The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-16
he BUILDING or THE GR,FFou 1919
IRON The ORIGINAL.
ENGRAVING PUBLISHED m i7C4

IN! me hunt was abandoned at once and
INC whole perty, Hennepin, Du Guy
ana .a., Acsan included, hurried north.
th ara, sesr the Falls of st Anthony
ne, riey ,net the five Europeans. who Wcrs
DaVid Du Lhut and four well armed
Fren chmen. 7 me-
pu Lhut was leader of the coureurs
se nois ana cousin Of Tonty, He ha1
~ some way he heard that three Euro,
peans were with the Sioux. supposin,
.hey were EnElishmen or spaniards In.
e ., !, on esncro.aching upon the territor1
2, me -, French, he pressed forward Il
lngestlgate. The arrival OF Du I,hui
changed everything for the captiven
me Sioux not only did not oppose theft
departure. but supplied them bounti.
tp1ly with food for the tourney.
he party OF eight. after various ad.
ventures venture reached OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
where they spent the winter IN III
spring Henneptn. with Du Guy an1
Aeeau. proceeded by lake to Niagara
where Hennepin made some fresh sur,
yeys OF the cataract and then resumed
the voyage on Lake Ontario. Nearfnt
Montreal. he left his companions on Al
island and padded alone to the town,
Who Tbs etary y toll, t rs COM,
first to discover him And surely tai
count never saw a stranger sight Til.
face OF the monk was worn and ha9,
gard. His robe OF ST. Francis Ma.
~ many pl6Ct5 Dy ECrGDC OF
buffalo hide, one hnger was gons. ri
had heeg snapped of by one OF the tur.
ties he had caught. He had beer
burned by the sun until he was as darn
he remained with the count, telling tir1
OF his travels.
Hennepln's Romnnces.
II Henneptn's tale ended there all
wonld be we'll Unfortunately. 1. doct
not He waE the historian Of La Sale
N "a he 49, tf,lH L.
braces the life of the great explora1
and the world is indebted 70 him fol
much In that connection
A great deal OF valuable information
port of the journey up the Mississippi
and his life among the Sioux but when
ne went to Europe. soon after leaving
Count Fronterac. and found SO MAN.
his adventures and read what he wrote
about his travels. he was carried
away by his own importance. Tha
more he talked and the more he wrote.
fields. the more he credited himself
with seeing and doing.
Somehow he got to believe that hi
went down the Mississippi as well al
rival In Europe he wrote vivid ar-
count of how he had journeyed down
to the mouth, Of the Father Of Watera
and explored it before La Sale u
diary Of Father Membre and got much
of the detail from this. but he put is
forth as his own. and vehemently up
held 1t as correct No explorer OF hi1
time wrote more or was read mors
widely. More than twenty editions OF
his travels were printed In French.
English. German. italian and SPANISH,
In Europe he pat aside his religious
dress and gave himself up TO writing.
When tine French challenged his state-
ments he withdrew to England. In
all his work there he appearsin q. poor
light Better by far does he appear an
he should he considered the humble
soldier of the Cross. with pair OF
sandals. a coarse gray gown held by
the cord OF St Francis. crucifix and
a rosary. and with his portable altar
strapped to his back, picking his way
the trackless wilderness, In
tent only on the salvation of souls
1910. by Richard Spillane)