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He had charge on the Bear Grass of building the boats for the expedition, and was likewise a prominent member of that august body, the Jacobin Society of Lexington. Next came Citizen Quartermaster Depeau, now of Knob Licks, Kentucky, sometime of New Orleans. The Citizen Quartermaster wore his hair long in the backwoods fashion; he had a keen, pale face and sunken eyes.
"Gentlemen, I will have no quarrelling in my presence," he cried; "and I beg to inform Citizen Depeau that I bestow my commissions where it pleases me." Auguste de St. Gre rose, flushing, to his feet. "Citizens," he said, with a fluency that was easy for him, "I never mek secret of my history no. It is true my relation, Monsieur le Marquis de St.
"I give you one toast," said the little Citizen Gignoux, slyly, "we all bring back one wife from Nouvelle Orleans! "Ha," exclaimed the Sieur de St. Gre, laughing, "the Citizen Captain Depeau he has already one wife in Nouvelle Orleans." It is unnecessary for the editor to remind the reader that these are not Mr. Ritchie's words, but those of an adventurer. Mr.
We must have good Revolution in Louisiane." A suspicion of this man came over me, for a childlike simplicity characterized the other ringleaders in this expedition. Clark had had acumen once, and lost it; St. Gre was a fool; Nick Temple was leading purposely a reckless life; the Citizens Sullivan and Depeau had, to say the least, a limited knowledge of affairs.
Gre, bought me a pair of colors in the King's gardes du corps." "And is it not truth you tremple the coackade, what I hear from Philadelphe?" cried Depeau. Monsieur Auguste smiled with a patient tolerance. "If you hev pains to mek inquiry," said he, "you must learn that I join le Marquis de La Fayette and the National Guard. That I have since fight for the Revolution.
Gre, bought me a pair of colors in the King's gardes du corps." "And is it not truth you tremple the coackade, what I hear from Philadelphe?" cried Depeau. Monsieur Auguste smiled with a patient tolerance. "If you hev pains to mek inquiry," said he, "you must learn that I join le Marquis de La Fayette and the National Guard. That I have since fight for the Revolution.
Gre," said Citizen Depeau. "It is a deesh in that country. But to beesness, citizens, we embark on glorious enterprise. The King and Queen of France, she pay for her treason with their haids, and we must be prepare' for do the sem." "Ha," exclaimed the Sieur de St. Gre, "the Citizen Quartermaster will lose his provision before his haid."
You listen to what dat Depeau he say, dat is not truth. My family knows you, I laik to have you hear de truth." He paused, and while I wondered what revelations he was about to make, I could not repress my impatience at the preamble. "You are my frien', you have prove it," he continued. "You remember las' time we meet?" Two days after I went to France, and I not in New Orleans since."
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