Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-05-20

equality of position between herself amt
him she Addressed . IN
eugene, is everything prepared Tor our
departure, 1t will lnot do Tor our boat TO
spring a leak again, as ii did coming down
the Kanawha for it will not bc as SAFE, for
MS. 1 am told, to touch either shore between
the different fonts aud trailing posts OF. our
route, this side Of our tlestination-thc Fall
of the Ohio"
Ia mo. indcel,' rc.jj,o,iined her aunt quickly;
''it will be as much as your lives are worth
to venture foot flonl the main currcat of
the 0hio-for news reached us only the
other day that many boats had been at
tackled this spring, anil several lost with all
on board % q -.
sNo ono feels more concerned about the
safe passage of Miss Bertrand than myself, =
rrephci Eugene, in a ,lcIcrcntial tone; ''and
since our arrival here, have left nothias
unionc that | thought might possibly add
to her security and comfort" - ia,
THAT Is true, TO my personal knowl
edge Joined in the uncle of Bancllc, and
Ithank you, MI Fairfax, IN behalf Of my
fair 'kinswomlsn There win, perhaps" he
pursued, ..bc no grc, danger, 50 long a.
! you keep in tile current; but your. watch
lsusi not bc neglected for single moment,
either night or day; AMI 10 not, i mo>t
soleinnly charge ant warn you. unllcr any
circumstances, or on any prstcncc w',atso-
ever, suffer yourselves to be iscoyc,l to eth
cr sllore!'' I.t..
""l hope we understand our duty better,
Colonel, said one of the men, rcSpe. .tlul-
ly. 49, -. -. -. .@..si s,a,
"I louht it not" replied the. command
er Of the Point; "l believe you arc all faith
frl aud true men, or you woull not have
been selected by the agent OF Colonel Il ut
rand fortaking down more precious freight
tI,an YOU ever carried before; but still the
wiScst aud the best of men have lost then
lives by giving car to the most earnest ap-
pcals OF humanity. You understand what
mean! White men, apparently III the
greatest distress. uill hail your boat, repre-
sent themselves as having justc c,eapc,I from
the Ii iars. and beg Of you.. FOR the love Of
Col, il ,llc most piteuus tones, to COM,
to their relief, but turn d deaf ear to them
to eacl, anl all of ,thcm-cveu. should
You Know the plcalcrS 10 be Of your cwr
4: Kin; for IL, sucl, 4 ease your own brothei
might deceive YOU not wilfuliy AMI vol
unfairly. pcrllaps-b,lt because of being
, goade,l on by savase>, themselves conceal
; cd. Yes, such things have been known a,
one friend being tlius uscI to lure anothel
to his dc,truction; anil 50 be cautious, vigf
laut. brave al,l true. AMI may the good God
: keel, YOU all from I,arrn."
i \, he finished speaking, Blanche proceed
81 to take an aiicctionatc leave of all. re-
ceivin;, many tcn.ler IN ,s,a;,c FOR her pa
rents from those who held them in love aud
s-nerafion: aud the boat swung out, anil
began to 1oit down with the current, now
fairly entered upon the most dangerous
portion of a lols aud I,cfilous Journey.
The father Of Blanche, Colonel Philip
Dcstianl, mas a native of Virginia, and a
I dcscci,laIit Of onc of the Ilugucnot refugees,
Z WHO He'd .fryn, their native land after tie
revocation Of the eiit Of Nantz in l6G5
! lie hal heen AN ollicrl oI some nptc ilurin;
the Eevolutiph-IIa warm political and per
! sohal friend Of ilie author or the Declare
tion Of lnlcpc,rence9 a gentleman
! who had ;dways stooII'iyt in the {, t.cin
of his assoti.tcs and dacoteinporaries.
! Though at onc tin,4 4 man. Of wealtl,
Colonel Bcitranl had lost much. AMI suf-
fered much, through British Invasion; and
when, shortly after the close of The war. l,y
had met will, i few more serious icyerses.
hc had been fain 20 accept Il grant of larli
4 near the Fails Of the Ohio, now Louisville,
temlercd him by Virginia, which then held
; Jurisdiction over the entire territory now
constituting the State of Kentucky
The grant hui dccilcl the Colonel upon
! seeking his new possessions and building
new home in the then Far wcst, AMI as
his wife had Insisted upon accompanying
him on his first tour. he had assenicl to
her desire. on condition that Blanche should
} be left among her friends, till such time a.
place could be prepared which might IN
) some degree lie consiercl 1T abode fol
one so carefully and trlrlcr'y reared
Blanche would glslly have gone with
; her parents; but on This point her fathcl
had been inexoiab,e -lecIaring that ,sh,
would have TO remain at, The East till le
should see proper to send for her; ana !. he
WA; = man Of positive cI'lractcrs an arigil
= disriplinaian, the matter La Il been settled
will, ,ot ar5'iment
: When Colonel B:rtrant removed 10 the
WIT. Eugene Fairf,x. is We, have 4ccn
J a-cohipaniet liim. and coming Of age short
Fly after, he had accepted the liberal oilrl
ifof his Dotle beisaiactor. to remain with hin
,kil tfe cspacity Of priitate secretary AMI con
ifidsntiat lasselit,. On taking possession 81
'Iihis grant. the Coloneel hail alno i i i iimn,e,li
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