Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-02-01
LOOK lis lesson to Heart.

once u negro village on the seacoaSt
was flooded from the swamp lands in
the Interior As the village was below
the sea level and protected by a dam.
the water could not drain of by nat.
ural drainage, The villagers tele.
graphed to Jimmy for aid He sent
gang Of coolies II help and followed
on their heels himself When he got
there the coolies We're working to die
a trench 10 tie sea by way of an estate
draining route, and the villagers We're
stanGng idly by. claiming that they
Should be paid before they took shovel
IN hand. The governor leapeI from
his horse. strobe among them lashel
them with his contempt ana took
spade aud worked for an hour in the
trench until it was completed. Then
he turned to the leaders among them
and said. Now you know how TO do
it, Never let me hear from you again"
They took the lesson to heart and butlt
the necessary dams to protect their vii.
lage without delay.
lie was never respecter of persons
One day a big gun went to Govern.
meht House 10 argue with him about
certain measure lie was engaged in
drafting for the consideration of the
local legislature.
IF You do it that way you will hurt
us" he said
Ana who are you that you should |
not De hurt if the masses of the ppo0le |
Will bsaetit?" Numbered the governor |
Go away. sir; 90 away. and. mark me
am governor here, and | govern for
the people, not for selfish mnoritieSr'
Himself Quick 10 Help.
When the news of the Martinique
reached British Guiana The
legislature was not sitting, and IFS
members were scattered all over the
10000 square miles of the colony
SWettenham did not hesitate an in.
slant, He chartered a steamer living in
port. bought the entire cargo of m
flour boat. dispatched il with
letter OF credit on the colony for
$4,000 to the suffering people Of Fort
re france and then SUNNI pned the Iey
stature. The native element in the
legislature ever sticklerS for procedure
his action as HE al with
'ut their previous consent and threat
'led To refuse to ratify it or to author
re payment Very well. gentlemen
s you viii. But | will not break faith
WIN THESE poor sufferers in Martinioue
nj st Vincent. will pay it myself
M am confident that it will he
laced TO my credit In their gratitude
Aild' gentlemen, | have no inteution
i altering MY decision. 1t will he
rom the people of Brieish Guiana, AZ
he same The native element ahon.
oned its opposition, and the bill was
aid ,
AS protector of the common people
Wettenham has had no e;tt,al in tho
ecofdS OF West Indian governorShips |
he discovered on h $ arrival in R;2tist.
[ulana that the cody Immigrant WON
u were being made the victims of the I
lalters ana the estate oyerSeers Soy /
RAJ OF the most prominent planters
'aGefS IN the society of the colony L
ere guilty He warned them by cir. .
liar ana by public utterance. They !
'ok no notice. Then he told them thai \
would stop immigration. as he was a
hpoWered to do under the agreement n
lth the Indian government if he had i
luSe TO believe th..t the coolies were
eng III treated. They laughed at him II
ever dreaming that he would ever n
IRE to take such drastic measures. as -
e maintenance of the estates depend .
entirely on the yearly supply of i'm i
igrants.
heF had not gagged their man. He 4
oillptiy took up the case of one of
G worst offenders, took every cody
way from the estate under this mans y
engagement and notified the owners