Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-11-24

I = .'|"N'S1HS' C'~ON '''~ sC1 hVN uhSus lucy
are mixture of negro. Indian, Span
lard, Dutch and believe, little
Bnglish."d 1.nov ram raftorL o
"What language do they speak ?'
"Their language is about the same
mixture as their blood. 1t is known
as Papiamento, aud it is terrible
icouglomeration. When first went
down there / wss able to speak pretty
good Spanish, but when got to-
talking that jsrgon it made me for.l
geteVery bit of Spanish that / ever
knew, so that Iccaunot speak il at all
now. ."lg'lmsD ~ io 5iiilida qIf
=" Are you the only white man on
the island ?" 1910 s"o' 3 SH'"Gl5 d
.9r4es, am the only one, and as
those fellows cannot speak English, n
seldom have any chance to nse my
native tongue, Consequently, I have
almost forgotten how TO speak any
thing but Papiamento." ',oJ r
"Don't yOu get lonely living so
far away from civilization ?p -.ui 1
This struck a tender spot, as the
Captain King evidently did not, like
to hear his realm spoken Of as out
side of civilization. ave are very
near La Guayrs, l can get in ms
boat aBd go there in ! 2 hours an y
time. l have often done SO when
some Of my men were sick or | want
ed-somethiug." .ri;~e, .-,-,o..4
To this rugged salt who had sailed
the deep seas for the greater part of |
long life ~ hours 10 a sailboat pro- !
PEELED by the breezes of the Carib |
bean sseenird tp be- but = 6ye,minute
waik.s Of course, takes 12sn hours
70 return, but to the Captain hat
" s a shortftime, mo n vrq s.-sib I
10 making this reference to- the
proximity of the mainland, Captain |
Rivers for the frst time revealed the
fact that hr is the commander of |
navy. His boat is his navy as we'll |
as his yacht. 1t is fitted up especi,
ally for his own uses, and without it
he might be msrooned.. 20 isomiA Il
q" Ever have any trouble With your
s,, a
meni:8anm "a r-.s,y01q ~. 5rsm
-''No, but there is one peculiar con-
dition. ], can't discharge mau |
when he gives trouble. I,have to
keep him till his time isup.. Izcan't
fire him, because there is no place
for him to go till / get ready to take
him home.asrSo while my men cau't
leave me, ! can't discharge, them" sd
i.Do you ever see any ships besides
those that come to your island for
cargo ?"aa3 yuslmss s,rn Isoe |
eyes, plenty of them, on their way |
to La -Guayra or Porto Cabello, but
they never stop. There issnothing |
on our island for, them to stop for. /"
'r"Don't yoa get very lonely OF, Sun
days when there is no work going
on ?'' az yi--a &c. ~ !
3 mot atall. I have become such |
aheathen- that L always have plenty
70 keep me 5usyin. the ~aS of.analyz
ing, andd SO en- asuoHagoTa .ssa
'9"Do' your men work long ho1rs ?''
asrohi no;1 only from SUI, sun TO sun, an
with two hourss incoming. Their !
work is not hard except when we are
loading a1cafgo. Then I.giss each
man drink Of rum q day. 1t makes
them work Better. 4 r am not a be. |
lever in the ii" of alcoho oil, but 4 |
toOnd" that Oh hsaiplioadiing days,
when the men worked very hard.
they drsak-a-great-dess of water, and |
were z 60 e0sAstantlsG Q 3compnihiug of
cramps and coping to me for ginger.
The water is not very good, and fire.
quently, disagrees with the men.p saJ
d s1 Lsnpposeothere is q great deal of
run CONSUMED inu the West ladies ?"
IA great DEAL II seems to be more
OF a necessity down there than bread.
Over on Curacao you often see no
more than two barrels of meal on |
wharf waiting for shipment. but the |
whole wharf will be covered with
demijohns oframs They drink it. in |
preference 60 water. There is more
rum than water drunk on Curacao.
Every = merchant handles Mol
niatterv what kind Of a mercantile
establishment you 90 into on Cura-
Gao, you find rum on sale. Every
bankerO' 'sellsiit;s tine hardware mer-
chants oselIsIaS the dry goods smah
keeps it, and il y01f 60 into d millin.
cry shop you will find thatth largest
part OF che sseek 'is rams They can't
get along without it. Aud. speak
ing Of ram, ham reminded thAt there
is great dsoaght PREVAILING on
Curacao. 1t has continued for three
years. Of Everything is drying np e1-
ceptsv here thererare yartesiau wells !
Il have seen dro6gha ON tha / island |
that Killed nearly everything except
the inhabitants. ESen1all the insects |
were kiHed89 sEoqseIsouod
TggWhen Captain Rivers r4rarns IN
his dominion he may reside os Ours-
Gao, as stated. ;bot' he vii i"nf abdi-