The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-18

the right to vote; even, this privilege was
denied to the father Of only two. TO him who
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the occupancy Of the Island the Count do
the colony OF noble birth were excepted from
the action Of this law. Neither had more
than two children. but at the, expiration Of
made, In their favor fathers of four children
would take Their, places as councillors. All
munity. 1t was responsible for their care
and education. They could not remain with
their parents after the hfth year. Then the
feed and educate them,
Marriage was not a SACRAMENT IN the colony.
e Sonnn1IsiRt ' they h MeFf be senee eb%I RlG,edf's to 81 sub INT
to, the law common TO- all and take TO them
selves wives1 The formula attending It's
and bridegroom in the presence of four wit
nesses merely signed in the communal regis
ter a declaration promising to obey the
purely pertq4ctqry act Was followed by fese
t@iyities which lasted throughout the two
session Of the bridegroom, while the women
1 rated yIr the bridegroom belnE led to The house
Sied 70 eongratplate The BTldesroo sS'' "A
COMPOSED edN" Solely ne Of ffeH men nay arrival q ' PfDeeiTShl they
brought presents OF household articles. a gun.
colony gave cotton clothing to the bride and
bridegroom. MEANWHILE women preceded by
m ,bnsb ia nioN visited the bride. bringing with
Tine. botanist assisted at the annual gather
ing, OF the community when each group OF
their work, the best to receive rewards. The
chief cultivator BROUGHT ssmples of coffee.
cocoa and cotton. others fruit, vegetables
In mt the eV trees Of Gt The fo aesfS e 81 the %a two SO armoT-
ers one fetched a fine gun. the other g oarbine.
a R%Tin nTm the e ysaT I these Of m ave had Sa,1 %e Of p 5h,EtiE.
The basket makers. showed their wares the
weayers cotton cloths one OF the shoemakers
OF rubber. These received the highest award,
as leather was understandable. .r
Copper was abundant on the, island. All
sented, not emitting printers and die slnEeTs,
cioms loaves from the bread fruit.
The Portuguese visitors could not but be
impressed with the astonishing skill and in
dustry shown by the French oolonists. They
compared their. Incompatible industry with
the Incidence Of their countrymen of Brazil,
ts12hFan sin SRo vi GIfe'e6 6airfn aiSs,ns sa Ieftr ' befor rs
saints or listening to masses Of which they
did not understand a word.
community has been shown; but even after
two years OF existence the germs OF dlsin,
s ereae snaie Tsff to a the leaders ct T ia. 9 th sO nnmbe OF
f G3 R tntsl of HoanS wo %set lSFgsly e1e s@oea
of males to females was largely in favor Of
the latter. The young maria geable women
were beginning to grow FESTIVE, Under
in no way Affected matrimonial alliances,
the choice Of the men was influenced solely
Therefore those who were less endowed In
this particular incurred the risk OF never
finding legitimate, mates: This state Of
n r UAA nIrnndU NnlGin n1fhNTGtA n II
jealousy and personal hatreds. threatening
TO corrupt the morals of a. community theo-
Of Virtue. These young Unmarried Women
could not accustom themselves TO bear pa
tleptly the idea Of & life Of absolute pullity.
that marriage assured. so,
Ihe coming Of the, Portuguese expedition
had ntrodGeed an element INJURIOUS Ud 7 10 an
many elements Of IDEAL conteptment and
happiness. Among the crews Of the Portu-
was not long before some OF, the dissatished
unmarried women of this colony, had found
lovers among them. The punishment hnnm1 t. that
severe; but they had aroused a spirit OF dis
content which in the end was destined to con
had been reared with such infinite care.
Then again, as in the case Of the majority
i not all Of these soclalistic e1periments,
but as time passed and the gloss grew dull
This element was not lacking in this French
colony. The botanist in his letter
tells that even after only two years of its
inception, certain members of the associa-
tion, ofnoble birth, had commenced to srum-
BILE and find fault with the tasks they were
assigned TO perform. Among them he men;
lions a conceited young man who was allured
purely out Of charity. His only resources
and his title OF MARQUIS. When, the colony
had become established on the island he was
selected TO act as one of the purveyors OF
This he considered derogatory to a
man OF his rank. He ceased to associate
with those with whom he was Joined in the
with and contempt OF his surround
ings he V IS encouraged by a dozen other
malcontenLs of a rank in France equal to his
own. This resulted in the breeding. of a
spirit OF INSTRUMENTATION that the punishment
upon the original, instiCator of II
could not repress and which inspired a feel
ing OF bitterness that. added to the inherent
weakness Of the socialistic theory. finally
brought about dissolution of the community.
Its ultimate fate is not stated in the, letter
from which these facts are obtained; but in
one subsequently, discovered written a long
time later, it is learned that after a lapse OF
thirty years since its establishment the Or
ganization had practically ceased to exist.
Many OF its members had returned to FRANCE
or had emigrated to various islands of the
Pacific or to South America. and some had
even found their, way TO Louisiana, where
possibly at this day some OF their descend
ants may be living. In lime all recollection
of this soclalistic experiment was lost. Prob
ably nothing would recall it now had not mete
Istence, of which only the briefest umnar
- niynp in this rom mnnicatl0n.