Porto Bello Gold tale of pirates and family conflict in port
In mid 18th century New York Robert Ormerod learns from Darby McGraw that a pirate ship is near. An old sea captain reveals the pirate Captain Rip-Ray has chased him. The pirate is Andrew Murray, Robert’s real uncle, commanding the Royal James with Jacobite fervor.
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New York
Robert Ormerod
Tetalline
Peter Coler
Darby ‘McGraw
Rip-Ray
Ormerod
Robert
Andrew Murray
Hobert
Murray
Jacob
Tie
Osea
Tore
Satorman
Mater Robert
Taylae
Alastor Silver
Dar
Cape
Desig
Baroy
Farraday
George Tavern
One Legged Man and the Irish Maid Encounter Pirates Tale
The narrator meets Tam Silver known as Barbecue aboard a ship after observing a pirate-avoiding brig. Silver, missing a leg and using a carved mahogany crutch, recounts his rescue from Barbary pirates aboard the brig Constant. He introduces himself and hints at a broader sea peril, prompting further dialogue.
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Darby
Tam
Barbaders
John
Sandy Hook
The Irish Daughter in a Spanish Port Tale
Ormerod encounters Colonel O Donnell in the Whale's Head tavern after a Spanish ship barge brings a cloaked young woman seeking her father. She claims Irish roots and announces her intent to meet him. the colonel learns his daughter awaits outside, while Ormerod prepares to escort him to her.
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Senor
Ceries
Darby McGraw
Ordi
Juan
Dows
Floridas
Havana
Wicklow
James
Bonnie Charlie
Spain
Indies
O'Donnell
Ormerod
Silver
Colonel O'Donnell
Why One Editor Turns Pessimist Over Town Improvement
An editorial lampoons local efforts to beautify Boston by detailing a failed sign project for the Beacon office. Jack Sigler painted it. Fritz Miller advised engineering. debates over sign supports led to a gas pipe mounting. After installation, workers knocked ashes from their pipes against the gas pipe as a protest ritual amid civic improvement chatter.
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Beacon
Jack Sigler
Red Wing
Fritz Miller
Norma
Boston
What would you like to be in an English periodical
The Boston Transcript recalls a humorous question from an English periodical asking what people would like to be. Sample witty replies include the sun always rising, the letter 1 residing among comfort, a shoeblack constantly shining, a forty man with twenty ideals and sixty judgment, and a billiard ball often kissed and cared for even when in a hole.
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Boston Transcript
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