Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-08-18

he suddenly appeared in the midst Of
his friends, armed TO the teeth and
emotionally warlike to suit the occa-
sion. OF course he took charge of ev-
erybody and everything. You could
have heard him whisper a bow shot
away.
"Taisonsr' he hissed whenever he
met an acquaintance I'VE will sur
prise the fort and scalp the whole gar
rison. AUX armesi Les Americans
viennent darriverr'
At his own house he knocked and
called in vain. He shook the door vio-
lently, for he was thinking of the stores
under the floor, of the grimy bottles,
of the fragrant bordeaux. All, his
throat. how 1t throbbed! But where
was Nine. RoussiIlonl Where was
Alice? Jean: Jean!' he cried, forget
ting all precaution. Come here, you
scamp, and let me in this minute"'
A profoundly impressive silence gave
him to understand that his home was
deserted.
"Chiff. Frightened and gone to stay
with Nine. Godere, l suppose, and so
thirsty! BAH Hum, hum! Apres lie
vim la bataille. Ziffr'
He kicked in the door and groped his
way to the liquors. While he hastily
swiggod and smacked he heard the
firing begin with a cracking. desultory
volley. He laughed jovially there in
the dark, between drafts and deep
sighs of enjoyment.
"Et moi aussi," he murmured, like
the vast murmur of the sea, II want
to be in that dance, Pardonnez mes
sieurs. Moi, je veux danser. sill vous
plait."
And when he had filed himself he
plunged out and rushed away, wrought
up to the extreme fighting pitch Of
temper. Diable, II he could but come
across that Lieutenant Barlow, how he
would smash him and mangle him! In
magnifying, his prowess with the lens
of Imagination he swelled and puffed
as he numbered along.
The firing sounded as IL It were be-
tween the fort and the river, but pres
emily when one of Hamilton's cannon
spoke NJ Roussillon saw the yellow
spike OF flame from its muzzle Leap
directly toward the church, and he
thought 1t best to make wide detour
TO avoid going between the firing lines.
Once or twice he heard the whine OF
n stray bullet high overhead. Before
he had gone very far he met a man
hurrylng toward the fort. 1t was
Cnptog,, ErancIo uoIannyiIia ono nf
Hamilton's chief scouts, who had been
out on a reconnaissance and, cut off
from his party by some of Clark's
forces, was trying to make his way to
the main gate OF the stockade.
NJ. Roussillon knew Maisonville as a
somewhat desperate character, lead
er Of Indian forays and trader In
human scalps. Surely the fellow was
Legitimate prey.
"Ziff! Diable de gredinw he snarled,
anG leaping upon him choked him to
the ground. "Je vais vous scalper i'm
mediatementw
Clark's plan Of approach showed
mastery strategy. Lieutenant Bailey,
with fourteen regulars, made n show
Bowman led a company through the
town, on line near where Main street
in Vincennes Is now located, to a point
north Of the stockade. Charlevllle, IA
brave creole, who was at the head OF
some daring fellows, by n brilliant
dash got position under cover of nat
ural terrace at the edge of the prairie
al
Lieutenant Beverley, In whom the com
mander placed highest confidence, was
sent to look for supply Of ammuDl-
ton and to gather up all the French
men I'm the town who wished TO Join in
the attack. Onclc .Iazon and ten other
available men went with him.
They all made n great noise when
they felt that the place was completely
invested. Nor can we deny, much as
we would like to, the strong desire for
vengeance which raised those shouting
voices ana nerved those steady hearts
to do or die In an undertaking which
certainly had desperate look. The
thought was tremendously stimulat-
ing.
Beverley, with the aid OF Onclc ia
zon. was able to lead his little company
as far az the church before the enemy
saw him. Here a volley from the near
est angle of the stockadc had to be an
swered, and pretty soon cannon be-
ian to play upon the position.
"We kin do better somers else" was
Oncle Jazon's laconic remark, flung
back over his shoulder as he moved
briskly away from the spot just swept
by q FOUNDER. Come this yer way,
lieutenant. | byer some o the fellers
n-talkln' loud jes' beyant Legrace's
place. They amt no sort o. sense a-try-
In to hit anything n-shootin' In the
dark Dohow."
When they reached the thick Of the
town there was strange stir in the
dusky streets Men vsae slipping from
house to house, armina 'Hrmselvcs and
Joining their ncighbors Clark had
sent an order earlier ia 20 evening
forbldd!ag any street demo. ~ttion by
the inhabitants. but be might ns well
have ordered the wind not to blow or
the river to stand still. Onclc Jazon
knew every man whose outlines he
could see or whose voice he heard He
called each one by nome:
Here. Roger. fall IN! Come, Louis
slphonse. Victor Octavc-vencz lei.
here's the American army, come with
mcv His rapid French phrases leaped
forth as II shot from pistol, and his
-. 10 Ia
Vinccnnos, drew the creole militiamen
to him, and soon Bcvcrlcy's company
had doubled It's numbers. while at the
same time its enthusiasm and ability
to make n noise had increased in far
greater proportion. In accordance with
an order from Clark they now took po-
sition near the northeast corner Of the
stockade and began firing. although
In the darkness there was but little op-
portunity for craftsmanship.
Onclc Jazon had found Citizens Le-
grace aud Bosscron, and through them
Clarh's men were supplied with am
munitl0n, OF which they stood greatly
In need. their powder having got wet
during their long watcry march. by
o O'Clock the fort was completely
surrounded, and from every direction
the riGcmen and muskctcers were
pouring I'm volley after vollcy. Bcv-
erley with his men took the cover OF q
fence and some houses sixty yards
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