The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-03-01
PORT OF SPAIN.
The Metropolis of Trinidad.
.n-.lal corresponding of The Journal

natives of mixed Indian and
an blood, with their patois of
.a spanish, and the coolies with
fargon of HindooStaneSe, come
SIocratic class of pure blooded
r4men and Spaniards; then the
Qre Of those Latin races with the
aulian. the African and the Carlb;
4st. but by no means least, the
sh. who though numerically in a
minority, seem to dominate every
m sight. TO US the StrangeSt
-ty of race-type is the Hlndoo-
lille looking even in youth. dark,
silent, unsmiling, but said to be
r enough. Some of them are ar
in two scant cotton garments
turban, others in the still more
cry costume OF a mere suggestion
sucket handkerchief about the
Dur meets an occasional Arab
the motley crowd. and Algerlnes
.mmon. each looking as If he
-aeerfully cut anybody's throat
lar. Most of these men. 1t is
refugees from the prison links
.ue, that French Guiana haven |
.Ul>. convicted and unconvlcted. |
.egressts. the least said the bet
coarse. haunting, swearing |
...-. iudlcrously oyeIdreSsed III ,
Of iewelry and gaudy colors,
ueItssly underdressed as to the /
.d bust. There are some /
Exceptions among the elderly |
,u,-fat, decent-looking Aunties
piut gowns and enormous tur
-tueralIy seen "toting some |
agistocrat or selling abominable |
Tue cooley women are not al
.4 uucomely, with their flashing /
yves. abundant black hair, be-
Irapery and load of jewelry |
TO weary a mule. Fancy a
,oung woman perambulating the !
attired as for Il fancy ball, both
rvered from wrist to elbow, and |
ION elbow to shoulder, with |
rs and bangles innumerable;
.. uoth ankles are more bracelets
1 rs, earrings quarter OF a
reg sweep her shoulders, hoops
s ants are screwed in her nose,
gan rows of beads are wound
ler neck and waist, and jewel
81, are stuck all over her dress and
... Think of wearing a golden
iL as d marble. or hoop the size
- nm of a saucer, or a pendant
lat coin attached that bangles
over the lip fastened into the
AS for the Chinese, male and
and who can tell (which is
AS their doleful visages pass
ay by, everyone of them looking
the way to the funeral of his,
best friend-you can think of
oUt the words of Rev. Charles
--y Why do the Chinese never
Why do they look as if some
IS at upon their noses as soon as
we're born and they have been
bitterly over the calamity ever
. coolies are brought over from
o~Hu at the expense of the col
.. t. elr embarkatlon jealousy
I by the Indian government to
.. tie degeneration of this ''eml-
,g~ttm into a slave trade, which
! surely become if not well
nd ON their arrival at Trinidad
4-s are lndentured for five years
t-ls Who desire to employ them
m.iard sum. payable part IN cash
.t }N ratiOnS. Husbands ana
4. not allowed to be separated,
.irn under fifteen years of age
tIJm their parents or natural
-u- The law requires them to
-I DAYS III the year, nine hours
receive the same wages as the
tIeIs. and, as in the case OF an
. ne III England, the law by va
visions Furnishes them for Will
less aud protects them from
. UI fraud on the part OF their
-cs AT the end of five years
.jr is free to either re-lndenture
now for not more than one
.o seek employment elsewhere:
years residence III Trinidad
tied to government grant OF
If land i'll the island, or free
a4ck to IIindoostan. AS class
rs are the very opposite of the
dce-lndustrlous, temperate
nical They save most of
ICES during the period OF ser
II they go back to lndla can
ldpltallsts forever Afterwards.
noas pitch lake which has fur-
lions of tons OF asphalt tor
titles OF the earth, lies ABOUT
rom Port of Spain on the
"a Brea. a small passenger
TIE benefit of curiosity hunt,
- them ample time 10 see all
Inc seen. You coast along the
vast mangrove swamp, past
Ado, Trinidad S second city,
uurlouSly situated on hlgh
al, into the sides of which
oFe been cut to find standing
LIE houses; past miles OF yell
.een sugar plantations, backed
ral forests; past tiny hamlets
palm groves, and finally cast