The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-07-20

other, and his reputation was estab
lished. Paul became Doctor Pablo,
and surgeon Of a regiment of regulars
and OF a battalion OF militia. But when
the leaders of the Novalles rebellion OF
1928 were shot, he had occasion to call
a Spanish informer q coward, and
some time thereafter, having words
with the governor-general over ques-
ton OF ethics, he resigned and was
thenceforth sort of surgical free
lance to the people of Luzon,
The travels of La Gironniere in the
island, though undertaken incidentally
to professional duty or out of mere
curiosity or desire to 60 somewhere,
are scientifically interesting, and will
be as important TO the historian as
many of the manuscript accounts that
are rolled up in the cloistral archives.
He explored caves, lakes, mountain
Businesses and immense forests; slept
in treetops and on the tidal sands;
learned the ways of the tribes and gath
cred legends; attended the Tinguian
brain feast; sketched the interior of
Igorrote huts and carried off the skele-
ton of Negrito woman.
La Gironniere's most valuable con-
tribution to the civilization of the
island was his colony of Jala-Jala. Be-
fore his resignation had been accepted,
Senior Pablo, who was known among
the natives as Malamit Oulou, or "Cool
Head" had secured of the Minister of
Finance q site for model farm in the
mountainous peninsula that extends
southwark into the beautiful Lake of
Bay at the head of the Pasig. Here,
with his devoted wife, and commits
stoned to subdue as he might the pirates
and banditti of this wild region, he
founded among these victims OF Spain's
extortion and misrule prosperous and
orderly community. Assisted by these
industrious and loving neighbors, and
heartily seconded by the once dreaded
Chieftain Alila, by Malay-Japanese
priest whom the Archbishop had told
him nobody could ever live with, and
by his ever-inspiring Anna, the "Queen
Of Jala-J ala," he converted forest and
malarial swamp into thriving town
surrounded with timberland, pasture
grounds, and rich fields of rice, indigo,
sugar cane, tobacco, and coffee.
His herds alone comprised 5000 head
of oxen, 800 buffaloes and 600 horses.
For the introduction and perfection of
coffee culture, he received prize of
$1,000 from the Spanish Government.
Here he built church and school,
large warehouses, and mandatory,
and the travellers who visited his colony
were Hospitality entertained in an ele-
CANT residence that he erected for the
wife whose early death sent him back
to France crushed and disheartened
man.
Nine. de la Gironniere was q native
of the Philippines, and it was owing to
Paul's Creole marriage that he obtain
ed concessions until then obstinately
refused to foreigners. An American
friend, probably "mon ami" M. Rus
sell, de la maison de commerce Rus
sell Sturgis" had called his attention to
young lady in mourning who passed
for one of the most beautiful senoras
of the town, and he had vainly explor-
ed all the salons of Binondoc for an in
PRODUCTION, when one day as he was
writing prescription for chance pa
tient in one of the fine houses in the
Faubourg of Santa Cruz the sudden
rustling of silk dress was followed by
the apparition of the lady. She was
eighteen years of ago. Her features
were regular and placid, her hair black
and beautiful, and her eyes large and
expressive. This was Anne-Maria
Favea, Marques de las Salinas, the
wealthy and charming young widow of
colonel of the guards who had mar
ried her when but child.
Paul stammered, got out of the house
awkwardly, went home in fever, called
again, and six months later was the
husband of an excellent wife. Her for
tune, S136, 900, invested in Mexican
venture, was seized by Colonel Itur-
bide, who became emperor OF Mexico,
and was dethroned and shot. This
excellent woman bore every trial with
patience. She followed her husband
with the most unbounded confidence.
She welcomed the European visitors
who came to the colony and she put
clothes on the backs of the naked da.
lagas. Quietly she laid her little girl
in the grave, and uncomplainingly, as
she bid adieu to the boy who was soon
to follow, she went down into it her.
self. She was teacher OF goodness;
the narrative Of lie gentilhomme breton
sinks to song for the dead upon every
mention of her worth; and the cross
!" the Legion of Honor, accorded him
request of Marshal Soult, was
lii, recompense for the other self
thu. ne had lost in the Lady of Jala-
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