Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-09-26

has been considerable delay evidently
in locating you"
A sudden vision arose before me of
my mothers face and of the old home
among the hills as took the paper
from his extended hands and glanced
at the printed and written lines.
"The date is month ago."
"That need not trouble you, Knox.
The furlough begins with this deliv-
cry. However, as I shall require your
services tas far as st. Louis, / shall
date this acceptance from the time of
your arrival there"
(which is very kind, sir"
"Not at all. You have proven OF
considerable assistance here, and /
shall part from you with regret.
have letters for Governor Clark OF
Missouri and Governor Reynolds Of
Illinois; also one to General Atkinson
at Jefferson barracks, detailing my
views on the present Indian situation.
These are confidential, and hesitate
to intrust them to the regular mail
service. I had intended sending them
down river in charge Of noncommis-
stoned officer, but shall now utilize
your services instead-that is If you
are willing to assume their care"
"Very gladly, Of course"
IT thought as much. Each Of these
is to be delivered in person. Captain
Throckmorton informs me that he will
be prepared to depart within an hour.
You can be ready in that timer"
| I smiled.
"Ir much less. I have little with
me but a field kit, sir. It will not re-
quire long to pack that"
"Then return here at the first whistle
and the letters will be ready for you.
That will be all now. Travel as a
civilian If you please, lieutenant, but
suggest 1t viii be we'll to wear the
uniform of your rank when you deliver
the letters"
Fifteen minutes sufTiced to gather
together all my belongings and
change from blue into gray, and, as ]
emerged from quarters, the officers
Of the garrison f1ocked about me with
words of congratulation and innu-
merable questions. Universal envy OF
my good fortune was evident, but this
assumed no unpleasant form, although
much was said to express their be-
lief in my early return.
1 shook hands all around, and left
them. Fastening across the parade to
the office. Ten minutes later I crossed
the gangplank and put foot for the
first time on the deck Of the Warrior.
Evidently the crew had been await.
ing my arrival to push off, for instant.
I.ly the whistle shrieked again, and i'm
| inediately after the boat began to
churn it's way out into the river cur.
rent, with bow pointing down stream
Throckmorton leaned out from the
open window Of the pilot house and
hailed me.
"Put your dunnage In the third
cabin, Knox-here, you, Sam, lay hold
and help"
Il was nothing to boast OF, that
third cabin, being a mere hole, meas
uring possibly about four feet By.
seven, but sufficient for sleeping quar-
ters, and was reasonably clean. II
failed, however, in attractiveness suf'
fcient to keep me below, and as soor
as 1 had deposited my bag and in
dulged in a somewhat captious scru'
tiny of the bedding very willingly re
turned to the outside and clambered
up steep ladder to the upper deck
Judge Beaucaire was standing at the
low rail- Our eyes met inquiringly
and he bowed with all the ceremony
of the old school.
"a new passenger on board, I think
sir" and his deep, resonant voice left
pleasant impression. "You must
have joined our ompany at Fort
Armstrong;"
"Your supposition is correct, I an
swered, some peculiar constraint pre-
venting me from referring to my mill
tary rank. "My name is Knox, and ]
have been about the island for few
weeks. I believe you are Judge Beau
caire of Missouri"
He was splendidly proportional
man, with deep chest, great breadtE
Of shoulders and strong individual
face, yet bearing unmistakable signs
of dissipation, together with numer
Gus marks of both>care and age.
"I feel the honor Of your recognition
SIR" he said with dignity. "Knox, ]
believe you said? OF the Knox family
at Cape Girardeau, may inquirer"
mo connection to my knowledge; /;
my home was at Wheeling"
"Ah! I have never been that fal
east; indeed the extent of my travels
along the beautiful Ohio has only been
to the Falls. The Beaucaires were
originally from Louisiana"
"You must have been among the ear
lief settlers of Missouri"
Before the Americans came, SIR
proudly. "My grandfather arrived al
Beaucaire Landing during the old
French regime; but doubtless you
know all this?"
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