The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-07

IF there are any embryo romantic |
rovelists who are in search of plot oF |
who are looking for character 70
.unnuody into thrilling romance OF the |
v.~tern plains and wild Indians, or OF |
tho Arctic regions. or of war or travel
An the tropics, or of most anything In
~. line of blood curdling adventure, OF
hatr-breadth escape, it might be well
for them to call on Frank Lafayette
a.rr;s lieutenant u. S. N, retired, who
!. passing the closing days or very
lively career in the city OF boston.
1Seut. Harris has done most every
thing that a man can do IN an oroAnahy
lie and live to talk about 1t TO MS own
grandchildren, and otheF peopAeo
grandchildren at the age OF ~ years.
He has had adventures from Green
lands icy mountains to 1ndlas corai
strand" and at all the intervening
noints from the SOth parallel of north
latitude to Cape Horn and arouho
about the world several times over.
He is the only surviving MEMBER OF
the HAYES Arctic expedition, winch
creatad sensation in the early '6os by
penetrating farthest north and by ols-
covering an open polar sea. he IS
ve+er.n IF the Mexican war, the civil
w.r and an Indian war on the plains,
he is an ex-forty-niner, retired lleu-
tenant of the navy of the early days.
80 he heen round the world many
times. He has fought duel single
handed with three fierce Indians ana
killed them all. He has been recon-
mended for bravery at Malvern HILL
and smoked his first cigar with Gen.
0dcClellan in the latter's tent AFTER that
memorable engagement
s1evenson would have found In him
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 u, s. S. St. Louis round the
vnrld and was stationed in the "a
ciffc SQUADRON. OF which at that time
fine frieate 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
EAST 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 {
small trading depot at which all the
Indian tribes of the neighborhood soor
began to purchase their supplies.
Here Harris mad dispute with {
Dowerful Indian chief, Trankilena, ant
hipD IN
news spread in all directions and i
was soon rumored that the indian ant
TWO of his comrades were going tt
murder Harris the very first chance
thew got. Harris was Informed ant
armed himself.
He started out one day single-hand
ed to surprise the braves In plac
which they had chosen as an ambush
He came upon them very much soone
than he expected to and had barrel.
time to step behind tree when the.
opened fire. He awaited his chance
and on his first shot brought down hi
chief enemy with a broken leg.
The three kept up the battle TO
over an hour and Harris was hit II
the shoulder; not a very serious, but
nafnfuI wound, that bled profusely. H
changed his position from standin
TO a kneeling one, and managed to ge
in a 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 c
the rest and assembled slight hill upo
which he planted an 1s-starred flag ii
the name OF Abraham Lincoln, til
President of the United States. and c
the union"
The party had been absent since tn
preceding July, and none of them kne'