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Show Haitian Was a Patriot. Haiti appears to breed a spirit of sensitive patriotism unknown to other countries, says the London Chronicle, Some years ago a general in the Hai. tian army ordered an artificial eye. The maker did his best to execute the order satisfactorily, but the eye was returned from Port-au-Prince, with a letter complaining that "the eye you forwarded me is of a tint that resembles resem-bles the Spanish flag. I am far too patriotic to wear any colors but those of my country." After ascertaining from the ministry of marine the colors col-ors of the Haitian standard a scarlet and green eye was dispatched and that met with enthusiastic approval. |