The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-17

Il s't md commanding force Of A
Ar7ior The officers FASTENED TO
8 ~ --rr-fivc positions. ON AL sides
Indicative Of rapid preparations
4 Fi-t F~nt mingled into confused
ny ~ military energy Men marched
i ,laces. cannon were wheeled
,.i,p and soon enough the firing
In good earnest.
in the afternoon rumor Of
~ spuroarh nad gone abroad
o., tba village: but not "A French
q -sfbsd II 10 a friend of the Brit
81 the creoles were loyal to the
s. - freedom. moreover, they cor
ts+ed Hamilton, aud their hearts
jig ts-b a. the prospect Of "A change
v .srers Al the fort. Every cabin
,g hidden gun and supply of am
ION dpSpite the order 10 disagn
nv Hamilton. There was a
& So 10 bring these forth, which
srronpanied with a guarded yet
-,-sssihIa Chattering. delightfully."-
..b and infinitely volatile.
B .rsrs, il vais frotter mon fusii. Jai
"a, sfure." said Jacques BOUrcier TO
4 rrottv daughter. the pretty Adri-
who was coming out of the room
= ah.ch Alice lay
~ ssw a monkey Just now; ] must
=, my gun" He could not be
y. .-,,rr: not he. The thought of an OPP
unity 10 get even with Hamilton
-. Hke Viue IN his blood.
n you had seen those hardy and
new Freuchmyn gliding in the dusk
y evening from cottage 20 cottage,
....irg the word that the Americans
I'd arrived. saying airy things and
-s,.biur one another as they met aud
t--risf Oh. YOU would have thought
sr4thfng very amusing and wholly
alrd was In preparation for the peo-
Al Of EinCenueS.
ir1srs WAS current belief in the town
,s,t Gaspard Roussillon never missed
-,od thing and always somehow got
4. lions share. He went out with the
II n return 10 the flood. Nobody was
--prised. therefore. when he suddenly
,rosared in the midst of his friends,
,-p4d 10 the teeth and cmotiona4y
r41ike n suit the occasion. OF course
s took charge OF everybody and every
f41g. You could have heard MIN
Whisper a bowshOt away.
aTaisons," he Missed, whenever he
net an acquaintance. I'VE will sur
rise the fort and scalp the whole gar
i
y.ennent d'arriver,'
II his own house he knocked and
esIed in vain. He shook the door vio-
Entity for be was thinking of the stores
under the floor. of the grimy bottles,
Of the fragrant Bordeaux-ah, his
throat, how il JhrObbedi But where
vas Madame Roussillon? Where was
Alice? Jean, jean" ne cried. forget
ing an precaution. come here. you
scamp. and let me in this minute"
a profoundly impressive silence gave
BIN 10 understand that his home was
deserted.
"Chid, frightened and gone TO stay
with Madame Godere, I suppose-and I
So thirsty, Bah, hum, hum. apres lie
yin IA batailie, zifr."
lie kicked in the door and CROPPED his
nay to the liquors. While he hastily
svigsed and smacked he heard the fir-
ing begin with a cracking, desuItory
toaey. He laughed jovially, there ia
the dark, between draughts and deep
sshs Of enjoyment
q moi aussi." he murmured. like
The vast murmur OF the sea, Il want to
% 10 that dance, Pardonnez. messieurs.
MOI Je veuN danser. sill Vous plat"
And when he had filed himself he
plunged out and rushed away. wrought
up to the extreme fighting pitch Of
temper Dlable! If he could but come
across t6at Lieutenant Barlow. how he
would smash him and mangle him, In
Ndsnliying his prOWess with the ~
Or Imagination ne sweIted and pufTed
as ne numbered along.
The firing sounded as IL il were be-
nH FsaHH 1 l.
entity. when one Of Hamiiton'S cannon
SPOKE. NJ kOussillon saw the yellow
SPIKE OF fame from its uuzzle leap di-
It'ty toward the church, and he
'29agAt II best 10 make a u-fdt. detour
10 avoid going between the firing lines.
VNS or twice he heard the whine of
q stray bullet nigh overhead. Before
ar had gone very far he met 2 man
.-.I'llne toward the fort. 1t was Cap
au Francis jacksonville. one OF Ham
..'n chief scouts, who had been out
\. d reconnaissance. and, cut off from
aS party 10y some of CIark's forces.
vas trying To make his way To the
2, m gate of the stockade
NL EouSSiIlon knew jacksonville as a
'ome0 hat desperate character. leader
% WOlin fnrayS and a trader in hu-
man S'alpS Surely the fellow was Ie-
: l.md 10 uroy.
IN. di3hle dc gredint" he suarled.
.'. Gaping upon him. ChoIIed him TO
.' ground. 'Je vais vous scaIper i'm
ned.7fameut,''
.IN plan NJ approach showed mas
'tt strategy. Lieutenant Bailey. with
.g'. teen regulars, made u show Of at
,,",A on the east. while Major Bowman
a ,,
'' near here Main street in Vim
is now located 10 point north
=. 'l' >'ork1je. CharleviIle. q brave
cole who Was at the head of some
'-- fellows, 10y a brilliant dash -ut
position under cover of a natural ter
.'e III The edge Of the prairie. opposite
.e forts southwest angle. Lieutenant
''I'F. M whom the commander
II. ed highest confidence. was sent to
'N Tor q supply of ammunition. and
gather up an the F'renchmen in the
N1H wished "a join ia the attack.
''".f Jazon and ten other available
~. Went with him.
i3sy al made great noise when
.' .'i Ma the place was completely
s.'1. Nor can Ne deny, much as
"'U.. Ike 90. the strong desire FOR
-AA' 10 lrAlStu AEloSt SnQAAine
..,S "I. unrN-l those steady hearts
Z t' or dice i'm an undertaking which
.a''il had "a desperate look Pa
-,'iSH az the purest strain those men
'-' ana that alone would have borne
.-.I UP but the recollection of smoul-
-.A- cabin homes IN Kentucky. Of
'''n and children murdered and
'l-1. "' men brave aud true burned
.... Stake and Of all the indeScrib-
'a'rt-"~ of indian warfare melted
AA rewarded by the commander of the
. Wonder added 10 patriotism the
..o.s urEs of Sst dark passion
.i.a '.8morS for blood TO quenCh the
IN, ''ath- Not few Of those wet.
.T0zsu. ema Ciated soldiers Of free
l mad experienced the soul rendiug
7 a. returning from a days hunt
: III tho forest 10 find home in ashes
p. ''Ee1 ones brutality murdered and
b, f"H- or dragged away to unspeak-
Z outrage under circumstances too
growing for description. the bare