Woman's enterprise., 1922-02-10

Marquis de Lafayette at its head,
treading a measure with Mademois-
ellie Augustine Duplantier, aged six.
The pictures come and go. In the
golden days, the three friends are
not separated an hour. They feast,
dance and recall old memories. La
Fayette tells them of fair France, the
tumbril has ceased to roll, the river
blood to flow, the grand coronation
of Napoleon and Josephine come and
gone, and Paris is en- fete again.
Fergus, Armand, Guy and Didier
Duplantier, and young Dubroca are
returning with the Marquis to join
George Washington Lafayette at the
Polytechnic School.
Planchette writes slowly-the hap
py days are past, and the old men
sit at the gate and read letters from
over the seattle years have crept,
the walls have fallen, the chimneys
watch, the old oak trees sigh a re-
QUEEN, the night winds and ghosts Of
past memories whisper to the cald-
rons Of the rusty sugar kettles, Of
the past glories and history Of Mag
nolia Mound Plantation.
Notes by the Author.
Comte Armand Affair de Duplantier
came to the province of Louisiana
with a commission from the govern
ment for large tract of land, as
reward for his services in the Revolu-
tion (also LIE Monier). A large tract
about two miles below Baton Rouge,
now known as "the Williams Place."
Halls Bottom" and "the Magnolia
Mound Plantation feel sure, were
all belonging to this tract and known
as the Magnolia Mound Plantation.
On the latter-as we know it now
was the house built for Prince Murat
and occupied by him for three years,
noted for its beautiful .arched and
frescoed music room. l cannot find
out exactly where the Duplantier res
idence was, but most certainly on the
river. The land extended around be-
hind the lake.
Monsieur Duplantier married first
Mademoiselle Constance Rouchon;
second, the widow of William Joyce
of Pointe Coupee. l have never been
able to find out the least thing about
the LeMonier family. :,
DR.. Feliex Reville Brunot, the fos-
ter brother of Lafayette, and great
grandfather of the Ducheins and
Brunots Of Baton Rouge, made his
home on an island some miles below
Pittsburg, and not far from the
mouth of the Ohio. He and his wife
lived most perfect lives, "Redressing
human wrongs" His son James came
to Baton Rouge and is the father
and grandfather Of the present FAM
lily, who are so fortunate as to have
his biography.
Monsieur Alexandra Cousso is the
grandfather of the Reynaud family,
and is buried in the old St. Louis
cemetery in New Orleans, with the
jeweled order of honor from Louis XIV
on his breast, so his granddaughter,
Mrs. Annie Dubroca, told me.
Louis Marie Michel Hypolite La
Noue, the Comte de We're, is the
grandfather of all the Mattas and
the Andrew Jacksons and the Lar
guiers. Told me by Miss M. Lar
guier.
Judge Charles Tessier is the grand
father of Mr.. C. C. Bird.
Major Permission became the son-in-
law of NJ. Duplantier, as did NJ. Fav-
rot.
"Young Malta" was twenty-five
years old, in 1925. Many have risen
to call him blessed. He was the SON.
in-law of the Comte de We're.
Mrs. Jadeau, the daughter of Mr..
Sheppsrd told me the incident Of
the "chairs" and said it caused quite
laugh. Old Loyola was so afraid
! Lafayette could not sit down when
''he'd min to" that he continually
showed chair up against his legs.
The Jadeaus kept the chair long
time.
Loyola Brehilde lived to be hum
dred years old.
Caroline was "a young gal" at
Mrs. Meers' Il think).
Mrs. Dubroca says some Of the
Vidals and Villars are here still.