Captain William Kidd and Others of the Buccaneers
CHAPTER XII.
_The Female Pirate, Mary Read._
Testimony of Charles Johnson.--Marriage of Mary Read’s Mother.--Singular Adventure.--Reasons for Disguising her Daughter.--Early Training of Mary as a Boy.--She Enlists on board a Man-of-War.--The Character she Developed.--Enters the Army.--Skill and Bravery.--Falls in Love with a Fleming.--Reveals her Sex.--The Marriage.--Happy Days.--Death of her Husband.--Adversity.--Resumes Male Attire. 201