Captain Young v2

This map is based off of the house we grew up in, which had a pirates treasure in the basement. Visitors to our house could follow the clues to the treasure and put their names in our log-book. Welcome to the escape-simulator version of that treasure-hunt. May you enjoy it as much as we did. The Legend of Captain Young Come, my friends, and hear the legend of a pirate captain’s fate. How he lived for selfish pleasure and regretted it too late. The tale speaks about a treasure, tells of greed and dark deeds done, How a life was wrecked by envy, battles fought which no one won. Long ago there lived a captain, an intrepid man was he; But became a lawless pirate on the Caribbean Sea. He amassed a splendid treasure all by means more foul than fair, And retired to the country, where he lived without a care. Till at length, his fortune wasted by his lavish, princely life, The people grew suspicious, and the rumors became rife. Piracy can’t go unpunished, and reports soon reached the king, Who sent forth his ambassador, The captain him to bring. The envoy crossed the waters, to the distant rebel shore, Where he found the aging pirate, for whom justice was in store. But the enterprising scoundrel, to save freedom, took to flight, He eluded the avenger, and escaped into the night. Taking his remaining treasure, toward his mountain cabin fled, But he was not the only villain Being to the mountains led. Also riding toward the cabin was an old deserted friend. Bitter enemies through envy, they would cause each other’s end. Encountering in mountain shadows, desperate struggle for the chest Left the stranger lying lifeless, and the Captain hard oppressed. Once within the cabin’s safety, he knew now t’was near too late, Taking pen and ink and courage Wrote at last to his first mate. The Captain, being badly wounded, needing soon a doctor’s aid, As he rode on toward the village, his last strength began to fade. He never reached the village, he collapsed along the way. A roaming band