. Kate Bonnet; the romance of a pirate's daughter. HERE were indeed gay timesin Spanish Town, and withthe two loads lifted from herheart, Kate helped very muchto promote the gaiety. If this young lady hadwished to make a good colonial match, she hadopportunities enough for so doing, but she wasnot in that frame of mind, and encouraged nosuitor. But, bright as she was, she was not so brightas on that great and glorious day when she re-ceived Ben Greenways letter, telling her thather father was no longer a pirate. There wereseveral reasons for this gradually growing twi-light of her happiness, a
. Kate Bonnet; the romance of a pirate's daughter. HERE were indeed gay timesin Spanish Town, and withthe two loads lifted from herheart, Kate helped very muchto promote the gaiety. If this young lady hadwished to make a good colonial match, she hadopportunities enough for so doing, but she wasnot in that frame of mind, and encouraged nosuitor. But, bright as she was, she was not so brightas on that great and glorious day when she re-ceived Ben Greenways letter, telling her thather father was no longer a pirate. There wereseveral reasons for this gradually growing twi-light of her happiness, and one was that no lettercame from her father. To be sure, there weremany reasons why no letter should come. Therewere no regular mails in these colonies whichcould be depended upon, and, besides, the newcareer of her father, sailing as a privateer underthe kings flag, would probably make it very diffi- 399 KATE BONNET cult for him to send a letter to Jamaica by anyregular or irregular method. Moreover, herfather was a miserable correspondent, an
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