Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-12-31


Captain Bowler Fayrot, ssnk quietly
into eternal rest after an exemplary eX-
istence of eightytwo years, il this
world where sorrows and happiness are
isAscpsrably liuked. fIe waB in reality
land mark Of Baton Rouge, a perfect
typy Of those French and Spanish Gava-
aera, whose names have threwn .
glamour around the history Of che CO.
isuial days, when honor, bravery aud
fidelity To race aud country we're the
0haract.ristics Of the knights, who
sSss posr Of sans reproob carried tri
smphanCIy tho flags OF CASTLE and
Francs, over the vast territories OF Lou
isIana and Florida.
Gaptain Favrot spent his whole life in
THE CITY, aGd from hts earliest infancy
Ia the dag oil his death, walked uios-
aeutaGiousIy Ia tile path ct righteous
ness aud virtue, amid the esteem OF al
who knew him.
Our oldest citizons remember him IN
The houored Cap ala Of tho. CAaSssssS,
company 10 which belonged many "i
tias iatueta oil the present g0ueraloh OF
Baton kous. aus.
ile was ever true Louisianlgu, proud
Of the HISTORY OF hls state ant tra'l't.o"o,
devoted to hor fair naaio itHd cory.
Following tho dictates OF tue pafesi
snd most uuselhsh PATRIOTISM, IA Old
naan already IN iool, toreseelng the
events that we're to follow. ho pointed
by his example to tho poi;y that "onld
have secured tho Independence OF The
South in tho desperate struggle which
ended in dlsrnay and ruin. he organ
igod company Ut volunteers Composed
OF tho free colored eleineuL oi lnat time
and Sought thus To lntuco n', compa-
trols to augtneht iau ndnDcf 81 tneit
the enemy attcIw dras ofou,.hJ into Iilit
s,ainst the iarGri5 odtnamocret heroic
a,lrudors of Dixie idnu.
AFTER tue dlsDandnent of this lao,
90 npany, Captain FAvfot retarnod 60
tinD qunelude of his every day ilie, unu'
oh .dy ol Lnu battle of Baton Rougc,
woen he seni forth TO succar tho woun
ded boysiD cray. Slnce then, We has'
k,o~u ain among the faithful citizen +,
- could ouly protest with their bal
" 10 against the iniquitous rule OF the
* publican party.
G.pa,n Fsvrot, honored every draft
Moe npon MIN by bis State, oae of his
sons giving Ny his life for the losg cause
while two Others followed its banners
M ii sthey were folded.
10 was gu Chrstnad ,notlllnE thir the
C, mains ct the good pan ala, r. 10
81 izen we're ioi ow.a ibrouah d
driZsling rain, ny his fAi.n,a5 .l..
sui relativ.s, to the sccIUHco g., l.
harial ground where hlo ant's'i' -
do fasrOt's, have pr,ccuen hiu.
IL was NOT an occasion iur 80 idinE
4. lrs for a loved one " no hao 0e, n ia.
X II away from the family 'irGle, tor h'
ha reached tho fullest Conrso OF hunal
Gx slcncc.
siore than this could hot have beer
asked Ioi MIN OF the AmIl hty, who ha,
b ssed hip relatives ANA ,no eUlnmunlt!
~ permitting hun to stand through
those eighty-two years, shining OK
ample vi all that ID admirable III man
like the sturdy moss covered oak Vt tn,
forest under whose shade his earthly
form will rest Willis his soul duellotl
in tho realms above.
IL was amid tho deyout love ana re-
Spect vi true irleuds who wete prestn
that earth " earth was consigne,
around ,nu maine vi another Fasro
whose memory will add 70 it's iustr
through succeeding generations.
He WAS the father Of Mesars. q. L
AMI Joseph Favrot, Of this elty, IN
the unclc of Z iouel Hcnry n. fa'.o.
OF West Baton Rouge.