The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-22

oA0 SAsASOp WIN QKOuO palace
n with granite castles. Tho whit,
sails OF u boats will ieck every lax,
n sea n river with their rich bur
dens OF trade. pouring a fabulous an,
q willing wealth into the Golfers of tn,
king. Gold and silver mines will yielt
their precious stores. while from thes
niggar0 natives we will wrest witt
mighty arm h tribute they SO con
temptuously deny the weakling cur:
Who snap and enarl at my heels. Gre,
tower and fortress will guard every In,
let, and watch this sheltered coast. II
every vale the low chant OF holy nun
VIII breathe their benediction upon {
happy people. And hordes of nation,
yet unknown n races yet unborn, IL
future legends. in song, in story and IL
rhyme. will laud the name OF Bourbon
and the glory OF the French. Oh lad!
LAD! tbs an ambition worthy q god"
The governor had risen, and waving
bis ong arms this way and that
pointed the confines of his might,
dreamland empire with az much as.
surance as II cities and towns would
spring up at his bidding.
HIS whole frame spoke tho most in.
tense emotion. The face. glorihed and
TRANSPORTED by the allurement OF his
brilliant mirage, seemed that Of an
other man.
Ao~AA0s A0ClO0. AZ SIluK6 ms
h a this chivalrous king Of ours, this
degenerate grandson OF Henry the
Great, should think OF selling for a few
paltry lvres such an heritage az this.
Shame to you Louis, shame!"
HIS tone had grown SO loud, 50 per-
emptory. I interrupted:
Caution. sire; who knows what tat
tiers ears are listening, or where your
thoughtless words nay be repeated"
Hn atn01 vn@@l{1r, III -.5- ~
him gazing into the fire. For years
had known Bienville the soldier, the
stern and u%nytelding governor, with the
hand of iron and the tongue OF suasion.
Now 1 saw for the first time Bienville
the nan Bienville the visionary, Bien-
vile the enthusiast, the dreamer of
dreams and the builder If castles. I
watched him in amazement.
Then these miserable women whom
our good father. the Bishop Of Quebec,
was so hnd as to send us, bringing
from their house Of correction all the
airs and traces of a court. Bringing
hlther their silly romances Of a land
OF plenty; they vow they came not
here to work. and by the grace Of God,
work they will not. They declare they
are not horses to eat Of the corn Of the
nelds, and clan1or for their dear Paris
Ian da1nties. Against such a petticoat
insurrection the governor Is helpless.
Bah! 1t sickens me. I wonder not that
u men prefer the Indian maidens,
for they at least have common sense.
But by my soul, captain. here I stand
and rant Ike some %schoolboy mounting
his speech. Tush, it is forgotten.
TIE me. Captain deMouret, what
have you learned Of the Chickasaws,
Tor our time grows short"
Glad to change the current of his
thoughts 1 went on in detail to give the
results OF my reconnaissance. Every
where we found preparations amons
n allied tribes. and felt sure we saw
signs OF a secret understanding be-
tween them and the Spaniard.
h governor made many notes, and
carefully examined the charts I had
drawn OF the Chickasaw towns, sys-
tematically marking down the strength
n Notifications OF. each. When 1 had
finished my report we sat for quite a
while. he silent and thoughtful. watch
Ing the thin blue smoke eddy round and
round. then dart up the capacious
chimney.
they charge mo at the court OF
france. he s~oltloquized, giving half un-
expression to the matter up
permost In his mind. they charge me
at the court Of France. what no nan
save my king dare say t o me-that I
divert the public funds to my w use,
/, a LIE Moyne. who spend my own pri-
va.e fortune in protecting and feeding
these ungrateful people. But we waste
time in words. like two chattering old
women. We need ships and o and
men-men who fight like gentlemen for
glory. no deserters and convtcts who
fight unwillingly under the lash for
gold.
What can I do with troops who
would az gladly spoil Biloxi az Havana?
Captain de Mouret, you will sail on
10 Dauphin tomorrow at daylight. Place
these dispatches in my brother
Serigny's hands Immediately upon your
arrival. From that time forward act
his Instructions. Remember. sir.
your mission 10 a secret one"
l knew well the name he gave me.
for next to Ibervtlle. serigny was re.
puted the most accomplished Of all the
Le Moynes. To his fame as a soldier.
his attachments az a scholar, he added
the easy grace Of the courtier. His
position at the court OF Louis gave him
great prestige throughout the colonies;
he being a sort Of adviser to the king
colonial affairs, n SO we all then
thought him.. Little did I then know
how scant was the heed paid by power
and ambition to real merit and soldier,
ly virtues.
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