B., who had lingered after her
narrow escape to watch the issue of the proceedings, thus addressed
her:--"L. B., upon second thoughts I order you to the same term of
hard labour at the Royal Gaol with the [98] others." The poor girl,
having neither money nor friends intelligent enough to interfere on
her behalf, had to submit, and she underwent the whole of this
iniquitous sentence.
The last typical case that we shall give illustrates the singular
application by this more than singular judge of the legal maxim
caveat emptor. A free coolie possessed of a donkey resolved to
utilize the animal in carting grass to the market. He therefore
called on another coolie living at some distance from him, whom he
knew to own two carts, a small donkey-cart and an ordinary cart for
mule or horse. He proposed the purchase of the smaller cart, stating
his reason for wishing to have it. The donkey-cart was then shown to
the intending purchaser, who, along with two Creole witnesses brought
by him to make out and attest the receipt on the occasion, found some
of the iron fittings defective, and drew the vendor's attention
thereto.
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