Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-11-07
THE BoATMAN OF THE LOIRE,

! ~ avn "a PlldliSt WIN OlCu IdtelN IN Ia
rls, leaving behind not only an immense fortune
the greatest part of which is to be distributed in
deeds OF charity, but also reputation uns,ained
a name honored and blessed by the poor and
needy to whom he was indeed "a friend and ben
eiactor Ii appears Cat least thus goes the Paris
| gossip that the SAID individual has kent very Gu.
! riouS memoirs of his life wherein are preserved
the chronicles of all his transactions with the
! mgh nobleness of the country. The number
less occasions wherein, the bearers of the great
est names amongst the aristocracy were fain 10
have resource to his assistance 10 eXtricate them
/ from pccunlary embarrassment; the correspon-
F.. dcnce which from time to time has been roinr on
with every member Of the cXed family of
! Bourbons, all rendering to the one sole absorb
! ing subject of our epoch, the raising of money.
are all aet'torth in these memoirs which will
be st the most extraordinary interest should
the family persist in causing them to be pub
lished
This man with the soul of philosopher, the
heart of a prince, was the son of poo, boatman
who worked the ferry at Anccnis, on the Loire
"a true Nendcan, a Chouan to the very soul
and yet, by diut OF prudence and circumspecton.
managed TO earn living without suspicion on the
part Of the sans-cdlottts all through the Vcnd-
can war. With the steady courage Of his race
he would ply the oar the whole day innU uD0n his
usual beat, conveying horses, men and bag.gare
tor the service of the republic, belyinu his prin-
ciP!os, not for the sake OF gain, but for the o.
Portunlty which the occupation bestowed for
serving his friends, the royaiist chiefs: and at
night would start forth under cover of darkness
- convey arms and provisions from one bank TO
the other, in order to assist the Ncndeans in car
rying on the war.
One night the boatman was living as usual inst
above the passage at AnCeuis: his oars were
muiil d. and himself closely envelopcd from mead
to foot, for he had received njmaion during the
day that family of Royaii,t OF great importance
would cross the river at midnight, in order to Join
their party then shut up in Laval, where they
were tent on making their last stand. 1t was
dark ard drcary night, just fitted to favor the cs-
cape OF the UgltlvtN, and the honest bJa,man was
lorced to trH>tto his ear alone for the announce
m'nt OF their approach. The night was far adj
N"uccG ere the weii-huoWn kissing sound imita-
uycot ITO scTecch owl, the raIiyjng cry Of the
ChoGanS broke upon tAc stiffness Of the night
IN mone mt tue little black craft lad cut through
Tue water With the sWltness of an arrow to-
wards ne spot whence they proceeded, and with
ont saying Wurd-IOr speed and silence were
II ccs>ary in those days-Jean Iandrrm proceed
ed to assist the tugtivcs on board The party
consisted OF a gentleman and lady with two in
TAM children The gentleman was standing
boiling one Of the children in his arms, While
J!" lady was seated Oh small chest with the
",i.,r infant Oh her knee. IHe ru!njling SQUAD
o; Tue Intaci', which bad brought .hcn to tue
s OF, Wa distinctly heard in thc distance.
The passengers soon were >oa;aa in the beat.
and the hoatman proceeded t. hit the chest, bit
"a sk4aetor;s were in vain. The weight Of its
tie jmpruGcnce OF the lady VINO