The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Pirate's Pocket Book, by Dion Clayton Calthrop

Title: The Pirate's Pocket Book

Author: Dion Clayton Calthrop

Release Date: March 8, 2008 [eBook #24783]

Language: English

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PIRATE'S POCKET BOOK

He was so celebrated that the newspapers—of that time—always said nice things about him, and always knew what he was doing before he did himself. As he was a very truthful man, he did the things, so that the editors might not get into trouble.

Which was kind.

By which I do not mean that he was always kind.

Nobody knew how old he was. Some said that he was so old that he had never been born.

Some said that he must be young or he could not be so wicked.

So you see there were two opinions about him.

There are always two opinions about a celebrated man.

If you look at him you will see that he dressed to please himself.