Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-08-25


travagant delight Of his fellow officers
and their brave men--What did all
this victory mean to him? Hamilton to
be treated as an honorable prisoner OF
war, permitted to strut forth from the
fort with his sword at his side, his
head up-the scalp buyer, the murder
er of Alice! What was patriotism to
the crushed heart Of n lover? Even IL
his vision had been able TO pierce the
future and realize the splendor Of An
glo-Saxon civilization which was to fol-
low that little triumph at Vincennes.
what pleasure could 1t have afforded
him? Alice, Alice, only Alice; NO other
thought had influence save the recur-
ring surge of desire for vengeance upon
her murderer.
And yet that night Beverley slept
and 30 forgot his despair for many
hours, even dreamed pleasant dream
OF home, where his childhood was
spent; of the stately old house on the
breezy hilltop overlooking a sunny
plantation, with little river lapsing
and shimmeriDg through it. His moth.
er's dear arms were around him, her
loving breath stirred his hair, and his
stalwart, gray headed father sat on the
eranda comfortably smoking his pipe,
rhile away In the wide fields the ne
froes sang at the plow and the hoe.
Sweeter 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.
A young officer awoke him with an
order from Clark to go on duty at once
with Captains Worthington and VIII
liams, who, under Colonel Clark HIM
self, were to take possession of the fort.
Mechanically he obeyed. The sun was
far up, shining between clouds of
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 in charge.
This bit of formality ended, Governor
Hamilton, attended by some Of his Of
ficers, went back into the fort and the
gate was closed.
Clark now gave orders that prepara-
tions be made for hauling down the
British flag aud hosting the young
banner OF liberty In its place. when ev-
erything should be ready for a salute
OF thirteen guns from the captured bat
terry.
Helms round face was beaming.
Plainly 1t showed that his happiness
was supreme. He dared not say any
thing, however, for Clark was now all
sternness and formality. 1t would be
dangerous to take any liberties, but he
could smile and roll his quid of tobacco
from cheek to cheek.
Hamilton and Farnsworth, the latter
slightly wounded I'm the left arm, which
was bandaged, stood together some
what apart from their fellow officers
while preliminary steps for celebrating
their defeat and capture were In prog
ress. They looked forlorn enough to
have excited deep sympathy under fair
er conditions.
Outside the fort the creoles were be-
ginning q noise of jubllation. The ru-
NOR of what was going to be done had
passed from mouth to mouth until ev-
cry soul In the town knew and thrilled
with expectancy. Men, women and
children came swarming to see the
slight and to hear at close range the
crash Of the cannon. They shouted, in
a scattering way at first; then the tu-
multi grew swiftly TO a solid rolling
tide that seemed beyond all compari-
son with the population OF Vincennes.
Hamilton heard 1t and trembled In
wardly, afraid lest the mob should
prove too strong for the guard.
One leonine voice roared distinctly,
high above the noise. 1t was a sound
familiar to all the creoles, that below
Ing shout OF Gaspard Roussillons. He
was roaming around the stockade, hav-
ing been turned back by the guard
when he tried to pass through the main
gate.
"They shut me outw he beloved fu-
riously II am Gaspard RoussIllon, and
they shut me out, me! Ziff, Me voIci.
Je vais entrer immediatement, moiv'
He attracted but little attention,
however The people and the soldiery
were all too excited by the special In
terest of the occasion and too busy
with making racket OF their own for
any individual even the great Roussil-
Ion. TO gain their eyes or ears. He in
turn scarcely heard the tumuit they
made so self centered were hIs burn
ing thoughts and feelings A great oc-
casion In vincennes and he, Gaspard
Roussillon, not recognized as one OF
the large factors In IL, All, no. never!