The Two Captains and a Pirate Voyage Continues
In the sailing tale Pope and Crystal pursue escape from a pursuing Dutch frigate as the Oak sails toward Margate and the French coast. A revenue boat harnesses a chase and Pope plans a Hamburg expedition before the Gypsy sails for Campeachy with a pirate crew.
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Hamburg
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Sandwich
Steve
Broadstairs
Goodwin Sands
French
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West Indies
Herbert Spencer In Youth A Stern Yet Human Prankster
On his eighty third birthday, a diary fragment recalls Herbert Spencer as a stern engineer among London and Birmingham staff who could not hide his blunt temperament yet enjoyed a practical joke. He inserted tracing paper into Henmans hat causing a tightening fit and amused comrades despite his aloof persona.
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Herbert Spencer
London & Birmingham Railway
Spencer
Henaman
Hensman
A Hole in Her Stocking Aims at Arousing Attention
A New York Herald tale recounts a fashion scene where a woman lifts her skirt to reveal a hole in her stocking. The narrator debates whether the hole is accidental or intentional to draw gaze to her ankle, leaving the matter unresolved.
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New York Herald
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