The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-07-02
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Francis Parkman, in his new book on
Frontenac in the French and Indian
War gives the following account of q
fyoting heroine's exploits as a military
1commander iu the defense of the fort Of
Iverehgrek, near Quebec: ,a flt.- ,3,..,
L On the morning Of, the 22di of Octo-
lber the, inhsbltants were at work in the
Fields, and, nobody was left In the place
Ibut two, boys, an old man of eighty, and
ta number, Of women and children. The
lseignior was on duty at
IQuebec, his wife was, at Montreal, and
their daughter Madeline, fourteen years
lof age, was at the landing.place not far
from fhe gate Of the fort, = =
lSuddenly she heard firing from the di.
Irectiun where the settlers were at work,
land an instant after 1ayiolette cried out,
1.,i3un tnadomao;eella rnn ,.bnro Gonna
l,ha T Ironnn,. ~ 'Sha tnrnea md .ay !
tor.r ~ sftn ~ thom at tho d,,tancs ~
Ia pistol-shot. 81 ran to the fort" abe
fsays in. her own account of the affair,
oin The two soldiers in the
Fort Fort vere ,., so scarab That thev .had hidden
In tha S,ocL housap i sAtlths roto i fSSna
too wanan crn;no for their hnshs / Js
nho ia ;us, heon t;,Iod f, IT ,,.So Anon,
w anS tbsn shrt sha .o.ta Irsy,
- ssSarh, .a ~ I oa,,d I A. ~ ta sa,,o ,,.sa1t f
ths son SaonSe r w;th ~ ,,,,s ~ u ' r u,ays u
l;nsnoct nu tbs fnrt @ snd N sound +bst s e,s-sl i
ns,isoJos Mad fa,len dovns ana left sn
pnan;nr ! hr rh;ch nc or,s,,,v corld sss;ly
~. =, oraarsd ~ ths,n - s hs ts,,y
balna5 T =, ~ Nv, ~ tho., - ,,,,,salf y.s ~
WShan ~ hroashss : wsre stonnad : Uen,
M ~ ~, ~ 49, -" ,s.,h..S,th.
t.o 9s o.v's,ngtss ,a : -. Sn& s,aS & ~. .na sn,.
son 70 nst;, ru a .asnar , .nI I .sa G o.na, @
oae,s,ous I.u - =. hsa S aaus va .Whs, s
WIN sa:sa nasa ,.;,h - s ,hn - ...,oh ~,
aIs yoa goin ~ ao "a,u .sT s.. .Se lI
asteg ne sus%s. s,,s nyo, gns .us pvm%e' ! 40
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oosyeu .s..;aas as e" ~ :, '.ri = ,sS;nc .
anu a''eI. puNs on : $3.50 na. a s mr J, =
gun sa.a - My wv o.ue ss 81, :,
usnns ~ .as. sas ...s ~, s,i;a;os pa1ra,, nm
our sss S0uh asu s.,,'os o hss ,auDht Won ,hs
u s,,s ss ~. ~ .s, ,,asn @ .osshsd shs;r h,ooi
sns,sym s,sa a.s 80 r q ras.s,S ~ al sha T;nn"
-. rha s 1s hars who ~ ~ wara twelve ana ,er
/ vssrs g oiS AZ s;aed fhy tha so,fi;ars whom he,
s .,s.> y,s hs,a .,s.sS,, ;rsn;saS with aom,
,;,t's a' .onrora n1U | h...n e Are from loon
iho,ss nnon sSs Irnw,o;sS who. ionorant
- o .so 49, p.aLnas. M of .ho GARRISON Showed
th.;. ~ s.1 u.nal - raIvc,ancs @ 10 attsct : forti
SaJ Sd ,,,sca snd occun;sd tbamselves with
ns;abhor;an L [ G f;elds Madeline ordered !
cannon 70 ha Hrad nartlv to warn sorns
os tha oold;ers Who were hnntino AZ !
J;.tsnce me woman and children II
The fort cr;etd and screared without ceas
;nr Shs nraarad them to atom lest thei,
4 tarror ahorld eucours,o s,oe the Indians 8a
4 canna was presently seen npnroacl,,
limo the land;ng.nlace r. was 4 settle,
named Fontaine trvino "a reach the for,
w;tb S;s fam;Iy The ironnois were stil
naar and Madeline feayed that the new
Icomers would he killed If sometbins
we're not done to Aid them. She apt,eai
al Il the soldiers hnt their courage was
not eonal II tbe attemnt. ON which. 4,
| sha declares AFTER leaving Laviolette Il
kaen watch & the 'oates she herself wen
alone 70 the landinglplace. "I though
that the sayaees would suppose it to bt
rnso to drsw Fthem toward the fort II
order 10 make sorfie mon them The,
ldid snnnose 40. and TINS I was able t.
save he Fontaine family. When the,
we're all landed / made them march be
fore me h fnll sipht az the enemy. w,
mt az hold 4 face ON it that they though
lthev had more To fear than we. Strength
ened bv this reinforcement, I ordered
lthat the enemy should be fred on when
lever tbey showed themselves. Aftel
sunset violent northeast wind began tt
/ blov accomnanied with snow and hail
| which told a. tl,at we sbfo,,,Id have ter
r;bie Tniobts 9sTha I,oonois were all This
Lt;me lnrkino about ms. and Iliudeed, b,
their movements : that. instead of beius
Iaatorred hu tba storm thew would climI
;rto tho fort undar 'covsr of the ,dark, ..
A T assembled all INV troons--that is tc
"a. s;v 'osrsoas,-snd snoke IN them
tS;s sCod has saved ns today from m,
Ssris ~ o,,r' 'e,,ssm;es but wa m,,st talr,
- u : 'n,t - fan ;nso ,bo;r snar, m nioht
.s q. s,..,'ss 49, - TT - ,rom - saa 'shet ON
n. ~ osr.;S ma iii, i ,sia ~ charge of th,
"s so". -;.h h - oid man If e;oh,v and an
o,,,ar M I .~ho. - nsver a, ed . 'n,,r and Won
~. Tss.s;so .,;.h t. ponta and ca
csht fonr two soldiersl will 90 TO II,
hlock' 'honso With the women and chill
Iran and Il am faken don,t snrrenr,der
even ;fI am taken and hnrne6 befor
|vonr eves The .enemv vgoan't lhnrt yo,
I;n tho b,oct. .horse. if Won make the leas
sho. ~ aSht, + nlacedI INV voun,