Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-23

feranda comfortably smoking his pipe,
while away In the wide fields the ne
Eroes sang at the plow and the hoe
bweeter and sweeter grew the scene
softer the air, tenderer the blending
sounds OF the water murmur, leaf rus.
tie, bird song and slave song until hand
In hand he wandered with Alice In
greening groves where the air was
trembling with the ecstasy Of spring.
young officer awoke him with an
order from Clark to go on duty at once
with Captains Worthington and VIII.
uams, who, under Colonel Clark him.
bolf, were TO take possession of the fort.
Mechanically he obeyed. The sun was
FAR up, shining between clouds OF a
leaden, watery hue, by the time every
thing was ready for the important GER
emony. Beside the main gate of the
stockade two companies OF patriots un-
der Bowman and McCarty were drawn
up as guards, while the British garrI.
son filed out and was taken ia charge.
This bit OF formallty ended, Governor
Hamilton, attended by some OF his Of
ncers, went back into the fort and the
gate was closed.
Clark now gave orders that prepara-
lions be made for hauling down the
British flag and holsting the young
banner OF liberty in it's place, when ev-
erythlng should be ready for a salute
OF thirteen guns from the captured bat
terry.
Helms round face was beamlnR
Plainly II showed that his happiness
was supreme. He dared not say any.
thing, however. for Clark was now all
sternness and formality. II would be
dangerous TO take any liberties, but he
could smile and roll his Quid OF tobacco
from cheek 20 cheek.
Hamilton and Farnsworth. the Iatter
slightly wounded In the left arm. which
was bandaged, stood together some.
what apart from their fellow officers
while preliminary steps for celebrating
their defeat aud capture were In prog.
ress. They looked forlorn enough IN
have excited deep sympathy under fair.
er conditions.
Outside the fort the creoles were be-.
ginning noise OF jubilatlon. The ru.
NOR or what was going 10 be done had
passed from mouth 10 mouth until ey.
cry soul In the town knew and thrilled
WIN expectancy, Men, women ana :
ehlldren came swarming 10 see tbe
slight and 10 hear at close range the
crash or the cannon, They shouted in
scattering way al first: then the IN.
n'uit grew swiftly 10 solid rolling
uue that seemed beyond all comnari
son with the population OF Vincennes G
Hamilton heard Il and trembled IN. 7
"ardly, afraid lest the mob sbonI5 Z
prove too strong FOR the guard /
one leonine voice roared distinctly u
h'sh above tho Soise. Il was a sonnb I
'amlllar 10 all the creoles that bellnw. 4
ny shout of Gaspar Rousslllop's ia v
Vas roaming around the stockade bov. /
us oeen turned back by the ruord r
hen he tried TO pass through the main
yate. WV ''"'n G
Ihey shut me outr' ne beloved IN. 3
lously' i am Gaspard Roussillon ana n
hey smut me out me! Zifr! Ne voicli V
e Vais entrer immediatement. moir v
lie attracted but little attention N
owever' The people ana the soldier
'ere all too excited by the special m Of
ries' ' OF tho occasion and too busv eI
.i'h making a racket OF their own scr
ny Individual even the great Roussu. sS
ln' to gain their eyes or ears He IN
arm scarcog heard the tumult thsv "
laue' so self centercd were his hrr.
X thoughts and feelings. A creat y, ca
'sion In Nincennes and ne. Gasn,,, en-
ousslllon, not recognized as one - ol
le large factors In IL All. no never, IN
nI ne STROBE along the wan of the III
oeeade, turning the corners and bssv he
shamollng over the inequalities ,m de
reached the postern. Il was NOT fss ne
ned, some one having passed thropsh all
'st before him. .
Ainy he calculated steppins into la.