"Quad's odds"; . THE TRUTH COMES OUT. 243 Washington? Washington? Any relation to themWashingtons in Medina ? Not as I know of. Well, seems as if I had seen you afore, but I cantplace you. Going fur ? Yes. Been away somewhere ? Yes. Folks expect you home ? No—havent any home; Im an orphan. Dear me! but I can feel for you if thats the case!Who brung you up ? No one in particular. At the tender age of nine yearsT went to sea. To see who ? To sea—to sail upon the ocean. I went with a pirate. Oh! ha! Yes, I became a pirate, and for years I helped to burn, kill and plunder. I I became a monster,and
"Quad's odds"; . THE TRUTH COMES OUT. 243 Washington? Washington? Any relation to themWashingtons in Medina ? Not as I know of. Well, seems as if I had seen you afore, but I cantplace you. Going fur ? Yes. Been away somewhere ? Yes. Folks expect you home ? No—havent any home; Im an orphan. Dear me! but I can feel for you if thats the case!Who brung you up ? No one in particular. At the tender age of nine yearsT went to sea. To see who ? To sea—to sail upon the ocean. I went with a pirate. Oh! ha! Yes, I became a pirate, and for years I helped to burn, kill and plunder. I I became a monster,and it was one con-tinual feast of bloodfor ten long years! But youve re-formed, havent you,she asked, moving off| a little and reachingfj out for her bundles.^ Yes, I am now as innocent as a child—as you are. Got religion at camp-meeting, I spose ?Yes. Well, them camp-meetings is powerful things. There. As a Pirate. 244 SHE CHANGES OVER. was Abe Skinner—you probably didnt know him—lie gotconverted at camp-meeting, and they say hes like a lambnow. She looked at me for awhile without speaking, and theninquired: Did you kill many babies when you were in the piratebusiness ? No, we always spared innocent children. There wasone pirate who didnt do anything else but fill their nursingbottles and dose em with paregoric when they had windcolic. La! now, but there was some good streaks about em!she said. And what did you do with the old women ? We used to saw em in two with a cross-cut saw, anduse the pieces for hash ! Grashus! but how monsterous ! she whispered as shefolded her arms and leaned back. She pondered over the case several minutes, and thenremarked: But youve reformed ? Yes, I have undergone an entire change of heart andappetite. There was a time when I could have roastedand eaten you for dinner, but now the smell of baked oldwoman gives me the heart-burn. She drew off a littl
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