The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-23

n tha ds,n,ao ~. ".e.nS i -. haard
~ -, .ne u.anger. ls report was heaIu
~ ,.a,s,,, sst5ler' VINO was presently sssa
- iks,,; Ils laIhIIy " .sthOe boWaIu
M M. , ,a ttage plass: bus was some
aheres fesred th- ss gaze ana N tle re- &C. th
savaoes whT,, V ny m1u M oe eut on ~ sb9
a edersd H. e ~ si 80 hatfowiy escapeu
.hn,r ai9 r f,io so.aiefs 70 sally IoTth 70
nd eatiio ,inlest aple towards Ieiussd,
Girl went alone tn the rIyor bst es gasg o,'e
II rrlzetl riohtl1 N y - os' I'M .ig,a
a. - y - he gnse - a ss Iadsns Wouu
ny ia IN orer IN ,ooko sar,, e', ,s sQMaau
~ hem the Fonfaines were iapded she ,oarshsd
hnr hodIv infn tho lori barsef III 4aic, ~.
the roor s.voe mt so hld lace ~ n sfhat
the tea tba pI ha ~ ,a noe sso o II snas
NJ rainferced Nv one nsn-and Ans sianr
tsnntalns nrcsved Courageous and devoted The
an,,ng com mandeT Ordered that the eregnv
sypo,,i, og ba 6rnd nm wbenever thav sbaaad
sbarnIv ,mf tn lis besiegers Till the siin went
@ ouS VI , lie napysbaost i,.d bes,s,s ~
~, ,ith Arc assaalts ~ sntsv and haiI
bi wtJ Id ~, 80 - h,Id 49, terrhIs
II Familiar with their taetice une Madala,na
concluded thot tha Iroo,,o5S ,,ndar rs.ear ~
tba darkness 'V and s,orfa ne u trg ~ sur.
priss them dnpIna he nio ffi shs t,tsteffe
the how Of ten no 10 the oe 9x ~ and
addressed them Tins. "0OOe ''' '''''' '-'N'
Good has saved ma today ,roro tho baoas
of our enemies, but We must take care not 10
"A q FF.rr ma
want you TO see that am not afraid, i viii
take charge III The lori with A., iii man ~
eighty and another who never fred et,r,.
and you. Pierre Fontaine, with our two sol.
disrs. will 90 10 the block house win tba
women and children. because That IL ths
strnn0ost nlace and II am takey, doysf assr.
render. even If am cut TO pieces and burned
beYore vonr eyes. The enemy cannot hurt
Won In the block house il Won make tha Ieast
Shnpg III fight
Ali nioht long aiu snjte of wind snovv and
hail !" the old man. the two bOys and their
sister one nosted On eseb basfifn Of fine fort
honse gbance The soldiers refurned II IL fba
Tori cone wonld have th(mobt fbe r,Iaaa
vas full III soldiers " and the iroeT1S,s ~
| they subsequently admitted In VI CaIlieTes- g
| vyers 81, ef5nnIstSlv deeeIyed 10 tbs shoer ~
vigilance that they abandoned the attack
| they had decided upon. a little after
| midnight the garrison heard sornathiT0
| approach. and saw through the darknasa +.
nuTnfer IN cattle the rniserahla rayo,,e1,t sl,af
the Ironuois had left" Mile. ia Verebsres
| was reluctant to omen the gate Tor az sbe,
said. 'sYou do not know all the tricks nf the
savages, who are, no doubt, Following the
get into ths Tort If we ars simple esnoueb To-
omen the gate for them" However. latter
taking every preeantion." i q. making tEe
two children stand ready with their currs
cooked in ease m s1Irprise she let n. te eattle
"As the darkness disappeared" she said,
.tnur anxiefies seemed to nj sannear with IL
and egervhe,1v tl,ok n[mrags egoarf rSsi,-
faine's wife Mareuerite who abaif,o erx4
tpemeI0 tjroid as Ali parisjan women arev
inslstaa that her bmsband sbanId narro = hsv
m a safer fort "No1 said the honest felg,,w
81 will never abandon thls tort ut,iJA Nile
MadeIeine Ia here Mile Madelaira sr,sous-s
saed him With brave and r,atrfotio gyoyds IN
asseuerad biro ttat uynajd pevsr at,snl,9y, Ia
that would rather die than givs H IN ~, tfsss
e1eoo1 ard that 4 gaa ~ ~ vreatesf ,gr<sr
lance that they lsbonld never eet posssssion
~ aru French s,rt heeaI,se IN thay on T,s,e
tha yg1,,,id tbink fbsy eoa1id rn4 o{tsra ard
woIId grow more hold and Observation-Disclosures
tban ever 81 sna ke with the 80 oafdfv and
enpreriotion ~ 0nC,'tLo himself tSe farse45rsa
, | and resolufe Fronfenae the firJdefandnr III
| ntha Castle Dangerons ~ TIa9ada s
rba s,oa,o IastSd q wseL tha e,,ero~, t.oanx
, | at.uotys synnnd thero and kear,iro fhey. Is,
. constant alarm FOR g6Ttv-ei0ht hours M adj
eIeiT,e did NOT eat or sleer, not once aid sfse
On the hastion or went r. the hIacts fls,ass ~
i ace how the r,eoole there were hehavirly1 All
3he fInoa fS<, keerinr - eteeyfrsf ~ sx<sl-
. mo faee and er,nfo,raoin0 the IlftIe 6or0rsylv
: with the hope Of speedy suceor. At the end
q | III a week "a she was doing if was 3iQf1f
a and she vas snatehinO d few rnir11fess resf
with her head On a table and her eur1 wing
4 across her arrns-one OF the sentfnels came II
y teII her that he had heard a SLIGHT a0rlnd
i from the river and challenged II without re-
D NV, The girl at once went M, to the hastion
o and hailed H. eve are FrenehmenD was tilf
: bring Won help" H. was NJ. de la M0nnerie 4
q lieutenant sent ont with forty men ~ Al IN
i \ (allfsres who had anDrnaeEyed aflauffv am
i hv night, being In doubt as 10 whether fae
8 | fort was held by it's garrison or the Indians
, Mile de Vereheres must finish her story For
' herself. Saws shs:
a | sentinel there and went down In the river tx