Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-06
.But now can such q thing he n,ss,.

But now can such thing be posi-
b,e?" Lazalie began when Madame
Reifet having recovered herself, In
terrupted with: Tell us all about il,
Philip. How could he know Napoleon,
and where did you hear such an i'm
probable story?"
From himself" was the laconic re-
ply, accompanied by a look of great
satisfaction.
The general was filled with exulta-
| ton at his ability to give his sister
who had frequently expressed her dis
| Ike OF his intimacy with Lafitte-a
| Piece of information which he was
quite aware would, with her--a wor-
SHIPPER of the illustrious Corsican-
place the Baratarian leader in a po-
sition second only to him whose ac-
ouaintance he could claim.
II cannot credit such a thing" she
declared.
you could, and you would, had you
been where / was, to hear what he
said to Gen. Jackson. 1t came about
III this way: A week or ten days ago,
Lafltte rendered an important service,
of private nature, to Claiborne, and
the governor urged him to name some
thing as a reward for his services.
What Lafitte asked was picture OF
Napoleon, which it seems was his own
property, although he was not aware
OF it at the time. 1t had been looted
by one of our men during that Sep
tember attack on Barataria, and Clai-
borne had rescued it, being about as
mad over Napoleon as you, yourself,
sister mine; and Lafitte had seen il
hanging on the wall of the governors
study.
THE other day, at headquarters.
was present when Jackson and Lafitte
we're having a conference, during
which the general spoke of the mat
,er. and rallied Lafitte upon the senti-
rental price he had named for so val
II BILE a service; he added that prob
ably, like all Frenchmen, he made "a
sort of male Madonna out of Ma
poleon.'
Il wish you could have seen I4afitte's
face when he answered. i revere him
Is the man | have known and loved
since | was young boy, and who has
been as truly my guardian angel as
ever good Catholic could pray the
Holy Mother to be- And | wish you
could have seen Jacksons face as he
leard it."
Madame Reifet gasped, and the two
girls exclaimed in amazement.
1T was in France, then, that Capt.
Jean knew him." Madame said won
Geringly.
Naturally, Louise, as Napoleon has
never been in this country" The gen
eral now consulted his watch, and
added, II must be off and, by the
way, let none of you mention the sur
prising fact that | have just related
as it might not be pleasing to Capt.
Jean. He said no more than have re-
roated, and was Enthusiastically averse
TO enlarging upon the subject.
He always seems averse to talking
Of himself, or Of his past life," Lazalie
said, as if thinking aloud, while they
rose from the table; and Madame
Riefet remarked rather severely that
it was perhaps because there was
some disgrace connected with his past,
and that this it might be which had
made him leave France.
The look of resentful indignation
which this uncharitable comment
brought to Mademoiselle de Gaze
Ieau's face was softened somewhat
when the general, laying a hand on
either of his sisters plump shoul
dcrs, said, as he kissed her cheek.
For one so naturally kind Of heart as
you are, Louise. it is curious what
wrongful things you occasionally think
IN regard TO other people"
After he was in the saddle, and the
ladies were standing on the veralda
10 see him depart, he warned Lazalie
that. for the present at least, she
srould confre her aquatic excursions
70 the immediate vicinity of the plan
tation. Then, observing the perturbed
expression his words had brought TO
Madame Rejects face, he added that
they were not to worry about the Eng
lish. as the latter were not at all likely
to appear in the neighborhood Of Lake
Borgne.
(To be continued. }