manner. I am anxious to see you settled there, and indeed a man of your spirit will easily be able to resist the inroads of the Governor (who, poor fellow, knows no better.) I will assist you to repel his marauding interference in your private affairs. You shall be well backed up from the first with a sound title to the farm which I shall buy for you, and since it seems desirable to retain our parochial system, etc., etc., in Barataria, I, who know the country, will tell you hew to go to work in a manner worthy of yourself. You shall place a certain sun of money in my hands, which I will promise to spend for you in the manner herein described (he gave John a bit of paper); but, of course, as the money is really yours, the management of it shall be really yours also. Thus you will benefit by my experience, which I tender gratis.’ And John believed him and did as he recommended. When he arrived at Barataria, he found something done, and a great deal begun. Setting to work with the money he had left, he struggled with all his heart. I grieved him to receive from his ok friend many ignorant letters, and still more to get but very little of his trust money, without any account of how it went. At length the philanthropist, whose tone grew higher and higher, despatched an overseer to take charge of John altogether. ‘The freaks of the grisly tyrant of Barataria (who laughed at the philanthropist) now seemed light to John, compared with this astounding act of dictation coming from his old friend. What he did I know not. I only know that the philanthropist goes about to this day, talking of the black ingratitude of John.’’
Remembering Mr. Godley’s private letters to Mr. Adderley on the evils of “Baratarian” Government, one would think he must have had some sympathy with his correspondent.
Before the end of March, it was rumoured in letters received from England, that Mr. Godley had
