George was a pirate, but he wasn’t a very good pirate.
After Lieutenant Robert Maynard killed Blackbeard, the naval officer beheaded the famous pirate and hung the head from his sloop.
George dove into the water to recover Blackbeard’s body.
He rowed his rowboat as fast as he could, passing Maynard’s sloop, which had stalled in calm winds, and landed in port with an hour to spare.
“Here he is,” said George, dumping the body on the counter of the tax office. “Recognize the tattoos? I’ll take the reward in gold.”
Maynard arrived, just as the smiling George was leaving.