The weekly Panola star., 1858-05-19

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sehesslsd yes. sueh things have
hseh knewn ~ one friend being thu.
used 10 lufe another N hIs iesifae
,IonI and so be esmIous. vleilsn,,
hfsvs and true, and may The good
God keep yoa from oil harm y
AZ he finished speaking, IIIabehe
proceeded 10 take An sheelIonais
leave u all, receiving many q tender
message fof her parent. from those
who held them IN love aud vehefstIon.
and The boa, swung out, and hogan
10 aoM down with The current, nov
fairly entered upon the most dan.
sefou. portion q long and per'lous
journey,
The father of Blanche, Colonel
Philip bertrand. VAS q native Of
Virginia, and a descendant Of one Of
the Iluguchot refugees, who fed from
their native land after tho revolution
Of tho edict OF Nsn,f In 1865. H.
had been An officer Of some note
during ilw Revolutions warm po.
li,ical and personal friend Of the
author u the Declaration of Inde.
pendencc and . gentleman who had
always stood high In the esteem Of
bic associates and cotcmpcraries.
Though q one time n man Of
wealth, Colonel Bertrand had lost
much, end suffered much, through
British invasion; and when, shortly
after the close Of tho war, he had
met with . few more serious ve.
verses, he had been fsin TO accept 4
grant Of land, near the Falls Of the
Ohio, now Louisville, rendered him
BY Virginia, which then held jurisdic-
ton over the entire territory now con-
stituting the State Of Kentucky.
The gran. had decided the Colonel
upon seeking his new possessions
and building up = new home in the
then Far West, and ~ his wife had
insisted upon acc ompsnying him on
his FIRST tour, no had assented 70 her
desire, on condition that Blanche
should be left among her friends, ill
such time as q place could be pre-
pared which might In some degree be
considered q 81 abode for one 90
carefully and ,enderly reared.
Blanche would gladly have gone
with her psrcnssi but on this poin,
her father had been incxorablc-ds.
clsrine thu, she would have 10 re-
main Al the East till be should zee
proper to send for her; and % he
wss . man Of positive character, and
. rigid disciplinssisn, the matter had
been settled wishous argument
When Col. Bersrasd removed 10
the wess, Eugene rsirfsx, - ~e
have sssn, accompanied him; and
coming Of age shortly after, be had
accepted the liberal o6er Of bic noble
benefsctor, 70 remain with him in
the capacity Of privsse secretary aud
couGdessisl agent. On taking pos.
session of HE grand, The Celsnel bed
almost immediately erected . fort,
and ceered such indsccmsnss 10 ~.
sles - 70 speedily collect srosnd
hin qsise . little community-ol
which, - . matter Of eovrss, hs BE-
cane the head and chief; and to sup.
ply The wan.s Of his own family and
oshers, and increase his gains in q
legitimate way, be had opened .
store, and 6lled il with eoods from
the Eastern marss, which goods were
transported By land over the mouh.
tsias 10 shs ksuashs, asd thence b.
water 70 The Pslls Of he Ohio,
vhcncs their removal 10 fost Ber.
tssnd became IN easy matter. II
purchase ssd ship shsse soc,ls, end
deliver . pseksge Of letters TO friend
10 the Esss, Esgsss had been thric'
jisrssehed .-his shisA eomnissios
also ssssadise - shs segssine Of u
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