The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-06-27


as a cabbage was taken without pay
ment. Before yorktown the Ameri-
cans were not skilled in siege opera
tons. and Washington gratefully &C
knowledEed the service q the French
engineers. The French feet closed the
river, and the surrender came. With
out thar French help we trenble 20
think whst might have happened
Fired Lsfsyette's Ardor.
Toward the close OF the year 1TT6.
the duke OF Cumberland. who vas the
brother OF King George III Of England
was travelling IN France. and one day
he arrived az the town Of Metz then
French possession. A certain count De
Brocile. q veteran q many battles.
was IN command ot the garrison. and
TO do honor to his distinguished visitor.
he invited some Of his officers 20 meet
him at dinner. Now II happened that
the duke Of Cumberland vas In dis
favor with his royal brother-he waS
IN fact, IN haniShment- He had lately
received news that certain Of hts
raaJes.y's colonies in America had ~
beIled and declared themselves free.
declining 20 be subject any longer 10
tyrannical king. II would seem that
the duke OF Cumberland told the story
with some gusto. as II he were not al
together soTy that his brother was In
trouble. one officer listened with par
ticular attention He was a youth OF
nineteen. tail and thin. with a long
nose and reddish hair. His solemn ex-
preston and his somewhat awkward
name s-onirasfed strongly with the
frivolous ease srd grace of the other
young officers present He was mar
qtls Of long descent. connected by
marriage with one of the greatest
families In France. and he had 90 his
own disposition a very large income
He listened intenily. ne asked many
eager questions. and when he rose
from the table be had made moment
Gus and historic resolution He had
resolved 20 abandon the plea Sures and
luxur.es Of the gaycst court 10 the
world. even 10 leave his young wife
and child. and 20 cast In his lot with
these strange rebels IN America In
his own words. when first heard of
American independence. my heart was
enllsted- That young man was La
fayette: and when the American army
went 10 the front In France. II merely
paid a small part of the debt ~ Erati-
tude we owe that splendid younE Of
hcer-that true nObleTnan-
Appointed a major general q. wash
ington In July. he fought az the hattie
Of Brandywine In September and ~
: ceivet an ugly wound o Soon again In
the saddle. he went through many VI
. cissitudes and privations with Wash
ington at Valley Forge. his crOwning
exploit being the forcing Of the retreat
OF Lord CORVALLIS. leading 60 his sur
render AZ yorktown. In 1TS1- Although
Washington and other fannou. AmeFi-
can generals had Joined him previous
10 the surrender. Lafayette. with a
small force. had initiated the rouf OF
CORVALLIS at the battle Of Alt-marie-
That the highest credit was due 20 La
fayette IL shown by the fact that
Washington warmly thanked and con-
plimented him IN the presence Of the
troops. after the great surrender which
practically ended the war. n
Patriot Of ksrtlehea6.
General Lafayette paid a irihute 20
Marblehend Mass by making two
visits 20 the people. by whom be was
received with hands OF rnusic and q
huge procession Of citizens Z Is ~
lated that on his first viSi in lss4
there was a controversy as q how the
proc~Sion was 70 proceed through the
maiI. ,treets Of the town. owing 10 the
fact that af one of the sharp turns.
house so jufted into the road that the
geneulrs coach could not pass. ON ise