Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-03-01

n FEW days after the surrender
"a of Hamilton Il large boat, the
"a Willing, arrived from Kaskas
ka. 1t was well manned and
heavily armed. Clark fitted II out be
fore beginning his march and expected
it to he of great assistance 10 him in
the reduction of the fort, but the high
waters and the floating driftwOCd de
layed its progress. so that its disap-
pointed crew saw Alice's flag floating
bright and high when their eyes first
looked upon the dull little town from
far down the swollen river. There was
much rejoicing. however. when they
came ashore and We're enthusiastically
greeted by the garrison and populace.
A courier whom they picked up on the
Ohio came with them. He bore dis
patches from Governor Henry of Nlr-
ginia to Clark and letter for Bever
ley from his father.
The letter to Beverley from his fa
ther was somewhat disturbing. 1t bore
the tidings of his mothers fai.in;,
health. This made it easier for the
young lieutenant to accept from Clarl,
the assignment to duty with n party
detailed for the purpose of eScOrting
Hamilton. FarnswortlI and several 9th.
er British officers to Williamsburg, Va.
1t also gave him most powerful as
sistance in persuading Alice 10 marry
him at once. so rs To go with him on
what proved to be II delightful wedding
Journey through the great wilderness
to the Old Dominion. Springs vcrdlll1
burst abroad on the sunny hills aS they
slowly went their way. The mating
birds sang in every blooming brakr
and grove by which they passed, and
I'm their joyous hearts they heard the
bubbing OF loves eternal fountain.
Our story must end here. because at
this point its current flows away for
ever from old VincenneS. and il was
only of the post on the Wabash that
we set out To make record. What
befell Alice and Beverley after they
went to Virginia we could 20 on 10 tell.
but that would be another story. Sui-
flee it to say. they lived happily ever
after. or at least somewhat beyond
threescore and ten, and left behind
them a good name and numerous de
scendants.
How Alice found out her family In
Virginia we are not Informed. but after
q lapse Of some years from the date or
her marriage there appears In one OF
her letters reference to an estate in
herited from her Tarleton ancestors.
and her name appears in old records
signed In full. Alice TarletOn Beverley.
A descendant of hers still treasures the
locket. with its broken miniature and
battered crest. which won Beverley's
life from Long Hair. the savage. Be
side II. as carefully guarded. Is the In
dian charm stone that stopped Hamll-
tons bullet over Aiicr'> heart. ihc ra-
piers have somehow disappeared. ana
there is Il tradition in the Tarlrton
family that they were given by Ail'r
10 GaSpard EousSillon. who after Nine.
RoulSSillons death in 1870 went To New
Orleans. where he stayed 70, or
two before cmbarking for trahc'
whittier he took with him the bcaliIiln
pair of colcchcmardes and Jean. thu
lunchback.
Onclc Jizon lived in NincenncS man!
years after thr war was over but h'
died AT NatrlicZ. Miss, when ninety
three years old He said with alhoS'
his last breath that he couldn't SHOOT
very well even in his best days. but
that he had upon various occasions
"jes' kind o happened To hit II lnjun i'll
the lef eye" They used to tell story
as late as General Harrison stay III
Vincenncs about how Oncic JaZon BUR