Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-07-07


her cheek against one of the hands
that held hcr own: and "A birds song
thrilled out with Joyous melody as he
reached up and drew her face Ia him.
There is an eastern legend telling
vixen Paradise was fading from earth
ar angel plucked and saved Il sinsl.
rose. which. ever treasured. Is imbued
with fragrance immortal.
To every mortal Is given. sooner or
later. breath OF this fragrance.
which brings JOY beyond all that earth
can give
This hour had surely brought to the
storm-t"nscd. oVcr,battlins soul of Jean
i-att;o his breath Of III. angels rose
OF Paradise. to abide. as bcncdicIion
OF anhrcAkablo peace. forever.
The battle Of New Orleans had been
fought Hud won.
II proved. "a far aK tho result Of
the war was affected. u needless vic.
tory. innHmuch RR. fifteen days before.
ht Ghcni. treaty OF peace had been
concluded between the United States
and Great Britain.
Hut III" triumph was. In its com.
piotcnssH. and by reason OF the means
through which II had been achieved.
| OF incsiimnblc and lasting benefit to
this country. II proved that AmcrI.
can irccmcn. although lacking In diEci,
plinc. and poorly armed. could rcpci
aud defeat a greatly superior force of
veteran roldicra. rich with all the ma
icrial ard panopiy OF war-thc flower
| of Brilnln's army. fresh from Its vic.
tories in Spain.
History tells how much Of Jackson's
success was due to the loyalty. Intciii.
Rcnco and bravery Of LATTE and his
BarninrianE: II says. aside from this.
that but for the warning and iniormn.
! tion given to tho former by l.afi,tc.
New Orleans could not have bc2n
| savcd.
Gen. Jackson was quick to r.sor.
nizc this. during the battle and after.
wards. In his Reports and General
Orders.
In ono nf tho latter. dated Jan. Is.
1915. he said. after paying high trib.
ute 10 Lafttc:
Captains Dominique You and be
luchc. lately commanding privatccrB
Mt Baraiarin. with part OF their for
mcr crews. and many brave citizens
/ OF New Orleans. were stationed nt bat.
tories Nos. , and I. rhc general can
not avoid giving his warm appreciation
OF the manner In which these gentle.
men have uniformly conducted them.
GClvcs while under his command. and
Of the gallantry with which they have
redeemed tho Pledge they gave at the
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the country"
The good feeling OF Jackson. Clai.
borne and the citizens of New Orleans
| toward Laftte, and their appreciation
Of the loyal and important services
rendered by him. extended to all his
once outlawcd followers; and Presi.
dent Madison, In his proclamation of
pardon. used these words:
But II has been represented that
the offenders have manifested n sin.
ccrc repentance: that they have aban.
doncd the worst cause for the support
of the best: ard particularly that they
| have exhibited in the defense of New
| Orleans unequivocal traits of courage
aud fidelity. Offenders who have re.
| fused to become the associates of the
terms Of invitation, and who have aid
| ed to repel his hostile invasion of the
| territory of the United States. can
no longer be considered as objects of
punishment. but as objects of gen
erous forgiveness"
Beluchc received an important Off
cial appointment in South America:
| and after the death of Dominique You,
some years later, the city of New Or.
leans erected a monument to his mem
ory.
1t Is true that some of the more ad-
venturous Baratarians relapsed into
their former pursuits: but their oper-
ations were carried on in foreign seas.
and Louisiana knew them no more.
There is also good reason for suspect
ing that one of these, more intelligent
than his fellows, assumed the name of
their former great leader, and, in 1919
or 1920, made a stronghold upon the
site of what is now the city of Calves
ton in Texas.
From this came one OF the stories
relating to Lafittes career subsequent
to the battle of New Orleans; another
Icing that he resumed his former
practices, and had been drowned at
sea, while still another states that he
died in iucatan. But a fourth story
claims that he was. as late as 1890.
seen in France. and that, some years
after this. his widow was known to
be living in a chateau near the upper
bank of the Loire.
Certain 1t is that. with the sails of
the Black Petrol" turning slowly
from the golden glow of the sunset.
near the land. to the cold gray of the
far.off sea. and then to pearl. ere
they faded from sight, vanished la.
fitte of Louisiana.