The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-06

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II there are any embryo romantic
ncvelIsts who are in search OF q plot Or
who are looking for character to
eu,body into thrilling romance OF the
w~stern plains and wild Indians, or OF
the Arctic regions, or of war or travel
In The tropics, or of most anything In
tho line of blood curdling adventure, or
hatr-breadth escape, it might be we'll
ror them to call on Frank Lafayette
Harris. lieutenant U. S. N, retired, VINO
is passing the closing days or very
lively career in the city of Boston.
Lieut. Harris has done most every
thing that man can do In an Ordinary
Nfe and live to talk about 1t to MS own
grandchildren, and other peoples
grandchildren at the age OF ~ years.
He has had adventures from Green-
lands icy mountains to midas coral
strand" and at all the Intervening
uoints from the s0th parallel of north
latitude to Cape Horn and around
about the world several times over.
He is the only surviving member OF
the Hayes Arctic expedition, winch
created a sensation in the early Gus by
penetrating farthest north and by DIS
covering an open polar sea. he Is d
veteran of the Mexican war, the civil
war. and an Indian war on the piaans'
he is an ex-forty-niner, retired heu-
tenant of the navy of the early days,
and has been round the world many
times. He has fought duel single
handed with three fierce Indians and
Killed them all. He has been recon-
mendsd for bravery at Malvern Hill,
and smoked his first cigar with Gen.
NcClallan in the latter's tent after that
memorable engagement
SteyenSon would have found In him
a tale rs absorbing as Treasure Is
land'' and q character more striking
than any Of those that speak from the
pages of romance.
Lieut.. Harris made his first voyage
In the q. s. S. St. Louis round the
world, and was stationed in the Pa
cif1c squadron, Of which at that time
the frisate Constitution was the flag
ship.
On this ship he took part in the war
with Mexico. When peace was declared
Harris resigned from the navy. went
cast and met young Louis Dent and
his brother, who were about to start on
a prospecting tour to the west, where
gold had been discovered, and where
men were supposed to make fortunes
in a night They went to West river
and began to hunt and opened up a
small trading depot at which all the
indian tribes of the neighborhood soon
began to purchase their supplies.
Here Harris mad a dispute with q
Dowerful Indian chief, Trankilena, and
gave him a sound thrashing. The
news spread in all directions and ii
WAS soon rumored that the Indian and
Two of his comrades were going tt
murder Harris the very first chance
they got Harris was Informed and
armed himself.
He started out one day sing1e-hand-
ed to surprise the braves In place
which they had chosen as an ambush
He came upon them very much sooner
than he expected to and had barely
time to step behind tree when they
opened fire. He awaited his chance
and on his first shot brought down his
chief enemy with a broken leg.
The three kept UP the battle fol
over an hour, and Harris was hit IL
the shoulder; not very serious, but {
painful wound. that bled profusely. HI
changed his position from standint
to q kneeling one. and managed to ge
in q good shot that laid out one OF hi
enemies and left the odds two to one
with the leader OF the opposition badl!
the S2d parallel, and Harris, as the lit
tie boat in which the party cam
ashore touched the beach, leaped on
and ran as fast as he could ahead O
the rest and assembled a slight hill upol
which he planted an 1S-starred flag iii
the name of Abraham Lincoln, tn
President of the United States, and O
the union"
The party had been absent since tn
preceding July, and none Of them knew