Pirates Beset by Hostile Crew at Palisade Camp
The narrator and companions confront an armed pirate band at a stockaded camp. Coupéau erupts into the ring with fists as Murray threatens punishment, ordering five men to be flogged and the others to stand by for a brutal hundred fifty lashes.
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Ile
Coupeau
M'Sleu
Attack on the Stockade Near North Inlet
In daylight the Walrus heads for the mouth of the inlet as smoke from fires betrays us. Murray predicts Whit will reach the James by afternoon while a battery could crush the fortress. The speaker recalls flogging five mutineers and notes only three died. two remain alive and uneasy.
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North Inlet
Murray
Gimcrack
Flint
Robert
Ike
Darby McCraw
Bob
Cap'n
Darby
Aguere
Burt
Hin
Zur
Pytehens
Capon
Tom
Night Assault and Treasure Standstill on the Stockade
Peter and I help defend a coastal stockade as Flint's men assault from the Walrus. A nighttime fight erupts with musket fire and cutlasses, ending when Silver and Pew pierce Murray with a dagger while the attackers press a renewed attempt to overrun the fort.
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Peter
Moira
Coupeau
Iris
Murray
John Silver
James
Silver
Conpeau
Coupean
Cerses
Caesar the Pirate Captive and the Rise of Rome
The narrative details Caius Julius Caesar as a pirate captive who vows revenge, then follows Caesar’s rise in Rome. It covers Sulla’s dictatorship, Caesar’s exile, Triumvirate with Pompey and Crassus, Gallic conquests, crossing the Rubicon, civil war, and Caesar’s assassination on March 15, 44 B.C., shaping Rome’s fate.
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Caesar
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Marius
Pompey
Crassus
Italy
Gaul
France
Switzerland
Alps
Rhine
Britain
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Tle
Senate
Ruthbeen
Rubicon
Italian
Pharnaces
Pontus
Spain
Mark Antony
Cassius
Casca
Cimber
Marcus
Brutus
Why One Good Fellow Has Turned Pessimist
A Philadelphia Record correspondent recalls a snowy night drive from Lansdale to Philadelphia. After helping a stranded, well dressed motorist with the aid of linemen, the driver accepted money, then quickly dismissed the helpers and fled, leaving the writer puzzled by the man’s ingratitude and deception.
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Bank
Philadelphia Record
Lansdale
Philadelphia
One-Word Sermon on News and Virtues
A century-old author notes that the word news encodes N E W S the compass directions. He argues news also embodies Nobleness Equity Wisdom and Sobriety guiding thoughts dealings counsels and pleasures.
Origin of Adelphi Street Name Ties to Adam Brothers
The Adelphi district in London derives its name from Greek for brothers and honors four Adam brothers John Robert James and William who funded its principal buildings. Their legacy is reflected in the street names still used today.
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England
Strand
John
Robert
James
William Adam
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