Show HE TROUNCED THE GENERAL remarkable manner in which ruler preserved discipline describing a visit to salnave when lie was president ot of the haitian republic admiral melville says instead of 0 a sword ho he wore at his side a short coco macaque club the weapon which the haitian negro knows how to wield to the best advantage and whenever any of the members of his gorgeous staff of generals admirals commodores mo dores secretaries of state or finance did anything that displeased him ho he thought no more of giving him a sound drubbing with ills his formidable club than you yon would of trouncing a dog you can call imagine our surprise better perhaps pei haps than I 1 can describe it when during our visit salnave put down liis ills glass of champagne and without further ado proceeded to give one of the most gorgeous generals on his staff a sound thrashing with his club for having monopolized the co and made a greater show than his master the president the drubbing he gave this general was aas no mock affair either every blow of the heavy club over the generals woolly pate drew blood but the degios skull was thick an and his sensibilities invulnerable and the gorgeous general came out of the trouncing none the worse for a bruised head every one present seemed to take the performance as a matter of course and notwithstanding the fact that the at affair was a diplomatic function where those present should have li been en on their good behavior the rest of the generals true to their african nature could not repress a few broad grins and suppressed guf guffaws favis of satisfaction over the discomfiture of the general in realand red and gold after thus walloping his ablest general salnave resumed the conversation where he had left off and we spent a very pleasant evening in the exchange of civilities and well wishes |