawking a notoriously cruel pirate so greaves unwillingly became i pirate and quickly rose to eminence in the profession although he be was remarkable I 1 tor for his refusal to torture prisoners or kill unnecessarily this led to a duel between him end and captain hawking in which lie he wil was 1 victorious I to tor and was elected captain ile he now entered upon a career of almost unparalleled success as a p pirate culminating in his capture of the island of Margarlt liar aalta a oft off the coast of venezuela he did this by capturing the spanish fleet turning tle th e guns of the fleet upon the forts defending the principal city and then storming them from this town ton he be obtained a hug booty of pearls and gold I 1 red less legs then retired to tile the life of a respectable planter on the island of nevis one day he be was visited by en an old pirate friend who denounced him to the authorities ile he was thrown into a dungeon to await execution ill ID 1680 there came a great earthquake which destroyed and submerged tile the town and greaves was wag one of the few survivors ne ile was picked up by a whaling vessel on which he be soon woo won the praise of the captain by his big skill as a seaman more blore than that a queer turn of fate won him even greater honor by his bis assistance in capturing a gang of pirates and tor for this feat I 1 he ie was given a pardon then he be retired one more to ills his plantation and there he lived out tile hit remaining years of his bis life greatly honored for ills his many acts of piety and jauts klaf to charitable institutions |