The Lost Hornpipe of the Pirate
Captain
Legend
Contributed by: Bob Maibaum
One of the youngest, yet boldest sea
captains of the 1800s was captain John Greenwood. At
only twenty-one, he became captain of his own ship and set off on his first
voyage. But soon, he and his men were overcome by Joseph Weiland,
the most treacherous pirate on bounding mane. Greenwood’s crew was terrified,
but Greenwood never lost his nerve.
“Take the ship, but let my men go
free!”
“Free! Har!
See this?” And he took out his dreaded hornpipe. “You’ll all be dancing the
last hornpipe jig from the yardarm by morning. Take em
below!” The pirates towed the ship in the midst of their pirate fleet,
and only Weiland and three mates stayed onboard with
Greenwood to count their booty.
“Toss that crate over there, ya lubbers. Captain, what cargo are you carrying?”
“I can’t remember, but I’ve got a
list if you’ll take me to the cabin.” As the greedy pirates gathered around the
list, Greenwood backed away and locked them in the cabin. He threw the mate on
deck overboard. The pirates on the surrounding ships began firing on him, but
Greenwood ran through the whizzing musket balls, cut the ship free, and sailed
away before they could stop him. Joseph Weiland went
down with his ship, but his hornpipe washed ashore at the temple.
Your quest is to find the Lost
Hornpipe of the Pirate Captain and bring it back here!
“Alright. So tell us, where is this lost hornpipe?” Kirk Fogg
replied.
"The Lost Hornpipe of the
Pirate Captain can be found in the Quicksand Bog!"