Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-30
CHAPTER XIII
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a FEW days after the surrender
"a OF Hamilton n large boat. the
A Willing. arrived from Kaskas-
kia. II was well manned and
heavily armed. Clark fitted II out be-
fore beginning hls march and expected
Il TO be OF great assistance TO him In
the reduction OF the fort. hut the high
waters aud the floating driftwood de.
hyed its progress. so that its dlsap-
pointed crew saw Allce's nag floating
bright aud high when their eyes first
looked upon the duh little town from
Ear down the swollen river. There was
much rejoicing, however, when they
came ashore and were enthusiastically
greeted by the garrison ana populace
A courier whom they picked up on the
Ohio came with them lie bore dis
patches from Governor Henry OF Vir.
ginla 10 Clark and n letter for Bever.
ley from his father
The etter 10 Beverley from his fa.
thcr was somewhat disturbing. II bore
the tldlngs OF his mothers falling
health. This made 4 easier for the
young lieutenant 10 accept from Clnrk
the assignment 10 duty with party
detailed for the purpose OF cscortlng
Hamilton, Farnsworth ana several 9th.
or British officers TO Williamsburg. Va.
IL also gave him most powerful as
siatnnce In pcrsuadlug Alice TO marry
him nj once, so as to 60 with him on
what proved TO hc a delightful wedding
Journey through the great Wilderness
60 the Old Dominion Springs vprdure
burst abroad on the sunny hills us they
slowly went their way The mating
birds sang IN every blooming brake
and grove by which they passed. and
IA their Joyous hearts they heard the
buhhlIng Of loves eternal fountain.
our story must end here. because AZ
this point its current flows away foi.
ever from old Ninccnnes, and a was
only Of tho post on the Wabash that
W. set ont 60 make a record. What
befcll Alice and beverley after they
went 10 Nlrgnla we could go on 10 teIi.
but that would be- another story. Suf-
ncc Il 10 say, they lived happily over
after or at least somewhat beyond
threeacore and ten, and left behind
them good name and numerous dc,
nccndants
How Alice found out her family IN
Virginia we are not Informed. but after
q lapse of some years from the date OF
her marriage there appears In one of
her ietteRi Inference 20 an estate IN.
herited from her Tarleton ancestors
and her aame appears In old record-
signed in full, Alice Tarleton BEVERLEY
A descendant OF hers still TREASURES the
oeket with its broken miniature and |
nattered crst which won Beverley |
nfs from Lens Hair. the savage BE |
iae 4, as carefully guarded, Is the IN
tian charm stone that stopped Haml- |
on's bullet over Alioc's heart The ra-
piers have somehow disappeared. and
fhere 10 . tradition IN the Tarleton
hmily that they weFe given by Alioo
b Gaspard Rousslll0n. who after Nina
Rouasillon's death In 100 went 10 New
orleana where he stayed a year or
Two eecorc embarking Tor France,
Shither be took with him the beautiful
pelr OF eolechemardes and Jean, tho
oncle JaAon lived IN vincennes many
leaa after the war was over but he
He'd az NatcheA Miss. when ninety.
lhree years Old. lie said with almost
Ai' last breath thar no couldn't shoot
,efy well even In his BEST days, but
hat he had upon various oocasions
les' Kind o happened to hit Injan IN
be Ter eye" Thsy used to tell a story