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may     come               Then      hey   for   a  bottle    of  Rum�      �Rum�     �Rum� �

And a passage to Kingdom come� �

       I take no credit to myself for the same�察�except so far as it may shew a 

touch of my Lord of Southampton's mannerwe being intimate but this I 

know�察�that   it   was   much   acclaimed   by  the   crew。      Indeed   they�察  �observing 

that the Captain was of a cruel nature�察�would fain kill him and put me in 

his stead�察�but I�察�objecting to the shedding of precious blood in such behoof�察�

did prevent such a lamentable and inhuman action by stealthily throwing 

him by night from  his cabbin window into the seawhere�察�owing to   the 

inconceivable distance of the ship from shore�察�he was presently drowned。 

Which      untoward      fate   had   a   great   effect   upon     my    fortunes�察   �since�察�

burthening myself with his goods and effects�察�I found in his chest a printed 

proclamation from an aged and infirm clergyman in the West of England 

covenanting   that�察  �for   the   sum   of   two   crowns�察  �he   would   send   to   whoso 

offered�察  �the   chart   of   an   island   of   great   treasure   in   the   Spanish   Main�察�

whereof he had had confession from the lips of a dying parishioner�察�and 

the amount gained thereby he would use for the restoration of his parish 

church。      Now      I�察 �reading    this�察  �was   struck    by   a  great   remorse     and 

admiration for our late Captain�察�for that it would seem that he was�察�like 

myself�察�a staunch upholder of the Protestant Faith and the Church thereof�察�

as did appear by his possession of the chart�察�for which he had no   doubt 

paid the two good crowns。           As an act of penance I resolved upon finding 

the   same   island   by   the   aid   of   the   chart�察  �and   to   that   purpose   sailed   East 

many   days�察  �and   South�察  �and   North�察  �and   West   as   many   other   daysthe 

manner whereof and the latitude and longitude of which I shall not burden 

the   reader    with�察  �holding    it�察 �as  a  plain�察 �blunt  man�察   �mere    padding    and 

impertinence to fill out my narrative�察�which helpeth not the general reader。 

So�察�I say�察�when we sighted the Island�察�which seemed to be swarming with 

savages�察�I ordered the masts to be stripped�察�save but for a single sail which 

hung sadly and distractedly�察�and otherwise put the ship into the likeness of 

a forlorn wreck�察�clapping the men�察�save one or two�察�under hatches。 This I 



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did to prevent the shedding of precious blood�察�knowing full well that the 

ignorant savages�察�believing the ship in sore distress�察�would swim off to her 

with provisions and fruit�察�bearing no arms。                Which they did�察�while we�察�as 

fast as they clomb the sides�察�despatched them at leisure�察�without unseemly 

outcry   or   alarms。      Having   thus   disposed   of   the   most   adventurous�察  �we 

landed   and   took   possession   of   the   island�察  �finding   thereon   many   kegs   of 

carbuncles       and   rubies   and    pieces   of   eightthe    treasure    store   of  those 

lawless pirates who infest the seas�察�having no colour of war or teaching of 

civilisation to atone for their horrid deeds。 

     I   discovered   also�察  �by   an   omission   in   the   chart�察  �that   this   was   not   the 

Island wot of by the good and aged Devonshire divineand so we eased 

our   consciences   of   accounting   for   the   treasure   to   him。       We   then   sailed 

away�察�arriving after many years' absence at the Port of Bristol in Merrie 

England�察�where I took leave of the ;Jolly Roger�察─�that being the name of 

my ship�察�it was a strange conceit of seamen in after years ever to call the 

device of my FLAGto wit�察�a skull and bones made in the sign of a Cross´ 

´by the NAME my ship bore�察�and if I have only corrected the misuse of 

history  by   lying   knaves�察  �I   shall   be   content   with   this   writing。    But   alas� �

such are the uncertainties of time�察�I found my good Lord of Southampton 

dead   and   most   of   his   friends   beheaded�察  �and   the   blessed   King   James   of 

Scotlandif I mistake not�察�for these also be the uncertainties of timeon 

the throne。      In due time I married Mistress Marian Straitways。                     I might 

have     told   more    of  trifling�察  �and   how    she   fared�察  �poor    wench�     �in  mine 

absence�察  �even      to   the  following     of   me   in  another     ship�察  �in  a  shipboy's 

disguise�察�and how I rescued her from a scheming Pagan villain�察�but�察�as a 

plain�察  �blunt   man�察  �I   am   no   hand   at   the   weaving   of   puling   love   tales   and 

such trifling diversions for lovesick mayds and their puny gallantshaving 

only consideration for men and their deeds�察�which I have here set down 

bluntly and   even at   mine advanced   years am  ready to   maintain with the 

hand that set it down。 



     DAN'L BOREM 

     BY E。 NS WTT 

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       Dan'l Borem poured half of his second cup of tea abstractedly into his 

lap。 

     ;Guess you've got suthin' on yer mind�察�Dan'l�察─�said his sister。 

     ;Mor'n likely  I've   got   suthin'   on   my  pants�察─  �returned   Dan'l   with   that 

exquisitely dry�察�though somewhat protracted humor which at once thrilled 

and bored his acquaintances。           ;Butspeakin' o' that hoss trade; 

     ;For   goodness'   sake�察  �don't� ─  �interrupted   his   sister   wearily�察   �yer   allus 

doin'   it。  Jest   tell   me   about   that   young   manthe   new   clerk   ye   think   o' 

gettin'。; 

     ;Well�察�I telegraphed him to come over�察�arter I got this letter from him�察─�

he returned�察�handing her a letter。          ;Read it out loud。; 

     But his sister�察�having an experienced horror of prolixity�察�glanced over 

it。   ;Far as I kin see he takes mor'n two hundred words to say you've got 

to take him on trust�察�and sez it suthin' in a style betwixt a business circular 

and   them   Polite   Letter   Writers。     I   thought   you   allowed   he   was   a   tony 

feller。; 

     ;Ef he does not brag much�察�ye see�察�I kin offer him small wages�察─�said 

Dan'l�察  �with   a   wink。    ;It's   kinder   takin'   him   at   his   own   figger。; ;And 

THAT   mightn't   pay�        �But   ye   don't   think   o'   bringin'   him   HERE   in   this 

house�拭     �'Cept   you're   thinkin'   o'   tellin'   him   that   yarn   o'   yours   about   the 

hoss trade to beguile the winter evenings。             I told ye ye'd hev to pay yet to 

get folks to listen to it。; 

     ;Wrong aginez you'll see�           �Wot ef I get a hundred thousand folks to 

pay   me   for   tellin'   it�拭�But�察  �speakin'   o'   this   young   feller�察  �I   calkilated   to 

send him to the Turkey Buzzard Hotel�察─�and he looked at his sister with a 

shrewd yet humorous smile。 

     ;What� ─�said his sister in alarm。           ;The Turkey Buzzard�            �Why�察�he'll 

be starved or pizoned�         �He won't stay there a week。; 

     ;Ef he's pizoned to death he won't be able to demand any wages�察�ef he 

leaves because he can't stand itit's proof positive he couldn't stand me。 

Ef he's only starved and made weak and miserable he'll be easy to make 

terms with。       It may seem hard what I'm sayin'�察�but what seems hard on 

the other feller always comes mighty easy to you。                  The thing is NOT to 

be the 'other feller。'      Ye ain't listenin'。     Yet these remarks is shrewd and 



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humorous�察�and hez bin thought so by literary fellers。; 

     ;H'm� ─  �said   his   sister。    ;What's   that   ye   was   jest   sayin'   about   folks 

bein' willin' to pay ye for tellin' that hoss trade yarn o' yours�拭─�

     ;Thet's only what one o' them smart New York publishers allowed it 

was worth arter hearin' me tell it�察─�said Dan'l dryly。 

     ;Go way�        �You or him must be crazy。             Why�察�it ain't ez good as that 

story 'bout a man who had a balky hoss that could be made to go only by 

buildin' a fire under him�察�and arter the man sells that hoss and the secret�察�

and the man wot bought him tries it on�察�the blamed hoss lies down over 

the fire�察�and puts it out。; 

     ;I've   allus   allowed   that   the   story   ye   hev   to   tell   yourself   is   a   blamed 

sight   funnier   than   the   one   ye're   listenin'   to�察─  �said   Dan'l。   ;Put   that   down 

among my sayin's�察�will ye�拭─�

     ;But   your   story   was   never   anythin'   more   than   one   o'   them   snippy 

things ye see in the papers�察�drored out to no end by you。                    It's only one o' 

them funny paragraphs ye kin read in a minit in the papers that takes YOU 

an hour to tell。; 

     To her surprise Dan'l only looked at his sister with complacency。 

     ;That�察─    �he   said�察  �is  jest   what   the   New     York    publisher    sez。   'The 

'Merrikan people��' sez he�察�'is ashamed o' bein' short and peart and funny�察�it 

lacks   dignity��'   sez   he�察  �'it   looks   funny��'   sez   he�察  �'but   it   ain't   deep´seated 

nash'nul     literature��'   sez   he。    'Them      snips   o'  funny     stories   and   short 

dialogues in the comic papersthey make ye laff��' sez he�察�'but laffin' isn't 

no sign   o' deep   morril   purpose��' sez  he�察 �'and   it   ain't   genteel and   refined。 

Abraham Linkin with his pat anecdotes ruined our standin' with dignified 

nashuns��' sez he。 'We cultivated publishers is sick o' hearin' furrin' nashuns 

roarin' over funny 'Merrikan stories�察�we're goin' to show 'em that�察�even ef 

we haven't classes and titles and sich�察 �we kin be dull。 We're workin' the 

historical

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