The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-07-26

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! ie'le, VINO appeared to be wounded.
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IL was not until some time after thiA
'ua' LATTE gathered renabie ac.
count oil the ahair, and knew Tue re...
"ou Ior this murderous descent upon
'arataria. The facts were these.
beluche had been received ami.
caoly by Governor Clay Norne, who,
ai'er reading Lafittes / ter, setting
iofth IN detail the recent oner from
lhe English, listened to all the Bara
larlah messenger had TO say, aad in
formed him that he must, before de
clulus upon a reply, consult with Ger
lam other officials. lie then. however
"hile treating Beluche and Lopez
with perfect courtesy, held them as
prisoners.
The conference, in pursuance of in
Ntatlons similar to that received by
Gen La Roche, was held promptly:
and large majority of It's members
having refused to believe the truth OF
LahJtes statements, Governor Clai.
horne, although himself in favor of
accepting the Barbarian proposition,
allowed the others to over-rule him.
me decision was, however, kept
from the knowledge of Lafitte's mes.
sengers, as was also the fact that a
large armed force was quickly organic.
ed TO descend upon Grande Terre.
Mere bitter than ever before were
Lahtles thoughts that night and the
following day. All seemed hopeless
SO hopeless that, as he reviewed the
situation, he became stunned beyond
all ability to feel the rage which at
another time would have been likely
to control him
But, true to his nature, he did not
permit himself to be overwhelmed
by the great disaster and sorrow that
had come upon him. A trusty messen.
ger had been dispatched at once to a
point not far from New Orleans
| where We're those to be relied upon
| for the latest news from the city; and
upon the third day after the attack
upon Grande Terre, the messenger
retu ned with information that de
tern.lned Lafitte to proceed there al
once.
Pierre was at New Orleans, in gaol
wounded; some said mortally, others
declared he was dying.
| IN lone lo,i, oIool,
with the broad brim of his hat max
ing deeper shadow over his face
Latitte, as he stepped aboard the Graf
that was to convey him from Shell
Island, looked a commanding figure O
stern sorrow.
The men were reluctant to see thei
leader going into New Orleans, bu
none of them dared express this feel
ing in words, except as they talked
among themselves.
IF any harm comes to him wet
better join the English, and help burr
New Orleans" said one, as the,
watched Lafltte's boat pulled up tn,
stream.
"Caramba!" growled a Spaniard
1T is to the cutting of the illustriou
Senior Governors throat | would pre-
fer to give my attention.
so would l." declared a Yankee
lounging next to the last speaker. 81
is the governors fault that Grand
Terre was attacked. Captain Lafitt
said So"
AYE, we all know that" affirme
several voices and Nato unable to Ell
dure the hint of harm coming to hi
master, rose from his place on tn
edge of the group and stole away t
ioin Scipio and Juniper, who wer
sitting by themselves before the doc
of Laftte's cabin.
But here he found the same topi
under discussion, for Scipio was sa!
ing to the younger negro, as If in r,
ply to an assertion the latter ha
made. "Zey all sedan! ley Anglais
an zey 'Merican, bose SEDAN! Y,
Juniper. eff Eat lie capitalne he com
back nevvair, den yo' bettair run
vamose away, lex de diable. ley G
yo' to choke wiz rope roun' yo' nee
eff zat 20 lose dey protection of
capitaine."
ITO be continued)