The only events that brought a little distraction were the religious festivals of Easter, the Feast of the Assumption, and Christmas. In such a monotonous existence, the round of visits to the club of Grands Nègres constituted an essential element. Lest we forget, her job as an elementary school ...
Guadeloupe1906-19091In early June 1906, the inhabitants of Guadeloupe were as stunned, flabbergasted, and topsy-turvy as if on the morning after a hurricane they had emerged onto their verandas to discover the extent of the disaster—not a leaf to be seen, not a tree with branches, the land brown ...
Public opinion is mounting against you. The experts have made their reports. How could they possibly assess you? You haven’t opened your mouth. They maintain, however, you are sane of mind. Apparently you are of above-average intelligence. It’s true at the mission school you carried off all the f...