The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-04

Os~SaS " e1Scs AIu IuaS We must act on our OWN
Judgment. That means. III you succeed. you will
be sustained il you fail, you will be disavowed."
Well as Danforth says all that is now. though
do not know but expose myself to a criminal
prosecution the evidence of the very revelation
am making.
Here is the letter:
"LEvAT Lat. deg. . mln s. Long. '1al deg. w.
Dear Fred:--I try to find heart and life to tell
You that it is all with dear old Nolan. have
been with him on this voyage more than ever was
and understand wholly the way in which
you used to speak OF the dear old fellow. could
see that he not strong. but had no idea the
end was so near. The doctor has been watching
him very carefully, and yesterday morning came
to me and told me that Nolan not so we'll and
had not left his stateroom-a thing never remembc
before. lie had let the doctor come and see him
as he lay thercthe first time the doctor had been
in the stateroom-and he said he should like to see
me. O. dear! do you remember the mysteries we
boys used to invent about his room. in the old In
trepd days? Well went in, and there. to be sure,
the poor fellow lay his berth. smiling pleasantly
| as he gave his hand. but looking very frail.
could not help glance round. which showed me
what little shrine he had made of the box he was
lying in. The stars and stripes were triced up
| above and around a picture of Washington and he
had painted a majestic eagle, with ghtnings blaz-
ing from his beak and his foot just claspinE the
| whole globe, which his wings overshadowcd The
dear old boy my glance, and said, with sad
| smile, Here, you see have a country And then
he pointed to the foot of his bed, where had not
| seen before great map of the United States.
| he had drawn it from memory. and which he had
, there to look upon he lay. Quaint. queer old
names were on it. in large letters: Indiana Terri
tory. Mississippi Territory, and Louisiana Terri
tory suppose fathers learned such things:
! but the old fellow had patched in Texas. too; he
| had carried his western boundary all the way to
~ tfiD ht,t thof Shnrn haA nfi mod
| nothing.
40. Danforth, he said \ know dying.
| cannot get home. Surely you will tell me some
thing now stop! stop! Do not speak till say
what am sure you know, that there is not In this
ship, that there is not in Amcrca-C;od bless her!
"A loyal man than ]. There cannot be a man
| who yves the old flag as do prays for it as
| do There "a stars in it now, Danforth.
| thank God for that. though ! do not know what
| their names are. There has been taken
| away: thank God for that. ! know by that that
| there has never been any successful Burr o, Dam
| forth, Danforth.' he sighed out :how like wreched
| nights dream boys idea Of personal fame or OF
separate sovereignty seems when one looks back
on it after such life mine! But tell me-tell
}me something-tcll everything, Danforth, before
I die'
| "Ingham swear to you that felt like monster
that had not told him everything before. Danger
or danger dclicacy delicacy. who
| that should have been acting the tyrant all this
time this dear saintcd old man, who had years
ago cxpiated, in his whole manhoods life, the mad
ness Of a boys treason? Mr. Nolan said l. will
tell you everything you ask about. Only, where
shall begin? ill.,.
20. the blessed smile that crept over his white
face! and he pressed my hand and said. God bless
you,' Tell me their names, he said, and he point
cd to the stars the flag The last I know is
Ohio My father lived in Kentucky. But I have
guessed Michigan and Indiana and Mississippi--that
was where Fort Adams is-thcy make 20. But
where your other fourteen? You have not cut
up any Of the old ones, hope?'
"Wcll, that not bad text and told him
the names in as good order as could. and he bade
me take down his beautiful map and draw them in
as best could with my pencil He was wild with
delight about Texas told me how his cousin died
there; he had marked gold cross near where he
supposed his grave was: and he had guessed at
Texas. Then he delighted as he saw California
and OreEon-that. he said, he had suspected partly
because he had never been permitted to land or
shore, though the ships We're there so much. 'Ant
the men, said he, laughing. brought off a goot
deal besides furs. Then he went back-heavens
how far.-to ask about the Chesapeake. and what
done to Barron for surrendering her to the
Leopard, and whether Burr ever tried again-ant
he ground his teeth with the only passion hi
showed. But in moment that was over and hi
said. God forgive me. for 1 am sure forgive him.
Then he asked about the old war-told me the true
story of his serving the gun the day took thu
Java--askcd about dear old David Porter, III
called him. Then he settled down more quietly ant
very happily, to tell in an hour the hstor.
of so years.
How l wished it had been somebody who knew
I something! But did as we'll as l could l tolt
him of the English I told him about Fulton
and the steamboat beginning. told him about oil,
! Scott, and Jackson; told him all could think o
about the Mississippi, and New Orleans. and Texas
and his own old Kentucky. And do you think, h
asked who was in command of the Legion Of tn
West l told him it n very gallant office
named Grant, and that, by last news, he wa
about to establish his headquarters at Vicksbure
t Then, Where Vicksburg?' l worked that on
on the map; it about hundred miles, NOR
or less, above his old Fort Adams; and though
! Fort Adams must be n ruin now. 1T must be n
, old Vick's plantation. at Walnut Hills said he
well that is change
II tell you Ingham, it hard thing to con