Woman's enterprise., 1922-02-10

"The departed, the uepdi 'eu' '"''
visit US in dreams"
v;retv.fve years! In all our lives
. have known a few people who
'.rrted that number of years, yet we
..ro to touch our Planchette softly
md implore the spirits Of the vast
,.st TO come at our pleading. They
.on,e but mistily, from out the years
touch softly, the dark is rlven by
=. 1;ohtnng flash Of the sword that
,.to,ded the most beautiful and ro-
r.ntic of queens, Marie Antolnette,
~ hundred years ago.
And again, from out the dark that
,or broods over the sea, the shining
,,rm Of Liberty guides two ships
s,pd with soldiers. On the PROV of
mo stands a group Of men who will
,ite history with their swords. Now
,,ey face what? The dark sea, the
,.veh ships. Whittier? They only
l,ov that Washington needs them,
md thew come. Conrad is buried by
\. side of Washington at Mount Ver-
IL Ko]h Is with US: he never
Jaw "das Vaterland' again.
Do we know the four gallant young
,hevaliers who stood together on
hat stormy sea? Aye! their chill
hens children sit and listen to this
,,orv-the Comte Armand Affair de
puplantier, the Comte LIE Monier,
vonsieur lie Docteur Felix Reville
srunot (the foster brother of La
y,vette), and the Marquis de La
Tayette.
Touch softly, Planchette, our heart
strings are tense. Do you not hear
tie clashing of swords? Washington
md Lafayette and Liberty. 1t is
written by these men "whose glory
vas redressing human wrongs"
psnchette writes through a mist of
tears, they parted by the sad sea
waves Monsieur le General lie Mar
qus de Lafayette going back to his
duties in La Belle France, which two,
on the shore, never saw again, except
through the eyes Of her children.
These two turned their faces south
ward, to the new France.
Dr.. Felix Brunot visited the old
world many times in quest OF his life
long love - "redressing hu m a n
wrongs"
The witchery of Planchette scat
tiers the incense of rose and myrtle
and magnolia blossom-even on Mag
lolia Mound Plantation, just below
Baton Rouge. The low sickle of the
ilver moon reflects on the half-circle
Nades Of black slave cane-cutters.
All! down the road ride the Comte
L Duplantier (the one-time aide-de-
amp Of LaFayette), and the Comte
L Monier, his lifelong friend and
sighbor Time has swept the powder
sf the pompadours and queues and
Mded a whiteness of its own.
The thoroughbreds prance and cur
Nt, the slaves stretch their brawny
houlders and sing a low, sweet
hythm, as they fall into line home
'Narsters is a. talkin' by de gate"
Oh, Planchette! catch the echo and
bring back the words of that purest
t Partisan French from the long
xo.
Come to my house, my friend,
and let us settle that dispute by read
ing lie Courier ct Public Tous les
'ours' Of August II and 'Estrande de
y Gazette de New York. IA Sep
tenber."
! do not think, monsieur, the gen.
1ai will arrive to visit US until
spflns; the nation is doing him all
noaor, IS it should do. They have
aaopted him as the guest of the ma
u'n. But, old friend, we have the
nash on them. Felix Brunot, far
up On his river island home, and you
snd he comes to see. Come, friend!
70 my home, and we will drink with
we hation, shout with the multitude,
%en to the roaring cannon and joy
es''s ringing and follow him as best
w may from New York, George
'osn' Philadelphia, Baltimore-ah,
-. Z We might only be with him at
,ela Brunot's-Mobile, New Or.
Nas, over the rivers and mountains
.au be lands at our own hearth
.~Rs! Our sons shall kneel at his
's and kiss his hand. Our wives
~ 'aushters, the Marquis shall sa-
-. - on both cheeks, and Madame
aon'ef and Madame DuPlantie1
%'u wear diamonds and roses and