Show ELMO allf newspaper New paper union blackboard the arch pirate man with a A TALL powerful 1 AA tierce expression which waa increased by a long beard which grew from below big avei and hung down to a great length this he plaited into man tails each one tied with a colored ribbon and turned back over his ears hen going into action he wore a sling on his shoulders with three pairs of pistols and stuck elgh ed matches under the brim of his hat A pleas mt picture yet that Is what many an fated ship s crew saw when after a shot had been fired across the bows of their vessel there came aboard the renowned pirate lead er capt edward teach alias thatch alias tach alias drummond alias blackbeard As blackboard he IK best cnown and as blackbeard he la i well named the arch pirate for in addition to being an eye filling spec bacle blackbeard comes nearest being the typical pirate of fiction of any who ever sailed the spanish slain A peculiar sense of humor had this buccaneering bucca worthy one day flushed with wine he assembled his crew on deck and addressed them as follows come let us make a hell of our own and try how long we can bear if thereupon he forced several of them to accompany him below where they shut themselves in the hold and set re to several pots of brimstone they stood it as long as they could then choking and gasping for air they bled out of the inferno but the last to come was blackboard who ever aft edwards boasted of his hardihood upon one other occasion he sat in his cabin with several of his fellows suddenly the pirate leader blew out the candle and drawing his pistols began firing them under the table one of the guests israel hands hla sailing master stevenson borrowed handa from real life to be a character of fiction in treasure island was severely wounded in the knee and the only explanation offered by the playful pi rate for his conduct was that if he did not shoot one or two of them now and then d forget who he was A much married man was captain leach at one time he surrendered to the governor of north carolina and was pardoned for his crimes they became greit friends and when teach confessed that he was in love with a young lady of that province she was only sixteen years old the governor as delighted to perform the wedding ceremony teach coyly confessed that this was his fourteenth venture into matrimony and it was common gossip that there were no fewer than twelve mrs still living in different towns in the est indies blackbeard takes to piracy ia certain teach who had served au apprenticeship in lawlessness aa a privateer out of jamaica went ou account e was put in command of a sloop by the ol 01 rate benjamin and the two baders set out from providence for the american boist in the west in dies they took their first prizes then continued on to the coast of where they captured a fine french vs be caged in the guinea ande on this teach mounted ia guns and re delmed lt been annes revenge his first capture was a big shin named the great alien which he X dered and burned attacked by U M S scarborough the pirate drove off the man of war after a sharp engage ment and continued on his way ms next victim was the sloop of the nl rate leader M ede bonnet who m teach in a high handed manner da of his vessel and put one of his own men in command blackboards captures were number ess one of them was a ship bearing the curious name of the caesar which teach burned no bs caulp of her name but because she wis from boston where a number of pirates had lately been hanged ie now turned to the nn which had just been suggs ravages of capt charles vane he capped the climax by hl fleet he had three ships the port of charleston C and capturing ev ery vesse tried to enter or leave port on S T cu zens of the colony wl om held as hostage then he sent word to the governor of south carolina 0 tha he was in need of medicine and un less they were sent forthwith 1 one of his prisoners would be sl ed there was some delay in nl s to his demand and the pirate set to put his threat into execution or tuna tely however themos S 1 me to save 1 es despite his many successes teh life was not a bed of roses e ad d unruly men for hl his crews drw ann h w to ruie rule mem them with ith 7 iron L ana there has been preserve A hll journal he wa n cosat 1 pirate too it seems lf ou ang entries such a n all out our company sober sa s1 A d d confusion at rogues a plotting reat tall sep arntson so I 1 looka sharn f n irlee 1718 bucl a day to aquor T a great deal of on pt the company hot diarl did holthe hot rl the 80 ell went well again such a day indeed 1 anah two or anany in hi inos |