The herald., 1917-04-19

TIIIS Is the tale - it was told
by VI. L. Capituinc Stack of the
Gcudarmrric djlaiti. second
lieutenant, L. :. NJ C.. con-
corning L. chcyal noir I'm bette fumcUX
gu infamr, according Ia the point of
view, which he did not ride al the
grand review in honor of the flOttr de
Euerre amcricainc. His language was
mixture nf United States, tahIe-d'hotc
French, ami Creole. with which last
named dialect am less familiar than
could wish, this being my first visit to
Haiti, but it WAS eloquent with gecf.
and moved Il sympathetic audience al
most to tears.
Some four hundred feet up the side
OF mountain to the south and east
of Port au Prince, NJ le President
Simon, of fragrant memory, had build
ed himself country house, and had
planted about it citrus fruits COconuts,
tamarinds, pOmegranateS, OleanderS,
roses, ferns, and Towering shrubs and
vines of great and varied beauty; and
on the broad piazza was a merry COM
pany, slipping, since your curiosity must
be completely satisfied, limOnade avec
un tick, and admiring the wonderful
sight IN the harbOr, for every ship was
blaze Of light, and two-scOre of
searchlights were dancing ragtime in
the skies. Capitalize Stack alone was
depressed, and refused 10 be COmfOrted
by kind words and innocent beverage
He was profoundly disappointed
man. He seemed to place the blame
on Louis, his orderly, but on his de-
parture we resolved ourselves into n
committee of the whole, and absolved
Louis of all responsibility, holding,
however, that all rOpe-makerS selling
their wares in this island should be
compelled To denatHriZe their material.
Beguled by Louis Smiles.
"Je ne cOmprendre pas" said Capt.
tame Stack, why | selected Louis as
my orderly except that he is beau
garcon, always smiling, and smiles
were at a premium about that time.
while now the rate of exchange is on
Il fixed basis like the currency-five
gourdes to the dollar. One day, while
he was busy pottering about the camp
doing nothing, l called him over and
said: Louis, you my orderly. SAWYER
Parfaitement, mon Capitaine,' he re-
piled, 'merci beaucoup' and that was
the last | saw of him for several DAYS.
/ got rather accustomed to doing for
myself out West many years ago, and
j managed the best | could, hut really
intended TO speak severely to Louis
when he returned. He came in smil- .
ing. and | hadn't the heart to do II.
Me go find un fine gros CHEN for
watch dog Louis explained, and while |
= didn't see what use a watch dog
would be in camp, and there was moth |
about the animal to progresses
~ In his favor, l accepted the dog |
md the explanation for what they |
were worth, and told Louis to rub |
down my horse.
ever nal cheval' said Louis next |
morning, after chow. No suit mon |
Capitaine. Me connais cheval nOir.
magnlfique bette pour la militaire. Me |
20 get Fact is, my mount was a |
sorry-lOoklng wretch, although the best /
could get for the allowance made by
headquarters, and having n little |
money ahead, | was willing to invest
In something that would look decent |
in town. This time Louis was gone
nearly week, but when he did turn
up, he had with him good black
horse, not broken to the saddle, and
too much of his ribs. but I've
seen many n good animal built up by
sound food and decent treatment, and
l was willing to take Il chance. (Non,
Louis didn't have a bill Of
sale for the horse, but l didn't think
to ask him any questionS.)
"Revenir mon. mouton-I mean