The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-05-26

then House uf hnis. bS ths k'S5' hi'" /
son trial at Richmond, some OF the |
l,ssef fry iii that distant Mississippi
valley. which was farther from us than
pugst sound IL today. introduced the
Ike novelty ON their provincial stage,
aud 10 while away the moYptohy Of the
summer at Fort Adams, got up, tor
speCtaclrs, u string Of court mastiaIs
op the officers there One and another
e. the colonals and majors were tried,
and. % fll out The list, little Nolan,
against whom. heaven knows, there
vas evidence enough that be was SICK
Of the service. had been willing to be
false to H. and would have obeyed any
order to march anywhiiher with any
one Who would follow him, had che
order only been signed. by command
Of Ills Exc. A. Burr The courts
dragged on. The big flies escaped,
rightly for all know Nolan vas
proved guilty enough. as ! say yet you
aud wooId never have heard of him,
reader, but that, when the president OF
the court asked him AT the close,
whether hp wished to say anything to
show that he bad always been faithful
10 the United States. be cried out, In
= TT Of frenzy
II the United States wish
| / mas never hear OF the ruIted States
AGAIN."
| / suppose he did not know how the
words shocked old Colonel Morgan,
Who was holding the court, Halt the
officers aho sat Ia IL had served
| through the Revolution. and their lives,
Il not to say their neeks. had been risked
for thu very idea which ho SO easalierly
cursed In his madness He an his part,
had grown up IN the West of those
days. IN The midst Of Spanish plot, "
orleans plot and all the rest Ills
education. such as II was, had been
perfected In commercial expeditions to
/ Vera cruz. and | think he told me his
father once hired an Euglishman TO be
private tutor for u winter co.'s the plan.
tatton lie had spent bali his youth
With an older brother. hunting horses
IN Texas, and. III a soFd, 10 him the
United States VAS scarcely reality
Vet he had been fed BY United States
for all the years since he had been In
thp army. He had sworn on his faith
as a Christian TO sbc true TO United
states II Was United State" which
gave him the uniform he were, and the
swosd hy his side Nay, my poor Nolan
Il vas only because United States
bad picked you out first as one OF her
own confidential men of honor, that
a Barr" cared for you atraw more
THAN for the fiaib0at men who sailed
his ark for him do not excuse Nolan
II only explain to the reader why he
damned his country. and wished h.
might never hear her name again
He never did hear her name but once
again. From that moment, September
-, 1897. till the day he died, May II
1858, be never heard her name again
For lhtt half century and more he wal
a man without country
old Morgan. as | said, Was terribl,
shocked II Nolan had compared George
! Washington 10 Benedict Arnold, or haG
cried. God gave King George" Morgan
would not have fell worse, He caIlef
the court into his private room, ant
returned In fifteen ninutea with ;
face like a sheet. 10 say
Prisoner, hear the sentence Of tn,
court The court decides, subject Il
! the approval OF the president. that yol
hFfFf Nfit INV HSHf Us Nli' Shittt
, States again
Nolan laughed But nobody els,
. laughed. Old Morgan was TOO solemn
! and the whole room was hushed deat
~ night for a minute Even Nolan los
his aWaega T In a moment Then Morgan
added Mr. Marshal. take the prisoheI
10 Orleans IN an armed boat. and dc
} liver him 10 the naval commando
there"
J The marshal gave his orders, ahI
J the prisoner vas taken out OF court
M Marshal. continued old Morgan
see that no one mentions the uni'e'
! States TO the prisoner MI Marshal
make my respects 20 Lieutenant Nit
+ chell AZ Orleans. and request him Il
. order that on one shall mention thu
United States to the prisoner while h.
! Is on beard ship fen will receive you
j written orders from the officer on dutl
J here this evening The court Is ad
ioarped without day
have always supposed that Coione
: Morgan himself took the proceeding,
Of the court Ie Washington City. ant