Until Point Sesenta was quite departed,

And left but a name and a place uncharted.

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GUMMAN GRO

(Note: Gumman Gro is phonetic Swedish for “The Woman Gray.” Skell, master of Sweet Cecilia, was a Swede; he and his boat disappeared from Galveston Bay one night and were never heard of again.)

They said that Gumman Gro had a great store

Of private treasure hid in Lone Tree Cove;

That she with cunning eyes watched sea and shore,

And that a curse was upon all who strove,