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to face a worse fate, was thrown into brick dungeon to die or to languish depending upon the caprice of
his captors.
Today Pilgrimage visitors
singned on it.
To the left of the entrance way is a tall polished mahogany grandfather’s
to the' c*oc^ which Mrs. Lister purchased
. r,	...	. from the Kiel Royal Antique Company
Pirate House can still see remains ...	^	,	,	,
.	,	,	,	|	in	New	Orleans.	This	was	the	clock
of tne prison constructed of slave made	.	...,^.7^1	.	1	*
, . .	t	.	usj^d	in	the	WDSU-TV studio last
bricks. I he original bars 111 one of	.	.	...
... .	,	...	jfjuly	.tos>bnng	m	the	new	television
tne cells arc* still in good condition, andf	• ✓"’TT'S'v
i, cablet Li s
although the entrances to the secreBi _.\«s3.	.	.	.	,
mi	11 mjiijii71 This room has a white marble lire-
)cen enclosed, they still
Some time later ”tne owner oi
place in which glow lighted logs brought
from England by Mr. Lister. Adorning the fireplace and other parti of the room are beautiful genuine Chinese 1 ware Sat^uma vases brought from Mr [ and wal
i iiroug ings brie period pi In cor the “Pii ultra-moc tile in sh block fl faces. / below a a line f us this d one feel The v
tunnels have
( XI st
trie House was murdered	by	his	own
cut: hr.i.'its who continued	to	use	the
location as a den.
It	is believed that during the	years	.	,	,	„	XT	„	.
i	Lister s	home in	Fausen, Norway.	L/ur-	1	where	t
1 HI 2-IS 15 when our country was at.. ,	.	.	.	.. I.
!	ing the occupation of Norway by trie	>	m<. Wel
.. r	with	FLni>Iand, the notorious	pirate,	...	.	.	» w t • .	>
NaitJ,	the home	of Mr. Listers	par-	|	yt*llow
|e.m Laf.iw, hwd in the "Pirate,	„	,	. - i
,, , ent* was selected by Hitler to be tin crunch H-.iiv.. Wli.i knows but	that	he	did’	...	•
, headquarters, and many rare pieces, \wayine i.. ■ r	pi.in	Ins c.nnpaiL’ii to join	forces	,	,	,	,	,,	>	.	i
family	heirlooms,	as well as the	homo
with AikIm1* Jackson whilo living/ ! it.-, .i •.!.’ .i: a K,-m which ht*l[x;d to save!
t Its here!
soe tho now
1954|
wringer wather
now!
Only
itself, were devccrated by tho Ger ! land Po mans	Several pieces which were saved . The Lis
now adorn the living room.	Ihe fan
| The library, facing tho Gulf, is pan- : eight	j
■ cled in walunt from tlie floor to the	yf t|,e	(
| ceiling. The paneling is ornamented	newest
i with Gothic half column*. Indirect	tmo’s	I
j lighting around the entire room givc^ a *oft, diffused light. Here tho floor is covered with cherry red carpet and tho full drape* are velvet. Out*tand- 1 mg in this room are the marble firo-place said to have been installed by I^ifitte arid still in u»e; the vases of ruby red glass inlaid with litver flamingos; live antique do«k and Spanish , booWcan and a map which it indeed a collector's item: It* it handmade and hand jxiinted and date* bacit to 1675- It show* the entire Qulf area whan thi*
Ffand and water war* owned by Spain
The rrvxlcrn is blended well with the intigue in thi• room, as here (its the ttlovuiun vet, but it I* topj>ed with ■
(Mrate ves»el, which Mrs. Lilter bough' fium a gypsy
T)io music room i* papered m a (lattern showing ro*a* in full bloom In all of the bedrooma, too, rose* in various stages of their growth ara displayed in the wallpaper.
In the music room tlvara is another J <*!<, fine fireplace over which hang* a ma» j On slvo antique gold mirror. There is a bn *pinet and an antique Regina music In ) boi which play* copper racord*. Illuo ^, velvet portiere* ara at tha window* And and matching vase* in blue gta*v wtlly In i silver flamingo* are companion P*°‘HL
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