White Indian Brampton and War News Reach Biloxi
English spy William Brampton travels by canoe on the Mississippi to alert Bienville after a Natches post declares war on the French. He meets Joe Labrador and Jules Matter en route to Biloxi to wed, protects Claire Dahisgaarde, and faces suspicions of treachery from Bilenville while awaiting Damoan the Fox to exonerate or condemn him.
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Mississippi
Knoxi
Louisiana
William Brampton
Natches
Brampton
Jules
Basile Matter
Biloxi
Maire
France
Claire Dahisgaarde
Paris
Old Six Fingers
New Orleans
Francois Narbonne
Bilenville
Damoan the Fox
Damoan
Claire
Ava
Mademoiselle Claire Dahisgaarde
Wm. Brampton
Monsieur Philippe de Veudreuil
Canada
Monsieur
Monsieur Brampton
Bienville
Suarez
Monsieur Vaudreuil
Narbonne
Governors Quarters
Dumouy
Six Fingers
Monsieur Narbonne
Sieur de Bienville
Father Davion
Father Foucault
Cadillac
Mexico
Law
Pensacola
Pontchartrain
Ety
Pirates and a boatman in a late chapter scene
In dim light Narbonne guides the party toward a Bayou St. Jean escape while Six Fingers chases a chance to help a frightened woman. The narrator contemplates the corsair threat and watches Narbonne at the governor’s quarter as the fort hums with quiet activity.
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Jean Dumouy
Monsieur du Pratt
Bayou St. Jean
Monsieur Brampton
Narbonne
Rat
New Orleans
Paris
Mademoiselle
la Nouvelle Orleans
the Corsair
Monsieur
Dumouy
Prisoner in Biloxi Receives Aid From Governor
A narrative fragment describes William Brampton detained by Bienville in Biloxi. A plan to escape is foiled by guards and a sick woman on a ship, while Brampton speculates on Pensacola and awaits a possible night flight to freedom.
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Bienville
Monsieur Sreaigten
Flo
Suarez
Monsier Brampton
Monsieur
Messieurs
Jules Matter
Monsieur Brampton
Basile
Hero Without Fever Questioned About Scheme
In the tale the valorous figure faces doubt as a feverless hero contemplates whether the proposed plan will succeed. The narrative centers on courage, risk, and the outcome of a bold but uncertain scheme.
Courtroom Typo Sparks Witty Domestic Quip
A fragmentary column notes women’s pickiness in marriage and a joke about husbands, ending with a comic line about a wife crying over not knowing how to cool. The piece also cheekily references mid latitude storms, hinting at weather notes within a mixed paragraph.
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Hugh Pendexter
Hugh Pend
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Western Newspaper Union