New-York tribune., 1903-08-30

Mount Vernon feels that Washington still lives
the traditions that connect him with every object.
So lives Laftte on Barataria bayous and on Bara-
''At the old distributing point near Lake SALIVA
Meath the live oaks lie two brothers sons of
follower of Laitte, who even as late as the Clyli
War ruled over Barataria. In the ruins or the oid
the brothers as a slave. He brings them to life
and let's US see them in one phase OF their pratt
'Dey both had niggah wives said ne. an yalIah
chilluns. De younges' he die first. We all niggahS
hab to go to de funeral De odder orudder he read
III yallah chilluns OBJ de dead brudder all cry an,
say. shut up you damn lii ngsahs" Den he read
some noah. Bimeby de chilluns cry ag IN an say,
say. "Shut up you damn lii niggahs, CANT you
alls lemme read dis here sermon fur you ais damn
''From a scene like this it is not to transport
went hand in hand: when a buccaueer captain
would compel his crew to attend divine worship on
upon every voyage; asked that his prizes might be
@ oaSiIE capeureG anu 1 neaSly ueasuIs , @g, %
conquest complete READ services OF ihahhsglVlhg-
"A little below this point, with its graves, we
where in the days of piracy peach trees hourshed;
In the decade following the War Of lsl2 the land
it a jar of Spanish doubloons that made him i'm
Here passenger comes on board our little yes
sell He is a man of more than fifty years. tall
ant man of Spanish descent and owns one Of the
rice farms on this bayou His father was here be
strange atmosphere of Barataria as of the quaint
a One time he says my godfah'r out on Lake
Salvador in evening, He boy come i'm boat.
De noy seem an tiTed out he say 10 my g3aIan r
mo. boy. / no time take you company's canal
You come home wi me an stay all night" De boy
tree hundred dollar" My godfah'r say he do it,
Right away dat boy fast asleep for he all tired out
Bimeby my godfah'r say, Here, boy. We at com
Re had bagy bGy G n d P a bag % @ 0 s6
pieces shape like hearts. He say his fah'r been
wild I1ahttei an tel him when he die where money
way down on Lower Coast. an godfahr never see
him again or know his name
TT is asserted by those who have long traded
here that an immense amount OF old Spanish coin
However true or false the tales may be it is GER
tain that In tYO instances, at least, the great
channels through the levees, did reveal the hiding
places of Spanish dOubOons.
Grande Isle. and has less protection from trees
AS result. almost its entire population perished
the old days were lost One family. according TO
an old resident, had some wonderfully fine oil
snatched them from heaven knows where. These
went tumbltng into the sea with he house and its
vers Tee ali Of whch Ve os GPgad 5e
is fortunate In having oak trees. OF them. in
land these broke the force Several men lived
through that night Of awful storm in treetops.
Others escaped because their houses held by
trees and prevented from going out to sea.
IL IS on an occasion such as that Of the last
shows Itself One whose house was blown from
its foundations who spent part Of the night cling
stranded in his own front yard tells me the next
day the younger generation broke forth in acts OF
ruin. pundering every house. and looking In tuun-
bedown chimneys and beneath brick foundation
they carried away boards from houses, and every
bit of furniture or other property that could be
but of the youngsters whose inherited love Of loot
had not been suppressed by years of discipline"