Evening star

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on an unsuccessful mission—to quell

the Negro riots and again establish

slavery in Haiti. Two miles distant

is the spot where Columbus built

his first fort in the New World.

Nearby, in this land with a past

and possibly a future, but where to

day time seems to be standing still,

are the gray ruins of the statelv

stairways and graceful arches of San

Souci. once one of the most lux

urious royal palaces in the world.

Set in gardens of exotic flowers

brought from all parts of the West

Indies and cooled by mountain

streams diverted from their course

to flow underneath it, there lived

here in regal splendor the black

King Henry Christophe, with his

wife, Queen Marta Louisa, who was

an ex-scullery maid, and his two

daughters, the Princesses Amethyst

and Athenaire. John Vandercook's

“Black Majesty” has immortalised

the story of this reign and its down

fall.

Two hours from San Souci by

muleback ascent is the Citadel de

Perrier, mountain fortress of the

Negro who set up towering walls

that will forever perpetuate his

name and fame. Those who make

the arduous climb to his one-time

stronghold are automatically made

members of the Societe du Roi Henri

Christophe by Monsieur Vincent,

president of the Republic of Haiti.

A scroll duly countersigned by him

and the captain of your steamship

is subsequently forwarded to your

home address to attest your achieve

ment.

No Easy Pastime.

It is no mean feat either. Up

ward and downward you wind a

tortuous way. The sure-footed

goats, the angle of ascent often be

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1939). Washington, D.C., 1939-08-27. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1939-08-27/ed-1/?sp=45

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1939-08-27.