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THE SEAFORTH NEWS
On the eleventh night, after our -es-
oape our first real trial came. We
were keeping ,the mieldie of the 'great
river, as safest from detection. and
when the tide was with es we could
thus move more rapidly. We had e
constant ,favoring 'breeze, but now
though ,we were running with the tide
the 'wind turned eaeterly and :blew em
the river against the ebb. Soon it %e-
mote a gale, to which 'vas added .etmw
and sleet. and a rough clvppv sea
followed.
I saw it :would ,be no easy task to
fetch our craft do the land. The waves
broke in upon us. and presently, -while
half of us were paddling with laihour-
ed and des wer"te stroke. the other half
were flailing. Lifted on a crest, our
canoe. heath laden. dropped at both
ends; and again. :inking into rhe Mel-
low: between the .;tort. 'hrutat waves.
her cremates yielded outward, and
her wast reared in a dismal 'ways 1\Ve
koktc to see her with a'hroken 'hack
ata any moment. To add to our ill
ice -tune, a violent: current cat in from
the shore. and it was vain to attempt
a landing. Spirits and hriies -flagged
arid !t needed ail my .heerfelneee to
keep my fellows to their tasks.
At leo. the ebb of tide theine almost
spent the waves hetan to fall, the
wind satiate. a little to the northward
and a piercing role in.rantly froze
our drenched clothe; un our hack,.
But raith time current changed there
was a !good mance o£ reachint chore,
As daylight came we passed into a
little cove. 'and sank with exhaustion
on the shore. Our frozen '!ether -rat-
tled like ':in and we could scarce lift a
leg. We gathered a fine heap of wood,
-flint and steel e.vere ready, and the
tinder 'was sought. which, when 'found,
was :¢akin% Not a dry stitch .,r
Mick could he found anywhere, till at
last within a leather 'beit, telr. Stevens
found a handkerchief, which 'a"as,
deed as as he told me afterwards. the
gift and pledge of a lady to him; and
his returning to her without it nearly
lost hint another and et enter gift and
Fledge, -for this 'went to light our
'fire. We :had had enough danger and
work in one night to give us relish
for some days of reet, and we piously
took them.
The evening of the second day we
set off again and had a good night's
mon, and in the dawn, spying a snug
little bay. we stood in an -d event
ashore. I sent my two Provincials
foraging with their ,5•ane, and me
who remained tet amara: to fix our
camp for the day- and prepare break-
fast. A -few -minute- cute, 'passed, and
my -hunters came running ,hack with
rueful faces to say they had seen two
Indians near, armed with muskets
and knives. :Mfy pians mere made at
once. 'We needed their muskets, and
the Indians must pay the price of
their r're.ence here. for aur .safety
should .he .had at any cost•
I urged my men to utter no word
at all, for none !brut -Clark could speak
French and he but pa,oriy. For my-
self, my accent would pass, after
these six years of ,practice, \'ore same
to a little river, tbeyond which -we
could observe the Indians standing
on 'gua'rd. IW'e could only cross by
'wading, which we did; hut one of my
Provincials came down, 'wetting his
musket and 'himself thoroughly. On
reaching the eltore we marched. to-
gether, 1 singing the refrain 'af an old
French song as -we went, so attract
ittlg the attention of 'the Indians. The
better to deceive, we all swore now
dressed in the costume of the French
peasant—I .had taken 'pains do .have
Mr. Stevens secure these for us be-
fore starting; a pair of homespun
trousers, a -coarse brown jacket with
thrums like waving tassels, a silk
handkerchief about the neck, and a
strong thick worsted wig on she 'head;
no smart ,toupet, nor bookie; nor
combed nor 'powdered; and •all crown-
ed Ib'y a dell 'black cap. I myself was,
as !became my Purpose, most like a
captaini01 militia, ,doing tweed :service
in 'tone' braver -costume of the coureur
de 'bole.
I signalled to 'tlte Indians. and,
coming near, addressed *ern in
French. They were deceived, and
pre-
lsently, abreast of her, in the mads
et apparent ceremony, 4heir fireta ks
were seized, and Mr. Stevens and
Clark had ¢'hent safe. I told 'then we
Lutist be satisfied as to 'who they 'ere
for English prisoners escaped fron
Quebec were atbrowd, and no man
could go nncltallenged. They must a
once lead me to 'their camp. So they
did, and at their 'bark wigwam they
said they had seen no Englishmen.
They' were ,guardians of the fire; that
is, it was their duty to 'light a fire on
the shore when a hostile fleet should
appear; and -from another point 'far-
ther up, other guardians seeing,
would da the same, until 'beacons
would she shining even to Quebec,
three 'hundreds leakrues away.
While I was questioning them,
Clark rifled the wigwam, anti pr'-
ently. the excitable 'fellow, finding
some excellent store of 'kiln, tea.
maple sugar, coffee and tether thinlas,
broke out into English expletives. In-
stantty 'the Indians saw they had
been trapped, and he whom Mr. Ste-
vens '}held made a great spring from
him. caught up a gun, and gave a
wild yell -which echoed far and near.
Mr. Stevens, with 'great rapidity, lev-
elled his pistol and shot !hien in the
heart, 'while I, in a close struggle with
my captive, was glad—'far I was not
yet strong—that Clark finished my
assailant; and so 'bath lay there dead,
two foes less of our King.
Not far from where we stood 'was
a pool sof water and we sank the
bodies there; but I did not know till
Irate afterwards rhe¢ Clark, with a
batiharous .and •disgusting spirit, car-
ried away their scalps to sell them in
New York, 'where they 'would bring,
as he confided to ane of the Provin-
cials, twelve pounds each. Before we
left, we shat a poor howling dog that
mourned 'far his matters, and sank
hint also in the dark pool.
'\Wr had ,bust got back to our camp,
when, looking otrt, we saw• a well -
manned four -oared boat making, for
t'he shore. eely men were in dismay
until I told them, having 'begun she
game of war, I would carry it on to
the ripe end. This 'boat and ail there-
in should be mine. Safely hidden, we
watched the rowers draw in -to shore
with brisk strokes, singing a quaint
farewell song of the .voyageurs, called
La Pauere Mere, of which the refrain
is:
Anti his mother says, okay dear,
For your absence I shall grieve;
Conte you 'home :within the year, "
They had evidently been upon a
Ione journey and shy their ¢oiling we
could see their Choat :was deep loaded;
hut ;hey drove on, like a horse that,
at the close of -day, sees ahead the inn
where he is to thait and refresh, and
routing to the spur comes cheerily
home. The figare of a reverend- old
man 'wa= in the stern, and he sena
them ashore ,vitt 'brisk -words. Bump
came the 'big shallop on the beach.
and at that 'moment 1 ordered my
men to fire. 'but to aim wide, for I
had another end in view than killing.
We we -re exactly matched as to
num-hers, so that a fight would have
been fair enautrlt, but I hoped for
peaceful cony -lest. :'\s we fired I
.te:pped cont of the thicket, and bee
hind me ctntad he seen the Iharrels of
Door threatening muskets. The old
Gentleman stood up while his men
cried for quarter. He waved them
dawn with an impatient gesture, and
stepped out en the 'beach. Then I
recognized 'hi1'n. It was the Chevalier
de la -D-etente. I stepped towards hint
my sword drawn.
"Monsieur the Chevalier de la Dar -
ante, you ;are my prisoner," said le
He started, then recognized me.
"Now, by the blood of man! now lty
the Ib:lood of man!" he said, and paus-
ed, dumfounded.
"You forget me, moneitur?" asked
I.
"F:csr•get you, monsieur?" .said be.
"As soon Tonged the devil! But T
thought you dead by •now, and—"
"Isf you are disappointed," said •1,
There is •a' way"; and I waved toward
his - sten, then -to Me. Stevene and mty
awn amtttleshed 'fellows,
He smiled an a -cid smile, and took
a'pinch of snuff. "it is not so fiery -
edged as that," he answered; "I can
endure it."
"You shall have time, too, for •ret-
erie," anewered 1.
He leaked ,puzzled. "'What is't you
wish " he asked.
"Your surrender first," said I. "and
then your company at'hreakfatt."
°•Fite 'latter has meaning and com-
pliment," he responded}, "the farmer
is 'beyond ate. 'What would you in
with me "
"Detain you and your shallop for
the services of try- master, the King
of England, soon -to he the master of
:emir master, if the 'imus are right,"
"All signe !fail with the 'blind, neon-
elem."
".Mlnn:sieatr," he added, with great
almost too great dignity, "I am of the
family of mite Dec ale 5!irepoix. The
'whole Ratnarasika Isles are arsine, and
the :hest 'gentdesten in this province
do me vassalage. 'I make war on
none, 1 have stepped aside from all
affairs of state, I ant a simple gentle-
man,
T 'h ane bgen a great tvav down
this river, at +large expense and toil
to purchase al -seat, far ail the earn of
these counties above goes iib Quelbec
to .tore the King's magazine, the
adored La Friponne. I know not your
purposes, Out I trust you 'wail not
push your adlvantatge"--;he waved to-
wards -our -muskets—"against a 'priv-
ate gentleman."
"You forget, Chetnalier," said I,
"that you gave verdict Inc,my death."
" Lrpon the evidence," he replied,
"And I have no dou;b't you deserted
hanging a '•housand times."
T almost. loved hint dor his bold-
ness. I -remembered also that he had
no wish to the one of any judges, and
that -he spoke 'for are in the presence
of the Governor. But be was not 'the
man to make a ,point of that.
"'Chevalier," said I, "I have 'been
foully - -need in yonder town; by elle
fortunes of war you shall he'l'p .me to
compensation. '\\'e have come a long,
hard jotenev; we are all much over-
worked; we need rest, a 'better 'heat,
and gond sailors. You and your men,
shall row' us to Louishurti. When we
are ant:acked, you shall he in the van;
when we are at .peace, you shall itt-
clustriously -serve under King George'
flag Now m'i'll you give up your mien
and join me at 'breakfast "
For a moment the excellent gettele-
mah was mute, and my heart almost
fell 'before his venerable 'white hair
and his proud bearing; 'hut something
was a little overdone in his 'pride, a
little •ludicrous in the .situation, set me
smiling; there came back 10 the t'he
remembrance of all I had suffered,
and I let no sentiment stand !between
me and my 'purpose:,
"I ant the Chevalier de la—" the
began.
"If you were Ring ,Lmris himself,
and every' man in your 'boat a peer of
his realm, you should row a British
subject now," said I; "or, if you
choose, you shale have fighting in-
stead:' I meant there s'hou'ld ibe no-
thing uncertain in my 'words,
"I surrender," said he; "and if you
are them on shaming me, let 'us have
it over soon,"
"1'.on sha11 have 'better treatment
than I had in Quebec," answered I.
A -moment afitenwardo bis men were
duly surrendered, disarmed, and
guarded, and the Chevalier :breakfast-
ed with me, now and again asking me
vows of 'Quebec. He was amazed to
hear that Bigot had been shot, and
distressed that I could not say whe-
ther Satally or not.
i fixed on a new -.plan. leVe 'would
now 'proceed shy day as well as 'by
night, for the shallop could not leave
the river, and, 'besides, 1 did not care
to -rust my prisoners .an shore. 1
threw from the shallop into the
stream enough wheat to lighten her.
and now, well stored and trimmed,
,we pushed away upon our course, the
'Chevalier and .his men rowing, 'while
my men vended the sail, which 'was
now set. I was 'much 'loath to cut our
good canoe adrift hut she stopped 'the
shallop's way and she was left Ibe
bind.
After a time our prisoners were in
part relieved, and I made :the Cheva-
lier rest also, for he had taken his
task in good apart, and Mad ordered
hit men 'to submit cheerfully. In t'he
late afternoon anter an excellent jour-
ney, we ewe. , a high and sagggy .point
of land, far ahead, ,w+Kith ellen off our
view. I was anxious to see 'beyond it
for ships of war migitt %appear at any
moment. A good 'breeze 'brought up
this land, and when -we were abreast
of it a lofty frigate was ,disclosed rto
t•ie•w—a convoy !(so the 'Chevalier
said) to a fleet of transports 'which
that morning bad gone up the river.
I resolved instantly, since fight was
useless, to make a run for it, Seating
thyself at the tiller, I ,declared sol-
emnly -that I would shoot the first
man 'who 'dared do stop the shallop's
way, to make sign or speak a 'word.
So, as;the 'frigate stood across the ri-
ver, I 'had all said set, rouses! the men
at the oars, ,and we came running Iby
her stern. •Our,'prisoners were green
enough to get spasm' in safety, 'Far they
were lbetween two flees, and the ex -
cellon Chevalier' was as alert a•nd la-
borious as the rest. They signalled its
from ;the 'frigate lby a shot Ito 'b'rin'g
40, lb -at we came ion gallantly. Anoth-
er shat ,whizzed by at a distance, Ibiut
we died not change our course, and
ellen 'hells came flying over our
Made, dropping round us, coaling
their het protests in the river. B-ut
none siruesk as and presently all deli
short.
We durst not slacken pace time
night, and Ihy morning, mach ex-
hansted, we-de'emml'd ourselves safe,
asci reste=d !for a while, making a
hearty 'hreakfast, though a sombre
shadow had settled on the face of the
'good Chevalier. 'Once mare he ven-
tured to ,pretest, thud I told 'him my
resolution'as fixed, and that 1 'would
est all costs, secure escape Brom nay
six years' misery. He 'must abide the
fortune of this war.
For several days 'we dared on, with-
out more 'mishap. At last, one nmorn-
ing;; as we hugged shore, I saw a
large host lying on the 'beach. On
landing we found the boat sof excell-
ent site arid mede for swift going,
6 'g
and 'presently Clank disaavered the
oars. Then I turned to the Chevalier,
who was 'watching me curiously, yet
-hiding anxiety, 'for he had upheld his
diiignity with same accent since he
had come into 'my service:
"Chevalier," said I, "you shall find
me more humane .than my perseceet-
ors at Quebec. I will not hinder youe
String, if you 'will engage on your
hottonr—as -could, for instance, the
Due de 'Mlire:p:oix!"—lie 'bowed to my
veiled irony ---'that you will not •die-
u!ilge What 'brought you hack eh•ns far,
till you shall reaoh your Kamaraska
Isles; and you mutt undertake 'the
same for your 'te'Ilows -here."
Hc' consented. and I admired the
fine, vain old man, and lamented that
T .had had to ncc hint so,
"Then," said I, "ymt may depart
with your shallop. Your mast and sail
however, must he tours; and for 'these
T
will pay. I will also pay -Inc the
'wheat which was thrown into the ri-
ver, and gent shall have a share of our
provisions, got from the Indiana."
"'Monsieur," said he, I elate re-
member with pride that I have dealt
'with so,fair a foe. I can not regret
-the 'pleasure of your acquaintance.
even at ;he price. And see. monsieur,
I do not think you -the criminal they
have made you nut, and so I will tell
a lady—"
I raised my hand at hitt, for I saw
that he knew something, and Mr.
Stevens was near 115 at the time.
"Chevalier," said I. drawing him
aside, "if, as you say, I'have used you
honourably, then, if trouble falls
upon my .wife obefore I sec her again.
1'heg you tc stand her friend. In the
sad 'fortunes of wear and haste of ate,
I never sate a man so amazed. To
his rapid questioning 1 :gave the one
reply, that Alixe 'was ntv wife, -His
lip trembled.
"Pont child! poor child!" said be;
„You did wrong, -monsieur,"
"Chevalier, said 1, "did you ever
lave a woman?"
He matte a motion of the hand, as
if I had ...one -heti upon a 'tender point.
and said, "So yonngi so young!"
"Bat you will stand by her, I urged
"by the memory of some 'good wom-
an you have known!"
He ,part out his hand again with a
chafing sort of motion,. "There,
there," said he. "the poor child shall
never want a friend.'
Presently we 'parted, and soon we
lost our .grateful foes in the distance.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1940
All night ,we jugged along 'with easy
sail,'but just at dawn, in -a ;satdden
'opening sof the land, ,we ;saw a sloop
at anchor near a -wooded (p'ain't, her
pennant -flying. 'We pushed along,
.unheeding her fiery signal to 'brin'g to
a -ltd declining, she fest 'fly a :awivef of
grape aed again another, -riddling our
sail; but were were travelling with
'wind and tide, and awe -soon left the
imlignarit patrol behind. Towards ev-
ening .came a fres'henin'g mind and a
coblbling sea, and I 'thought 'it best to
stake for shore, So, easing the •sail,
we brought our shallop 'befo're the
.wind. It was very dark,and there was
a heavy sine sunning; Ibut we 'had to
-take our Teatime as et casae, and we
let -drive for the 'unknown shore, ffior
it was all alike 'to us. Presently we
ran in chose, our !boat 'tante hard up-
on a rock, which 'budged her thaws
open. Taking whet provisions ave
could, -we left our pear craft upon
the rocks, and fought OUP way ao safe-
ty, -
We had little joy that - night in
thin'kideg of our shallop 'breaking on
the reefs and weisc u a
dt.cus,e'd the dhance
of crossing of eriand to Lauislburg;
'bat me soon gave lip ,that wild dream,
this river was oar .only may. When
daylight carne, we found our 'boat,
though (badly 'wrecked, still held to-
gether. Now Clark rote to the great
necessity, and said that he 'would
patch her up to carry us on, air never
lift a hammer more. With 'labor pest
reckoning we dragged 'her to shore
and got her an the stocks, and then
set about to find materials to mend
her. Tools we -re all -too few --a ham-
•nmer, a saw, and an- adze were all we
had. A 'piece of board or a nail was
a treasure then, and schen trite timbers
were covered, for oakum -we had to re-
sort to tree -gum. For caulking, one
spared a handkerchief, another a
stocking, and another a .piece of shin„
'till :he was stuffed in all her (ietures.
In this labor we .passed eight days,
and then we were ready to 'launch
again.
On t'he very afternoon fixed -far
starling, 'we saw taw^a Fails standing
dawn the river and edging towards
our shore. -One of them let anchor go
rig'h't off the ,place where our 'patched
boat -lay. We had 'prudently carried
on our work 'behind rocks and trees,
o
that we could not be seen, unless
our foes came ashore Our case seem-
ed desperate enough, het all at once
I determined on a daring enterprise.
The two vessels—convoys, I felt
store—had ancisored some distance
from each other, and from their mean
appearance- T did not think they
wattle have a large freight of men
and arms; -for they seemed not ships
from France, 'but vessels of t'he reen-
try. if 1 could divide the force of
either (vessels, and quie'tl'y, under cov-
er of night, steal on her by surprise,
then I could trust our .desperate cour-
age and open the war 'which soon Ge-
neral 'Melee and Admiral Saunders
were to wage up and dawn this river.
1 had brave fellows with ate, and if
we got our .will it would to a thing
worth remembrance. So I disclosed
my
,pian to Mr. Stevens and 'the
others, and, as I looked for, they ,had
a fine relish "for the enterprise. I
agreed -neon a signal with them, made
them to lie close along the ground.
picked out the nearer ('which was the
smaller) ship 'for my purpose, and at
sunset, tying a white handkerchief to
a stick, came marching out of the
woods, upon the :shore, firing a gun
at the ;same 'time. Presently a boat
was put ata front the sloop, and two
civilian Holds Important War Post
Phillip A. Chester
Given High Rank
In Ordnance
One of Canada's most important
V war -time military jobs has
just been given town out-and-out
civilian, which, in days not long
past, would be considered a highly
unorthodox thing to do. But this
little war we are in is a civilian's
war — a war of the common peo-
ple fighting for all the things they
think worth while, and when
there comes into view a civilian
who can do a certain military job
better than the available soldier,
it is very good business on the
part of the powers that be to turn
the job over to him.
That is why Phillip A. Chester,
widely known as the North Amer-
ican General Manager of the Hud-
son's Bay Company, is now the
assistant Master General of Ord-
nance of this country's army.
For some time Mr. Chester bas
been responsible for 'the oper-
ations and fortunes of the great
Hudson's Bay wholesale and retail
stares, and since the Ordnance
Department is one that is largely
concerned with store -keeping, he
'would seem to be the right man
for the job, He will be respon-
sible for all: equipment and cloth-
ing of the fighting forces, Every-
thing from tooth -brushes to trous-
ers and tanks will come under his
management, to say nothing of
food for men, guns and machines
and be must see that all these
things are at hand when and
where they are needed, and that
every item comes up to the stan-
dard required.
Mr. Chester served in the Brit-
ish Army during the last war. Be
enlisted in the ranks of the 9th
Battalion, Kings Royal Rifles in
August 1914 and served continu-
ously in France until 1919 with
the exception of two short periods
when he was wounded. He was de-
mobilized with the ranit of Cap-
tain, In this war be will carry
no military rank and wear no
uniform, but will be one of that
army of civilians whose work is
so vitally important in maintain-
ing the efficiency of our right-
ing forces, bit', Chester joined
the staff of the Hudson's Bay
Company in 1923' and was ap-
pointed General Manager for all
the Company's operations in
North America in 1930
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MEDICAL
SEAFORTH CLINIC
Dr. E. A, McMaster, M.B., Graduate
of University of Toronto.
J. D. Colquhoun, M.D., C.M., Grad
nate of Dalhousie Univeraity, Halifax.
The Clinic is fully equipped with
complete and modern x-ray and other
up-to•date diagnostic and thereuptic
equipment.
Dr. Margaret K. Campbell, M.D.,
L.A.B.P., Specialist in Diseases in
Infants and Children, will be at the
Clinic last Thursday in every month
from 3 to 6 p.m,
Dr. F, J. It Forster, Specialist in
Diseases of the Ear, Eye, Nose and
Throat, will be at the Clinic the first
Tuesday in every month from 4 to
6 p.m.
Free well -baby clinic will be held
on the second and last Thursdayin
every month from. 1 to 2 p.m.
JOHN A. GORWILL, B.A.,M.D.
Physician and Surgeon
In Dr. H. H. Ross' office. Phone 6 J
DR. F. J. R. FORSTER
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Graduate in Medicine, University
of Toronto. Late Assistant New York
Ophthalmic and Aural Institute,
Moorefield's Eye, and Golden Square
throat hospitals, London, Eng. At
Commeroial Hotel, Seaforth, third
Wednesday in each month from 2 to
4 p.m, Also at Seaforth Clinic first
Tuesday in each month. -63 Waterloo
St., Stratford. Telephone 267.
MARGARET K. CAMPBELL, M.D.
London, Ontario
Graduate Toronto University
Licentiate of American Board of Pedi-
atrics, Diseases of Children
At Seaforth Clinic, last Thursday af-
ternoon, each month,
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E. Pepper, R.R.1, Brucefleld; J.. F.
Prueter, Brodhagen; James Watt,
Blyth; Wm. Yeo, Holmesvillc.
DIRECTORS
Alex Broadfoot, Seaforth; Wllliam
Knox, Londesboro; Chris Leonhardt,
Dublin; James Connolly, Goderich;
Thomas Moylan, Seaforth; W. R.
Archibald, Seaforth; Alex McEwing,
Blyth; Frank McGregor, Clinton;
Hugh Alexander, Walton.
Parties desirous to effect insurance
or transact other business, -will be
promptly attended to by applications
to any of the above named officers
addressed to their respective post -
offices.
mon and a boy tame rowing towards
nue, Standing off a litble 'dis'tan'ce 'atom
. blte shore, they asked 'w'ha't was 'want-
ed.
"The Kin'g's •emrand,"'was mvy'relpn'y
in French, and I must ibe carried
•'lawn the 'river by them, for whish I
would 'pay 'generously. Theo, with
idle ,gesture, I said that i'f -they 'wish-
ed some drink, there ''was a !bottle of
aims ,near -my 'fire, :above me, do (which
they were 'welcome; also some-ganne,
`which they might take as it.'glee to
their captain and crew,