The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-04-09

MARIE LA TOUR DEFENDING THE FORT.
them to fighting, and whichever was used
up the Plymouth folk would be the gamers
La Tour, being on hand, received the benefit
of the decision and one April morning
sailed away to st. John with his own shin
and four thoroughly armed and equipped
allies. At the sight Of the new fleet D'Aul-
nays blockaders hurried from St John to
Port Royal. La Tour was for attacking
DAulnay's post, but the Puritans were for
hidden by their permit from Plymouth
council to fight except in self defense, and
they returned home.
D'Aulnay checked the dangerous ALI.
ance Of his rival and the Puritans by aban.
doning his seizures ia Maine. also flourish
ing before the Plymouth council "A new
royal proscript declaring La Tour rebel
and "a traitor and ordering him D'Aulnayl
to live on terms of good fellowship with
the English Meanwhile the amazonian
Marie la Tour haunted the footsteps OF
D'Aulnay, fathomed every move that
threatened her husband and used all means
to oppose IL. She followed him to France,
where she was charged with crimes and for
hidden to return to Acadia under penalty
of death. While D'Aulnay's envoy was in
Boston negotiating the Endicott-D' 'Aulnay
treaty the amazon appeared there to put
in plea for her hunted husband. She had
escaped from France and sailed to America
on an English ship. The Puritan fathers
were so impressed by the indomitable CON
sort. Of Acadia's arch rebel that they al
lowed her to charter three armed vessels
and sail for the st. John with cargoes OF
supplies and war material. When she
reached Fort In Tour, she cutyied her re-
hall hue taf.f. In. mn
Catholic fTiars were driven from the settle
ment by her fierce denunciations of church
and king
La Tour was advised TO placate the Puri-
tans 10y going to Boston and asking that
Protestant ministers be sent to preach in
Acadia. He took the sagacious counsel
and started for Boston, leaving his wife I'm
command. When La Tour was well out of
the way, D'Aulnay sailed across to st. John
with three armed vessels bent on putting
an end to his rivals power He planted
cannon on the land side Of the fort to bat
ter its log and earth walls, the ships were
hauled up to within pistol range, and the
garrison, consisting Of handful of men
led by woman, was hailed to surrender
volley of shot and the display of the red
flag of defiance was the answer The battle
lasted four days. At the end Of the third
day DAulnay withdrew his ships On the
fourth a Swiss guard of the garrison played
traitor and allowed D'Aulnay's scouts to
enter. Nine. la Tour saw the danger in
time to rally her soldiers. At their head
she defended the breach until D'Aulnay.
aghast at the slaughter of his men, offered
honorable terms Of surrender. As soon,
however, as he saw the meager band op-
posed to him he hanged all the male pris-
oners, gave the place up to pillage and shut
the friendless Marie In "A cell. Three weeks
Of solitude and the rage and shame that
consumed her broke her proud spirit, and
she died in the hands Of enemies she had so
yaliantly opposed.
La Tour staid away from Acadia after
the loss Of his possessions and his faithful
Marie until D'Aulnay died, leaving the
colony without "A head. Then he returned,
married D'Aulnay's widow and ruled un-
disturbed for II decade or more. D'Aulnay' 5
children went TO France, and his name was
Obliterated in Acadia. La Tours descend
ants may be traced through all the annals
of that tragic country, and from his blood
and that of his compatriots came the sad
procession of exiles driven forth with Long
fellows Gabriel and Evangeline.
GEORGE l.. KILMER