Barney
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Cabin Boy's Log: Barney Meets Mariella
I met capms dotter for proper tuday. She be luvlier then any gurl I ever seen and she be ful of fire. Ifn the capm don tos me overbored as he keeps fretning, I beleev Maryela and me will be havin grand advenchers together. She tol me she luvs nuffin more than advenchers. I fink thas why she be sailin wif merchint ships, cuz no pirate ship be takin her on, bein a woman and all. Misser Johns say women be bad luck on the water, but nuffin bad aint happin to us yet. I fink she be the best luck we ever did have on the Bane.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Captain's Log, First Mate's Log: Mariella Appears
Two days since we took our last ship. The weather continues fine though there be
little wind. Mariella will likely be the
death of me, God love her.
A. Penn
Our dear Mariella Penn has made her entrance into the public
eye. Captain kept her safely hidden for
almost two days before she escaped. She
somehow climbed out through one of the windows and up over the stern and onto
the poop deck. Johns was faithfully
standing his post at the wheel, but he is likely our most superstitious
crewman. When he saw her he took such a
fright that he jumped ship. We had a proper
struggle getting him back on deck.
Captain threatened to leave him in the water and sail away without him,
giving Mr. Durkus the station of pilot.
Johns consented and returned to the helm, but I have no doubts that this
is not our last incident involving the captain’s daughter. Barney nearly fell to his death when he saw
her. Luckily climbs like a monkey. Being inquisitive, he calls
it. He caught himself in the ratlines before
he met his end on the deck.
At least the weather continues agreeable.
R. Dawson
Friday, July 27, 2012
Captain's Log: The Girl's Mother
Having a woman on board is creating difficulties. The crewmen are terribly superstitious. I worry about their reaction when they find
out. Mariella informs me she was trying
to get home to London to her mother, Marie Tamm. I remember Marie well.
A. Penn
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Cabin Boy's Log: There Be a Gurl
Ther is a gurl on this boat!
I jus know it! I kin here her
voice in capms cabin. Misser Dawson say
I be too inquizative for me own good. I
don know what that means, ezakly, but I think it means I be a good climber and
I be jus that. As soon as I suspect
there be a gurl on the Bane I climb down outside capms window and by neptoons
beard there is a gurl in there. I want
to ask Misser Dawson about her, but I have this feelin that he don want to be
talkin about her. They be hidin her for
a reason, says I. I jus need a little
more infermashun before I ask him.
But I will meet this gurl before we take to port next. Mark me words.
Barney
Thursday, July 19, 2012
First Mate's Log: New Crew Member
We left the target ship this morning. We took much of her cargo of wool and left
behind what we didn’t have room for.
Captain Penn is very particular about his rum, so we left the rations on
their ship and took only the captain’s private stash. This was easily the strangest attack of my
career. I knew the first mate when I was
a cabin boy twenty years ago. He was a
rigger back then. On a related note, the
captain met his long-lost fifteen-year-old daughter, Mariella. She looks just like her father, there’s no
mistaking the resemblance. Captain Penn
practically kidnapped her off that ship; we still haven’t worked out what she
was doing with them. Somehow we
distracted the entire crew while he smuggled her into his cabin. He just couldn’t leave her with that “band of
swarthy cutthroats.” I pointed out to
him that those cutthroats are manning a merchant vessel and we are, in fact,
pirates. He chose to ignore that detail.
I can’t imagine how this could possibly end well. I worry most about Barney; when he learns
there’s a woman on board, he’ll be useless until we drop her off
somewhere.
R. Dawson
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Captain's Log, Cabin Boy's Log: the Other Ship
We’ve taken the ship.
Opposing crew lost three men, we lost none. Opposing crew with fifteen wounded, we have
seven. Cargo successfully transferred to
the Bane. A small matter of business
remains, which will be dealt with in the morning. A rotating watch of ten men guard the
prisoners.
Capm finely let me out of his cabin but he says if I so much
as be thinkin abou goin ta the othur ship I be shark bait. I aint got no shinin to go to the othur ship
anyhow. I jus wanna be in the crows
nest. Capm is bein awful meen I cant
figer out wats got inta him.
Barney
Friday, July 13, 2012
Cabin Boy's Log: Locked Up
My life is so hard.
Capm lokt me in his cabin wile the croo is takin a ship. He says if I stay in heer like a good lad til
they be done I can stop helpin in the gally.
I cin heer the canons and the yellin and the ship be rokin with evry
canon fire. I hate being traped in
heer. I borded a ship before and took
the capm’s hat even. But Capm say this
one be too danjerus. A ship is a ship,
says I. They all be danjerus. We be pirates, by thunder. Its all danjerus.
Tomorrow I will be back in the crows nest. I ges I will jus lie heer on the flore and
lissen to evry one else havin all the fun.
Barney
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Cabin Boy's Log, Captain's Log
Ther be five days left in me exile to the gally. Misser
Magrely be workin me fingers to the bone.
And he be forcin me to wash me hands.
It aint decent. Capm been actin
strange all day standin at the helm starin at the horizon. He aint had nuffin to eet all day. We try to talk to im but he just glare and
grumble at us. He only talk ta Misser
Dawsin. Oh, Misser Dawsin be makin me
swab the deck. That usually be the
sailers job not the cabin boys. I hope
the capm be fine wiffout me helpin im.
It aint proper for the capm to have no one helpin im. I told that to Misser Magrely and he made me
wash pots.
If I never rite agin it be becuz I dide from lak of sun and
fresh are.
Barney
We’re stalking a freight ship. She sits low in the water, heavy with
cargo. We should be upon her just before
dawn tomorrow.
A. Penn
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