The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-04-29

wonderful black Toussaint b'OuVerture'
who had been made governor of the islahd
by the republic, protected the WHITES "i''
their property. For the first time IN years,
Andre Herault-who was the laIher VI
Rene and your great-great
chldren-dccmed it really safe to leaVc ms
family to make n business trip to another
mart OF the island lie had scarcely been
away three days when he Termed that oo.-
600 men had arrived for carrying OUT Nd
polcon's decree for rc-establishing slavery
and found himself with a lot of white rel
ugecs bcscged in the city of Cape haytlen
by a large negro army.
THE Herault plantation was in the most
beautiful spot imaginable. 1t was on the
north coast. where a lofty range of noun
tains met the sea and the plantation
houses and other buildings were on lttie
spur that rose directly from the water
edge. The plantation house had been placed
there because OF the magnificent view ana
the cool winds that blew there day ana
night and also because the hill could
easily be defended against a hostile force
q point to be considered in country where
a slave revolt was a thing among the pos
sibilities
"1he Herault family were not long in
learning of the new war and that their
father was among the beSieged IN cape
Hayticu. NJ. Hcrault was republican,
the republic he had liberated all his
slaves. lie was, therefore, unami des noirs,
Il friend of the blacks, and in the pre-
vious wars his property had never been
disturbed except by whites of the mon
archical party. The Heraults were not
greatly disturbed by prospect of war. yet
there was no telling what the negroes
would do in their desperate attempts TO
escape a return to the slavery from when
they had been so recently freed. All
through the mountain Businesses negroes
had collected and were being reused TO
frenzy by the Noodoo priests. Tales OF
horrible sacrifices of captured Frcnchmen
TO African gods spread among the pianta-
tons of the north coast. The terrible Do
minigue. who fought naked and welded
a sword win a saW-tooth edge, commanded
on the north coast and had sworn 10
Kill every white old and young, in MS
administrative district. The negroes on
the Hcraut estate had promised to pro-
tect Madame Herault and her three chill
dren, and there was no doubt that they
would try to do so, for they were pro-
foundly grateful for NJ. Heraults kind
ness. but would they have any influence
with Dominique?
Matters went on as usual upon the eS-
tate. Every night fires cleaned on every
peak in the mountains and the sound OF
distant drums and wild chants toated on
the air. Every night there was not an
able bodied negro on the estate, put every
morning all the labOrerS We're present
for work, cheerful and industrious and the
sugar cane harvest went on apace. mere
was no to try to escape from me
plantation. In every direction the country
was in the hands of the negroes. 30
Madame Herault carried on the piahIaIloi
work as usual. al day the hands WORKED
faithfully; at night they We're off in the
forest. At length there came a night when
there were other fires cleaning than the
little signal fires on the mountains. The
sllv was red with the flames of burning
plantation buildings. All up and down the
roast they blazed and the flames shone
FAR out on the dark ocean. In every valley