Show piracy without tears IN ALL history of piracy there Is no more amazing figure than that of captain alesson the founder of hilra piracy cy without tears instead of a black flag he sailed under a white flag he pillaged with an apology he be founded a piratical utopia which tailed failed through no DO fault of his and finally he be died as aa had many an honest sal aal lorman lost at sea in a storm misson came of an ancient french family in provence and was well educated rending reading books of travel gave him a desire to see the far corners of the earth and during a visit in rome he be made an acquaintance which abich changed bis big whole career this was signor a dominican who had given up the priesthood for a gospel of atheism and communism son fon became a convert to Carac clolla views and they become became comrades on a french privateer when the captain of this vessel wag killed in a battle with an english ship tile the italian who wha was something of a soap box orator stepped forward with an eloquent address and a proposal that alesson I 1 should become captain alesson replied with ith a speech that was even more florid and under this flood of oratory the volatile french sailors broke forth into cries of vive le ie capitaine misson et son BOI lieutenant le ie car 1 and endorsed the election the first question that the new om ob cers were called upon to decide was g a choice of the flag under which they were to sall sail one sailor was so foolish as to propose the dread emblem of piracy the black flag this brought forth another flood of oratory from the tha new lieutenant filled with references reference to peoples rights and liberties the th yoke of tyranny and oppression end and bove poverty arty 1 their lives he be declared unlike the life of a pirate were to be b brave and just and innocent and theli cause of tile the liberty ile he suggested a white ensign with the motto for god and liberty on it again the sailors were swept away by the eloquence and with cries ot 0 liberty I 1 liberty I 1 we are free men P I 1 and a plentiful supply of vives vires for both men they ratified the decision in fact and vive lug to have hav been the seeni e principal 0 mccu acu ecu pation on this strange pirate e craft ra it at first and they kept it up tip as they sei set out to spread their gospel of and light and extend their doctrine ii of freedom to making frei free with atile peoples neo plat property |