| Show HEROES REST IN MARSHY SOIL 0 OF OLD LOUISIA louisias 11 7 A persistent legend which has be come part of louisiana folklore legend at all to the natives who live along Bar barataria ataria bayou in this picturesque tur esque marshy countr country y about twenty miles south of new orleans the natives are convinced that napoleon does not sleep in les leg in and that john paul jones great crypt at annapolis honors an unknown sailor they will reverently show the visitor three grass crass cov ered graves which they announce with conviction cover the ashes of 0 the little corporal of john paul tones jones and of the pirate lafitte it is of course historical fact that an expedition was orann organized organised sed to rescue napoleon from st helena but lievore the expedition under tinder daml you sailed from new orleans napoleon died the Barat Barnt arians say different however they declare that all the file nett activity vity of tons expedition tion was just huggermugger to conceal the fact that while the show shiow went on jean lafitte was actually on his way to st helena heleda on the isle he substituted a man closely resembling sem bling napoleon anti ami smuggled smuggle tl the ex e t emperor oft off st helena rut ent when the sloop was almost within sig sight litof of louisiana on the return trip napoleon died and inflate buried him at Eara tarla As to jones they insist that th great admiral joined La fittes forces forces after his sea victories instead of going to yucatan as history tell tella us that he died at sea on an expedition and was buried beside napoleon Napo leou the body buried at annapolis Is just some other fellow identified only by a navy uniform coat skeptical visitors may smile but the some of whom claim to tie be dired descendants of lafitte cross themselves devoutly before the graves anif and heap them high with lowers flowers every all souls day |
