The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-01-21


widest schemes OF conquest ever
dreamed? Why, boy. she day will come
when for a thousand leagues the silver
liliea will signal each other from every
hill top, marts of commerce will thrive
and flourish; the land will smile with
farms and cities, with proud palaces
and with granite castles. The white
sails of u boats Will tieck every lake
and sea n river with their rich bur-
dens of trade, pouring a fabulous and
a willing wealth into the Golfers OF the
king. Gold and silver mines will yield
their precious stores, while from these
niCgard natives we will wrest with
mighty arm the tribute they 50 con-
t~emptuously deny the weakling ours
who snap n snarl at my heels Grey
tower and fortress will guard every in
let, ard watch this sheltered coast. In
every vale the low chant of holy nuns
will breathe their benediction upon a
happy people. And hordes of nations
yet unknown and races yet unborn in
future legends. in song, in story and in
rhyme. will laud the name of Bourbon
and the glory of the French. oh lad!
lad It's an ambition worthy a god
The governor had risen. and waving
his long arms this way and that,
pointed out the confines of his mighty
dreainland empire with as much as
surance as il cities and towns would
spring UP at his bidding.
His whole frame spoke the most in
tense emotion. The face. glorified and
TRANSPORTED by the allurement of his
brilliant mirage, seemed that of an
| other man.
"Ah. Placide, Placide! it stings me
that this c%hivalrous king Of ours. this
degenerate grandson of Henry the
Great, should think of selling for a few
paltry livres such an heritage as this.
Shame to you Louis. shame!'
His tone a grow SO loud. SO per-
emptory, l interrupted:
Caution, sire: who knows what tat
tiers ears are listening, or where your
thoughtless words may be repeated"
He stood moodily with hands behind
him gazing into the fire. For years I
had knoW Bienville the soldier, the
stern and unyielding governor, with the
hand of iron and the tongue Of suasion.
Now saw for the first time Bienville
the man, Bienville the visionary. Bien-
Vile the enthusiast. the dreamer Of
dreams and the builder of castles. l
watched him in amazenent.
Then these miserable women whom
our good father. the Bishop of Quebec,
was so kind as TO send US, bringing
from their house of correction all the
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hither their silly romances of q land
Of plenty; they VOW they came not
here to work, and by .he grace of God,
work they will not. They declare they
are not horses to eat of the corn of the
fields, and clannor for their dear Paris
ian dainties. Against such q p%etticoat
insurrection the governor is helpless.
Ban! it sickens me. | wonder not that
u men prefer the indian maidens,
for they at least nave COMMON sense.
But by my soul, captain, here I stand
and rant like some schoolboy mouthing
his speech. Tush, it is forgotten.
Tel me. CAPTAIN den Ouret what
have you learned Of the Chickasaws
for our time grows short"
Glad to change the current of his
thoughts I went on in detail to give the
results of my reconnaissance. Every
where we found preparations among
the allied tribes. and felt sure we saw
signs of a secret understanding be-
tween them and the Spaniard.
The governor m.da n,any notas ana
carefully exa,nined the cbsrts + had
dra wn of the Ch;cLasaw toyuns sy-s-
tematicalv n,arI;ng down tha etraneth
and fAcatio, of aacb Wbe, r had
finished nv renort We sa+ fo,, o,,ita -
while ha silent ana
ING the thin h,,,a smoke e5dy ro,,n5 .nd
round then dart m the canacfo,,s
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