The Republican journal., 1910-06-16

WIN tears ana MS voice CFemDleu as ne
said: cit is very sad, indeed, the loss of
so many brave men through sickness and
death in the dark wilderness. l am left, :"
said he, as shade of sorrow crossed his
face, with only about 300 men to take
with me to Quebec; but I shall set forth
with good courage and when the two
armies are united we must capture Que
bee and Canada as well.'' eyes, re-
piled Burr, "Quebec is the last strong
hold left in Canada, and l should Judge
from what Arnold told me before left
it is in rather feeble state of defence.
II trust he will not risk an attack on the
city before l arrive" replied Montgom-
cry; land that makes me think, your
best way is to return to Quebec at once
by your sledge, or rather after day or
two of rest, and bear my dispatches to
Arnold, as l am very anxious for him to
save his men and ammunition" Every
WE'LL" replied Burr, 81 will start back
on the road to Quebec with your dis
patches early day after tomorrow morn
ing" "And now" said the General, as
he drew back from the table and lighted
his pipe, "let us talk on other topics out
side Of war He then spoke of his early
life in Ireland, and most tenderly of his
parents-his father was a member of
Parliament-an of his early education
at Trinity College in Dublin. Later he
spoke of his emigrating to our country,
of his happy marriage to the oldest
daughter of Hon. Robert R. Livingston,
and of his warm sympathies for the
colonies in their struggle against the
mother country. 1t was late when Burr
rose to retire to his lodgings, and as
Montgomery pressed his hand warmly he
said, as his dark eyes flashed: 1.-THE only
thing left US in the colonies now is to
fight to the bitter end for the entire sepa-
ration from the mother country"
yes" replied Burr earnestly, that is
what we must do. Then as he bowed
and was taking his leave he said: may
you win another such brilliant victory
at Quebec as you have here in Montreal "
The next morning Burr arose late
and after breakfast consulted with his
Canadian driver telling him to be in
readiness to start back on the road
to Quebec early the next morning.
Later he reported at General Mont
gomery's headquarters. 81 am delight
ed to see you looking so we'll this
morning" said the General in a gay tone
THANK you, replied Burr, as he saluted
81 am feeling very well this morning."
Il will hand you now the dispatches for
Colonel Arnold said the General, plac-
ing the papers in Burr's hands. 81 shall
be most happy to deliver them into his
hands General replied Burr, land
little later to welcome you and your army
to Quebec" Have you decided fully
when you will return towards the walled
city?'' inquired the commander-in-chief,
looking fondly at the handsome young
patriot. 81 have made all arrangements
to start early tomorrow morning." re-
piled Burr. Every WE'LL" said the Cen
eral; now make yourself at home"
Then, turning towards one of the officers
of his staff, he said, 81 detail you to be at
the service of Mr.. Burr for the day. Burr
noticed as he later made tour of the
encampment with the officer that the
soldiers, who We're eager to see him, We're
packing their baggage, cleaning their
muskets and getting ready for the march
to Quebec. The next morning he left
for Quebec, arriving at Point Lewis after
eight days journey, having been detained
en- route by a snow storm. He delivered
Montgomery's dispatches and learned
that Arnold during his absence had made
an unsuccessful attempt to capture Que
bee.
Here he also met Jacataque, who had
arrived in camp several days before and
had fully recovered from her terrible eX-
perience in the wilderness. When Gen
eral Montgomery arrived from Montreal
and took chief command, arrangements
were made to Immediately storm the
walled city, and all the world knows the
result. Montgomery. who did everything
brave officer could possibly do with his
small and miserably clad soldiers, fell at
the head of his men, and freedom mourn
ed another of her brave and noble cham
plons. Soon after our defeat Burr had
Jacataque passed through the lines by an
English officer whom he had met and be-
tween whom warm friendship sprang
up, and she soon after bore him child,
whom the nuns named Chestnutiana, and
this baby girl was finally adopted by this
English officer and was we'll educated
and when grown to womanhood, we'll
married
At the close of the Revolution Burr
settled in New York, where he supported
Jacataque in luxury, and tradition says
that she bore him children whose de-
scendents were members of the most
distinguished families IN New York
/ State. After Burr's duel with Hamilton,
and he had become an outcast and an ex-
lie in Europe, Jacataque drowned her
| self in He'll Gate When Rurr became