The following letter occurs in Captain Beaver's _Memoirs_, said to be
written by a runaway pirate:--
"To Mr. Beaver.--Sir, I hope that you will parden me for riteing to you,
which I know I am not worthy of, but I hope you will forgive me for all
things past, for I am going to try to get a passage to the Cape deverds,
and then for America. Sir, if you will be so good as to let me go, I
shall be grately ableaght to you. Sir, I hope you will parden me for
running away. Sir, I am your most obedent umbld _servant_,
"PETER HAYLES.
"Sir, I do rite with tears in my eyes."
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