The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-03-01

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the traveller, "and may not be aware
of the responsibilities which result
from arresting travellers"
81 am aware of the responsible
tiles" said Gaines, "but l know my
duty"
The traveller now broke into an
animated and eloquent denunolation
of those proclamations, protesting
his innocence, asserting that the
charges against him originated in
the malevolence of his enemies, and
pointing out to Gaines the Liabilities
he would incur if he should arrest
him.
But Gaines, assuming a severe as
pect replied, "My mind is made IN.
You accompany me to Fort Stod-
dard, where you shall be treated with
all the respect due to one who has
been Vice President of the United
States, so long as you make no a.
tempt to escape from me-"
The traveller looked at him for a
few moment, apparently surprised at
this unwonled firmness; then, with
an inclination of the head, indicted
his willingness to accompany the
young officer. He bade good-by to
his guide, who returned to Wakefield,
wheeled his horse round, and rode by
the captains side towards the fort,
conversing on the way, with his usu-
ual nonchalance, on ordinary topics.
Arriving at the fort early in the
evening, Colonel Burr-for Colonel
Burr it was-was shown TO room,
where he dined alone, and sat read
ing to a late hour, while the tread
Of the sentinel was heard without.
In the night, it is related he heard
groan in the room adjoining. He
left his book, and, en5ering the apart
ment, saw the sick brother of Cap
tain Gaines lying in bed. He spoke
tenderly to the sufferer, inquired his
complaint, felt Of his pulse, told him
lie had travelled much, and knew
something of medicine, and offered
his services. The sick man revived
under his gentle touch and en-
couraging tones, and entered into
conversation with his distinguished
nurse. Burr made many inquiries
of the patient, who was Choetaw
trader, respecting the Indians, their
ways and commerce. The conversa-
ton was singularly cheerful and
pleasant, and completely won the
good will ofthe sick merchant.
The next day Colonel Burr was
presented to the wife of the com
mandant, dined with the family,
played several games of chess with
the lady, and bore himself, in all re-
spects, as he would have done in a
drawingroom of Philadelphia or
New York. Every night he sat by
the bedside of Mr.. Gaines, admins
tering his medicines. and cheering
him by his animated. intelligent
conversation. The patient became
warmly attached to him, and mourn.
ed deeply over his many misfor-
tunes; but, with all their intimacy
and fondness, not the slightest allu
sion to Burr's situation ever passed
the lips of either. Day by day, the
prisoner mingled gayly in the mar
row circle of the fort, played his
games of chess, won every ones
heart, and appeared to give himself
no concern respecting the future.
Two weeks passed. Captain
Gaines had resolved to send his
prisoner direct to the seat ofgovern.
ment, thousand miles distant, four
or five hundred miles of which Law
through nearly unbroken wilder
ness. He had been busy during
those two weeks in preparing an ex-
pedition for the safe conduct of the
prisoner, and on the 9th of March
his arrangements were complete,
and the journey was begun. The
tears of the ladies residing at the
fort fell fast as Colonel Burr, escorted
by a file of soldiers, went down to
the shore and embarked on board
the boat provided for the ascent of
the Alabama. AS the boat, with it's
crew Of soldies, glided past the few
houses on the rivers bank, all the
ladies, it is said, waved their hand
kerchiefs. One of the ladies of the
Alabama named her infant Aaron
Burr; and he was not the only young
gentleman in the Southwest who
bore through life a similar record
OF the events amid which he was
born.
Above Lake Tensau, the party dis
embarked, and the prisoner was
formally given into the custody Of
the guard who were to conduct him
through the wilderness to the Allan
tic States. This guard consisted of
nine men, commanded by the re-
doubtable Perkins, who had selected
and equipped the rarty.
The prisoner still wore the dress
In which he had fed from the Mis-
sissippi. 1t consisted, We are told,
of coarse, home-spun panlnlO"ns Of
the color of coppera~, n jacket Of
common drab cloth, and old hat,
with a broad, tapping hrim. 1t was
said, as he bestrude the superb horse
which he had ridden at the time of
of his capture, his hat hanging over !